In a previous post I gave you a link to a website where lots of old Christmas radio plays are archived. Now, here's a guy who's rounded up links to some great old Christmas wax-- and brother, do I mean wax! You can't get more old school than some vintage wax cylinders (or at least the recordings preserved in MP3 format, which I guess is pretty new school.) of your favorite Christmas songs. Check out this post on "Paul's Ramblings."
Being a radio guy I can't help but enjoy the great old time classics. The folks over at OldRadioFun.com have collected, categorized and webified some of those great radio plays for our entertainment. Pull up a chair, pour yourself some hot chocolate, turn down the lights and enjoy "It's A Wonderful Life" with the original cast or one of Jack Benny's yuletide programs for a dose of holiday cheer. They're all right here.
If you're in the mood for something other than Christmas fare you can pick from several genres. Whether you dig Burns and Allen, Buck Rogers or the Cisco Kid, this site stands ready to turn your ipod into a time machine. Next stop-- the golden age of radio!
Those snappy dressers are me and my groomsmen on my wedding day. "Smilin' Jack" in the middle there is me. The guy on the left is my oldest pal. The guy on the right is my brother. We sort of look like the bouncers at Tony Soprano's New Year's Eve party, don't we?
Behold the magic of Christmas as displayed by the Christmas tree that graces our front parlor.
As Sun sets on Winter's Eve, in a little chapel on a hill, I shall take Victoria Rose to be my wife. And as the Sun is born upon the morrow, so we too shall be, born into a new life together.
Talk about home for the holidays-- My first night in May Cottage was Halloween night. Since then we've celebrated Thanksgiving and my birthday in the little place. In just a flurry of days I'll be married, then comes Christmas, then New Year's. I think the New Year holds great things in store for me. As they say in France, "Ba Bak Bennu!"
Now listen, I'm the Ghost of Christmas Past, so take hold of my robe and I'll whisk you back, you miserable Scrooge, to a holiday classic from Tie-dyed Tehuti of yore. Just like Rudolph and Frosty and all those jerks-- we can trot out our perennial Christmas favorite from Tie-dyed Brain Rays 1.0. Please enjoy, "The Worst Christmas Song Ever."
I had a great Christmas this year, in no small part due to the thoughtful and creative gifts lavished on me by Victoria Rose. For example, she painted the most beautiful painting for me. It has all my favorite colors in sort of an impressionistic style. It is full of charm and painted with great affection. I'll treasure it forever.
And while an original painting from the hand of the artist is an unsurpassable gift, Victoria Rose came pretty darn close to topping herself. Not only did she find the gift that was perfect for me, a true reflection of my very core, it was a total surprise when I opened the package. I don't think my eyes have lit up like that since the Christmas I got my first Billy Blastoff.
