Mardi Gras

I knitted a green garland for March.  I bought the Masks and Beads at Dollar Tree. 

Favorite Albums

• Back to Bedlam- James Blunt
• Back to Broadway- Barbra Streisand
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer- The Album
• Chariot- Gavin DeGraw
• Continuum- John Mayer
• Dirty Dancing
• Jersey Boys
• Julie Andrews Selects Her Favorite Disney Songs
• Les Miserables
• The Lion King
• Newsies
• The Phantom of the Opera
• Rumours- Fleetwood Mac
• Runaway Horses- Belinda Carlisle
• Savage Garden- Savage Garden
• Songs about Jane- Maroon 5
• Stages-Josh Groban
• Tapestry- Carole King
• Thriller- Michael Jackson
• Top Gun
• 21- Adele

James Corden Playlists

Ballads vs Bops Riff:

• All of Me by John Legend
• Bad Guy by Billie Ellish
• I Swear by All-4-One
• Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
• Sucker by Jonas Brothers

Better Than/ Better Now:

• Cheap Thrills by Sia
• This is What You Came For by Calvin Harris and Rihanna
• Mercy by Duffy
• This is How We Do It by Montell Jordan
• Stitches by Shawn Mendes
• There's Nothing Holding Me Back by Shawn Mendes
• Wannabe by Spice Girls
• No Scrubs by TLC
• I Know What You Did Last Summer by Shawn Mendes and Camilla Cabello

Big Man End Zone Dance Crew:

• All I Do is Win by DJ Khaled
• I'll Make Love to You by Boyz II Men
• (I've Had) The Time of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
• I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Brown
• Lady in Red by Chris DeBurgh
• Lose Control by Missy Elliott
• Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton

Bold and Lyrical:

• Beyonce
• Bruno Mars
• Drake
• Justin Bieber
• Kanye West
• Katy Perry
• Taylor Swift

Boy Band vs Solo:

• Quit Playing Games with My Heart by Backstreet Boys
• I Want it That Way by Backstreet Boys
• Shape of You by Ed Sheeran
• Faith by George Michael
• Mmbop by Hanson
• Strip that Down by Liam Payne
• I Want You Back by 'N Sync
• Best Song Ever by One Direction
• Get Low by Zedd and Liam Payne

Broadway Riff Off:

• On My Own from Les Miserables
• All That Jazz from Chicago
• Being Alive from Company
• Everything's Coming Up Roses from Gypsy
• My Shot from Hamilton

Carpool Karaoke:

• Adam Levine
• Adele
• Alicia Keys
• Ariana Grande
• A$AP Rocky
• Barbra Streisand
• Big Sean
• Billie Eilish
• Billy Ray Cyrus
• Blake Shelton
• Britney Spears
• Bruno Mars
• Camilla Cabello
• Carrie Underwood
• Celine Dion
• Chance the Rapper
• Chris Martin
• Christina Aguilera
• Demi Lovato
• Dierks Bentley
• Ed Sheeran
• Elton John
• Evan Rachel Wood
• Foo Fighters
• George Michael
• Gwen Stefani
• Harry Styles
• Iggy Azalea
• James Marsden
• Jason Derulo
• Jennifer Hudson
• Jennifer Lopez
• Joe Jonas
• John Legend
• Justin Bieber
• Kanye West
• Katy Perry
• Kelly Clarkson
• Kevin Jonas
• Lady Gaga
• Linkin Park
• Ludacris
• Madonna
• Mariah Carey
• Metallica
• Michael Buble
• Migos
• Miley Cyrus
• Missy Elliott
• Nick Jonas
• One Direction
• Paul McCartney
• Pink
• Queen Latifah
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Rod Stewart
• Sam Smith
• Selena Gomez
• Seth McFarlane
• Shakira
• Shawn Mendes
• Sheryl Crow
• Sia
• Stevie Wonder
• Usher
• Will Smith
• Will.i.am

Cover Song Battle:

