I don't start my Christmas countdown till after Thanksgiving.
Well, since there are really any Thanksgiving songs I suppose I could start posting Christmas music in the What Are You Listening To thread. No, wait. Sixty days is way too many.
New Rule: No Christmas music till Thanksgiving is over.
I put up fairy lights in my living room a few days ago. I love them.
I am going to get a mini real Christmas tree this year.
I am going to do the same. I don't know why it took me so long to do it.I have fairy lights in my flat all year around.
Oh, the walk through the snow and then seeing the lit-up house sounds magical.When I was on my own, I didn't even notice Christmas sneaking up until there was less than a week to go. Since I have been with M in Sweden, I have become more family oriented and we usually go up to Dalarna where her parents live and where you are almost guaranteed snow. If you can imagine being able to walk safely through a swedish forest after dark with thick snow on the ground and every now and then come to a beautiful swedish house totally lit up by small white fairy lights - then you have an idea why Christmas is so magical for me now. Sadly I don't think we will be able to go this year but I hope I can still make it special for M. She has been through so much and the chance to give her an awesome day would be wonderful!
Very fitting for us in the US. Even with covid separating families and friends, now that the election is over it’s going to be a very sweet Christmas indeed. Talk about peace.There is a really beautiful Swedish carol called "Strålande Jul" that has become my favourite. I found a translation online. They have used "Glorious" but the full implication of "strålande" is shining/resplendent. It loses a lot of its poetry in translation but you can still get an idea of how beautiful it is.
Christmas, Christmas glorious Christmas
Shine over white forests
The crowns of heaven with sparkling lights
Glistening bows in each of gods houses
A hymn sung time and time again
Eternal longing for light and peace
Christmas, Christmas, glorious Christmas
Shine over white forests
Come, come holy Christmas
Wrap your white wings
Around the blood and turmoil of war
Around all the people's sighs
Around all the families who travel to peace
Around the youth's daily lives
Come, come, holy Christmas
Bring your white wings down
Sanna Nielsen - Jul, jul, strålande jul lyrics + English translation (Version