We’re gonna need a bigger mantel.

My Christmas shopping is done, the sermon for our GCR Christmas Eve service is written and practiced and ready to go, the kids and grandsons and two dogs are coming in tonight, the egg nog is chilling in the fridge, and I’m ready for Christmas. To get yourself ready, give this video a watch. This is Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performing their hit “Christmas All Over Again.”

The song was part of the “A Very Special Christmas” project in the 1990s that raised money for Special Olympics and this performance was during the “A Very Special Christmas” TV special filmed at the White House. It’s one of the very rare times Tom Petty sported short hair–maybe the only time. It’s a great song with a catchy tune, a nice hook, and subtle lyrics–like all Tom Petty songs. About the “distant relatives” he hasn’t seen in a while, Tom sings, “I kinda miss ’em; I just don’t wanna kiss ’em.” Enjoy.

Peace,
Allan