12 Days of Christmas Giveaway: Christmas With A Southwestern Twist
The 9513’s 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway
Congratulations to yesterday’s winner, Vicki, who picked up a copies of Mary Chapin Carpenter’s Come Darkness, Come Light and Toby Keith’s A Classic Christmas. Here’s what she had to say about her favorite Christmas song:
“Traditionally, there’s nothing like “Silent Night.” I cherish this song as I remember my first child when she was 6 months old. I was there in the quiet, with only the lights of the Christmas Tree shining, that I was breastfeeding her back to sleep. She was up in the middle to take her lanoxin. She had a rapid heart condition which she thankfully outgrew. I silently sang it while she suckled…and boy, did it ever give me the chills of how real a song can be.”
With today’s drawing, everyone has another chance to get registered for the grand prize. Remember, you can have up to 11 entries for the big prize pack, so make sure to enter each day’s contest.
That reminds me, I promised you some more details about the grand prize, didn’t I? Yesterday I revealed that it contained more than 12 individual items, and today, I can let slip that of those items, at least two are autographed by the artist.
Day Two:
Not all of the prizes we’re giving away are holiday themed. Today we’re adding to yesterday’s prize pack a copy of New Mexico native Ryan Bingham’s 2007 album Mescalito.
Texas Music Magazine: “Bingham talks and sings with a whiskey-and-cigarette throat that screams hard living. Hard in a way that can make a 25-year-old sound like a 50-year-old Tom Waits.”
Rolling Stone: “Bingham earns his sepia-toned album cover with a dusty wood-and-steel sound, and despite being twenty-five, sings like Steve Earle’s dad.”
That brings today’s prize haul to:
Toby Keith – A Classic Christmas
Mary Chapin Carpenter – Come Darkess, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas
Ryan Bingham – Mescalito
Today’s Question:
To enter today’s giveaway, all you have to do is leave a comment to this article answering the following question:
On the first day of this contest, I asked about the best gift you’ve ever given or received. So now I’m curious–what are you giving this year that’s sure to put a smile on your loved one’s face, or what are you hoping to find under the tree on Christmas morning?
Entries must be posted no later than 11:00 AM CST, December 17th. Good luck, and merry Christmas from The 9513.
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December 16, 2008 at 11:54 am Permalink
I’m giving a digital picture frame to my mother.
December 16, 2008 at 12:04 pm Permalink
I’m giving my two best friends a framed 16 * 20 of us.
December 16, 2008 at 12:24 pm Permalink
I’ve bought Bruce Robison’s latest album for my gradmother.
December 16, 2008 at 12:28 pm Permalink
I got my little brother Chicago Bulls tickets…
December 16, 2008 at 12:42 pm Permalink
I gave my kid brother his gift a little early, so he could go on and enjoy himself. I had a little bit of money saved up for nothing in particular, and I gave it to him on Thanksgiving. The next day, he went out and spent it all on an iPod. It really felt great, seeing him so happy as he ran up to me with his iPod in hand, showing me how amazing he was at the games on it, hehe.
December 16, 2008 at 12:47 pm Permalink
I am taking my 89-year-old grandfather to lunch as his Christmas gift. He never asks for anything and doesn’t really need anything so I felt the next best thing would be to spend time with him while enjoying a meal at one of his favorite restaurants.
December 16, 2008 at 1:05 pm Permalink
All of us grandchildren are getting my grandmother a digital picture frame filled with pictures of all of us. She loves pictures of us and she has a hard time replacing older pictures with newer one, and now she won’t have too.
December 16, 2008 at 1:12 pm Permalink
My birthday is on Dec. 30th, so I hope to have tickets to see Jason Isbell on Dec. 27th under the tree! I got to see Jason perform live for the first time last year for my birthday, and I want to make it an annual event.
December 16, 2008 at 1:55 pm Permalink
I’ve been scouring ebay to find cheap and/or used copies of some of my dad’s favorite LPs that are now available on CD. I’m going to load up a CD book with all of those classic albums i remember him playing when I was a kid.
