Christmas at our house consisted of baking cookies with mom, dad setting up the Christmas tree (real, usually) and sometimes tying it when it struggled to stay straight in the tree holder. We cleaned the house, decorated the tree with multi-colored lights, sometimes tinsel, usually with garlands, bulbs, and special ornaments. I still have (in storage) a special Christmas bulb that says "Baby's 1st Christmas" on it. The tree was usually in the living room upstairs. I loved it when we would turn off the lights and the tree lights shone in the darkness. When we were younger, dad put lights on the front of the house as well.
The anticipation of grandparents (grandpa and grandma Ramse and/or grandma Aasboe) coming and my aunt Joanie was enough motivation to get us all cleaning the house! The excitement was catching!
One of my favorite memories was when my dad would put on records and the reel-to-reel. One of his favorite records to play around Christmas was Evie Tornquist's Christmas album. As I was reading an advent devotional yesterday evening and singing some Christmas hymns, I was reminded of Evie and found her album on YouTube. As I listened and sang, I still knew the words even though I haven't listened to her in years! I thought that I would share the album with you. If you enjoy some good steel guitar and music from the 70's, you may enjoy her! My favorite songs were "Come on, Ring those bells" and "One Small Child".
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