Vermont must be beautiful this time of year!

It's December first and it snowed today, so I'm going to write about Christmas. Two posts in two days. This may never happen again.

Five Good Christmas Traditions:

1. Caroling at M&T Bank
2. Cajun Christmas music
3. Rereading Little Women
4. Watching Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer with my parents and ridiculing it shamelessly
5. Watching A Muppet Christmas Carol with the young generation of my extended family, singing along with every song, and doing the hilariously awkward Scrooge dance during "It Feels Like Christmas."

Nothing, and I mean nothing, says Christmas like the Muppets. There's another good Muppet Christmas movie that was made for TV but is on YouTube, called A Muppet Family Christmas. It has Muppets, the Sesame Street puppets, and Fraggles (although I have to say, Fraggles leave me cold). It also has Christmas merriment, in abundance.

Not-So-Good Christmas Traditions

1. Inevitable family drama
2. The Towne Players Christmas Show (I don't care if this comes up when people Google it. People should know. It's the worst thing about this time of year.)
3. When people completely disregard my homemade Christmas presents (which happens every year, and it makes me a little sad. What was the point of making all my friends hats last year? C actually wore an old sock on her head for a while, while in the process of knitting herself a hat. Ouch.)

But I don't want to end this post on a resentful note, so here's another list for your enjoyment:

Interesting Things You May Not Know About Rudolf (The Movie):

1. The puppets used to make the film are still in existence. I believe one of them is currently in Indiana.
2. The doll on the Island of Misfit Toys always seemed so normal, like she didn't belong there, right? That's what you think! According to the writers, she suffered from "emotional issues." Those issues probably weren't helped any when people chucked her onto some deserted island and called her a misfit. Just a hunch. I hope whoever ended up with that doll on Christmas morning could afford the massive therapy bills she would surely incur.
3. The Santa Claus in that movie is a TOTAL JACKASS. Oops, you already knew that one.