CHRISTMAS KARAOKE

Christmas Eve, in our family, is the Swedish side of our family's day of celebration. We have been travelling to my Aunt Myra's home for 30 years. This year we thought it would be fun to break out of the traditional mold and add Karaoke. There was a microphone and background music and lyric sheets aiding us and after several glasses of Glog I went to the mike and sang Silent Night. It had been quite a long time since I had been on the other side of the mike but I nailed it. Granted theses were my relatives in the audience making it much easier. I can remember standing in front of as many as 5000 people at The Aragon. There were four of us which helped and it was so loud that nobody could hear us anyway. Back to Christmas, I had to reflect on the recent passing of another aunt, Corky, who was my mother's sister and always fun to be around. My mother passed away at an early age and Corky was my connection to my mom since she knew her better than anyone. Bud Morten did an interview with his mother and documented her life for generations to follow. I wish I had done that but now I have to rely on my memory. I will work on it and put it in this blog next year. Have a good new year and help bring joy to others.