When I was younger, I was some what of a selective snob. What is a selective snob you ask? Someone who has a very high opinion of their own opinion about certain subjects. My particular selective snobbery revolved around two things, the two essential m's of life: movies and music. I did not like old movies. I refused to watch the original three Star Wars because of the horrible technology (keep in mind this was in the '90's, so it wasn't like the technology I was completely believable either, but I had my standards). For some reason, the newer the movie the better I assumed it would be. Same with music, especially Christmas music. I'm not sure when I decided I did not like traditional Christmas songs, but somewhere in grade school I decided that the only songs I'd listen to that talked about Christmas had to be original or at least non-traditional. I blame the O.C.'s Chrismukkah mix (Mix 3, in case you want to look it up). I even wrote a MySpace note/blurb/blog or whatever you want to call it about how I'd listen to this non-traditional Christmas music all year long. I might have been a little obsessed, but in my defense it was a spectacular mix.
While I have a newfound respect for the classics, in both the movie and music category, my pulse races when I find a wonderful new and original Christmas song. I want to share it with the world or listen to it over and over again (I usually end up doing both). You've already heard/seen some of these songs in the videos I post every day, but I thought I'd share the whole playlist now. I created this playlist for Click's blog, but I wanted to share it with you on here as well. I've been singing these songs all month long or at least they've been either stuck in my head or playing downstairs in the kitchen. As my mom pointed out, they're all upbeat and peppy (or at least the tunes are), which is nice when you're trying to get into the Christmas spirit. (This is the first time I've had a job during the holidays. It's been weird that I'm still working and it's so close to Christmas. It makes Christmas seem that much further away.)
