Friday Shuffle - Fourth Advent Edition

Christmas preparations are now strictly centered at home. The shopping is finished and now I'm left with baking cookies, finishing the wrapping (okay, starting the wrapping but we don't have much to wrap anyway) and getting my apartment clean for Christmas Eve company. I'll probably take a break to wander downtown to see the holiday shopping crowds, happy to know that I don't need to be there and if it gets overwhelming I'll just walk up the street back home.

Bixente the iPod's ready for the holidays as well and ready to give you his last holiday music shuffle - and this time he's doing it country style.

1. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Vince Gill
2. The Angels Cried - Alan Jackson & Alison Krauss (sob!)
3. Christmas Cookies - George Strait
4. Come On Christmas - Dwight Yoakam (complete with a bottle with which you can drown your sorrows)
5. Away In A Manger - Johnny Cash
6. Christmas in Dixie - Alabama (heart crushing, homesickness filled, boo-hoo sobs!)
7. Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy - Buck Owens
8. Joy To The World - Tammy Wynette
9. I Only Want You For Christmas - Alan Jackson
10. Country Christmas - Loretta Lynn

How I'd love to be home this Christmas - my oldest brother will be there along with my sister and other brother. We haven't all been together since my father passed fifteen years ago. We'd love to be with B's cousins in Australia as well. We got a Christmas package from them today filled with fun trinkets and lots of love as well. We're very blessed to have lovely families.

May all who celebrate the season have a safe, joy-filled and serene Christmas. Hope Santa's good to y'all. I'll be back after the Jolly Old Elf has made his visit.

Peace.