Of the many unusual things I get to do as an event planner, the latest adventure I went on didn’t require leaving my office. It did, however require suffering through an extreme amount of Christmas music to come up with the perfect holiday playlist for this weekends Moretown Artisans’ Sale.
As a result, I’ve been informed by reliable sources that I may develop something called Post-Christmatic-Music Syndrome (PCMS). It occurs more commonly after a season’s long exposure to the Hallmarking of Christmas, but in rare cases such as mine, it occurs after mass exposure to holiday madness. Symptoms include repeated humming of holiday tunes, a reluctance to stop putting up holiday decorations, and worst of all: a notable lack of style as seen by wearing bright red sweatshirts with white collars and prints of kittens on them, or the wearing of light-up tree ornament shaped jewelery. (Fortunatly I have have only showed mild signs like humming and sometimes tapping my foot to Christmas music.) Sadly, while there are ways to suppress it, there is no known cure for this mind-numbing illness. Should my immune system weaken and I succumb to this disease, as an event planner, I will just have to carry on!
In spite of the immensely large amount of horrible holiday tunes I listened to, I have completed making what I feel is the best blend of holiday music ever, (it’s actually 50/50 with non-holiday tunes…) And I haven’t been able to get the holly-jolly out of my ears in days. At this point, I’ve relented and am just listening to my playlist to a.) edit the list and make sure there are no surprises and b.) give in to the holiday spirit now that we actually have snow and it looks the part… But don’t worry! I have increased my intake of Grunge Rock to counter the effects of PCMS.
And after all that work, I figured the least I could do is share with you my faorite holiday tunes. I figured I’d spare you the bad tunes, because they are so bad that you never want to hear them. Their’ staying power is overwhelming and you’ll have them stuck in your head all day. So here’s my Hit list so you don’t have to suffer PCMS, which I fear I will inevitably succumb to. (Sorry that not all of these are linked up… I’m working on it!)
Cheers!
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Hit List
- Frosty the Snowman by Fiona Apple
- Skating by Vince Gauraldi
- Silver Bells by Meaghan Smith (even if she does spell her name all wrong…)
- Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman by The Barenaked Ladies and Sarah McLachlan
- You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch by Thurl Ravenscroft
Enjoy!
