A Time Most Wonderful... (Sing along, won't you?)

Please sing along with me… I’m sure this Andy Williams classic is still lodged in your head somewhere! (If not this particular variation)


It's the most wonderful time of the year
With the young athletes skating
And everyone waiting
To see who to cheer
It’s the most wonderful time of the year

It's the hap-happiest season of all
With the news and attention
Need I even mention
Olympics that call
It's the hap-happiest season of all

There'll be toe-loops and twizzles
And rockers and swizzles
And too many Biellmann spins
There'll be scary free dances
And tales of romances
Of rivals, all trying to win

It's the most wonderful time of the year
There be more old wisdom
‘Bout the current system
Than Ciquanta can hear
It's the most wonderful time of the year

There'll be Evan and Johnny
And Wagner and Czisny
And names that nobody will know
There'll be Tanith and Ben
And John Baldwin… AGAIN
Perhaps Cohen will finally show

It's the most wonderful time of the year
Scott and Sandra are set
They won’t let us forget
Those that land on their rear
At the most wonderful time
Check for highlights and blogs online
It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Here are Ice Network’s streaming times for U.S. Nationals, which start (!) next Friday 1/15. If you’re not a subscriber, don’t despair… NBC will air all the senior-level finals LIVE. Just remember, they’ve broken it up differently this year: pairs and men skate the first weekend; dance and ladies the second.

Have you made your Wish List for the season yet?

I’ll put mine up online, starting next week.

The Clip of the Day is Alissa Czisny’s exhibition from last year’s Nationals… always nice when a skater picks contemporary music that’s older than SHE is.