• Everybody (Backstreet's Back) by Backstreet Boys
• Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis
• There's Nothin' Holdin' Me Back by Shawn Mendes
• We Found Love by Rihanna
• Wonderwall by Oasis
• You're Beautiful by James Blunt

Crosswalk The Musical:

• Aladdin
• Beauty and The Beast
• Evita
• Cats
• Cinderella 2021
• Frozen
• Grease
• Hair
• Harry Styles
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
• Les Miserables
• Phantom of the Opera
• Sound of Music
• Lion King
• The Greatest Showman
• Fame

Diva Riff Off:

• Rolling in the Deep by Adele
• Heart Attack by Demi Lovato
• Respect by Aretha Franklin
• I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
• Roar by Katy Perry
• River Deep by Tina Turner

First Line:

• Someone Like You by Adele
• Livin' on a Prayer by Bon Jovi
• Like a Prayer by Madonna
• We are the Champions by Queen
• Chandelier by Sia
• Shake it off by Taylor Swift
• Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston

Games:

• All By Myself
• If I Could Turn Back Time

Jamie Foxx Riff Off:

• 24K Magic by Bruno Mars
• Easy by Lionel Richie
• Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Diana Ross
• Hollaback Girl by Gwen Stefani
• For Once in My Life by Stevie Wonder

Matadors:

• Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? by Bryan Adams
• That's Amore by Dean Martin
• More Than Words by Extreme
• Message in a Bottle by The Police
• Fields of Gold by Sting

Motown Super Group:

• Reach Out I'll Be There
• I Want You Back
• My Girl

 '99 vs '19 Riff-Off:

• If I Can't Have You by Shawn Mendes
• Livin' La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin
• Old Town Road by Lil Nas and Billy Ray Cyrus
• Senorita by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
• Smooth by Santana and Rob Thomas

Noah Centineo Carolers:

• All I Want for Christmas is You
• Carol of the Bells
• Do You Hear What I Hear
• Dreidel Dreidel
• First Noel
• O Come All Ye Faithful
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
• Silent Night

Queen Riff Off:

• Crazy Little Thing Called Love
• Another One Bites the Dust
• Don't Stop Me Now

Santa Battle:

• Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
• Deck the Halls
• Jingle Bell Rock
• Jingle Bells
• We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Sexiest Male Vocalist Riff Off:

• I Want to Know What Love is by Foreigner
• Let's Stay Together by Al Green
• All My Life by K-Ci And JoJo
• Let's Get it On by Marvin Gaye
• Mercy Mercy Me by Marvin Gaye

Song Parodies:

• Alexander Hamilton from Hamilton
• All About that Bass by Meghan Trainor
• Baby Shark
• Big Pimpin'
• Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen
• Dancing on the Ceiling by Lionel Richie
• Despacito
• Don't Start Now by Dua Lipa
• Dust in the Wind by Kansas
• Fade by Kanye West
• A Fugue for Tinhorns
• 500 Miles
• Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
• Golden by Harry Styles
• Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston
• Hello by Adele
• I Like It by Cardi B.
• Ironic by Alanis Morissette
• It Wasn't Me by Shaggy
• Juice by Lizzo
• Lemonade by Beyonce
• Little Drummer Boy
• L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole
• Maybe I'm Amazed by Paul McCartney
• One Day More from Les Miserables
• Over the Rainbow
• Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid
• Shallow from A Star is Born
• Stuck in the Middle with You from Reservoir Dogs
• Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics
• Thank You, Next by Ariana Grande
• Wap by Cardi B. and Megan The Stallion
• When I Grow Up from Matilda
• Year 3000 by Jonas Brothers

Soul Riff Off

• Cruisin' by Smokey Robinson
• Get Ready by The Temptations
• Finesse by Bruno Mars
• Juice by Lizzo
• My Girl by The Temptations

Soundtrack to a Bromance:

• All by Myself by Eric Carmen
• Graduation by Vitamin C
• Hello by Adele
• 9 To 5 by Dolly Parton
• One Week by Barenaked Ladies
• Shots by LMFAO Ft. Lil Jon
• So What by Pink
• We're Going to Be Friends by White Stripes
• We are Young by Fun.
• With a Little Help from My Friends by The Beatles
• Wouldn't It Be Nice by Beach Boys
• You're My Best Friend by Queen

