Goode Memories: The Christmas Cannonball

I have been tearing this house a part for this:

Years of waiting and I FINALLY have access to a record player and now I can't find the flippin' record.  I found several of my Christmas records... but not this one that includes the one totally absurd Christmas song that I remember from my childhood.: Hank Snow's The Christmas Cannonball.

This song-- for whatever reason-- is wrapped right up in my childhood memories with Rudolph claymation and spray-can snow. 

I remember my mom pulling out the Christmas records every year right before we started decorating for Christmas.  We would dance and sing along while we decorated the house with all of the familiar decorations and dolly up our old Christmas tree that mom got for a quarter at a yard sale.

While that tree and many of the other Christmas decorations have long been retired, I have always wanted to continue our Christmas record tradition. 

I never did find the record, BUT I did find the album online.  I am currently listening to Reindeer Boogie :)

Pardon me while I take a stroll down memory lane... Childhood's callin'.

Here is mom with me on the left and with Lou on the right.

Sure, she looks cute... but she bites.

First Christmas with Dad

and here with Mom

Christmas with Grandma Knight

First Christmas with Puddie-- what on earth is wrong with my face!?!?

I didn't have an old Christmas picture with Grandma Benefiel on this computer, but had one of her and Dad--go figure :)

Oh but wait-- here is one with Addie and her Great Grandma on her first Christmas:

BTW-Tomorrow is Christmas Decorating night...WOOO HOOO!! Stay tuned...

I kid you not... The Christmas Cannonball JUST started playing... gotta go!

"Oh the Christmas Cannonball, the Christmas Cannonball..."