banner by the super-talented Brenda of Secret Agent Josephine
Welcome to the biggest blogger holiday concert on the internet!
Jingle Bells
performed by Mishelle of Secret Agent Mama
Angels We Have Heard on High
performed by Angela of Fluid Pudding
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
performed in Finnish by Katja Presnal of Skimbaco Home,
Nina of Ninan-Tunnetila and Venla of MTV3 Finland
photo by Heather of kinder. better. braver
Don’t Stop Believing performed by
Blaine of Mighty Hunter and the Seattle Men’s Chorus
Peace Train
performed by Faiqa of Native Born
O Holy Night
performed by Shawn of Backpacking Dad
photo by Danny of Jew Eat Yet
Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town
performed by Jenn of Breed Em’ And Weep and the Mater
Christmas in O’Hare written and performed
by Noel Katz of There’s Gotta Be a Song
S’vivon
performed by Mommymae and her family
photo by Trey Ratcliff
Santa Baby
performed by Karen of Chookooloonks
Christmas Island
performed by Fadra of All Things Fadra
Winter Wonderland
performed by Sarah of Slouching Past 40
photo by Schmutzie
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
performed by Pam of Nerd’s Eye View and Care
Happy Xmas: War is Over
performed by Nova of Ramona and her Mother and Brian
Got Tell it On the Mountain
performed by Bon of Crib Chronicles and family
photo by SoulChristmas
Tutira Mai Nga Iwi (from New Zealand)
performed by Juli of Wellington Road and “Five”
photo from Germany by Martin of Deutschland Uber Elvis
Angels We Have Hear On High
performed by Sarah of Sarah and the Goon Squad and Lesley
Where The River Meets The Sea
performed by Elly of BugginWorld and her brother
photo by Angela of Dutch Blitz
Frosty Rap
performed by Laurenne of Humans Are Funny and Kat of Girl at a Startup
Here We Come A Wassailing performed
by Lauren of Merry Mishaps
Tis the Season
performed by Momo of Momo Fali and family
photo by Devra of Parentopia
Holiday Blogger Song
performed by Mommy Niri
Jingle Bell Rock
performed by Tanis of Redneck Mommy and family
In the Bleak Midwinter performed
by Dawn of Not Going Postal
photo by Marisa of Apartment 2024
Christmas Time is Here
performed by Tracey Clark and family
In My Window
performed by Otir of Un jour a la fois
O Come Emmanuel
performed by Tiff of No Accent Yet
photo from London by Camille DeAngelis
Twas the Night Before Christmas
recited by Adam of Avitable
Christmas Day
performed by Lauren of In The Pudding Club and Eloise
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
performed by Scott of Caveat Emptor
Silent Night
performed by Genevieve of Gen with a G
photo by Megan of An Acorn Dreaming
S’vivon
performed by Melissa of Married My Sugar Daddy and family
Marshmallow World
performed by Miss Sizzle of Sizzle Says
with Supple and Mr. Darcy
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
performed by Jess of Hope Bomb and family
photo by Jenny of The Bloggess
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
performed by SubWow and friends
So This is Christmas performed by
Erin and Tim of Cooper Multimedia
Santa Baby
performed by Cecily of Uppercase Woman
photo by Veronica of Compost Studios
Jingle Bells (from Australia)
performed by Rachel of Sesame Ellis and family
O Holy Night
performed by Cindy of Shrewsbury Chorale
Auld Lang Syne performed by
Terra of Raising Zoeyjane
photo by Laurie of Crazy Aunt Purl
The Dreidel Song
performed by Haley and Cheaty Monkey of Cheaty Monkey
A Hippopotamus Christmas
performed by Heather of The Hopeful Elephant and family
Lefler Holidaytastic performed by Anna of Life Just Keeps Getting Weirder
photo by Nance of Dept. of Nance
Jingle Bells
performed by Loukia of Loulou’s Views
Happy Christmas (War is Over)
performed by Sarah of Imaginary Binky and family
God Rest You Wild Rooty
performed by Nicole of Ninja Mom
photo by Mommymae
Little Jack Frost
performed by Erin of Swonderland
Family Christmas created by
Ilina of Dirt and Noise
I’ll Be Home For Christmas
performed by Kristen of Rage Against the Minivan
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
performed by Lotus of Sarcastic Mom and her husband, John
photo by Lotus of Sarcastic Mom
Good King Wenceslas
performed by Leah of A Girl and a Boy and Simon
Silent Night
performed by Amy of Selfish Mom
Up On the Housetop
performed by Loralee of Loralees’s Looneytunes and Carolers
photo by Suzanne of Twenty Four at Heart
Round and Round (Like a Dreidel)
performed by Neil of Citizen of the Month
Hallelujah
performed by Amy of The Bitchin’ Wives Club
photo by Mishelle of Secret Agent Mama
You can also check out what has been done during the past concerts:
P.S. — Ticket prices to the concert were pretty cheap, so since you saved money, if you want to be generous, check out what caring bloggers are doing over at The Bloggess.
