Hello, everybody, I'm Lídice. welcome to My blog is better than your vlog, how you've been doing? Today we will be discussing my favorite Christmas carols and my favorite reads of 2016, cause in case you haven't noticed, it's Christmas season!
I love this time of the year, don't you? The weather is perfect to stay cozy at home with a hot cup of coffee and some chocolateship cookies while watching your favorite series, reading an amusing book or just listening to some really good Christmas-spirited music. I'm quite eager to know more about you, guys. What do you do during the holidays? Do you rather go outside or stay in bed under a mountain of warm blankets? What about music? What music do you listen to in this time of the year? I, myself prefer to listen some jazzy Christmas carols.
Here's some of my favorite jazzy carols that you should definitely listen to: 1. I'll be home for Christmas / Elvis Presley 2. Silent Night / Bing Crosby 3. Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! / Frank Sinatra 4. White Christmas / Elvis Presley 5. Winter Wonderland / Dean Martin 6. The Christmas Song / Nat King Cole 7. Deck the Hall/ Nat King Cole 8. Christmas night in Harlem / Louis Armstrong 9. Jingle Bells Rock / Bobby Helms 10. The First Noël / Frank Sinatra 11. The Christmas symphony / Perry Como 12. Ol' Saint Nicholas / Doris Day 13. Hark! The Herald Angel Sing / Frank Sinatra
14. Santa Claus is coming to town / Bing Crosby
15. May every day be a Christmas / Louis Jordan
16. There is no place like home / Perry Como
You may be wondering why I prefer jazzy carols than ordinary carols. The answer to that question is because jazzy carols make me feel like if I'm in some old, black-and-white movie back from the 30's. And I love being transported back to the good, old days. Saxophones, violines, dresses, mad and totally amazing moves like the ones done in Lindy Hop and the Swing dance styles were a thing! Also, World War 1 had just ended and racism was still a thing (not than any of these two are good things at all, but they all contribute to the cause of making these years quite unforgettable).
And moving on to the second part of this post, these are my favorite books of 2016 (in no particular order, I must add)!
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Outlander is a book about time traveling, epic romance, war and fantasy. In this book we follow our main character, Claire Randall as she and her husband spend their second honeymoon in Scottish Highlands in the year of 1945, right after World War 2 has ended, because they haven't seen each other in years.
Once in Scotland, Claire goes to a standing stones circle called "Craigh Na Dun" where she falls into time 200 years in the past by tripping over to the other side of one particular humongous stone, and lands in 18th century Scotland right in the middle of a battle going on between Scotts and English.
It's up to Claire to make her own way back to the stone circle after being captured, and return to that lovely place she calls home. But to do so, she first must survive, even if that means marrying some handsome Scott warrior who helds a price on his head and of who little does she knows. Now Claire is not only between a rebellion going on but between two men in two irrecognizable lives.
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
In this gorgeous classic we are introduced to a group of British boys ages 6 to 12 during postwar period, who find themselves trapped in what seems more likely an island of the Pacific Ocean. With no adults around, the boys are left to fend for and govern themselves. During their stay in the island, these kids will live through the most difficult tasks ever known in order to continue alive. But when a boy named Jack becomes eager to gain more power than the "chief" itself (Ralph, our main character) and insists to divide the group in two: The ones with Ralph who will maintain the fire lived, and those ones with him who will be the ones who hunt animales (and maybe some people if they feel like it) in order to eat; things get pretty damn nasty. And deathly dangerous. For there is also the "beast" out there, of who they are quite frightened of. The longer they're on the island, the more savage they become. Fire, loyalty, fear, hunger & death will play a significant role in this book. A book where human cruelty and a lesson of what happens when a society lives without rules, are true diamonds.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling
Is Harry's third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and it's about time to know a little more about Harry's father's past. In my opinion, this book has been the best one so far (I'm currently reading the 5th book). We meet incredible characters who make Harry's school year very amazing. Time travel is a thing going on here, just as werewolves, the famous Marauders and their Map. We see loads of Harry's magical progress in this book as well as Harry's growing behavior, so I really appreciate this. Thank you, J. K. Rowling.
Harry Potter an the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
In this 4th book the tone is darker, more dangerous, more letal. Harry is growing up and that could only mean that the challenges he's expected to forecast are bigger than anything he's ever faced before. Harry's 14 years old and J. K. Rowling allow us to get a really good sneak peek of what Harry's teenage hood has got prepared for him. Along with Harry's new changes, are Ron's and Hermione's. It is in the 4th book where both Ron and Harry experience their first crush and it's a situation quite lovely to read. As well as the entire book, just saying...
Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Percy has nearly reached the most anticipated age of 16 years and the time almost comes when the gods will discover if he's the one in the prophecy. Or not. See, there're three new characters (or is it actually four?) of whom the gods could expect the same. We meet new gods: Athenea, goddess of wisdom and battles; Artemis, goddess of the hunt and the moon; and her brother, Apollo, god of arts and the moon. Apollo si personally my favorite god of all, but we're not touching those points just yet. Anyhow, the book opens when Percy and his crew of friends go to an Institute to aid some half-bloods escape that place that seems not wanting to let go of them anytime soon. While they are at there, things go wrong. Terrible wrong. Annabeth is being captured by a manticore and they won't put it easy for Percy and his friends to rescue her. At the same time, Artemis, who was tracking down a monster, also gets captured by the same people (if we could call them that way). Now is up to Percy, Thalia, Grover, Zoe (a hunter) and Biana (one of the half-bloods who they rescue) to find Artemis and return her in time to the meeting she has with the Olympians before it's too late. Oh, and Annabeth! Let's don't forget Annabeth.
That's it for today, I hope you had ejoyed it nearly as much as I did. I really want to know about your favorite music to listen during the holidays and what were your favorite reads of 2016. So don't be shy and comment it down below. This is my last post of the year, I wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year! You've been soo supported with this blog and I cannot thank you enough! But again, thank you so much for reading and if you subscribed too, THANK YOU! If you liked the blog go and recommend it to others, and if you don't, go and recommend us to your enemies and make them suffer just as much as you did by reading this! Again, thank you a lot! Happy Holidays, guys!
With love,
Lídice.