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Luckily, this blog is entirely and solely for the purpose of having fun, so I’m allowed to have a 7-month hiatus and then review another Christmas album in the middle of July. Let’s get into it. As a preface, I did listen to this entire album for the first time during ACTUAL Christmastime while I was on a long drive, but then never sat down and wrote a review. In the present day, I’m giving the album a fresh listen on headphones so I can get an alternate audio perspective (listening in a car doesn’t necessarily allow for the sharpest aural experience) and so that I can affirm my opinions of each song individually and the album as a whole. Track 1: Christmas Morning Before I get into it, let me say: I do like this song—once they actually start singing. However, to be completely honest, when I was listening to this in the car as my first ever impression of the album, I was pretty frustrated that I couldn’t understand what the guys were saying at the beginning. Later when I discovered ...

You may be wondering how we got here. As all good things begin, the idea for this blog came because of a boy I think is cute. In this case, said boy is a conductor in his late 20s making the rounds in various articles that are frequently recommended to me by Google. While reading a few reviews of his recent performance at Carnegie Hall, I was struck with wistful jealousy. I realized how much I love reviewing things (something that shouldn’t have been much of a surprise, considering how seriously I take my book reviews on Goodreads). A friend said to me, “Julia, if you like reviewing things so much, you should just start a blog.” And, it turns out, there is no rule that says you can’t just try to do something for a little while because it sounds fun. So here it is: a blog dedicated to me reviewing things. Thanks for coming. Review #1: “Home for Christmas” (1998) by *NSYNC I recently attended a friend’s Merry-oke party (Christmas karaoke, for the uninitiated) and at that hallowed event ...