Holiday Countdown: 44 Days! Irish Descendants - Heading Home For Christmas and Elf

I ordered the Irish Descendants Christmas album for 3 reasons:

As you've probably guessed by this point, Christmas is up there for fave times of the year, so why not buy yet another Christmas album?
I married an Irish man. It's kind of funny that he isn't keen on this album due to their style.
I used to be in a Celtic band and was into this genre at that time.

This song hits "home" with me as I don't get to visit my family very often and Christmas was always a family time for me. I think it took about 43 years for me to have my first Christmas without family whether it was immediate or my in-laws. So, I enjoy listening to this song as I wistfully think of home.

Tonight my daughter and I watched our very first Christmas movie of the season. Yes, this early. We have to or we won't get through them all. I aim for every weekend, but things happen, right? So we started on a Sunday this time.

Elf is probably my daughter's favourite. It's one of mine too. Actually is there a favourite? I can't really say. Might depend on my mood each day and each year. But Elf, yes elf...love this movie. Will Ferrell is my daughter's favourite actor because of this movie haha. Way to bring her up right, yes?

Gnat's Christmas/Holiday Faves

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