The Christmas season is slowly coming to the end. The lights, mistletoe, and decorations are slowly coming down. The last pages of your calendar and day planners are coming to an end. The local liquor stores are stocking up for biggest worldwide holiday party of the season. Yep, you guessed it, New Year’s Eve, so it’s not just you singing “Auld Lang Syne” off-key at midnight, it’s the entire universe.

Here is the new version:

Auld Lang Syne - Lyrics

As updated for the new Millennium by:
Annette Rios, Edie Zuvanich,
Jaime Cabrera & Steve Hostak.

Should old acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne!

The new year brings us hope for peace,
A new day for mankind,
Where we can all live hand in hand
And leave all hate behind.

For auld lang syne, my dear.
For auld lang syne.
We'll take a cup of kindness yet
For auld lang syne.

When dreams they seem so far away,
Your soul can feel so low.
But love is never far away;
Your heart won't be alone.

Let's make a world where people care,
A world that knows no fear,
Where we can open up our hearts
And hold each other dear.

Our children grow, they need to know
The Future's theirs to hold.
If we can teach them how to love
Then the world can carry on.

For auld lang syne, my dear.
For auld lang syne.
We'll take a cup of kindness yet
For auld lang syne.

Here is the old version:

It’s the one holiday where the traditional gift is a clean slate. All the drama, hassle, and discord you’ve accumulated over the past 12 months are thought of as “so last year.” You’ll no longer be the old you; you’ll emerged as new and improved you. It’s a time to reflect on the changes we want/need to make and the determination to follow through on those changes. So, New Year Resolutions will be made, challenged, resolved, and for some, okay most, broken or unaccomplished.

Here are the 10 most popular New Year Resolutions:

· Spend More Time with Family & Friends

· Fit in Fitness

· Tame the Bulge

· Quit Smoking

· Enjoy Life More

· Quit Drinking

· Get Out of Debt

· Learn Something New

· Help Others

· Get Organized

For those that can’t keep the above resolutions, I came across these that are more attainable that you might want to try:

· Read less

· I want to gain weight, put on at least 30 pounds

· Stop exercising, it’s a waste of time

· Procrastinate more

· Drink and drink some more

· Start being superstitious

· Spend more time at work

· Stop bringing lunch from home and start eating out more

· Take up a new habit, maybe smoking!

If you’re really interested in New Year Resolutions and need help to achieve them you might consider buying “How to Make New Year's Resolutions That Work!” by Gary Ryan Blair. You can access the website here- http://www.goalsguy.com/Events/n_resolutions.html

Other Interesting things:

World Clock- see who will enter 2007 first- http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/newyear.html

See the ball drop in NY at Times Square- http://newyears.earthcam.com/

Mummer’s Parade in Philadelphia, PA- http://www.mummers.com/

Learn about customs in dozens of different countries http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/getmcc.cgi?querytype=match&infotype=holida...

So what ever do or where ever you go this New Year’s, be safe, sensible, and most of all have fun!

Tracy

Benjamin Franklin
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each New Year find you a better man.

A Charlie Brown's Christmas is one of my favorite animated Christmas shows. I found this clip from the show and thought I would share it with all of you. I will also post the full version link at the end of this blog.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5TF4U36GFg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfM9-bTmuNw

LINUS AS HE RECITES LUKE 2:8-14
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were so afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

Charlie Brown Christmas (Full Version) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVENmQqQyx4