Holiday Movie Traditions

I know that It's a Wonderful Life used to be a holiday staple, it still is. There was some glitch in the copyright in my childhood and it was on every channel all the time. I have finally gotten to the point where the movie is ok again. I've always envied those families that have a tradition to watch the same movie every holiday.

I've never even seen "White Christmas". I just can't seem to find a movie that can hold my attention every year. Well maybe the old cartoon 30 minute version of "How a Grinch Stole Christmas". A Christmas Story might have been in the running but it's on for 24 hours straight. So I always end up watching half of it, and then catching the other half later. Usually I have to watch it 1.5-2 times to get all of the scenes and by then I'm just tired of it. My favorite is with when the Dad is changing the tire. It always reminds me that I need to learn how to use my auto accessories. What are your must see holiday movies?

Can't Wait

It's almost time to break out my Christmas music. It's mixed in with everything else on my mp3 player but somehow I'll manage to get to all the good stuff. I also have Sufjan Steven’s Songs for Christmas this year. I haven't listened to it yet because it's in my holiday survival kit. Very few of my songs are traditional Christmas music but instead evoke the spirit of the holidays. For instance "The Christians and the Pagans" by Dar Williams always brightens up my Thanksgiving Day.

Gearing up for the Season

I love the holidays but there are a few drawbacks. Some radio stations in Utah only play Christmas music all day, all night every day every night. At first they started after Thanksgiving and went until Christmas. Apparently it was so popular that they extended it to run from Halloween to Thanksgiving. That is a lot of time to just hear different renditions of that annoying partridge in a pear tree song. I love Christmas music, but I also like other music. I don't need to hear Christmas music on every channel all the time for several months.

I have to admit though that I'm kind of looking forward to those La La Lifetime days. I love the sentimental made for TV movies. In general made for TV movies revolve around murder or false imprisonment. It's nice to see some TV movies where everything works out. I love all the cute winter clothes showcased in these films, I think some of the boots are equestrian apparel. I won't be watching them when they start on Thanksgiving but I bet I'll give in the day after.