Christmas in Killarney is probably my favorite Christmas song. I just love it. It makes me happy right down to my toes. As we've been listening to all the Christmas songs on my iPod the last couple of weeks, two have popped up as Brendan's favorites and I'm happy to say my little Irish laddie has his mama's taste in Christmas songs.
He has repeatedly asked me to play Christmas in Killarney. I have two versions, Bing Crosby's and one by the Irish Rovers. The latter is my favorite, although I will alway's have a soft spot for Bing Crosby and his version. As it turns out the Rovers version is proving to be Brendan's favorite as well.
The other song that he likes is Snoopy and the Red Baron, both the Christmas version and the original version.
That was one of my favorites and I had the single when I was around his age. Ah! Record players. Anyway, it makes me happy to share these things with him and have him react the same way I did once upon a time. I guess this is part of what Christmas is all about...sharing our traditions and making new ones.
I feel really blessed to have these two wonderful boys and their sweet daddy to be making traditions with. It's so cool to see the wonder and joy in their little faces each time they experience some new aspect of Christmas.
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Ah, Christmas music... My favorite is also of the Irish persuasion: "Fairytale of New York", by the Pogues with (the late, great) Kirsty MacColl.
It always gets me in the spirit of the season.
Scott is a big Pogues fan, too. I love their music, but Shane McGowan scares me a little. Just his appearance. But that is a really beautiful song that always brings tears to my eyes.
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