Holiday Tidings
Musical Musings - Holiday Edition
As per my post waxing poetic about Celine, Mariah and Roger previously, a musical soundtrack for the holiday season is a high priority on my to-do list these days. I currently have a stealthy pile borrowed from a co-worker to upload onto our laptop at home, but there are some other albums that I have [...]
Vintage Sparkle
While I am embracing our imaginary tree, I now get to focus on the (let’s face it, far more exciting) task of decorating its fluffy and fragrant branches. I had staunchly avoided collecting much in the way of Holiday ephemora over the years– let’s remember, I must store this somewhere in my little apartment [...]
World Wide Web-ing a Christmas Tree (Part One)
There are some things about living in New York City that are wonderful: the museums, the culture, the Manhattan skyline, the ever present buzz of millions of people living on top of one another. There are of course, the less desirable aspects: the odd smell of the subway, hordes of tour groups, the rent of [...]
Opening Scene: Celine, Mariah, and Roger
What do Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Roger Whittaker have in common?
[The offending trio.]
They represent one of the more charming aspects of my childhood, that resided, on repeat, as the only musical repertoire that ’twas to be heard in our house, every year, from December 1st through the 31st. (And maybe a bit after). These [...]
