Life Through Music: “Christmas Time All Over Again” by Tom Petty andthe Heartbreakers

Well, I know not many people like Christmas music anymore. Especially at the level that I do. So, I waited till December to add some Christmas music to my song of the week series. The song I picked fits my mood for this week perfectly in regards to this time of the year. I don’t know if it was because after Thanksgiving my workload with school lightened up quite a bit or just it being December, but either way this week the Christmas spirit took me over. The song I picked is the song that I have listened to much of this last week to reflect this feeling that I always get about this holiday. 

Christmas always has been my favorite holiday and I start celebrating it as early as the beginning of November pretty much my whole life. I understand why others have such negative feelings about this time of year. Maybe it’s just the positive person in me that just makes the best of the season no matter what. I have worked in retail all of my time working and it hasn’t ruined me on the feeling of the joy that is Christmas time. I’m not even really a religious person either (even though we all know by now that it wasn’t actually Jesus’s birthday in December). Through in through there is much I love about this time of the year. 

One of the biggest things for me is getting my Christmas tree. Having a Christmas tree for me during christmas time is something I have always done. Even in years when I had no money for Christmas I managed to get enough money for a Christmas tree. I’m always glad that I do to because as I sit in the glow of my Christmas tree it warms my house and my heart.

Speaking of Christmas trees and loving Christmas I have to bring up my good friend Shannon. Shannon is the only person I know that loves Christmas as much as I do. She even goes a step further than me by watching a lot of the Hallmark Channel around this time of year. So, of course when she asked if I wanted to help her get a Christmas tree again I was so on board. This last Sunday Shannon, Tucker (her awesome dog), and myself set out to the top of the west hills to a nursery that Shannon had been driving by on her way to work. Originally we had a place in Sherwood picked out, but she said a tree on that lot was calling to her. As much as I like to go to a tree farm and cut my own down I really didn’t have the time this year. So after the breakfast I made for us we headed up the hill from my house. 

 

I have been getting noble firs for my Christmas trees over the last few years and I like them a lot, but the ones at this lot didn’t feel right. I gravitated towards the grand firs instead and the first one I liked was a hefty one that was about 7 feet tall and a very wide tree. The more that I looked at it I realized I would not be able to fit it in the spot designated in my living room. So, I went down in size and found this beauty of a tree.

The music is playing, my christmas tree is up,  and on occasion I have been drinking coconut milk nog while eating gluten free peppermint chocolate cookies...I think that the season is officially upon me. Also, after Wednesday I will take my last final for fall term and be free from school for a few weeks. So, I think that playing this song everyday this week very loud as I dance around my apartment is totally appropriate. Even for those “bah humbugs” out there. 

When I listen to this song it always reminds me of watching Home Alone 2 because that is where I heard it for the first time. Just like the excitement of Kevin McCallister when crossing the Queensboro Bridge heading into New York I’m excited to celebrate the season.

Lyrics:

"Christmas Times All Over Again"

Written by: Tom Petty

Well it's Christmas time again, decorations are all hung by the fire
Everybody's singin', all the bells are ringing out
And it's Christmas all over again, yeah again

Long-distance relatives, haven't seen'em in a long, long time
Yeah I kind of missed 'em, I just don't wanna kiss 'em, no
It's Christmas all over again, yeah again

And all over town little kids gonna get down
And Christmas is a rockin' time, put your body next to mine
Underneath the mistletoe we go, we go

Everybodys singin', all the bells are ringin' out
It's Christmas all over again, yeah again

And right down our block little kids start to rock
And Christmas is a rockin' time, put your body next to mine
Underneath the mistletoe we go, we go

Merry Christmas time come and find you happy and there by your fire
I hope you have a good one, I hope momma gets her shoppin' done
And it's a Christmas all over again
Baby it's Christmas all over again
And it's Christmas all over again

Now let's see...I want a new Rickenbacker guitar,

Please take the time to enjoy every moment of the season because it will be over before you know it. Thanksgiving went by so fast this year it feels like many many weeks have past since it happened, but in reality it has been only two weeks. Before you know it Easter will be upon us! So make the best of the season folks. There may be some negative things that have made there way into the Holiday season, but it is up to you to find the good that comes from this time of year. When you do find it hold on to it and make it brighter. 

As always I bring this to you with so much love and pure D-lite.