OK, we're almost done with the end-of-year holiday season. In an earlier posting I mentioned that a personal Thanksgiving ritual ended a few years back; now it appears that a Christmas ritual may also be dead. I bought my first car in 1987, a 1979 Honda Accord with 120K miles on it (still going strong when I sold it in 1991 with 190K miles). On Christmas mornings from 1987-2001 I drove around town listening to Christmas music for an hour or so. Two years ago I visited my in-laws for Christmas so didn't get to do it, thus breaking the streak. Last year I was able to take the morning music cruise on Dec. 25, but this year we didn't get out of the house until 1:00. We did play a CD of Christmas music that I made for my mother-in-law, so I guess that counts on some level. Good, I was wrong: the ritual is not completely dead, but next year I've got to celebrate it in its original form....
[4:01 PM] At least one reader wants to know what was on the Christmas CD. Tomorrow I'll post the song list. Check back again then!
Posted by wrjacobs at December 28, 2004 02:15 PM | TrackBackYo, WALT!, I remember that old Honda POS. Didn't it have gear shifting problems? I'm surprised you could even drive it around the ATL for over a hour. Seriously, what station did you listen to while you were cruising.
Posted by: Charlton at January 6, 2005 02:52 PMOkay, so what music is on the Christmas CD or what particular Christmas music do you like to listen to? We need details if we're going to properly analyze this ritual.
Posted by: vix at December 28, 2004 03:41 PM