Christmas soundtrack

There had to be a Christmas edition of this. I wonder if we ever really realize the depth of the words we're singing at Christmas....

1. "O Holy Night"

This is by far my favorite Christmas song because of lines like these:
* "A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices, for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn."
* "Fall on your knees, O hear the angels voices"
* "Chains shall He break, for the slave is our brother, and in His name all oppression shall cease..."

2. "Arbolito de Navidad"

"Arbolito, arbolito, campanitas te pondré. Quiero que seas bonito, que al recién nacido te voy a ofrecer. Iremos por el camino, caminito de Belén, iremos porque esta noche, ha nacido el niño rey." And it's catchy. I end up singing it all the time.

3. "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen/We Three Kings" by BNL featuring Sarah MacLachlan

And it's true: I love their version above all other ones. Sample lyrics: "Let nothing you dismay, for Jesus Christ our Saviour was born upon this day, to save us all from Satan's power when we were gone astray" and "Born a king on Bethlehem's plain, gold I bring to crown Him again, king forever, ceasing never over us all to reign"

4. "Burrito sabanero"

Nothing too deep here, but it's so stinkin' catchy and I love it. "Con mi burrito sabanero voy camino de Belén, si me ven, si me ven, voy camino de Belén"

5. "Angels We Have Heard On High"

"Angels we have heard on high, singing sweetly o'er the plains, and the mountains in reply echoing their joyous strains..."

6. "What Child Is This?"

"This, this is Christ the King whom shepherds guard and angels sing. Haste, haste to bring Him praise..."

7. "Las Posadas"

So the story behind this song is that Joseph and Mary are looking for an inn.... I don't know why I love it as much as I do, but I do love it.

8. "Villancico Yaucano"

This is one of those uniquely Puerto Rican Christmas songs. The story is similar to "Little Drummer Boy" in that it's about poor folks coming to visit the Christ child without a whole lot to offer materially, but I like it just a little more than "Little Drummer Boy" - "Al Niño recién nacido todos le ofrecen un don yo como no tengo nada le ofrezco mi corazón."

9. "Little Drummer Boy"

I guess it's the story that I really like - bringing what you've got, and I kinda like what David Bowie does with it. I really don't think we think about the things we're singing at Christmas....

10. "No Hay Cama Pa' Tanta Gente" by El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico

Trust a Puerto Rican to make a song about kicking people out of your house after a rowdy Christmas party a holiday classic. Seriously. This song is hilarious! "¡Pa'fuera! ¡Pa' la calle!" Jajaja...

Brief and mostly pointless

Gar-Field won the game of the week.

I'm so proud. :)

In other news, my best friend, BK, is coming up from the ATL to spend Thanksgiving here. We've both been having a rough time these past few weeks, so it'll be good to catch up, go out, and wreak havoc the way we do. I miss her a ton; haven't seen her since June and Lord knows I need her perspective right now. I'm looking forward to some shopping fun and lots of laughs. That's my girl - like a sister - and I'm counting the days till Thursday so we can hang out.

This weekend, I feel a bit more sane than last. Not totally normal, yet, but working on it. You do what you can, you know? One day at a time, sometimes a minute at a time. Sometimes a breath at a time.

Oh! And I have a pseudo-date tomorrow night. This guy from church called me up today. I've been out with him a couple times before - nothing serious - so it's not totally weird. He was wondering if I was going to this church thing tonight - I wasn't - so he asked me to go to dinner with him tomorrow night. I guess I'm tired of this break, tired of missing the boy, tired of needing distraction; I said yes. Now I feel a li'l awkward. Just a li'l bit, like maybe I'm using him. Gosh, I'm a terrible person. Except that he is cool, and I find him interesting, just that I'm not at all romantically attracted to him. And that has nothing to do with the other boy, that was the case before. Whatever... Maybe it'll be good for me?


Right now I feel almost okay. And when I think about hanging out with BK, it's all good. Ha ha. The two of us are trouble. Can't wait. :)