When MTM and I decided to wed, it meant merging lots of things. Victorian antiques and modernist minimalist sticks. Architecture books and trashy novels. Clashing collections of music.
Read on to learn about the year when MTM found my surprise Christmas favorite song.
I fear MTM almost called off the whole wedding bells business over my adoration of Elton John. He cannot stand him. Me? Well, let’s just say I almost cried when I got to tour a shoe factory in Northamptonshire and saw several pairs of his brightly colored brogues on display. Fairy dust of Sir Elton’s things fluttered around me in the circle of shoe life. I actually had a conversation with Simon, our guide, about having a pair of Sir Eltons crafted for me. When he named the price, I had to come down in time and realize the utter preposterousness of such a discussion in the first place.
Hard times call for desperate measures. A couple of years ago, MTM sought a Christmas collection that wasn’t like anything else I possessed, something that would scream ‘the one’ to him. A colorful cover danced into his sight lines, and he decided to let the bad blood between him and Sir Elton go once and forever. He bought me Elton John’s Christmas Party and brought it home with a look of utter sacrifice on his face.
The weight of the world lifted from my shoulders as I pressed play.
Except for the Flaming Lips, the whole collection was the antithesis of anything MTM would ever, EVER choose, while it sent me into a reverie of big hair and high school. Some of my favorite times from teenagerdom happened while Sir Elton or The Pet Shop Boys boogied in the background.
And, lo! The Pet Shop Boys were on the CD, too, returning me to the paradise of being young, my life uncharted before me. It Doesn’t Often Snow at Christmas became my surprise Christmas favorite, the song I never thought I’d like that I play year-round.
Do you have a surprise Christmas favorite?
Is there a song you can’t believe you sing every holiday, one that you connect with on some deeper level or place in your past? Share your selections today in a comment.
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Any version of Little Drummer Boy is okay with me. It’s a great story. It’s all about giving what’s in your heart.
Right.
I’m getting nuttin for Christmas – Nostalgic and brings back a favorite memory of mine. However, I have tons of “favorite” Christmas songs and each one is a memory.
I really love the nuttin also. Very nostalgic.
i still love the old jackson 5 christmas album, when michael was sill a young lad )
Good one! I agree.
I’ve always been fond of Silver Bells. No specific reason. As for Elton John, since you’re a big fan, you might want to see Kingsman 2, The Golden Circle. It’s a pretty bad movie, but Elton John has a big and wild cameo. So bizarre it was funny!
I need to see that movie. MTM won’t watch it. I watched the last one on a flight and suspect that’s how I’ll see this one. Thanks for the rec.
I’ve been walking around singing or humming “Feliz Navidad,” this year. I can’t seem to get it out of my head. I’m also singing “All I Want For Christmas is You,” in preparation for my annual Christmas re-watching of “Love Actually.” I have my traditions!
Traditions are NEVER bad where Christmas music is concerned. I think you’d like the Chris Botti holiday collection I’m currently listening to.
I actually almost bought you a Day of the Dead Christmas ornament the other day, but they didn’t have prices on them. I couldn’t tell if they were for display only or for sale.
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