Over the years we have become less and less inclined to do a lot of Christmas decorating, giving away huge boxes of ornaments to our kids and putting up fewer outdoor things that require climbing on ladders in the cold. But there are a few doodads that are non-negotiably required. Such as my angel choir. (I know it's really an orchestra, not a choir, but for some reason that's what I have always called them and I'm not going to change now.)
They never had a regular place, but would be arrayed wherever it seemed best. Every year they tried out different formations: all in a row, or in a two-by-two procession, or arranged into percussion, brass and string sections. Here they are performing from atop the Bose radio, so their songs can be broadcast throughout the house.
I hear the angle music and delight in your "choir".
ReplyDeleteNo ladders in this house for outdoor deco. it get wrapped around trees or laid over bushes and it looks bright and festive.
The angel choir is charming.
ReplyDeleteI love your angel choir! They can sing and play their instruments at the same time I bet. I remember being similarly attached to the first Christmas doodad that was my very own, a cheap 24" tabletop tree with kitschy little store bought ornaments. In our family of handmade and lovingly crafted decorations, I loved getting that ratty tree out every year because it was all mine and I could put it in my room and decorate it however I wanted. It's long fallen apart, but I still have fond memories of the lady who gave it to me!
ReplyDeleteOne thing that keeps me doing at least some Christmas decorating is all the memories I pull out of the boxes with those ornaments, even if some of them, like me, are showing their age.
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