Music That Makes Me Think of Christmas #MusicMovesMe

What makes you think of Christmas?  This is the theme of this week's Music Moves Me.

Today I am joining up with other Music Moves Me bloggers (and you can join us at the linky below). We are a group of music loving bloggers who blog about music each Sunday or Monday (or even later in the week). If you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join! (Music Posts Only-meaning at least one music video, please! Otherwise, your post may be labeled "No Music".)   

Our head host is Xmas Dolly, and our co-hosts are Cathy from Curious as a Cathy, joined by the knowledgeable Stacy of Stacy Uncorked and, last but not least, me.

Every other week, we have a theme, but we consider it as a suggestion, not a mandate.  But I got to thinking about what makes me think of Christmas, and, for me, it's the onset of winter.

Snow!  Some years we get over 120 inches where I live and I hope this year isn't one of them.  Here's Darlene Love with her 1962 cover of Winter Wonderland.  I like snow, as long as it is in a video and not in my real life.

Christmas specials on TV.  Here's the Vince Guaraldi trio, singing Christmas Time is Here, from 1965. To me, this song is so soothing.

Let it Snow! is another Christmastime classic, and who can sing it better than Frank Sinatra?

Lights in windows and on houses is another thing that makes me think of Christmas, because so many of our December days where I live are overcast (if not white from snow).   The lights relieve the drearyness of our Decembers.  Here's a song that celebrates the season of lights:  Coldplay and their 2010 song Christmas Lights.

And finally...eggnog, because eggnog comes but once a year.  My favorite is Purity, a regional beverage made in Ithaca, New York.  What a shame that they don't have it in small bottles because it is so rich and perfect.  

And yes, I found a song about eggnog.  Here's The EGG NOG song, from Grant Kirkhope.  I fell in love instantly with this song.

And that is a holiday wrap.

Join me again next week for another episode of Music Moves Me.