Soundtrack to A Christmas Love Story:

• Blue Christmas by Elvis Presley
• Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) by Darlene Love
• Christmas Makes Me Cry by Kacey Musgraves
• The Christmas Song
• Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Judy Garland
• I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
• I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
• Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms
• Mistletoe by Justin Bieber
• Run Rudolph Run by Chuck Berry
• Santa Claus is Comin' to Town by Bruce Sprinsteen
• Silent Night
• Wonderful Christmastime by Paul McCartney
• You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch

Soundtrack to Growing Up:

• Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys
• Chapel of Love
• Circle of Life from the Lion King
• Papa Don't Preach by Madonna
• 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
• We are Young by Fun.
• Like a Virgin by Madonna
• Bitch Better Have My Money by Rihanna
• Isn't She Lovely by Stevie Wonder

Soundtrack to a Love Story:

• Someone Like You by Adele
• Lady in Red
• I'll Make Love to You by Boyz II Men
• Marry You by Bruno Mars
• I Say a Little Prayer by Dionne Warwick
• It Wasn't Me by Shaggy
• Can't Feel My Face by The Weeknd
• I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston

Soundtrack to a Rom Com:

• Holding Out for a Hero by Bonnie Tyler
• Let's Stay Together by Al Green
• All by Myself by Eric Carmen
• Just One Look by The Hollies
• I'm Yours by Jason Mraz
• I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers
• Just a Friend
• Hands to Myself by Selena Gomez
• Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer

Soundtrack to Romeo and Juliet:

• Hello by Lionel Richie
• Toxic by Britney Spears
• Just the Way You Are by Bruno Mars
• Everlasting Love by Carl Carlton
• Kung Fu Fighting
• Tubthumping by Chumbawamba
• Without You
• Teenage Dream by Katy Perry
• Rude by Magic
• Love Hurts by Nazareth
• I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston
• What's Your Fantasy by Ludacris

Soundtrack to Titanic:

• Bye Bye Bye by 'N Sync
• Come Sail Away by Styx
• Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice
• Just Dance by Lady Gaga
• Learn to Fly by Foo Fighters
• My Heart will Go On by Celine Dion
• Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
• Rich Girl by Hall and Oates
• Ride wit Me by Nelly
• Shape of You by Ed Sheeran
• Steal My Girl by One Direction
• Timber by Pitbull and Kesha
• The Way I Are by Timbaland

22 Musicals in 12 Minutes:

• All That Jazz from Chicago
• Be Our Guest from Beauty and the Beast
• City of Stars from La La Land
• Dancing Queen from Mamma Mia!
• Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
• Don't Cry For Me Argentina from Evita
• Falling Slowly from Once
• Fame from Fame
• Hard Knock Life from Annie
• It Takes Two from Into the Woods
• Listen from Dreamgirls
• Little Shop of Horrors from Little Shop of Horrors
• Matchmaker from Fiddler on the Roof
• One Day More from Les Miserables
• Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz
• Rainbow Connection from The Muppet Movie
• Singin' in the Rain from Singin' in The Rain
• Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat from Guys and Dolls
• Trip a Little Light Fantastic from Mary Poppins Returns
• Willkommen from Cabaret
• You Can't Stop the Beat from Hairspray
• Your Song from Moulin Rouge

80s vs Today Dance Bop Riff:

• Butter
• I Wanna Dance with Somebody
• Juice
• Watermelon Sugar
• You Spin Me Round

Crystal Cruise Playlists

Across the Pond: British musicians.

• Bennie and The Jets
• Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
• Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting
• We Will Rock You
• Your Song

Broadway Nights

Cole!:  The Songs of Cole Porter

Crystal on Broadway:  Rent, Motown: The Musical, West Side Story, In the Heights, Something Rotten! and the upcoming stage musical adaptations of Mrs. Doubtfire and The Devil Wears Prada.