I am basking in the holiday spirit radiating from this post! Thanks for coordinating such a fab show, Neil.
I’m tellin’ ya…BLOGHER TRIO WITH SARAH AND THE GOONSQUAD. (Hee!)
Loralee posted Up on the housetop Dickens style
Christmalhijrahanukwanzaakah ’11: WATCH OUT!
Bitchin’ Amy posted An Oxfam Holiday Giveaway For the Person Who Has Everything
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Happy everything, Neil!
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headbang8 posted Grinch Relents
I am feeling the holiday spirit. Thanks for hosting!
I wish there was a comment box for every single video… as I work my way through them I am floored by how talented, funny, or touching they are in their own special way.
Kristen’s (Rage Against the Minivan) video about bringing their adopted son home from Haiti had me absolutely in tears of joy. Neil, you had me in giggles. Lotus, you are naughty and Santa is going to have to spank you. Anna, the Lefler Holidaytastic hat is going to give me nightmares. Nightmares that might make me wet the bed laughing so hard. CecilyK gets special props for best use of eyebrows in a performance.
I’ll be back with more after I watch the rest!
Bitchin’ Amy posted An Oxfam Holiday Giveaway For the Person Who Has Everything
Wow!!! This is going to keep me coming back all week. Thanks for doing this. So much work for you, so much fun for us.
Yes! I can’t wait to go through all of these. You’re awesome for doing this Neil. I guess Eloise and I didn’t make the cut? Love your hat.
nevermind – now I see that I what I sent you was a split second of our video. We’ll try again next year.
That was awesome. I watched more of them than seems humanly possible at 730a. This is my first concert, so thank you, Neil.
Angie posted mirrors
Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic, my favorite holiday event of the year! I have to go watch each one again but they were all amazing. Oy, “Rage Against the Minivan’s” story of their baby from Haiti? I was sobbing. (Can they adopt me, too?) And multiple versions of my favorite song, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside?” Heaven! But my top pick for this year just may be yours, Neil. Only you could find a Hanukkah song with such a message. You are fearless!
Sorry my family’s vocals aren’t part of this year’s concert but…WE SHALL RETURN!
Danny posted Dreidels in the White House
This is absolutely fantastic.
TwoBusy posted Winter Comes
Whoa! Shawn (Backpacking Dad!) has a PHENOMENAL voice!
Thanks for this labor of love, Neil.
slouchy posted Happy Holidays
Neil, what a fabulous stage manager/producer you are. And what a talented cast working for you!
Talent definitely abounds among your readers. I loved all the videos and photos, but what stood out for me were: “Christmas in O’Hare” (I thought I was hearing Michael Feinstein do an American standard song); “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” by Kristen of Rage Against the Minivan (that certainly had me in tears); and your tune and video. (I see we’d get along really well; you also leave kitchen cupboards open; my hubby hates when I do that)
Bravo, Neil. Bravo, everyone. Have yourselves a wonderful holiday season.
P.S. Has your mom yelled at you yet for leaving all the kitchen cabinets open in your video?
Danny posted Dreidels in the White House
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This is fabulous, Neil!! I have only watched about 8 of them and everyone did such a good job! Thank you for putting this together. I’ll be back later to see all the rest.
kenju posted Bunny and the Elves
I know what I’ll be doing every night this week – what talented people, and what fun to have so much to look forward to.
tiff posted Oh- Im just trying it out
Wow. Great turnout for this thing. Thanks for putting this together.
Hello, Neil.
scott posted Person to Person
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I cannot believe how incredibly awesome this is! Seriously, this must have taken you an unbelievable amount of time—and for all of that, I thank you.
I’ll be back to make further comments…I just wanted to let you know how thankful I am that you would do such a thing.
