Free Christmas MP3's

Free contemporary Christmas songs in MP3 format. They are free and legal. Left click to listen. Right click and "save link as" to download.

FREE CHRISTMAS MUSIC

Amazon.com is also offering "25 Days of Christmas" Free Christmas Music by known artists. You'll have to download the Amazon.com downloader program.

25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

Congratulations, Leon! It's way over due.

A slower version of this song is on another video that has beautiful Christmassy pictures HERE

SANTA IN WONDERLAND

From Santa Claus Funnies

SANTA IN WONDERLAND

Inspired by

Lewis Carroll's

Alice in Wonderland

Dell's Santa Claus Funnies #2, 1943

The Pink Pig

My daughter and I took the little ones to see Santa and to ride the Pink Pig at Lenox this weekend. The Pink Pig is a Holiday Tradition in Atlanta.

The Pink Pig is an amusement park-like ride that originally was a miniature suspended monorail sized for children. Adults would be hard-pressed to fit inside the enclosed cars that the children sat in as the ride operated. The original ride "flew" from the ceiling of the toy department. The pig was then moved outside the building to a rooftop Christmas village that surrounded the Great Tree. The Pink Pig started outside under the tree, returned indoors to fly over the toy department before returning to its starting point. The original Pink Pig was named Priscilla. A second pig, named Percival was later added to meet the high demand to ride the pig. After completing their journey, riders received a sticker that said "I rode the Pink Pig".

The ride moved to the Festival of Trees in the 1990s, and resided at the Atlanta History Center. The ride was brought back to Rich's in 2004 when it reappeared at the Rich's at Lenox Square mall, the new location for the Great Tree. The new version of the Pink Pig is a conventional train ride with a miniature pink pig locomotive pulling a set of pink child-sized passenger cars at ground level, instead of the original suspended monorail design. Today, both parents and children ride Priscilla, the Pink Pig.
 

Oh, Yeah! It was snowing that day! Very Christmassy!!!

Leon on CBS

Set your DVR for 9:00 a.m., Sunday December 12th - Then watch after church!

LEON RUSSELL ROAD (Well, it's about time!)


Leon Russell, the world renowned musician, owned a recording studio in the 1970's in the Tulsa Pearl called Church Studio, a former castle-like Church in The Pearl District. Tons of music history went down there, including recording the likes of Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, J.J. Cale, The Gap Band, and more.


To honor him during the revival of the recording studio, The Pearl District Neighborhood Association is placing honorary street... signs (LEON RUSSELL ROAD) outside the studio on 3rd Street between Utica and Peoria on November 6, 2010.


The section of the street that will be renamed is Third Street from Peoria Avenue to South Utica Avenue. To celebrate the dedication, the Pearl District Association and city of Tulsa will officially unveil the new Leon Russell Road signs at 7 p.m. Nov. 6.


Read more here


Leon Trivia - What was the name of Leon's old band?
The Starlighters: (with JJ Cayle)

Friday Funnies

At Grandma's


Two little boys went to their grandparents' place for Christmas. At bedtime, the youngest one began to pray at the top of his lungs.


"I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE...
I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE...
I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE..."


The older brother exclaimed, "Why are you shouting? Do you think God is deaf." The little one promptly replied, "Nope! But Grandma sure is!"

What did Adam say on the day before Christmas?

Answer: It's Christmas, Eve.

What do you call a penguin wearing ear muffs?

Answer: Anything, he can't hear you!

Homemade Gift Ideas - Updated 12/23/10

I found this gift idea at Amanda's Crafts (Dammit/Darnit Doll)
Country Dammit/Darnit Doll

Croche one HERE

Buy one HERE,
HERE or
HERE

This one came from All Recipes
Peppermint Bark


My daughter made the peppermint bark as gifts. You can see how hers turned out HERE

I found this gift idea at About.com
Heirloom Photo Ornament

Friday Funnies

A Funny Christmas Sign In a stationery store: "For the man who has everything... A calendar to remind him when payments are due."

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THIS BIRD CAN DANCE!!!!

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Why does Santa have 3 gardens? So he can hoe hoe hoe!
       
What do snowmen eat for breakfast? Frosted Flakes

What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
Frost bite

Sounds of The Season

A neat page to visit is the "Santa Baby" page. Read about  Eartha Kitt and Marilyn Monroe while listening to the song. Click the home page to choose more music. Listen HERE. (You may have to click the play button on the player).

 

If you've never heard the Amos 'n Andy Christmas show; you really should. Maybe you'd like to hear it again. Listen Here

Listen to the story of the First Christmas
HERE

Mother and Daughter Talent

Mariah Carey and her Mother, Patricia sing in this very festive video. Apparently, there's more to Mariah than meets the eye.

When Should a Little Girl Have Her Ears Pierced?

I am solidly steadfast on this subject ( stubborn). I just don't feel like it's okay to mark or put holes in a child's body who isn't old enough to understand and decide for his or herself.


I know there are many people who get their daughter's ears pierced when they are infants. I try not to be judgmental, but I won't do that. I believe the person has a right to choose things like that.


When both my daughters turned 13, that's what they got for their birthday, if they wanted it. Of course, they did. My daughter recently got her 5 year old's ears pierced. Obviously, I don't approve and I wouldn't do it. My little granddaughter is so proud of her Hello Kitty earrings, so naturally, I told her they were very pretty. I asked her if it hurt and if she likes them and if she was glad she did it. I got all yes answers. Naturally, I tried very hard not display displeasure or disapproval.

Knowing that tatoos and body piercing must be approved by a parent and or you have to be 18 to get those things done, I can't help but wonder why ear piercing under legal age is acceptable. . . but it is.


I got mine pierced when I was fifteen ( by my best friend ). I had trouble with my ears for a long time. It was years before mine stopped getting puss-filled or infected. I hope hers is different. They are cute.


Maybe it's just me. What do you think?


Note: When I was 15, a lady named Jean Dixon wrote an article for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She predicted that during the summer of my 15th year that aliens were going to come and take away all the women who had pierced ears. Well, it was a much more innocent and naive time than now so, of course, I was terrified until the predicted day had passed.

An update to this post can be found HERE

Freebee Friday

Free Cookbook: 25 Meatloaf Recipes

Get it HERE. You will have to register with the site.

 
From the New Black Digital Library, download free Warhammer eBooks HERE

Download Mobipocket Reader for PC HERE

Have some fun with your kids (or by yourself). You'll all die laughing. Move your cursor over the teddy bears. Don't click. Try leaving the cursor pointing on one teddy bear. It really will make you laugh!


TEDDY BEARS

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Happy Thanksgiving

Everyone have a wonderful thanksgiving. Take a look at this link and count your blessings. THANKSGIVING BLESSINGS


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If you'd like to try making bread pudding in your crock pot, try this recipe. Crock Pot Bread Pudding

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