Curtain Call

• A Chorus Line
• Cats
• Les Miserables
• Mamma Mia!

Enchante: Songs about France and Paris

The Envelope Please: Award winning songs from Films.

Forever Plaid

• Deus Ex Plaid
• Three Coins in the Fountain
• Gotta Be This or That / Undecided
• Moments to Remember
• Crazy 'Bout Ya Baby
• No, Not Much
• Perfidia
• Cry
• Sixteen Tons / Chain Gang
• Private Functions: The Bride Cuts the Cake / Italian Wedding / Anniversary Waltz / Itty Bitty Town of Bethlehem / Hava Nagila / Rock-a My Soul / She Loves You
• The Golden Cardigan / Catch a Falling Star
• Caribbean Plaid: Day-O / Kingston Market / Jamaica Farwell / Matilda Matilda
• Heart and Soul
• Mercury / Lady of Spain
• Scotland the Brave
• Shangri-La / Rags to Riches (samples "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly")
• Love is a Many Splendored Thing

5,6,7,8:  features the Crystal Ensemble of Singers and Dancers in a stunning display of jazz, jive, modern, hip hop, tango, tap, contemporary and salsa dancing, set to equally exhilarating musical and vocal performances.

Gershwin

Give Our Regards to Broadway

Gotta Dance

Grand Hotel: 1920's Berlin

iLuminate: the actors wear fiber optic costumes that glow on an unlighted stage.

Imagine

Irving Berlin

Jump and Swing-A-Mania

Maestro: The music of Marvin Hamlisch.

Magic Castle.

Million Dollar Musicals

My Favorite Things: The Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein.

My Life:  The Music of Billy Joel

Pioneer Days

Pirates of Penzance

Rock Around the Clock: 50's Rock

Rock and Pop-A-Mania

• Another One Bites the Dust by Queen
• China Grove by The Doobie Brothers
• Heartache Tonight by The Eagles
• Higher and Higher by Jackie Wilson
• How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) by James Taylor
• I Feel The Earth Move by Carole King
• I Got a Woman by Ray Charles
• I'm So Excited by The Pointer Sisters
• Knock on Wood by Eddie Floyd
• Listen to the Music by The Doobie Brothers
• Mustang Sally by Wilson Pickett
• Proud Mary by Ike and Tina Turner
• Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones
• The Best by Tina Turner
• Something's Gotta a Hold on Me
• Sorry by Foxy Brown
• Taking Care of Business by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• When Will I Be Loved by Linda Ronstadt

Rocket Man: The music of Elton John.

Route 66: Rock music of the 1960's.

68 Cafe: 60's to 80's R and B Music

• Devil with a Blue Dress by Mitch Ryder
• Gimme Some Lovin' by Spencer Davis Group
• I'm So Excited by The Pointer Sisters
• I Will Follow Him by Peggy March
• Legs by ZZ Top
• Mama Said by The Shirelles
• Mickey by Toni Basil
• She's Got a Way by Billy Joel
• Somethin' Stupid by Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra
• Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson

Speak Easy

Spirit of America

Standing Room Only: The music of Broadway.

Symphony of Nations

That's Ballroom:

• Once Upon a  December from Anastasia

The Tourist

Polar Bear

I bought the wood and Crystal Glitter at Quilted Bear.  Then I painted the bear white, the cheeks and ears pink, and the nose black.  I used wood glue to glue on the face and the paws.  Then I used Mod Podge to stick the glitter to.  I drew the mouth and paw lines on using a black marker.  I dipped the end of the paint brush in black to make the eyes.

January Garland

I bought this yarn at Hobby Lobby and made a garland for my railing for January, using a loom knitting kit.

Roy

Every year, the city of Roy decorates their fire station, community center, and park with lights for Christmas.  We fortunately were able to see the lights, still on in January.

