Sunday, November 8, 2009

Christmas songs- to everything there is a time and season!

through the years I have found that listening to Christmas songs is a touchy subject with people. Most folks either listen to Christmas songs as soon as possible or else they wait until the last possible second to begin the process. I was reminded of this controversy when I turned on the radio and heard Christmas songs already! I loved hearing them for the short trip I made to campus, but I am not sure I want to hear them everyday from now until Christmas, not because I don't like Christmas songs, but because they replay the same 20 songs over and over so I get tired of the radio by Christmas. My husband would listen to Christmas music all year (along with other music) in high school and his philosophy was that we should remember Christ and the spirit of Christmas all the time, not just in December. I think that we do need to remember Him always, but would listening to these songs all the time make them less special or make them have less of an impact on us during the Christmas season?
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  1. SallyNovember 9, 2009 at 10:24 AM

    I've been thinking about this recently too! I feel like a small part of what makes Christmas songs so great is that we only hear them for about one month a year. For me personally, I can listen to other kinds of music that celebrates and brings me to Christ throughout the rest of the year and save Christmas music for that special time. Ahhh...I love it!

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  2. KimNovember 11, 2009 at 5:12 PM

    I would agree with your husband, but I think that's what other religious music is for i.e. MoTab. There is something particularly holiday-ey and wintery about Christmas music that should be reserved for the Christmas season (which for the record begins the day after Thanksgiving!)

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  3. Tonya WhippleNovember 15, 2009 at 10:34 PM

    I completely agree with keeping Christmas music to an after Thanksgiving time frame. I really feel like Christmas can become like an addiction, and if we become too used to it, it can take more and more to get us to feel the same Christmasy High that we're used to! Maybe I'm crazy, but I think starting too early ruins the thrill. :)

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