This afternoon, I almost played The Norman Luboff Choir's version of "O Tannenbaum." I refrained, however, because I thought, "It's still light outside. Better to play it tonight when I've moved the tabletop Christmas tree into the living room and turned it on..."
"...And, then what?" I thought. "Am I expecting that the Christmas tree will say, 'Thank you for that. That choir's version is reverential, and I appreciate that?''"
Well, yes...During a season when toys allegedly come to life and start marching, maybe I do expect that--in the back of my mind, at least.
