I've always heard of those Christmas in July parties that people have. Indeed, I've scoffed at the idea a number of times. But, lately, I'm thinking it's not such a bad idea. My reasoning? Twofold: Ever tried to buy a down jacket in July--in Santa Barbara nonetheless? It's not the easiest task, let me tell you! I've been searching the stores for a coat to take with me to snowy Sweden, and so far, I've only found one. My fashion might have to take the back-burner, so that I'll have enough warmth (i.e. a totally un-hip black boring down jacket) to keep any burner going at all!
My second holiday inspiration comes from my recent obsession with choral music. Trouble is, I can only find "holiday" pieces. I'm embarrassed (though not too embarrassed to exclude it from my blog) to say that I spent 7 out of 8 hours today at work humming cheerily along to silent night, Ave Maria, stille nacht (or however you say silent night in German), and various other songs that make even the bah-humbugers want to grab a cup of egg nog and pull the old Santa hat out of storage.
But, hey, Jesus wasn't necessarily born in December, right? Actually, it's pretty refreshing to be meditating on the holiness surrounding the birth of Christ during this time of year. I still don't think I'm ready to actually throw one of those Christmas in July parties, though.
Maybe next year.
1 comment:
Christmas in July sounds like so much fun...although the hot chocolate may be a little warm unless you're indoors with the AC cranked up. I agree with you: Christmas choral pieces are too good to only listen to once a year. I bet they're on sale right now...
Have a safe trip and have an awesome time in Sweden. How fun!!
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