Cupcakes and Cashmere

Sounds of the Season

December 6th, 2011



{Our Christmas tree – as shot through this technique}

Yesterday my fiancé and I celebrated our fourth anniversary (over a fantastic dinner at Lucques). This time of year always makes me nostalgic, especially for those days when we first started dating. During our first holiday season together, we both made playlists for each other comprised of all of our favorite Christmas music. The idea felt sweet and playful, though we both hoped that our own compilations would be deemed best. He won that first year, but it’s been one of my most cherished traditions to recreate each season. My playlists change each year (from old crooners, to dorky boy bands, to children’s choirs), but my all-time favorite Christmas songs are O Holy Night, All I Want For Christmas is You, and White Christmas. Do you have favorite songs you listen to each year?

P.S. You can listen to my playlist here.

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  • http://peppermintandivy.blogspot.com/ Tariro

    Your tree is gorgeous! Congrats on your anniversary!
    xo,
    http://peppermintandivy.blogspot.com/

  • http://fashiongalfireman.blogspot.com/ VANESSA

    Lately I’ve been letting Pandora make my Christmas playlist… but I so love that I now have new tunes to listen to! Thank you and congrats on your four fabulous years together! The fireman and I are right behind you guys :)

    xo, Vanessa (the gal)

    http://fashiongalfireman.blogspot.com/

  • Brandi

    the luther vandross christmas cd as well as the nat king cole christmas cd are some of my favorites – their voices are magical.

  • http://handmadedreams-silvertigo.blogspot.com Johanna

    That photo technique looks interesting… Got to learn more about it with a real camera :) xoxo

  • http://fashiongalfireman.blogspot.com/ VANESSA

    PS: I adore the gorgeous heart lights and will definitely try this photo technique out!! Thanks :)

    xx! Vanessa

    http://fashiongalfireman.blogspot.com/

  • http://www.style-n-naina.com STYLE’N

    Absolutely love how you created your own bokeh with the hearts.

  • http://sandiebarefeet.blogspot.com/ jaime

    Aww, this makes me happy to share someone else’s Christmas cheer. It sounds corny, but it’s nice!
    My favorite Christmas book/ movie is How the Grinch stole Christmas. It’s also my ringtone this time of year! Every year, the first time my dad or I hear “Christmas Wrapping” by the Waitresses, we call each other. And every year, when I first hear “Christmas Shoes,” I cry. And of course, Amy Grant… Grown up Christmas list.

    Congratulations on your anniversary! Looking forward to some more festive posts!

    xx. jaime

    http://sandiebarefeet.blogspot.com/

  • http://191orchard.blogspot.com/ 191 Orchard

    cute idea! love the holiday season!

    http://191orchard.blogspot.com/

  • http://www.missrenaissance.wordpress.com Eva

    Happy Anniversary and Happy Holidays to you!! Love your blog, it’s the first thing I read in the morning.
    xo

  • http://www.honeywhatscooking.com Honey What’s Cooking

    Very creative and inexpensive way of spending the holidays with a loved one. I like it. My favorite is… All I want for Christmas is You and H…the bells the angels sing. :-)

  • http://girlsnextbestfriend.blogspot.com/ J’Ann

    Love old school dating….playlists, hand written letters…*sighs*

  • http://savoryandsuede.blogspot.com/ Rachel

    My all time favorite Christmas CD is this one by various female artist singing their versions of Christmas songs. It has artist such as Fiona Apple, Priscilla Ahn, Colbie Caillat, Brandi Carlile. It’s pretty awesome. I am doing a blog post on it later this month!

    http://www.amazon.com/Hotel-Cafe-Presents-Winter-Songs/dp/B001EYGOGU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323191254&sr=8-1

    XO,
    Rachel

    http://savoryandsuede.blogspot.com/

  • http://www.dashysassy.com Meena

    How cute!

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  • http://www.thebeautyfile.com Lisi

    Of course, Mariah’s version of “AIWFC” like on repeat all day. Also, I have always loved “Jingle Bells” and anything else classic. And lastly, pretty much any holiday mix I hear at Starbucks makes me want to sit in one of their comfy chairs sipping hot cocoa all day long.

  • http://christina-at-tiffanys.blogspot.com/ Christina

    My favorite Christmas songs have to be”Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” by Judy Garland and “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey! I love this time of year!

  • Kayla

    What a sweet tradition for Christmas, I love it!

  • http://www.vifv.blogspot.com Valerie

    What a special way to celebrate your anniversary! I love this idea.

  • http://mangotatoes.blogspot.com mango

    oh happy anniversary! You two are lucky you get to celebrate it with all this holiday spirit going around ;]

    mango

    mangotatoes.blogspot.com

  • http://fabulositywithinreach.blogspot.com/ Jules

    What a fun idea and great tradition!
    http://fabulositywithinreach.blogspot.com/

  • http://www.dragonnfruit.com dragon fruit

    that is SO adorable.

    http://www.dragonnfruit.com

  • http://www.shesmyhusband.wordpress.om KimRob

    Happy Anniversary! That camera technique is so cute! Loves it.

