I've always loved the day after Christmas. The madness that has been slowly building to a nerve-snapping crescendo over the last couple of weeks suddenly screeches to a halt.
The kids have new stuff that hasn't yet bored them. Supper is just a matter of reheating delicious leftovers . Everything mellows out around here and I really, finally take time to reflect on the birth of my Saviour.
As far as gift-giving and family meals, we were done by noon today. I had started a playlist of Christmas songs on Tuesday, and this afternoon I was in the mood for more Christmas music so I added some more songs to the list. And because I want to stretch the holidays out, I'm leaving the list up here until January.
These are all songs I love, and by the way, I do happen to like some Christmas songs that aren't sacred...... I would have included Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" because I can't hear it and NOT sing along no matter where I am, but it would have seemed a little out of place. Much more appropriate here are her beautifully soulful "Silent Night", and blood-pumping "Jesus - Oh What A Wonderful Child".
In some cases, artists I dig meet up with longstanding favorite songs of mine (see Styx and Third Day).
Since the first time I ever heard it, there has been no other "Little Drummer Boy" but Bob Seger for me. Such a sweet story, I had to include it for sentimental reasons. I wish it was based on fact.
The Faith Hill song is new to me this year. If you haven't heard it, give it a listen. It's so simply and profoundly true.
A baby changed everything. Hallelujah!
Thursday, December 25, 2008
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Hi Nina! Glad to hear you had a good Christmas! I had a wonderful one also. I'm enjoying your music, but I think I'm going to have to jump ahead and just click on Styx! Did you know that Tommy Shaw of Styx is from my hometown? He was the singer for them back in the day, but i'm not sure about now.
Hey Kathy!
I didn't know that. The only lead singer of Styx I'm familiar with is Dennis DeYoung (whose voice I think I hear on the really high parts of Hallelujah Chorus), but I think their lineup shuffled around some over the years.
Don't they give Handel's work a nice edge? :o)
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