Wrapping Up: Music Makes Me Smile

If you had to listen to everything I listened to you would probably go crazy because of the amount I replay the songs that I’m loving in the moment. I've determined over the years that I'm very obsessive when it comes to music. If I stumble across something that hits me in the right way I can't help, but listen to it over and over again until I’m sick of it.

I’ll find a band or artist that I haven’t listened to in a while start listening and get stuck on listening to only that for the next two to four weeks or until I get burned out on it. Doing school, in the car, on a break, at home, or cleaning I will either have this song playing out loud or at least in my head. This doesn’t happen often--probably because my favorite music changes constantly-- but I get super happy when it does. I have a very sensitive musical ear; it takes just the right tone, talent, and style to get me obsessed with that song or artist. If a note and timing isn’t quite right I will not be thrilled with it. Also, if I am playing or singing and something isn’t sounding quite right I would rather not play or sing if it is not meeting the sound quality that I’m looking for. I can’t help when music makes me smile, and it’s so hard to explain why. I hear something great that makes my ear listen harder and a smile creep up on my face that I can’t control at all. It’s rare when something impresses me, but when it does I’m filled with joy!

 Music makes me smile.... I can't help it, can’t explain it, but I love it!  As Lawrence Welk would say, “Keep a song in your heart!”

They Say It's Christmas..... on Thanksgiving!?

It’s that time of year again, the time of red and green decorations and those wonderful tunes that only play during this season! Every year I watch as Christmas comes around and eagerly wait for the stores and streets to be decked out with holiday cheer. But why do they all feel the need to start the week of Thanksgiving? The stores and buildings are rushing our time of rest during the holidays because they are promoting the very next one even we haven’t finished the one we’re on. They really should wait until people are ready to get decorated for Christmas and after they have enjoyed there Thanksgiving break to ‘deck out the halls’ and crank up the music!

People have the same view as I do, but others think that it’s fine to have the Christmas music playing in the middle of Thanksgiving. I, however, have always disliked when this has been done. I think that Christmas music should not be played or sung until the first of December, then sing and play all you want! However, this year was different for me. For some reason I have been waiting for Christmas to come around… the music, the snow (not the cold), and the lights all over the houses. I was already in the Christmas mood the first week of November, and I wanted December to come as soon as possible! I couldn't change when people would start to put their lights up or when the stores would start decorating, but I could start listening to Christmas music and is fed my hunger for the Christmas season for the time. So, now my thoughts and attitude has changed… if you are ready for Christmas do what you wish with the Christmas music, but to all the stores- I would like you to keep your decorations up on the shelves until December or at least till after Thanksgiving.

 

One of the most recent singing groups that I’ve been enjoying is “Celtic Thunder” I first discovered them on a TV special that was playing one afternoon…. my mom and I sat down to see what it was all about, and let’s just say we weren’t willing to leave the living room to eat dinner. It was that good that we brought dinner in with us and watched the rest of the performance. Here’s a sample of what they’re all about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a60LxpKNMOw  Enjoy!