3ChicsPolitico wishes all of our commenters, readers, followers, friends and guests a very Merry Christmas. May your day be filled with love, joy, good food and good cheer.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is a song introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis. Frank Sinatra later recorded a version with modified lyrics, which has become more common than the original. The song was credited to Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, although during a December 21, 2006 NPR interview, Martin said that Blane had encouraged him to write the song but had not had anything more to do with writing it. In 2007, ASCAP ranked “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” the third most performed Christmas song written by ASCAP members of the past five years.[
This article is well worth your time to read:
“The Convict Lease System in the Southern States”
http://www.unz.org/Pub/Century-1884feb-00582
The author of this article considered the system “evil” and a “rotten institution”
The article appeared in the 1884 issue of “Century Magazine”
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Merry Christmas 3Chics!!! I know that you all had good ones! God bless you all soooooooo much!
Merry Christmas, Vitamin! I hope you’re having a wonderful time. I am so tired. But I enjoyed every minute of the hard work. I love to see my family and friends enjoy their meal. My daughter got me a foot massager and I’m going to use it later. Yay!
How nice! I love to see the expressions on their faces when they open their presents.
Haley gave us an unforgettable expression upon seeing her Draculaura doll. My daughter started screaming along with Haley. It was too funny!
Love natural reactions of children. They just let go! I can relate.
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So, so true.
Josh got me a pair of Uggs. I love this kid!
That’s a really nice gift. He knows you’ve been cold.
Indeed. My kids know how much I hate cold weather.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE! :-)
Merry Christmas, Ametia & everyone!
Merry Christmas to you too. I hope that everyone is having a good day.
I’m still tired. We stayed up late. I got very little sleep. But I’m trying to get it together. :)
Hi Liza; wishing you and your family tons of holiday cheer and love. Thank you for sharing your comraderie, commentary, and compassion at 3 Chics!
Thank you, Ametia. It’s just my husband and me and the dogs here today. The neighborhood is strangely quiet, like everyone is celebrating elsewhere. But it’s peaceful and I like it.
It was a Doc McStuffins/Sofia the First Christmas for Peanut here….she was happy. Fixed everyone breakfast, and now they’re on their way.
Good Morning, and Merry Christmas Everyone !!
http://www.contactmusic.com/story/aretha-franklin-working-on-christmas_4007007
http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/12/24/3483267/saxophonist-yusef-lateef-dies.html
http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/12/24/256555149/hey-hey-hey-historian-draws-attention-to-70s-black-animation-art
http://www.policymic.com/articles/77331/10-historic-things-that-happened-on-christmas-eve
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-best-holiday-albums-20131224,0,3427379.story#axzz2oUXQGEi9
http://www.policymic.com/articles/77389/30-songs-that-changed-the-course-of-musical-history
“Power outages darken Christmas for thousands”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2013/12/25/ice-storm-dark-christmas-power-outages/4198625/
CBS NEWS December 25, 2013, 6: 00 AM
From Hawaii, Obamas thank troops and offer Christmas wishes
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/from-hawaii-obamas-thank-troops-and-offer-christmas-wishes/
Here Comes Santa Claus — Bing Crosby
Feliz Navidad — Beth and Scott
The Christmas Waltz — Frank Sinatra
Winter Wonderland — Aretha Franklin
The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year — Andy Williams
Jingle Bells — I have no idea who the artist is
Sleigh Ride — Johnny Mathis
Carol of the Bells — Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Santa Claus is Coming to Town — The Andrews Sisters
Silver Bells — Bing Crosby & Carol Richards
The Christmas Song — The Osmond Brothers
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus — Andy Williams
Wonderful Christmastime — Paul McCartney
Santa Claus — Harry Connick Jr
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer — Gene Autry
Rockin Around the Christmas Tree — Brenda Lee
Sleigh Ride — Jack Jones
Blue Christmas — Elvis Presley
White Christmas — Bing Crosby
Jingle Bell Rock — Bobby Helms
The Christmas Song — Nat King Cole
Jingle Bells — Frank Sinatra
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas — Frank Sinatra
Sleigh Ride — Ella Fitzgerald
Winter Wonderland — Tony Bennett
Let It Snow — Dean Martin
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year — Johnny Mathis
Home for the Holidays — Perry Como
Little St. Nick — The Beach Boys
A Holly Jolly Christmas — Burl Ives
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer — Elmo and Patsy
Merry Christmas Darling — The Carpenters
Here Comes Santa Claus — Elvis Presley
Happy Christmas — John Lennon
Jingle Bells — Diana Krall
Deck the Halls — Ottmar Liebert
Mr. Heatmeiser — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Winter Wonderland — Johnny Mathis
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) — Mariah Carey
Frosty the Snowman — The Beach Boys
Let It Snow — Harry Connick Jr
A Marshmallow World — Dean Martin
Christmas Canon — Trans Siberian Orchestra
Silent Night — Sarah McLaughlin
Sleigh Ride — Arthur Fielder & The Boston Pops Orchestra
We Need a Little Christmas — Johnny Mathis
Santa Baby — Madonna
O Holy Night — Placido Domingo
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen — Bobby Vinton
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas — Johnny Mathis
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas — Gayle Peevey
Stille Nacht — The King’s Singers
Joy To The World — Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Ave Maria — Luciano Pavarotti
Waltz of the Flowers — Leopold Stokowski
White Christmas — Frank Sinatra
Frosty the Snowman/Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer — Henry Mancini
O Holy Night — Luciano Pavarotti
Hallelujah Chorus — Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Mistletoe and Holly — Frank Sinatra
The Christmas Song — Mel Torme Christmas
Don’t Be Late — Alvin and the Chipmunks
Here Comes Santa Claus — Gene Autry
We Need A Little Christmas — Percy Faith
White Christmas — The Drifters
The Magic of Christmas Day — Celine Dion
Silver Bells — Johnny Mathis Suite from The Polar Express — Alan Silvestri
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Fell asleep waiting for Santa
So precious!
We are picking our son up from the airport today, and then our Christmas Day celebrating will begin.
this is so adorable
Too cute. Did our hero Jay get all he wished for Christmas?
Jay doesn’t know which toy to play with. I did see a Donatello costume. He’ll put one toy down and reach for another.
He is so cute sleeping there on the couch. “Waiting for Santa” reminds me of those times when childhood was magical.
Good morning, everyone! Still up. I have a house full. Enjoying guests and my kids. Haley received a Draculaura doll and she started screaming & running in place. She was so excited about THAT doll.
Merry Christmas, SG2!
What a wonderful time you are having with your family and loved ones!
Yahtc; Merry Christmas to you and your family. Thanks for being you and all the gifts you share with 3 Chics. <3 YOU!
Merry Christmas, Yahtc! I hope you’re having a wonderful time with your son.
I just saw this.
Thank you, Ametia, <3 you too!
SG2, Yes, we are having a great time. Christmas was wonderful! Thanks for your good wishes!
I had to google “Draculaura doll” because I haven’t seen one of these yet. She’s cute.
Morning, Liza! Merry Christmas!
Haley loves Draculaura. We laughed at her excitement of getting that doll. It was too funny!
Now I understand the lace up boots and all that pink and black.