Blackcatter: I'm very happy to hear that you have some plans in place for an enjoyable Christmas with such good friends! I was growing concerned that you might not have. Hope you get to play lots of music! (P.S. – Yeah, 18 pounds of cat food will create quite a kittyload!)

Mary (SINSULL): Thanks for the suggestions! Years ago I used to go carolling with a church group on Christmas Eve, and we'd stop at several area nursing homes to sing.... then they started discouraging us from coming because they said we got the residents excited, and so we created more work for the staff when it was time to get the residents ready for bed. So I don't know how receptive they would be to Christmas Day visitors, but it's certainly worth considering. Anyone else have more suggestions?