What Was on Your Wish List?

Have you had a nice Christmas and got everything you wished for?
I have - both! :)

We were invited to my SIL, who is almost as Christmas Crazy as I am and add to that - an extremely great cook, so I don't complain. It was a super cosy and very traditional Christmas eve.

My presents - here we go, DH gave me a USB record playerYep, a USB record player. What I want to do with it? I am going to record all my lovely vinyl music to my pc, so I can either burn it to CD's or put it on my ZenStone (I'm not an Ipod fan). And I have plans about borrowing my parents' lovely and very scratched vintage records from the fifties and record them too. And yes, I do hear vinyl music almost every day - I know, I'm a bit nerdy.

From son, whom I've told is old enough to buy his parents, aka his main sponsors, Christmas gifts - I got the Polar Express. Now I can watch it as often as I want to, but only in December.

From my SIL I got a pair of fabulous high heeled sneakers, black/white with a white stiletto heel - I promise to take a photo soon. I wore them at work today and everybody commented on them.

My MIL had knitted a lovely sweater of the most luxurious soft wool and in the most beautiful dark red colour. I love when somebody make homemade gifts for me.

And from my parents, we have agreed on small gifts, I got a wonderful manicure set. A small suitcase with tools, and there is everything a nail enthusiast can wish for and also nail polish for French manicure. Perhaps it sounds strange, but I relax having some quality time with my nails.

Happy New Year to all of you! :)

More Translations of Older Posts

Aaah, these great holidays with time to being together with my family, watching a movie and translating older posts for my new English blog:

News About My New Job
Job and Happy Easter
Finally Spring!
Copy of Jayne's Wedding Dress?!
Packing the Bare Necessities
Vintage Car Exhibition
Vintage Newspapers
Indiana Hunk
The Mysterious Gargoyle
Vintage Books Hidden in the Roof
My fifties style dress and vintage gloves
Riding the Indian
Son's Confirmation Last Saturday

More translations ...

I had to do something before the Christmas Eve dinner tonight, so I've translated some of my older Danish blog posts for you to read:
Dear Husband's New Shadow
Long Weekend!
Son's Wall
25th Opel GT Club Meeting in Denmark
Royal Race
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas!

Christmas Movies

Do you think there is way too long for Christmas or haven't you found the Christmas spirit yet, then let me recommend some Christmas movies. I LOVE Christmas movies. :)

My absolute favourite Christmas movie is Miracle on 34th Street:

It is simply perfect, contains everything a Christmas movie needs: a great lovestory, a real Santa Claus and a fantastic ending. The movie is not the original edition from the forties, but this has a vintage-feeling I truly love. And Dylan McDermott is worth see, a true neighbour-hunk:


Right after comes the Polar Express:

It is a fantastic animation movie, in which Tom Hanks plays all parts, that is the movie is animated over his movements. The movie is about a little doubtful boy's journey with the Polar Express where the children meet Santa Claus himself. Sooo well-made. See one of my favourite scenes here:


And don't forget the hilarious funny Home Alone movies. I recommend 1 and 2. I've seen a 3 and 4, but forget them.

Number 2 is just as funny as number one, and although I've seen them about 20 times I still laugh my butt off. Fantastic movie for the whole family:

An oldie but absolutely goodie is It's a Wonderful Life. Clarence, the angel, is worth everything. See it and you'll think about how good your own life is.

If you have any Christmas you movies you love, please recommend them here.

MERRY CHRISTMAS! :)

Christmas DJ: Danish Christmas Music

The best Danish Christmas song - I think McEinar's "Jul det Cool" is great:


"Rap Jul" by Shubidua is an old favourite too - it is about Christmas seen from a duck's view:


"Og Den Himmelblå" also by Shubidua is also great:


Now I've played Shubidau I also have to play another great Danish band, Gasolin:


Now we need some tempo:


Son and I have loved the TV advent calendar elf, Pyrus, for years. Pyrus thinks that Christmas must never be boring or dull, so he wishes us a "Cool Christmas":


And at last a Danish classic - "Paa loftet sidder nissen" (at the loft the elf lives). Now all of us are hopping around the Christmas tree:


Wishing you all a very merry Christmas!

Christmas DJ: Modern Christmas Music

I promised to be Christmas DJ these days and started playing some nostalgic Christmas music, which is my absolute favourite, but now I'll try some more modern. It is hard to choose, in fact I don't think there are much great modern Christmas music. Last Christmas by Wham is played just as much as White Christmas by Bing Crosby, so much that we don't have the nerve to hear it anymore, so I'll skip those.

I've always loved Shakin' Stevens - nice guy (he still is) and he plays some nice retro music and in addition this video is great:


Britney Spears' modern Christmas song is not bad:


Mariah Carey has a great voice which she proves in this lovely song:


I know, I know - Slade is not exactly modern anymore, but I love this song:


No Christmas without Jingle Bell Rock:


Cliff Richard is a great singer, so he also has to join my list:


Bruce Springsteen was my hero 15-20 years ago - great Christmas song:


I want to end the list in a modern rock way - Bon Jovi in the right Christmas spirit:


Next DJ-ist will be Danish Christmas music and then I'll recommend some Christmas movies. I don't give up, I want every Grinch to find the true Christmas spirit.

The Bare Necessities

I've just come home from a lovely trip to the Copenhagen with my mum, my sister and my gorgeous little niece (aged four). And I did it again - bought a pair of wonderful and absolutely necessary shoes:

Sonia Rykiel for H&M - I simply cannot live without them! :)