Guess what?! My cousin Nathanael is going to take over my promised series of Christmas music posts! He's going to type out a list of all my favorites, then tell what I like about them, and... oh, wait... these are his favorites. Well never mind then... ;)
It is that time of year again, where any radio station you go on
is playing the happy tunes from the season! There are really too many different
songs to count that have been written for the holiday. There is a song for
everyone's taste, some are happy, some are melancholy, while others are just
calm and peaceful. The number really grows when someone would include advent
hymns. I am going to conjure up a list of the top fifteen Christmas songs (in
my opinion) for you, and you go on the comment page and post your top fifteen! (NOTE:
I am not just talking about hymns, "Jingle bells" or "Santa's
coming to town" definitely count)
1. Deck
the Halls (celebrating the festivities of the season)
2. O Christmas Tree (Celebrating
a sentimental possession)
3. What Child is This? (A song pondering Baby Jesus)
4. Joy to the World (Even though
this is technically not a Christmas song)
5. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (A
true classic)
6. Mary Did You Know? (My cousin
John plays this song really well on the piano)
7. Angels we have heard on high (Only
people with more than two lungs can sing this chorus)
8. Good Christian Men Rejoice (...With heart and soul and voice!)
9. Silent Night (Another
Classic)
10. Grandma got run over by a reindeer (They made a movie out of this song)
11. Away in a Manger (Easy tune, good choice of words, great
song)
12. Let it Snow (A song NOT sung by
Elsa)
13. Jingle Bells (One of the most simplest Christmas
melodies)
14. Santa Clause is Coming to Town
(You better not cry...)
15. Frosty the Snowman (What an original name...)
27 comments:
(extensive comment to follow)
great!
that is $1.50 now
Say, you're right!
(That was not the extensive comment, by he way.)
"he" - a word which here means "I meant to type the word THE, but somehow neglected to press the T key sufficient force."
By the way, how many books have you read out of Soue so far?
Enough to have developed a deep appreciation for Lemony Snicket's writing style!
Okay, here comes the extended comment...
I am now decided. My mind is made up. I hate Christmas music.
That sounds harsh, bigoted, blunt, and overstated. In other words, it sounded so great that I'm going to say it again. I hate Christmas music!
Now, based on that message I wrote a bit ago, it is evident that I'm misrepresenting myself either there or here, or that I am referring to two separate things in the use of the term "Christmas music". (This is evident through the logical reasoning of "A cannot equal non-A at the same time and in the same context".)
Let it be known that there are several select seasonal songs I still love. However, on the whole, I'm thoroughly wearied by the insipid sounds so relentlessly put forth by the Christmas stations. My main annoyance with the choice of songs is that there are only about twenty recordings in the pool they draw from. This mindless repetition is both maddening and exhausting. I'm worn down. Put out. Irked and irate. You get the picture. When will this madness end? Will January sixth never come?
(Sorry, I didn't mean to go off on the entire rant just now, or actually in this comment at all... let's try to pull it back to the original topic of your message...)
I agree with your statement that "there is a song for everyone's taste". It would be nice if the radio stations would play songs for more tastes than three, though.
Extended comment Part 2:
I like that you included so many styles of song in your "top 15" list... "the sacred and the secular", so to speak. Now I'll comment on some (or maybe all) of the ones you listed. :)
1: One of my favorite Yuletide carols! I'll never forget the experience of a delightful New Year's ball at which we danced to a recording of this song performed by the Muppets... I think we all sang along while dancing, too!
2: Reminds me of a scene from Swiss Family Robinson (the movie)
3: It's minor. I love it. Greensleeves is a great tune.
4: How not?
5: The second verse is my favorite.
6: It's a good performance piece.
7: hee hee hee ;D Start out the chorus belting out the words with great enthusiasm at full volume... end in a croaking gasping whisper... INHALE!!! "In excelcis Deo!"
10: Don't believe I've ever heard that one.
11: But boy, if you start too low in pitch you'll regret it!
12: I have a funny story about that, actually...
you hate Christmas music! it only plays once a year for 45 days! since it is concentrated you automatically dislike the whole genre? I never would have guessed....
you said you had a funny story about the song "Let it snow" ?
HA HA HA! I have officially made 25% of the posts on this blog...
Harsh, bigoted, blunt, and overstated - that's me! ;]
Yes - and, staying true to form, I'll now state that I intend to use it as the basis of a post "sometime in the near future"! (Your reply: "ha, whatever!")
THANAEL. >:|
{at a loss for words}
better post my new post now...
Umm, about that...
It is not good enough?
are you firing me?
Am I boring?
do your friends dislike my posts?
Do you have to finish that Christmas series?
Are you laying me off?
Do you want to lower my post-fee to 20 cents a post?
No, no, absolutely not, how would I know, probably should, no, and again no. :]
In all honesty, the newest post could use a tad of editing. But I'm just not ready to publish more at the moment.
Tad bit of editing?
I cannot stand high-high-high-standards...
Never mind then, set for publication on the thirty-first.
I can edit it if you want me to...
Set for publication on the thirty-first? must be Jan. 31...
Whoops, terribly sorry, I neglected to actually set the post for publication!
Can you post that message now? it is January fourth!
Hello yellow mellow cello....
I am getting bored over here, is it december 31st yet zoe?
HELLO ZOEEEE!!!! you can post my message!!!1
Are you alive?
Stop hiding!
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