Memory tied into Holiday Song

[gwmclean]

I'm wondering if anyone out there has any memories attached to any holiday music.  Here is my example

Every year my highschool had a Carol Service.  The final song of the concert was always 'Adeste Fideles'.  The song would start, and the procession of teachers would start to leave the gym.  As they were walking out, you could hear the kids all start to rip the programs up into little tiny bits.  As the choruses go on, the kids always start getting louder and louder.  By the final verse you are almost shouting at the top of your lungs.  Then they would annouce that the school term has officially ended.  And with that announcement everyone would toss the papers they had been shredding into the air creating an instant paper snowstorm inside the gym.

Ahhh, good memories of a simpler time.

[JoyRenee]

Many songs bring memories to me. I was in "chorus" in middle school and we sang so many songs. It always takes me back. They were mostly Santa songs or Feliz Navidad.

[Lonelymom]

Winter Wonderland for me. I can remember being 6 and my step mom singing that song and playing the piano. She was so beautiful and had the most lovely voice I had ever heard. She could play any instrument she touched.  I loved the way she sang this song inparticular.

Her and my dad divorced not long after that.

[mommy52]

Silver Bells for me too. My Dad an Mom divorced when I was 6 1/2 y/o. I can still hear him singing Silver Bells in his deep voice. When he was living, it reminded me of him and now that he is dead. AT times it brings tears for the times I missed as a family as I was growing up. I rarely remember them fighting and fussing. That's what made it so hard I guess. Don;t know if back in very early 60's they didn't let children hear when they did. I still hear the bells and can imagine them hanging from street lights with fog and snow glistening on night. the light shining shines on the snow as it drifts to the ground. So vivid.     Madlyn

[ChitChatNine]

8th grade chorus recital.  Silver Bells.  Only 1 problem.  Could not sing then.  Still cannot sing a note!

[HelpinUtah]

Wow.  So many of them.  But, Jingle Bells has a special memory.  When I was about 6, we were singing Jingle Bells when all of a sudden I thought I heard sleigh bells and ran to the back of our country home and saw a sleigh being pulled by reindeer and Santa was saying "Ho, ho, ho.!"  I ran back and told my parents and they didn't believe me.  My brother then went to the back window and saw the same thing.  It eventually left and I'm not kidding you I truly believed it was Santa Claus.  It was so wonderful!  I told people about how I saw Santa that year for a long time.  Even as an adult it's such a vivid memory and so when I hear that song I feel like I'm right back being that little girl looking out the back window seeing Santa!