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<\/a>Sisters – Dana & Stephanie<\/p><\/div>\n
One of the many benefits of starting a new year is that we don\u2019t have to listen to any more of those tired old Christmas songs that have been ear worming us since just after Thanksgiving, maybe even before.\u00a0 Although, I have to admit that I did hear one song this year, for the first time, a week before Christmas that had rather an unusual effect on me. \u00a0While driving home from Las Vegas, listening to the radio, I heard the song \u2018An Old Time Christmas\u2019 <\/em><\/strong>by George Strait<\/strong>.\u00a0 When the song finished, I was welling up, which I tried to hide from Linda, who was sitting next to me, by adjusting my dark glasses.\u00a0 My Sirius Radio gave me the ability to replay the song, so I did, as I was really curious as to what specifically about that song got to me.\u00a0 So, I played it again – same results.<\/p>\n When I got home, I decided I wanted to learn this song that had such an effect on<\/p>\n Addison & Emma ‘signing’ Jingle Bells<\/p><\/div>\n me, so I picked up my guitar, printed off the music for the song, and started to learn to play it.\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t get through it without choking up.\u00a0 I\u2019m thinking, \u2018What the heck is going on?!!\u2019\u00a0 I assumed that because the song was about Christmases of the past, that that cued me to think of my Mom and Dad and Christmases with my brother and sister when we were growing up, as well as Christmases when our own kids were growing up.<\/p>\n Fast forward to this Christmas Eve, when we entertained my brother, Jack and wife Sharon, my sister, Suzanne and husband Alan, as well as all of our three kids and their spouses, Stephanie and husband Jason, Dana and husband, Joe and Jeff and wife, Pam; as well as all four grandkids, Dylan, Emma, Addison and Mac.\u00a0 Also coming by on Christmas Eve was Alan\u2019s daughter, Wendy, her husband, Steve and their college-student kids, Matt (USC) and Jake (Colorado) \u2013 it was one of the few times we had everyone there for Christmas.\u00a0 It was an awesome family gathering.<\/p>\n An Old Timer<\/p><\/div>\n When I said we were entertaining this group, I really meant entertaining.\u00a0 In front of the group, Emma and Addison did Jingle Bells<\/strong>, we sang it and they did the sign language.\u00a0 Emma, Addison and Mac sang Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer<\/strong>.\u00a0 I did sing\u00a0An Old Time Christmas<\/em>, although not very well; \u00a0I mentioned when introducing the song, that the kids gathered here today would remember this day as their<\/em> Old Time Christmas.\u00a0 Dylan, who at age 12, is quite an accomplished piano player, played Greensleeves<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 <\/em>Ironically, the person in our family with the best voice, Jeff, didn\u2019t get a chance to sing \u2013 next year!!\u00a0 Without question, the highlight of the entertainment was sisters, Stephanie and Dana doing their rendition of Sisters<\/em>, from the movie, White Christmas<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 Classic!!!<\/p>\n I would have to say that it was the best Christmas Eve, maybe ever.\u00a0 Linda and I feel so very fortunate to have such an amazing family.\u00a0 We’re hoping you all had a happy and Old Time Christmas as well.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Bob Sparrow One of the many benefits of starting a new year is that we don\u2019t have to listen to any more of those tired old Christmas songs that have been ear worming us since just after Thanksgiving, maybe … read more![\"\"](\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Emma-Addison-186x300.png\")
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