I was listening to my holiday radio station that I created on Pandora, and Silver Bells started playing. For some reason, the song was making me sad, until I realized that I was thinking about the first time that I heard this song.
I don't remember exactly how old I was but I was fairly young, maybe pre-kindergarten-ish age. I was in the car with my grandmother, and she was driving into White Plains to do some Christmas shopping. I remember driving down the roads and watching all of the holiday lights and the decorations that the city put up, the lit bells and wreaths hanging from streetlamps and poles and other such things, all glittered and what not. And there was snow! (I just scoured the net and can't believe that there aren't any photos up to portray the city's holiday festivities; it used to be quite as display!)
That's another thing I remember when I was young: my grandmother driving around all the neighboring towns and villages and cities to look at the Christmas displays that people would put up, and a few of the Channukah Bush (by those who weren't as anal-retentive about their religion) displays, as well. We'd be in the car eating Christmas cookies that we'd baked, and listening to Christmas songs on the radio or 8-track (ugh, I'm dating myself here, aren't I?) player in the car.
I'm not really feeling very Christmassy this year. My grandmother's been gone for five Christmasses now, and this will be my second Christmas without a home. And I don't think I've ever been as broke this year as I have in the past. I can't even get my niece a gift this year; I've even tried trying to get things that people are offering from Freecycle but either I'm too late or I don't have the money for transportation to get to them. And of course, the depression/anxiety doesn't help, either.
Anyway, all this got me to thinking, what's the first Christmas/Holiday music I can remember? Silver Bells definitely is one of my first memories, although it might be tied with The Christmas Song by Alvin and the Chipmunks. Silver Bells, The Christmas Song, either one, it's one of my first memories of Christmas music, and they both hold a special spot in my heart and being (essence of being?).
So what are you first Holiday Music memories? I'm asking about music, specifically, because we all know that music is The Universal Language and that music can provoke a number of emotions and responses from people. So what songs do you remember from your childhood holiday celebrations?


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This is a good question! Can you please crosspost it to my Soundtracking music group? =)
My parents adopted brough her home at Christmas time no more crying for missing her they adopted her too
I had to stop myself from buying it at Border's last week. I wanted so much to be transported back in time to my grandparent's house. I miss them so much. I only didn't get it because I knew that it would drive the uninitiated batty!
I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday season this year