I love Christmas music. Its pretty hard for me to get tired of it, especially the beautiful old carols and anything composed before 1950. I've sung these songs a gazillion times and I know them all by heart - even some of the second and third verses. I'm always finding new ones, however, and more interestingly, rethinking the old ones.
Last night, George and I watched Stephen Colbert's A Colbert Christmas. As an aside, it was completely hilarious and put give some refreshing thoughts on the well-trod holiday. Anyway, at one point in the program, Stephen took a handful of chestnuts and hurled them at the TV - which was airing the "traditional" yuletide-log-in-fireplace on the screen. Luckily for Stephen the TV didn't break. Anyway, several hours later in the middle of the night, I started thinking about the couple references to chestnuts in Christmas songs. The two I thought of were "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire..." (of course) and "at the fireplace while we watch the chestnuts pop. Pop! Pop! Pop!" (from Sleigh Ride). I've probably seen a chestnut, but I've never given them any thought. And I've certainly never roasted them on an open fire. Is this tradition totally lost? My question to you: have any of YOU ever roasted chestnuts? We don't have a fireplace at our house, but I intend to try this on our little hibachi grill, assuming I can find some chestnuts. Please share your chestnut experiences with me! Is there a specific way to do this? Do they have a particular smell? Do they smell amazing like I imagine? Of course I could google the subject, but it would be SO much more fun to hear it first-hand if any of my readers have roasted chestnuts.
On that note, I will leave you with this simple phrase that's been said many times, many ways:
Merry Christmas to you!
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Libby brought a bunch to roast at the hayride/bonfire last year. They were pretty yummy.
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