Well, here we are again… another Christmas Eve. And for the first time in a very long time indeed, it arrives to find me feeling some degree of contentment. Against all odds, I’ve finished all my shopping early and even managed to get everything wrapped a couple days ago. I dodged a bullet at work and have an entire week off to enjoy. I have nothing on my agenda today (I’m thinking I’ll go see The Hobbit, actually…) And I’ve realized that, as eventful and traumatic as this year has been in many ways, I’m in a much better situation now than I was 12 months ago. It’s not in my nature to say “life is good” — that just invites a downturn, if you know what I mean — but for right now, today, this afternoon… it sure ain’t bad. So I wanted to post a little something that reflects my current, uncharacteristically upbeat mood… and what better for that than a surf-rock-tinged version of “Deck the Halls” by none other than my main man, Rick Springfield? This is from Christmas with You, the holiday CD he released a few years back, and it’s tremendous fun. Honestly, I wish he’d do an album of nothing but covers of the ’60s rock he so obviously loves (he occasionally does a really kick-ass version of Clapton’s “Crossroads” in his live shows, for example). Maybe one day… and in the meantime, we have this (watch for the dolphin at about 0:44!):
I hope everyone else out there is in a good place this year, too… merry Christmas, happy holidays, peace to all.
Oh, and just for a little bonus:
It just wouldn’t be Christmas without a peek at that sweater!
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