The true power of the
iTunes Music Store
revealed itself to me on
Christmas Eve 2003
(sorry, I don't have a clever parody of
"Twas the Night Before Christmas" ready).
I knew that after watching my children open their Christmas presents
and play with them a bit, we would be off to Grandma's house to meet up
with the rest of the family.
I thought it might be nice to have some Christmas songs to listen to
during the three-and-a-half hour trip but, alas, my Christmas collection
was non-existant.
The lightbulb went on, though, and I realized I could get some
Christmas songs from the iTMS.
Would they have enough to last the trip, not drive me crazy,
and bring back pleasant memories?
In my case, the answer was a big "Yes!" and then some.
They have
Burl,
Andy,
Ray,
Johnny,
Charlie and Lucy,
Nat,
Karen and Richard,
Gene,
Alvin,
Brenda,
and
Jose
as well as ones I didn't grow up with but will be new traditions around here like
Tiny,
Louis,
and
Julie.
The coolest purchase, though, was
Dr. Seuss's
How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Now, I can't prove it but I believe the album came before the TV show
(Boris does the voice of Cindy Lou Who here).
It doesn't really matter, though, because it's all good.
You even get
You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
as a separate track.
I bought a bunch of songs, loaded them up on the iPod,
and we had the merry sounds of Christmas for the whole trip.
Instant Christmas collection!
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