I had a surprising amount of feedback on last week's Christmas music shortlist, so I decided I would clear up the most commonly asked questions.

First off, while there are many great classic Christmas songs, three are clearly the greatest: 1. "Do You Hear What I Hear?" (Jim Nabors does it best), 2. "Little Drummer Boy" (A couple of options, but Glen Campbell certainly does it justice) and 3. "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting...)" (Sinatra is excellent, but no one tops Nat King Cole on this one).

Honorable mentions go to "Silent Night" (A lot of options on this one, but go with the great Bing Crosby or a choral performance), "O Holy Night" (Again a lot of options, but my personal favorites include a lot of current female singers with great pipes such as Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and numerous others not named Celine Dion or NSYNC), "Carol of the Bells" (Loads of good choral options here) and "Pretty Paper" (Willie Nelson).

My personal favorite of the lesser known Christmas songs is "The Holly and the Ivy", and my favorite version is by The Five Fifths. You're welcome.

Anyone who was unable to make the Melissa and Van Alstyne Christmas parades Saturday is in luck: Anna will take care of you this Saturday at noon.

Here in the Corridor, we do not lack for Christmas festivities.

And we don't freestyle "Texas Fight", big boy.

I have received multiple questions about them this week, so I guess it's time for an update on the world's most adorable, relentless 1-year-olds.

Recently mastered skills in the Corley household include climbing on the coffee table (which is no longer in the living room), climbing on the couch, and causing heart issues for both parents by demonstrating numerous techniques for getting down from the couch. Each technique, while unique in its own right, nonetheless can only be completed headfirst.

I don't know if it's by design or not, but the boys did actually manage to line the floor in front of the couch with pillows and blankets before starting their acrobatic dismounts. I prefer to think of this as proof of their blossoming genius, as they can think ahead about avoiding head injuries even before they can speak English (or Texan). As for the part where they still insist upon landing on their heads, well ... let's move on to the next question now.

I have received numerous questions about the Texas game since Saturday, most of them concerning my blood pressure and/or cardiac health.

Truth be told, after watching the SEC and Big 12 title games Saturday, my top Heisman choice would be Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh.

Yes, Nebraska played well enough to win. Yes, there was a second left on the clock when Colt McCoy's incomplete pass hit the ground out of bounds after the single dumbest endgame scenario I have ever seen that still resulted in a win.

Yes, the Nebraska coaches' emotional outcries after the game were completely forgivable, and I assume in the harsh light of day they have realized that even though Texas was in fact stupid enough to lose the game at the end, the second left on the clock was not a gift from the BCS gods. The tape doesn't lie, and even Big 12 officials occasionally get one right.

Yes, if Texas and Alabama play on Jan. 7 the same way they played Saturday, the Tide will roll by three touchdowns.

On a slightly related note, the Longhorns are 22-1 since my sons were born, including 19-1 since they came home from the hospital and started wearing burnt orange on game days. As soon as some big-money booster wants to fly us all out to the championship game, we're ready.

"I must govern the clock, not be governed by it."

Golda Meir

Jeremy A. Corley is the managing editor of the Van Alstyne Leader and The Anna-Melissa Tribune.