Growing up we only had one Christmas album, well actually a cassette tape that I'm surprised we didn't break as it was on nearly constantly for the month of December and the random week in July where every year I would decide I really missed Christmas.
And that's why even though I like quite a few different Christmas albums and songs, The Carpenters Christmas Portrait album will always be the only thing that really feels like Christmas to me.
For the life of me I don't know why my parents had the Carpenters and not something more traditional like Bing Crosby. They didn't listen to anything remotely like the Carpenters the rest of the year, they generally leaned more towards Queen and Genesis. Maybe it was because my Dad will always say that Karen Carpenter kind of sounds like my Mom, or maybe the tape was just on sale. For what ever reason, every December I spend some quality time with the Carpenters.
My mom used to play Mahalia Jackson every Christmas morning and now it just isn't Christmas unless I've got Mahalia on! I know how you feel :)
ReplyDeleteThe Carpenters do it for me too! It doesn't feel like Christmas unless they're playing. Or Mainheim Steamroller or the King's Singers. Weird what we pick up from our parents!
ReplyDeleteMy family always listened to The Carpenters for Christmas, along with lots of Manheim Steamroller & Johnny Mathis. I didn't know everyone else listened to The Carpenters,too!
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