December 16, 2008 at 1:57 pm Permalink
I want something I’m not expecting. Every year it’s obvious what I’m getting. Just once.. a surprise.. even a bad one! :)
December 16, 2008 at 2:03 pm Permalink
I made my sister a calendar of her trip to Israel. I can’t wait to give it to her.
oh my B day is the 30th too!
December 16, 2008 at 2:34 pm Permalink
The gift I’m giving my partner in life of 8 years. He loves Disney snowglobes and has a lot of them. This year I was able to spring for two more – a Jiminy Cricket one and a Robin Hood one. I know it doesn’t sound that special, but I know how much they will be loved and that in turn makes me happy.
December 16, 2008 at 2:45 pm Permalink
I’m getting (have gotten) Mom a digital camera. She’s 74 and my dad is 76 and they got their first computer this summer so I think they need a digital camera. They also have a new (their very first) great-grandchild (in Oct) so they need the camera to capture all the moments and view them right away. My mom seldom takes pictures any more because she always waits forever to develop them (ie: develops Christmas pictures the following Halloween). Now they can take them, view them, and make prints if they want to, all in a day’s time. I’ve got my dad one of those digital picture viewers about the size of a credit card so he can take the baby pics (or other pics) with him in his shirt pocket when he goes to the drugstore to have coffee with the guys every morning.
December 16, 2008 at 4:12 pm Permalink
I’ll be getting my brother a new guitar now that he’s finally proved he can actually play one.
December 16, 2008 at 4:15 pm Permalink
My friend, Tiffany, and her husband can’t afford to buy gifts for each other this year…only for their kids. So, I am getting them each something. I can’t afford much, but I know some small things that make them really happy.
December 16, 2008 at 4:40 pm Permalink
I’m giving my sister an itunes music card. I don’t really know what to expect for christmas since I pretty much have evything I want.
December 16, 2008 at 5:19 pm Permalink
we’re making my mom shutterfly photo books and giving her a recipe book thats blank so she can fill it with her favorite recipes and ours :)
December 16, 2008 at 5:33 pm Permalink
I’m not finished my shopping yet and everything I’m getting is pretty standard, stuff they need.
I did give a small bottle of Bailey’s at a company Christmas party this year and that went over quite well, as I knew it would :)
December 16, 2008 at 5:55 pm Permalink
Bought My sister a Montreal Canadiens book, Her wall is plastered with montreal Canadiens posters so I’m hoping she loves this one.
December 16, 2008 at 5:57 pm Permalink
I’m hoping to find something other than shoes or socks under the tree.
December 16, 2008 at 6:14 pm Permalink
I’m giving my 83 year old Dad a digital TV converter box so he can continue to watch his favorite old TV out in the garage where he can smoke his cigars in peace. I think the $ 40 discount coupon I got off the internet came directly from Santa! (lol)
December 16, 2008 at 6:23 pm Permalink
I’d love some old country music magazines, but will likely get another sweater! heh heh…
December 16, 2008 at 6:41 pm Permalink
i am hoping to find a brand new mac under the christmas tree, i’m just hoping my pc doesn’t bite the dust in the next week.
December 16, 2008 at 6:50 pm Permalink
My aunt used to be a huge fan/groupie of the San Francisco music scene, but over time she lost touch with indie music and she stopped finding much in the mainstream that appealed to her. When I was visiting for my grandfather’s funeral, I spent a lot of time listening to music and she would listen to me, wondering where she could find this kind of music. So basically, it is my annual tradition to get her a new cd by an artist she hasn’t heard of so she can get to know her music.
