Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays cheer to all!

 

Here's a conclusion I reached during this season of beloved holiday music, which a little googling revealed was not an original notion after all:

 

http://78.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldlax3anje1qa2ojyo1_400.jpg

 

From now on I'm calling it 99 Bottles of Cheer on the Wall.

I'm calling it the Twelve Days of Christmas Beer.

 

I'm calling it the Twelve Days of Christmas Beer.

 

Paste magazine (on line) has a review of the best Xmas beers they recently published......you should be able to find quite a few in Chicago.

Anyone else do a beer advent? 24 beers, 24 days of advent (+/- a couple if you want to be technical).

Here I am thinking this was going to be a thread of the best Christmas songs ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADtLy7M7BeM

 

They seem to do about 5-8 tastings a year....

 

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/12/103-of-the-best-christmaswinter-beers-blind-tasted.html

 

As for the song that started this, I have come to grips with the fact that these songs are part of the time of year, and that I should try harder to embrace them....

 

Anyone else do a beer advent? 24 beers, 24 days of advent (+/- a couple if you want to be technical).

Hmmm ... a beer Advent calendar ... could be fun ... bet it would sell well!

There's this version of '12 Days of Christmas' ...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32CwrOZVobo

For an extremely politically non-correct version, look up the Chad Mitchell Trio rendition from 1963.

 

Will not post it here.

 

Here I am thinking this was going to be a thread of the best Christmas songs ...

And what do you think is the best Christmas song?

 

I, personally, have always really liked this one:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADbJLo4x-tk

And what do you think is the best Christmas song?

O Holy Night always gets me - that's my #1. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear rates pretty highly. Hark the Herald Angels Sing. Silent Night. Joy To The World. Any of these done well will please me.

 

Lately I can't get Holiday Road out of my head. Pretty lowbrow, but it's just so *happy* and catches the mood of the season for me.

I’m kinda old school.

 

I forgot to add the "new favorite" song I was introduced to, this year:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8MEX1XnD-I

I like this one, too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y__tczZDkTo

 

And this, too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLjVcHG4B1U