5 on Friday -- Set 295

Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...

For anyone who wants to join in, simply choose five pieces of music and post them for other bloggers to enjoy. Then check out the set posted by the other 5 on Friday blogger -- you can sign in over at Golch Central's Rambling Stuff.

As we head for my 300th set, coming up in five weeks, let's look back on some of the sets that have led to this milestone.

Normally, the first set of the month is given over to the year's musical project, which for 2015 has been Spotlight On. However, traditionally I also love to fill my December sets with Christmas music, so I end up delaying the final installment to the week between Christmas and New Year's.

Being a Christmas maniac from way back, I've been filling my Decembers at A Piece of My Mind with music since this blog began in 2007.

For my look back as we approach the next milestone set, with a lively set of traditional Christmas tunes, here is:

5 on Friday -- Set 202  

5 on Friday -- Set 202

Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...

For anyone who wants to join in, simply choose five pieces of music and post them for other bloggers to enjoy. Then check out the set posted by the other 5 on Friday blogger -- you can sign in over at Golch Central's Rambling Stuff.

At the moment, Mike and I are carrying on a tradition started four years ago by our friend Travis. Over the years we've had up to ten bloggers creating wonderful musical sets to share with one another on Fridays.

If you'd like to join in, please do! It's a lot of fun. I've discovered a ton of great new-to-me music doing this weekly feature.

This is the last set before Christmas rolls around next Wednesday. Here are five lively seasonal tunes to get your toes tapping while you get your last-minute Christmas stuff done.

1 - Riu Riu Chiu -- Kalenda Maya

2 - The Seven Joys of Mary -- Great Big Sea

3 - Christmas Jig and Mouth of the Tobique Reel -- Natalie MacMaster and Yo-Yo Ma  

4 - The King -- Loreena Mckennitt and Cedric Smith

5 - Panxolina -- Cristina Pato and Yo-Yo Ma

5 on Friday - Set 99

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Travis at Trav's Thoughts invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.

Merry Almost Christmas, everyone! And here on Canada's east coast, we've got magical Christmas snow today - a BIG dumping. To celebrate the arrival of the white stuff, here are five snowy songs.

1 - It Snowed - Meaghan Smith



2 - Snow - Carolyne Mas

This is one of my husband's favorite singers. I'm glad he introduced me to this lovely song.



3 - Let it Snow - Dianna Krall

So fine.



4 - Snow - Loreena McKennitt

Truly magical.



5 - Snow - Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera Ellen

My sister, my mom and I started up a new tradition a few years ago - I think actually it was in the wake of my gram's departure from this life into the next. We decided to shake up Christmas a little bit, and we began to watch White Christmas every year. This is now a big favorite of mine.



Hope you enjoy the snow, if you get some!