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Do you have a Christmas music tradition? Are you one of those people who can listen to Christmas music all year long, or only after a certain point in the year?
My tradition is to stay up on Thanksgiving night and break out the Christmas music at the stroke of midnight. All year long, I look forward to that moment. Then, at 11:59 PM on December 31st, I put it away for another year. It is difficult to keep it restricted to this time frame, but it’s for the best. If I listened to it year-round, it would cease to be special, and it would become ordinary. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Besides, I just cannot bring myself to listen to “Silent Night” on a bright, summer’s day!
My all-time favorite Christmas carol is “Somewhere In My Memory,” by John Williams and Leslie Bricusse, from the movie “Home Alone.” It’s simply an amazing piece of music, one that perfectly expresses how good it feels to be home with one’s family at Christmas. It may not be overtly religious in nature, but at least it does not attempt to exclude the word “Christmas” in favor of the more PC word “holiday,” of which I am absolutely sick and tired of hearing in commercials.
I am a fan of symphonic music, and film scores in particular, so in addition to the traditional carols, my other Christmas favorites include the scores of the movies “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “The Polar Express.” I also like the Carpenters’ “Christmas Portrait.”
I can hardly believe that the year has gone by so quickly, and that in mere days I will be listening to my beloved Christmas music once again!
My tradition is to stay up on Thanksgiving night and break out the Christmas music at the stroke of midnight. All year long, I look forward to that moment. Then, at 11:59 PM on December 31st, I put it away for another year. It is difficult to keep it restricted to this time frame, but it’s for the best. If I listened to it year-round, it would cease to be special, and it would become ordinary. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Besides, I just cannot bring myself to listen to “Silent Night” on a bright, summer’s day!
My all-time favorite Christmas carol is “Somewhere In My Memory,” by John Williams and Leslie Bricusse, from the movie “Home Alone.” It’s simply an amazing piece of music, one that perfectly expresses how good it feels to be home with one’s family at Christmas. It may not be overtly religious in nature, but at least it does not attempt to exclude the word “Christmas” in favor of the more PC word “holiday,” of which I am absolutely sick and tired of hearing in commercials.
I am a fan of symphonic music, and film scores in particular, so in addition to the traditional carols, my other Christmas favorites include the scores of the movies “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “The Polar Express.” I also like the Carpenters’ “Christmas Portrait.”
I can hardly believe that the year has gone by so quickly, and that in mere days I will be listening to my beloved Christmas music once again!
