My Favorite Christmas Songs

I love Christmas music, and always look forward to the time of year, when radio stations start playing this type of music.

I do have my favorite songs, that I absolutely love listening to. I never get tired or hearing them, and look forward to the songs every holiday season.

My favorite songs are:

• God Bless Us Everyone by Andrea Bocelli
  (from the 2009 version of the movie A Christmas Carol)
• The Kenny Rogers and Wynona Judd version of Mary, Did You Know?
• Dominick the Donkey/The Italian Christmas Donkey
• O, Holy Night
• It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
• Mele Kalikimaka by Bing Crosby
• Believe by Josh Groban
  (from the movie The Polar Express)
• Adeste Fideles
• O Come All Ye Faithful
• The Burl Ives version of Holly Jolly Christmas
• The Johnny Mathis version of It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
• Angels We Have Heard on High
• Santa Claus is Coming to Town
• O Come Emmanuel
• Hallelujah
• We Three Kings of Orient Are
• Mary's Boy Child
• Gene Autry's version of Up On The House Top
• Elvis Presley's version of Here Comes Santa Claus 
• Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy by Bing Crosby & David Bowie
• The Harry Simeone Chorale version of Little Drummer Boy
• Caroling, Caroling by Nat King Cole

What are your favorite holiday songs? If you celebrate Christmas, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas time, and that it is as memorable as possible.

The Polar Express- "Believe"

One of my FAVORITE  holiday songs. Enjoy!

The Grieving Process for Me

Three years ago, my mom passed away, and that really affected me. It's definitely not the same without her here. We were expecting her death, as the doctors told us she wasn't going to make it. Yet, it was still a bit of a shock. It's still hard to take in.

 

For maybe six months or so, I would cry myself to sleep pretty much every night. And I hated that, especially because I always went to my mom if I was upset about something, and she couldn't do that anymore. Which made me cry even more.

 

The only stage of grief I have gone through so far is sadness, which is actually surprising to me. I thought I would be mad that she was gone. But, I am thankful that this is the only stage I have been through. I do not want to feel mad, or any other feeling.

 

I'm doing better now, emotionally and mentally, but it's still hard at times. I still have moments where I just break down, and cry because my mom isn't here, but overall, I am doing good.

 

Shepherd Me O' God was one of the songs played at her funeral, and ever since then, I have heard it a few times more in church.

 

My mom's favorite song was Amazing Grace, which was also sung at her funeral.

 

Her death has shown me that I am much stronger than I thought I was, which, of course, is a good thing. It made me realize that if I can get through this, I can get through pretty much anything.

 

I miss my mom very much, and still love her. I can't wait for the day I get to see her again (although I hope that's not for a long time, as there are still things I want to do in this life).