Saturday, December 25, 2010

"Christmas In Dixie... 2010"



It's cold here this morning... the promise of snow scooted north of us... 


GirlShoes and Heff Bert came up for Christmas, but he had to work last night... so I gave them their presents last afternoon.... BoyShoes was here as well... So "Christmas Present"  was over before it had a chance to get started...


That gave way too much time to dwell on 'Christmases Past'... I did take some flowers to the cemetery last afternoon and visited with my Mom and Dad... Left a small remembrance for Barry... and offered a prayer up for Robert...


These are the last two Christmas songs I will post for 2010...  


I love them both... not really Christmas standards by the measurement of how one would define 'standards'... but I love them... these are the two I most prefer to hear...


What a great song this is... I was surprised to find a 'live' version of it...

I shall never forget the Christmases spent as a child with my parents... I shall never forget the Christmases spent with my children when they were small... 


Merry Christmas
From
The Mississippi Delta...

Happy Holidays...

~Jim~

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21 comments:

  1. FranceDecember 25, 2010 at 12:28 PM

    Same to you, Shoes! Big kisses.

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  2. Catch Her in the WryDecember 25, 2010 at 1:33 PM

    Merry Christmas to you, Shoes. We got your snow - about 6 inches, so my Christmas present was shoveling about 300 feet of sidewalk and 60 feet of driveway! I hope your holiday brought less work and lots of joy.

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  3. red.neck chicDecember 25, 2010 at 2:19 PM

    Merry Christmas to you...

    xoxoxo
    yours, gobbles

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  4. BerylDecember 25, 2010 at 3:09 PM

    I love you, darlin'.

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  5. RobinDecember 25, 2010 at 5:18 PM

    I love Christmas in Dixie by Alabama. I haven't heard it in Forever. What a treat. And I Will Be Home For Christmas is always a song that brings a tear to my eye. Geographically home has changed many a time, but it is always where the heart is. Of course, it always brings to mind first and foremost the place where I grew up. And you can't ever really go home again. So, I go where the people I love are.

    Merry Christmas Shoes. xoxoxo.

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  6. SenoritaDecember 25, 2010 at 9:34 PM

    Merry Christmas Shoesies !!!

    My e-mail is Wallstreetsmart@aol.com. So feel free to e-mail me or add me on Facebook.

    I hope you enjoy the rest of the holiday season.

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  7. KrippledWarriorDecember 26, 2010 at 12:44 AM

    Merry Christmas dude!

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  8. K.December 26, 2010 at 7:18 PM

    The snow scooted around you and hit us full blast. First White Christmas I ever recall. I hope it melts soon!

    My mother loved snow. She would have been as excited as the kids to have had a white Christmas, so it was especially poignant when the snow began to fall yesterday.

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  9. Just telling it like it isDecember 26, 2010 at 11:05 PM

    Merry Holidays love

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  10. LeahDecember 27, 2010 at 6:13 AM

    Thinking of you xx

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  11. magnoliaDecember 27, 2010 at 5:27 PM

    yeah, the southern snow was a total pain for me, given that i had to try to get back to DC in it. it was supposed to be a disaster here, so i drove all christmas night and most of yesterday... to a completely snow-free street. sigh.

    hope you had a fantastic christmas!

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  12. patDecember 27, 2010 at 6:07 PM

    love that eagles arrangement

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  13. La CremiereDecember 28, 2010 at 4:18 AM

    good songs.
    nice shoes.

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  14. Red ShoesDecember 28, 2010 at 2:01 PM

    Thank you all so very much... I wish each and every one of you a very Happy and Wonderful New Year!!!

    Always...

    ~Jim~

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  15. LinnnnJanuary 1, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    I thought Christmas in Dixie was just something we listened to every year. Kindres spirits, Jim. It's the New Year now...Let's make it "go to 11!"

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  16. JaimeJanuary 1, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    happy new year shoes. *hugs*

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  17. UBERMOUTHJanuary 1, 2011 at 9:01 PM

    Happy Holidays, Red.

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  18. Big PissyJanuary 2, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    Just came by to say "hi" and hope your New Year is off to a great start!!! :)

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  19. MarnieJanuary 3, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    Happy New Year. I hope 2011 is the best one ever for you :0)

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  20. Anything Fits A Naked ManJanuary 3, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I know what you mean about Christmases past. My siblings and I got out the old slide projector on Christmas day and had a wonderful time looking back, seeing our parents and grandparents so young and vibrant. We had a great laugh, then a few cries. My melancholy STILL has not subsided! Dang these holidays, they do this to me every year!

    Hope you have a wonderful, happy, healthy new year, Shoes! Cheers to you!

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  21. Red ShoesJanuary 6, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    @ Linn... LMAO @ 'making it go to 11!!!' I most definitely get the Spinal Tap reference there!!! 'Christmas In Dixie' is a really great song... I am not sure why it touches me like it does, but it does. Kindred spirits? Most definitely!!!

    @ Jaime... Happy New Year to YOU, sweetie... I hope all is well for you!!!

    @ Ubermouth!!! Happy New Year to you TOO!!!

    @ Big Pissy... Happy New Year to you, sweetie!!!

    @ Marnie... It's going to be a great one... regardless of how it goes... I just know it!!!

    @ Anything... I know, dear... When I would walk through the room where my tree is, I would just sit down and look at it... and remember the lifetime of trees and Christmases that Mom and Dad made so special for me... and the ones that were special to me because of my kids... I hope my kids will remember some day how much I loved Christmas...

    ~shoes~

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