2003: Kasey Chambers–Barricades and Brickwalls
2004: A Very Special Accoustic Christmas
2005: Tift Merritt–Tambourine
2006: The Duhks–Migrations
2007: Ryan Adams–Easy Tiger
This year: Lucinda Williams–West
December 16, 2008 at 8:15 pm Permalink
I already got mine — a new laptop (so I can use the computer downstairs) and a brand new 120GB ipod — what more could a girl want…..i dont think there will be anything under the tree — I might try to find something for my husband but he is impossible to buy for — usually buy him something to do with the OSU Buckeyes, too bad I cannot afford to buy tickets to the Fiesta Bowl –
December 16, 2008 at 8:22 pm Permalink
I’m giving a necklace with a silver pendant in the shape of parents and kids embracing to form a heart (among other things). I’m hoping for an Air Hogs remote control helicopter. :)
December 16, 2008 at 8:24 pm Permalink
Oh, and I already got the present that makes me smile the most..an iPhone. Best thing ever for someone who works at a place where most of the net is blocked.
December 16, 2008 at 8:49 pm Permalink
I got my husband a GPS. I gave it to him early and he has been so happy with it!
December 16, 2008 at 9:58 pm Permalink
My husband doesn’t know it..I’m getting him an IPod Touch. I’m the music freak, he’s the sitcom freak. He’ll be able to watch shows in his tractor trailer w/o lugging around a tv..
December 16, 2008 at 10:07 pm Permalink
Giving: To my 16 year old granddaughter a ticket to see the traveling company of Broadway musical RENT next month in Cleveland. She’s obsessed with the music and the movie version. Wait till she sees it live. A whole other world.
Receiving: ‘Stuff’ doesn’t seem too important anymore, unless maybe it’s a new car or camper. My favorite gift would be spending time with friends and family and those I only see on occasion.
ps…I’ve got the Bingham CD. Another would make a good gift for a friend.
December 16, 2008 at 10:57 pm Permalink
I’m giving my 3-year-old a Disney Princess bike, one what she’s been asking for since about June or so. I can’t wait to see her face on Christmas morning.
December 16, 2008 at 11:59 pm Permalink
I got a PS3 as an early Christmas present so I can have more time to play it before I go back to school next month.
December 17, 2008 at 12:11 am Permalink
I’m most excited about giving my 4 yr old niece the Christmas song books she asked for. It’s a set of those cardboard books and a CD with three Christmas carols — Silent Night, Away in a Manger, and Hark the Herald Angels Sing. My Mom was a former music teacher and died last summer. This grandchild loves music and sings all the time. Can’t help thinking Mom would smile to see her open and love a gift like that. Keeps the music and the faith alive.
December 17, 2008 at 12:24 am Permalink
I guess I’d like to find a box of Cheez-its or new undies or an old black and white movie– Love Crazy-under the tree. Not fussy.
December 17, 2008 at 1:43 am Permalink
I am very excited about giving my Brother a signed copy of Eric Church’s “Sinners Like Me”. I got a copy of the lyrics that he wrote personally, and he signed it. I think my bro will love it, as we are both HUGE Eric Church fans.
December 17, 2008 at 6:54 am Permalink
After two patient years, I am giving the ring.
December 17, 2008 at 8:09 am Permalink
Stormy: those are awesome selections.
December 17, 2008 at 8:10 am Permalink
I love to see a new 15 zoom digital z1012 Kodak camera and some country music cds for Christmas..that be wonderful to me.
December 17, 2008 at 8:16 am Permalink
Tony, I hope she gives you the finger…to put the ring on, of course. Congrats!
December 17, 2008 at 8:42 am Permalink
With the Country in the shape it is. I am going to help my granddaughter get ready for college, and try to help my grandson get a used truck. (They lost their father in 2004) And will help on bills for my daughter. As for my gift, it will be having them home for Christmas dinner. This will make a Merry Christmas for me. Gaynell, Virginia
December 17, 2008 at 10:09 am Permalink
My brother, sister, and myself are giving our Mom one of those mother’s rings with all 3 of our birthstones in it … I think it will really put a smile on her face.
December 17, 2008 at 12:55 pm Permalink
I’m going to give everyone I know a framed 16×20 of my face.
December 17, 2008 at 2:21 pm Permalink
I gave my son a vacation to Flordia to see his Grandma. He will be spending Christmas with her which will make her happy but I will miss him not hear with me.
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