It's The MOST...Time of the Year

It’s hard to escape holiday songs this time of year. While the holiday mood has not entirely jumped the shark around the SA-NY offices, we are the first to admit to feeling a bit scroogy after the 11th playing of “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” In attempt to get ourselves in the mood, we conducted a recent survey of the SA-NY elves on our favorite holiday songs, and here’s what we found:

“All I Want For Christmas Is You”
“Do They Know It’s Christmas?”
“Where Are You, Christmas?”
“Jingle Bells”
Anything by Dolly Parton
“Seasons of Love” from Rent
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
“White Christmas”

Two Double O’ Seven

Amazingly enough, we did not make it onto Barbara Walter’s ’10 Most Fascinating People of 2006.” While we’re sure it’s simply a clerical oversight, it does force us take a step back and realize…that the year is almost over. Ummm…’k…I guess we were so focused on the inherent 2006-ness of today that we’ve almost missed the opportunity to really gear up for 2007. We realize that some of the other bastions of newsworthy-ness (NYTimes, Time Magazine, The Onion) may look back before they look forward, but we’re forging our own path here. So, here’s a sneak peak into some of the things that we’re looking forward to in 2007:

Mike Bloomberg for President – Ok, we actually don’t think this will happen in 2007, since there’s no election scheduled. But we’re kinda fans of Mike’s, and we dig that others are chatting it up about Hizzoner in a national context for 2008. A 2007 full of Mike buzzing is totally cool with us.

Let’s Go Higher – We totally heart the High Line. It’s is one of our favorite public/private sector projects and we simply cannot wait for the day when we stroll amongst the funky pathways being designed by Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. The summer of 2007 will mark the end of the site preparation and mark on the next phase of the design implementation, bring us one step closer to stepping in style on the High Line.

Moving on Up– We’ve been into some of Broadways newest transitions from the great beyond of “Off-Broadway” (Grey Gardens, Spring Awakening, The Little Dog Laughed), so we can’t wait to see what the streets away from the Great White Way have to offer for 2007.

Our Impending Nuptials to Derek Jeter – Ummm…yeah…it could totally happen.

The Chase

This picture was taken 2 seconds before we started chasing the cup down the street, and took a chomp out of his head. Yup, that's what happens on the mean streets of New York.

Rock Center Rink...What Rink?

To be fair, Bryant Park has always had a special place in our hearts. From the summer movies to the drink-tastic outdoor terrace of Bryant Park Grill to the Glamazon sightings at Fashion Week, we heart Bryant Park. Well, step back! This year Fetes de Noel and ice skating on The Pond has helped us to fall a little deeper in love. This is the second year in a row Bryant Park has hosted the skating rink, and it is a great addition. A recent trip had us strapping on our blades, channeling our inner Sasha Cohen and working our magic on the ice. Ok, to be honest, it really had us tripping over ourselves and almost causing injury to others. But, we’re sure there was some magic in there somewhere. Either way, The Pond is our newest fave playground. Check it out.

Hark the Holiday Bells are Tolling

There are things in life we just don’t understand: Taylor Hicks fans; Why Naomi Campbell is not permanently locked away; Pro wrestling. But, one thing we do understand is why the masses flock to New York during the holidays. NYC is an amazing place to be when the décor gods sprinkle their magical touches throughout the city. The holiday window displays at all the department stores are just one great part of this. One of our personal favorites this year – Barney’s tribute to Andy Warhol. Because, as we’ve often said, nothing quite says happy holidays like multi-media pop art.