Heather posted Snow
As always, an awesome show by all.
So. Wonderful. I’m so happy, impressed, enthralled, amazed. Your annual tradition is something wonderful, Neil.
Sorry, comments were down. Up now.
That was something truly special. Bravo.
That was so great! Thanks for putting it together!
There were a lot of outstanding contributions this year – it seems to grow exponentially every year!
Now in the spirit of commercialism and Christmas, we should have a contest and make people jockey for votes to see who gets chosen as the best contributor to win an iPad.
Avitable posted I’ve never
This makes me laugh and laugh and laugh every year. It’s inspired. Thanks for included us, and Happy Christmahana what ever it is.
I covet your hat.
And Jenn Mattern.
And Chookooloonks.
Heck, I love them all and wish I could take everyone home and force them to sing to me for hours on end. Great job Neil. Thanks for doing this again.
Redneck Mommy posted I Should Apologize To My Mother
What a beautiful, hilarious, moving, absurd, heartwarming event. Baby, it’s cold outside, but it’s toasty-warm over here. Bless you for taking the time to put this together, Neil. Bravo to everyone! I am inspired to 1) learn the ukulele 2) learn how to subtitle 3) learn how to, uh, sing.
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I loved being a part of this concert, and have been waiting for it since last year when I watched all the videos over and over again. I’ll be doing the same this year, too.
Thank you for hosting this event, Neil. XOXO
Mishelle Lane posted reverb d 9- 10- 11- 12- 13
Bravi, everyone! I am now moist with holiday cheer.
LOD posted Half awake- half in space
happy holidays!
And the best performance of the whole concert? Neil himself! Well done! Even if you made me a tiny bit dizzy.
Elly Lou posted Getting Drilled
It’s the most wonderful time of the (bloggity) year!
I love this concert, Neil.
Good work, as always! xo
Loralee posted Up on the housetop Dickens style
And?
Your video is making me pee myself.
HA!
Loralee posted Up on the housetop Dickens style
Neil, your song absolutely made my day.
I read the title, gasped, and pleaded, “Please please please be what I think that is.”
And it was!
So awesome. Thank you.
Kellee posted Two Lips
You did an amazing job putting this concert together! Happy holidays!
DrLori71 posted The Pessimist Club
Such awesome talent!!! I am loving Lotus & Swonderful’s songs! WOW!
Steph
Adventures In Babywearing posted Always
This is the true spirit of the season… giving all you can for the enjoyment, if that’s what you call it, of others, reaching out and sharing…. Seriously, quite a few of you are actually very talented! Okay, well some of you.. okay a couple… but that’s not the point, thanks for bringing me into your homes, the laughs and the smiles, and for reminding me that there are other people in the world as tone deaf as myself
….. Happy Holidays to each and every one of you – you’re all wonderful!!
Queen Momma-Sweet Merciful Crap posted Queen Mommas starring in her own reality show!
This made my day… especially Erin & Tracey. mwah!
Vanessa posted overwhelmed and not the good kinda really
we love you Neilochka. BIG BIG Love from the frozen tundra!
wench posted 4 years of online journalling
Wonderful! Thanks for all the hard work that you and all the contributors put in to this!
Svivon sof sof sof…LOVE U and thanks for putting this together! Merry christmalhijrahanukwanzaakah!!
Loved your Pete Burns turn, Neil. And what’s with the cupboard doors?
Watched a few so far – Breed’Em and Weep and her Mum were fantastic. Could see their mother/daughter dynamic right there.
What a great show.
Happy Holidays!
Backpacking Dad knocked my favorite holiday song out of the park. These are so awesome. I’ll probably keep commenting each time I listen to a new one. Thanks for doing this Neil. I just love participating!
I’d tease you about spelling my name wrong but, DUDE. This must have taken you DAYS to put together.
Love, love, love it. Thanks for hosting it every year, Neil.
Angella posted ‘Tis The Season
holy magical, Neil. Thank you for doing this.
*kicks self for not joining in*
There’s a whole lotta talent and funny going on ’round here.
I must say that I was already in love with Swonderful and now I love her even more.
And Kristen? Mrs. Howerton? speechless.
Heather of the EO posted What Think Ye of Christmas
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Oh my… some of you are hella talented. And those of you aren’t so much? You are my heroes. I loved this so much.
Thanks everyone!
Megan posted Shadow Dancing