Non-Christmas Music
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Thursday, December 03, 2009 10:43 PM
Even as we try to keep Advent at our house, there’s no way to avoid the fact that out in the world, we’re smack in the middle of “the holiday season.” You can’t walk into a store without hearing the tinny notes of “Jingle Bells” and similar songs playing over the loudspeaker.
Don’t get me wrong, I like Frosty the snowman as much as the next person. My daughter is a big fan of “snowmans” and last year she had us singing the tune all winter long. But “Frosty the Snowman” is not Christmas music. It’s just a song about winter. Ditto “Jingle Bells” and “Walking in a Winter Wonderland” and most of the other songs you hear on the radio this time of year.
Just mentioning Christmas doesn’t make it a real Christmas song either. (I’m looking at you, “Silver Bells.”) When I do occasionally catch a song being played in public that celebrates Christ’s birth, I’m disproportionately excited. I usually pump a fist in the air!
I will, however, admit that I actually enjoy most of the secular “Christmas” music they play this time of year. And I can enjoy it with a clear conscience because - since it’s not really Christmas music - I’m not cheating on my resolve to avoid celebrating Christ’s birth prematurely.
Personally, I have a soft spot for “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” Do you have a favorite non-Christmas Christmas song?
Image courtesy of Heidi Bratton
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