Movies of 2019

Movies I Saw in the Theater:

• Ad Astra
• Aladdin
• Avengers: Endgame
• Aquaman
• Captain Marvel
• Cats
• Dumbo
• 47 Meters Down: Uncaged
• Ford V. Ferrari
• Frozen 2
• Green Book
• Happy Death Day 2 U
• Hobbs and Shaw
• Isn't It Romantic
• Jumanji: The Next Level
• Last Christmas
• The Lion King
• Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
• Mary Poppins Returns
• Midway
• Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
• Shazam!
• Spider-Man: Far From Home
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
• Toy Story 4

Best Movies I Saw for the First Time:

• Aquaman (2018)
• Dark Crystal 
• The Glass Castle (2017)
• Green Book (2018)
• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)
• Incredibles 2 (2018)
• Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
• Split (2016)
• Wonder (2017)

Best Movies of 2019:

• Aladdin
• Art of Racing Through the Rain
• Avengers: Endgame
• Five Feet Apart
• Ford V. Ferrari
• Frozen II
• Hobbs and Shaw
• Shazam!
• Spider-Man: Far From Home
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
• Toy Story 4

Ugly Sweater Cookies

I bought a kit at Walmart, that came with the cookies, frosting, and sprinkles.  I had to go buy more frosting, because they only covered half of the cookies.

Merry Christmas

Books of 2019

Best Books I read in 2019:

• All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
• Ask Again Yes by Mary Beth Keane
• Educated by Tara Westover
• The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian
• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
• Indianapolis by by Vincent and Vladic
• Killing the Rising Sun by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
• Little Mercies by Heather Gudenkauf
• Someday by David Leviathan
• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Best Books of 2019:

• Ask Again Yes, by Mary Beth Keane
• The Chain by Adrian McKinty
• I Know You Remember by Jennifer Donaldson
• Island of the Sea Women by Lisa See
• Ladies Who Punch by Ramin Setoodeh
• On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
• Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen
• Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

Music of 2019

Best Albums of 2019:

• Adam Lambert: Velvet
• Ariana Grande: Thank U, Next
• Backstreet Boys: DNA
• Frozen II
• Idina Menzel:  Christmas: A Season of Love
• Jonas Brothers: Happiness Begins
• Lea Michele: Christmas in the City
• Luke Evans: At Last
• Miranda Lambert: Wildcard
• Taylor Swift: Lover

Best Soundtracks of 2019:

• Aladdin
• Cats
• Dumbo
• Frozen II
• Hobbs and Shaw
• Isn't It Romantic
• The Lion King
• Songland
• Spider-Man: Far From Home
• Toy Story 4

Best Songs of 2019:

• The Father, My Son, and the Holy Ghost by Craig Morgan 
• God's Country by Blake Shelton
• Into the Unknown from Frozen II
• Me! by Taylor Swift
• New Eyes by Adam Lambert
• No Place by Backstreet Boys
• Southbound by Carrie Underwood
• Speechless from Aladdin
• Sucker by Jonas Brothers
• Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles

Most Listened to Songs in 2019:

• Mad World by Tears For Fears
• 24K Magic by Bruno Mars
• Dude (Looks Like a Lady) by Aerosmith
• Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees
• All About Soul by Billy Joel
• We Will Rock You by Queen
• Love Shack by The B-52's
• Larger than Life by Backstreet Boys
• Islands in the Stream by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
• Dancing Queen by Abba

2010's Movies

Arrival
Avengers: Endgame
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Beauty and the Beast
Black Panther
Blue Jasmine
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Dark Knight Rises
Dunkirk
Easy A
Edge of Tomorrow
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fences
Finding Dory
First Man
Ford V. Ferrari
Frozen
Guardians of the Galaxy
Gravity
The Great Gatsby
The Greatest Showman
Green Book
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
The Help
Hidden Figures
The Hunger Games
Inception
Inside Out
Interstellar
JoJo Rabbit
Judy
Jurassic World
La La Land
Les Miserables
Lincoln
Little Women
The Martian
The Meg
Oblivion
Pitch Perfect
A Quiet Place
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Still Alice
Tangled
Toy Story 3
Veronica Mars
Wonder Woman
Yesterday
Zootopia

Layton Park