Too early to be in the Christmas spirit?

So yesterday I was feeling really Christmassy and decided to make a Christmas playlist on Spotify! Brilliant! Listening to all the songs for the millionth time just brings me so much joy. Lol... even Kirsty MacColl calling Shane MacGowan a 'cheap lousy faggot' brings a smile to my face. Ahh what a lovely song... one of my faves that. Gotta get Wham! on there, and Mariah Carey, Elton John, Aled Jones, Slade; they're all on there! Any other suggestions that would make my playlist complete? All comments welcome... My flatmates and I decorated our flat today with lots of very classy(!) decorations such as gold and silver tinsel, a blow up Christmas tree, and stockings on each of our doors! It looks so cute...a little tacky but still. My excuse is that we are students and can't afford expensive deccies!! The reason we put them up so early is because next week is the open day for the Uni. Our flat has been chosen as a show flat for the prospective students to look around. Get £15 for that which is decent, and I won't even be there coz it's CU houseparty. (Woop!) Anyway, the flat will look all lovely and festive! :D

It's just always a really lovely time of year isn't it? I love the dark mornings where it's frosty and really cold and you have to wrap up warm; hats, scarves, mittens, big winter coat! And then opening my advent calender each day; you're never too old for one, I think! Decorating the tree is always so much fun in our house as well; we get Amy Grant's Christmas albums on the go- check 'em out on Spotify! Mum and Dad always go and pick the tree, then Mum puts the lights on, then the beads and tinsel. And then my sister and I put all the baubles and other hanging decorations on.

There are just so many things that I love about Christmas. It's not just about getting presents and eating a lovely dinner and generally just relaxing and watching a film, but being with my family and friends; going to church the night before for the carol service. I really love singing carols, reminds me of how great God is! I think my favourites are "The First Noel" and "O Holy Night". "In the Bleak Midwinter" is also one of my favourites. I love because it reminds me of when I was younger and my church did a performance about a group of lost toys at Christmastime and we sung that song at some point during the service. It was so cute- wish we had it on video... I played a teddy bear who had been thrown out coz he was old! Sad times for Fred Bear. That was the firs time I ever sung a solo in front of an audience as well. Quite a special moment for me, I'll never forget how I felt standing there. My knees were like jelly and my voice was shaking, but I did it. And I think I got the performance bug that night... I was thinking about that performance last night as I was compiling my playlist, trying to remember the song title...must ask the parents- Mum is sure to know!!

I feel so blessed that I am provided for and looked after so well by my family. I am always particularly thankful for this around Wintertime, drawing near to Christmas because there are so many that are lonely at this time. I pray that you all have a blessed season. But don't count your blessings- because we have too many to list. Anyways...maybe it is a little bit early to be this excited, nevertheless, I'm loving being in the festive spirit and I hope you will too.