Jingle All the Way- Holiday Music, Movies, Decor

Hi friends! This was supposed to go up on Monday but like everything else recently, I'm late. I feel like Christmas is coming up super fast this year and I'm still not ready! I finished wrapping everything at my house last night, but still have gifts to wrap at Blue's this weekend. Luckily we have an early dismissal today so I'll be able to get a bit of a head start on the weekend! Anyway, today I'm sharing some of my favorite holiday music, movies and ornaments. 

Movies

Elf

Love, Actually

The Holiday

It's A Wonderful Life

And of course... Die Hard

Songs

All I Want For Christmas- Mariah Carey

Santa's Coming For Us- Sia

You Make It Feel Like Christmas- Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton
The 12 Pains of Christmas- Bob Rivers

Decor

This is my little pre-lit tree. It sits on top of my coffee table- that's how small it is! But it's perfect for my small apartment and I love it. My mom bought it for me from Rite Aid or CVS or one of those stores on Christmas Eve a few years ago after realizing I didn't have one. I usually put it up the week after Thanksgiving and take it down around Three Kings Day (Jan 6).

The base gets covered by fake snow and some of the heavier ornaments that I'm afraid would fall and break if I tried to hang them. Below the table sit a fake present, my two goofy little gnomes, my personal shopper nutcracker, and an angel doll that I've had forever but have no idea where it actually came from. Now for the ornaments! 

This is my oldest ornament, which I made in Kindergarten (I can tell by my shirt in the picture - always ready for a party!). The footprint is from a dinosaur. I have no idea why lol. 

One tradition I've started in the last 7 years or so is picking up an ornament from wherever I travel. Here's a whiskey barrel stopper from Bardstown, KY, a little ship with lights from Mystic, CT, a light post from New Orleans, and a Christmas ball from Hollywood. 

Aside from getting ornaments from vacation spots, I usually pick one or two up in those outdoor holiday markets, like Winter Village in Bryant Park (NY). The shiny hippopotamus on skis is one of my very favorite ornaments! The two in the middle are from my mom, and of course I gotta get my Star Wars droids up there! 

I love getting ornaments from friends too. I got a set of Starbucks red cups with a mug from a coworker, the little owl from a fellow blogger in a swap years ago, this fancy Lenox one from a family friend, and "Love the Wine You're With" from one of the Mountain Mamas. 

How do you decorate for the season? 

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