The Music of Christmas
How to survive the sounds of Christmas
By Rev. Adam Fox
Greetings Faithful Bloggers and a cheery Happy and Merry Christmas!
It is December. And as the weatherman has reminded us all ready, it is going to be a bear of a year. A Winter that makes you want to stay inside and reconsider doing any outdoor activities.
But as bad as January and February may be, we are in December and that means one thing, CHRISTMAS!!!!
It s a time where we spend too much, we eat too much, we decorate a dead tree and show case it to all our family and friends. With lots of movies and music that warm the corners of your heart.
Some say that it is a magical time of year. And they are NOT wrong, just right for the wrong reasons.
Christmas movies are wonderful, seeing Uncle Eddy in Christmas Vacation. Elf save Christmas in ELF, and seeing Nakatomi Plaza get saved from Terrorists in Die Hard are just a few amazing Christmas movies. But as good as they are, it is the music that takes the cake.
Christmas music is something that gets played for 6 weeks or so. Similar songs all song by different artists.
Some people hate hearing Santa Claus is coming to town for the 50th time. And I understand that. But for a minute, think of all the Christmas music in the world. Is there a few songs that you need to hear in order for the holiday to be special?
For me, some songs make the season.
Halloween is not the same until I watch the Michael Jackson Thriller video.
Christmas is not Christmas without hearing the Muppets sing the 12 days of Christmas AND AND AND! Lou Monte sing Dominick the Donkey.
It is one of my all time favorite songs. It is silly. It is funny. It is Christmas.
But as much as I love so many Christmas songs, and 9FM plays so many great songs. But we as Christians should not be these grouchy grumpy Scrooges. We need to understand the music and the season and use it as an opportunity.
MY best Bobbo, ps - everyone should have a Best Bob. Bobbo told me something profound that one of his professors at Moody told him about. Christmas music is a time in which the world is singing our music. That is profound.
The classic songs, the songs you hear still on every Christmas station and playlist.
A First Noel
Little Drummer Boy
O Come all Ye Faithful
Silent Night
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Away in a Manger
Wise Men
O Holy Night
To name a few songs.
These songs, which give your heart that warm tingling feeling like fuzzy pajamas while sipping on coffee with a dash of cinnamon. But these are not just songs that have lasted the decades. These are songs that proclaim the birth of the Savior Jesus.
This is an opportunity to have the world sing about the Birth of God. How Christ came to Earth in the form of a baby.
If the world was actually singing and WANTS to hear about Jesus, then why are we complaining about too long of a season?
We need to explain the meaning behind these songs. About how God came to Earth to be the savior from our Sin problems. How He lived a perfect life and allowed evil men to humiliate and wound Him and willingly let men kill Him. Why? Because He loves us and wants a relationship with us.
Jesus came to Earth, lived, died, and then ROSE FROM THE DEAD.
Providing a way for us to have a relationship with Him and live forever.
This is Christmas. Not the gifts. Not the tree. Not movies. Not the snow. It is a time to worship the God who stepped down from Heaven, so that we can be forgiven for our sins.
Enjoy the music.
Sing with the world about a time where we Celebrate the Messiah.
Until next month!
Excelsior and Cheers! and a very Merry Christmas
Pastor Adam