  • http://herumbrella.com Grace

    I love Last Christmas and Santa is comin to town!

    Grace
    http://herumbrella.com

  • http://shop.thirstygoods.com maria

    LOVE those hearts. simple statements are best. love the playlist tradition – again simple and a great way to get to know someone. happy anniversary!

  • Trista

    One of my favorites is O Holy Night sung a capella by *NSYNC…

    I love this Bokeh idea!

    http://www.hipposandhearts.com/

  • http://www.VisforOlive.blogspot.com Olive

    I love “Silent Night” by Trans-Siberian Orchestra and “Please Come Home For Christmas” by the Eagles.

    Olive

    http://www.VisforOlive.blogspot.com

  • Marie
  • http://missbobino.blogspot.com The life after

    I really don’t like christmas songs (and movies).

    The Life After

  • http://www.ciaochessa.com Chessa!

    what a lovely tradition. I have a few favorite holiday songs…o holy night is definitely one of my top 5…also here comes santa claus, all I want for Christmas (I LOVE Love Actually), let it snow…so many.

  • http://dresseduplikealady.com Cammila

    I LOVE when the seasons make me nostalgic for romantic moments! When the smells in the air or the color of sunlight make you remember great things with your whole body.

    Congratulations on your anniversary! :D

  • Meghann

    happy anniversary!

    I love All I want for Christmas is You too… so much so that that’s the song my husband proposed to me to! :)

  • http://fashionablecollections.blogspot.com fashionablecollections

    Four years… congratulations! that’s so exciting.

    Fashionable Collections

  • http://bintheknow.wordpress.com B. in the Know

    Congrats on 4 years – that is wonderful!
    Much love,
    B

  • http://www.validatemenow.blogspot.com Ashley

    Congrats on your 4th anniversary! It’s hard to say what my favorite song of the Christmas season is since I like ALL music! My dad brought me up on all the classic Christmas music, which I absolutely love, and probably can’t imagine the holiday season without listening to some oldies!

    Ashley
    http://www.validatemenow.blogspot.com

  • http://hauteeyes.com Caitlin

    Happy 4th!! Love traditions like these – makes the holidays more meaningful! I can’t wait to try this picture technique!!

    xo
    Caitlin
    http://hauteeyes.com

  • http://lerougestylo.blog.com Ashley

    Happy anniversary!

    Love the camera effect- so cute!

    -Ashley
    http://lerougestylo.blog.com

  • http://loislanelifestyle.blogspot.com/ brittany

    What a fun tradition. I love the version of “Baby it’s cold outside …” as sung in the movie “Elf.” :)

    http://loislanelifestyle.blogspot.com/

  • http://fashionisevolution.blogspot.com Célèste

    I’ve made a new Christmas playlist every year since 2006. Here’s the link to them if you want some new ideas of cool Christmas songs. I have everything from classics, to alternative, from punk to folk.

    http://fashionisevolution.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-yearly-christmas-playlists.html

  • http://cjvzheartsyou.blogspot.com/ Chloe

    Happy anniversary! What a cute tradition! I just love all Christmas music! It just makes me so happy! =)

  • http://becauseofmadalene.blogspot.com/ Christina

    That’s soo rad!!!

    I love holiday traditions! It helps you look forward to the same fun things every year. <3

    Christina
    http://becauseofmadalene.blogspot.com/

  • http://stylealter.wordpress.com/ Lynn

    I love that camera technique! Will have to try it, thanks for sharing.

  • http://nosweatsallowed.blogspot.com Emily

    What a great Christmas tradition! :)

    -E
    http://nosweatsallowed.blogspot.com

  • http://www.jennysuemakeup.com JennySue Makeup

    i’m with you w mariah careys all i want for christmas is you, plus, the glee christmas album (the whole darn thing!) is just absolute holiday fun-love their jingle bells rendition. happy anniversary!!

  • http://madewithlovebyjackieb.blogspot.com/ Jackie B.

    All I want for xmas is you!!!! -JB.

    http://madewithlovebyjackieb.blogspot.com/

  • http://electricdaze.blogspot.com Nicole

    Oh that’s awesome!! Happy Anniversary!!

  • http://www.smithratliff.com Smith & Ratliff

    Very cool camera mod.

  • http://flysongbird.blogspot.com flysongbird

    i love the boket technique!!

  • http://wtfwhatthefashion.blogspot.com/ Hannah

    such a pretty christmas tree!!!

    wtfwhatthefashion.blogspot.com/

  • http://www.helloclee.blogspot.com Christine

    i love the picture! definitely going to give this a try!

    http://www.helloclee.blogspot.com

  • http://luckyandtaylored.blogspot.com lindsey

    the picture looks awesome! can’t wait to try that method!

  • Jessica B.

    It is a little of the beaten path of Christmas songs but “Christmas Song” by The Dave Matthews Band is one of my favorites. The band at our Church use to sing this at Midnight Mass and it would always bring me to tears.