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andy.tony.hannah.

me?

...finding joy in decking the halls and
wishing you all that is calm & bright!

and you?

do you hear what i hear?

i come by it honestly,my insatiable appetite for good Christmas music.
like my mother before me(and still) i start the turntable early on,the
day after thanksgiving and play it non-stop until right after the new year.

here is a partial list of some of my old & new favs,
in random mode:

a charlie brown Christmas/vince guaraldi trio
songs from white Christmas/rosemary clooney
it's Christmas time/elvis presley
the andy williams Christmas album
my holiday/mindy smith
Christmas island/leon redbone
the nutcracker suite/london festival orchestra
snow angels/over the rhine
one more drifter in the snow/aimee mann
the dawn of grace/sixpence none the richer
Christmas means love/joan osborne
Christmas/chris isaak
we three kings/the roches
the last month of the year/the kingston trio
at Christmas/jt
pretty paper/willie nelson
holiday songs & lullabies/shawn colvin
Christmas with dino/dean martin
mistletoe & wine/mediaeval baebes
december/chris botti
Christmas caravan/squirrel nut zippers
wintersong/sarah mclachlan
light of the stable/emmy lou harris
barenaked for the holidays/bnl
a swinging Christmas/ella fitzgerald
ultimate Christmas/the beach boys
a Christmas album/babs streisand
the Christmas song/nat king cole
merry Christmas/johnny mathis
Christmas album/herb alpert
Christmas with mario lanza
a stack of "various artists" cds

it would be fun if you would leave a comment with some of your favorites!!!!

stuffed to the rafters

the 2nd annual rock paper scissors "Bizarre Bazaar"
opened friday december 5th with a bang continuing
through saturday very enthusiastically ! and yes,stuffed to
the rafters with an amazing affordable range of goods!

the good news is that this fantastic handmade bazaar
will continue through the week ending thursday the 11th
at 5:30...and the better news is that this magical shopping
experience will be open late for you on wednesday!

no bad news to report!

.CLICK for more info

a handmade Christmas

"we keep hearing that a lot of gifts are going to be handmade this year.
what are your plans? "
Please take a moment to answer this...
Handmade Holidays "Questionnaire"

~image above from the book handknit holidays

2nd annual bizarre bazaar

friday & saturday december 5th & 6th 10:30-5:30
"you are cordially invited to the second annual rock paper scissors Bizarre Bazaar. we will be featuring a wide range of handcrafted items - created by ridiculously talented local artisans. find the perfect gift for everyone on your list - jewelry, journals, knit items, felted fabulousities, paper bowls, handmade cards, ornaments and more. let us help you make this holiday season extra special! (the "bizarre" part just sounded good - the offerings are really not bizarre at all - they're actually quite lovely...)"