dead pretty
Have a listen to Pete Green's lovely, melancholy Christmas song, "Everything's Dead Pretty When It Snows." You can download the mp3 from his website.
No snow here in New Town. The temperature is in the 50s by mid-day. I'm not feeling much of the holiday cheer this year. Christmas never lives up to the hype, and I cannot stand the commercial hijacking of our sentimental longing for togetherness and family. Store decorations appeared before Thanksgiving this year. Ugh.
I know, I know. Poor me. "I'm only happy when it rains." Et cetera, et cetera.
Instead of sitting around feeling sorry for myself, though, I'm going to make Dr. B's gingerbread cookies today. I'll also wrap some presents. Pix to come later.
Comments
I do think Christmas is just different when there's no snow. It's a little colder here than where you are (though it's supposed to get up into the 50s on Xmas itself), but it feels more like early November or something. (On my personal weather scale. Which, of course, should govern the world!)
Enjoy the cookies!
Posted by: New Kid on the Hallway | December 21, 2005 12:18 PM
There was a little snow in DC when I left, but Atlanta feels like it always does around Christmas. 40s-50s. But I'm with you about the whole commercialization issue. I spent about an hour shopping and over an hour driving to and from shopping. Talk about a painful experience.
Posted by: Chuck | December 21, 2005 5:25 PM