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By Anita Garner<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I’m not a good shopper nor an artistic gift-wrapper and am sometimes running late before reaching full immersion in the spirit of the holidays.\u00a0 However, I do feel fairly confident a few December rituals will eventually turn things around.\u00a0 Early in the morning, while it’s still dark, I plug in the office lights, turn on the Christmas music and coffee my way toward daylight.\u00a0 While Willie sings “Pretty Paper,” I’d love to share another couple of favorite spirit boosters.<\/p>\n

Visiting the lights in whatever place makes a heart feel at home.\u00a0 That works for me.\u00a0 Cities that twinkle all over, or a little tree and a country cabin, I’ll take either.\u00a0 Before I had the opportunity to live in the Bay Area, I declared San Francisco my favorite city and visited often.\u00a0 Then I moved across the Bay where it’s always a thrill to arrive at the Ferry Building.\u00a0 By the end of November, the\u00a0 Embarcadero Four buildings are stunning, outlined in lights. If a person has to shop, a person might as well do it then and there.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>My agent’s office was in a beautiful old building on Geary, across the street from Neiman Marcus at Union Square.\u00a0 I’d take the vintage elevator up to Joan’s office, then across the street for a bite inside the glorious rotunda.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Like many broadcasters, I have a substantial holiday music collection, going back to the days when record companies sent them to us. I treasure them.<\/p>\n

My website partner, Dave Williams<\/a>, and I were producing audio for another website a couple of years back and searching for music, I met Chris Whiteman and Colin Tribe on YouTube and have followed them ever since.\u00a0 Their holiday songs are part of my tradition.<\/p>\n

My office lights now stay up all year.\u00a0 The old Christmas CDs still work in my computer and when they don’t any more, I’ll keep downloading and carry on.<\/p>\n

******<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s Chris Whiteman, who lives in Virginia and plays and teaches everywhere.\u00a0 Click the picture to visit his YouTube channel<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Here’s Colin Tribe with grandson, Edward.\u00a0 Colin lives in England where he composes, arranges, teaches and plays the you know what out of that ukulele. Click the picture for his YouTube channel.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

******<\/p>\n

Follow me here anytime.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> \u00a0 \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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