If food is a feast for the stomach and decorations are a feast for the eyes, then music is the feast for the heart. I love a good tune – and none more so than a Christmas melody.
Christmas music begins playing in my car and home somewhere around mid October. As for genre – I love it all. The silly songs about Hippopotamuses to the traditional tunes crooned by Bing. Over the years, my collection of favorite Christmas melodies has grown exponentially with the most varied artists imagined. (Everything from county to reggae.)
As we draw nearer the celebration of the Nativity, I begin to embrace the more reverent tunes of the season. Some of these songs are traditional. Some are new takes on usual favorites…and some ( as you’ll see below) are contemporary hymns that emerge year by year and quickly become part of my tradition. Music – especially in this season, can touch our hearts, bring us peace, bring us hope, and bring us joy. JOY – to the world the Lord has come. These tunes help me prepare Him room amid the hustle and bustle. I hope they do for you as well.
I may not have a drum I can play for him, but I do have a playlist.
Once Upon a Christmas – Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
Sweet Little Jesus Boy – Straight No Chaser
Holy Holy Holy – Sufjan Stevens
Merry Christmas, Y’all!
