Its the right time to rock the night away...

I was driving home from work just a half hour ago and the most famous version of "Jingle Bell Rock" came on the radio. I was reminded of a silly story from a long time ago around this very time of year.

My best friend Leahna and I were at her house, plotting ways to become rich and famous. We were probably about 9, cassettes were still popular, so we couldn't have been more than 11. We decided that the best way for us to become rich and famous was to make a Christmas demo on a cassette. Luckily she had an old Teddy Ruxpin tape that we could so totally record over.

We set up our studio. We planned out our moves. We gathered our instruments. She had this pair of jingle bell bunny earrings we'd use for the bell noise, I was really fantastic at slapping my legs in perfect harmony to sound like horses clopping hooves, and of course there was the trusty Casio for the drum beat. I mean, like, this was no-fail super-stardom here people. We knew we were going to hit the big time. So together, in perfect harmony, we sang our own rendition of the classic "Jingle Bell Rock" complete with bunny earring jingle bells for sound. And then we followed it with a very pitchy "Silent Night" and of course "Let It Snow" and many others.

Finally we had to stop because her parents were going to bed and we may or may not have been keeping them up with our magnificent musical stylings. Hours of fantastic choral music...

We never hit the big time. Unfortunately the tape is long gone, so I won't be able to share. Please... no tears.

(For those of you who've ever heard me sing, I'm sure you're praising the good Lord right about now that the tape is lost and gone forever. Be ashamed of yourself. Santa knows you have naughty thoughts.)