Christmas Music

Don't you love Christmas music? Here's the Christmas music I love:

Christmas carols on every radio station and in every mall, glorifying the Lord Jesus Christ in a way not possible the rest of the year.

Nostalgic Christmas songs from my childhood memories, such as "White Christmas," "Little Toy Trains," "Little Altar Boy," and "Silver Bells." They're so melodic and I know all the words.

Sunday School Christmas programs at Svea. On Saturday morning during our practice I got them going to the point that the 5th & 6th grade girls were absolutely mortified to think that all these little boys would be yelling out, at the top of their apparently-not-so-little lungs, "Go Tell it on the Mountain" and the chorus of "Angels We Have Heard on High." I didn't get a chance to reassure them, but of course on Sunday morning it calmed down to a beautiful enthusiasm that warmed everyone's hearts.

The Seasonal Choir at Svea. Tonight we had our last practice with only ten singers - but they were ten strong singers and filled the sanctuary, empty of people but full of beauty, with lovely sounds.

Organ/piano duets. Michelle will play the piano along with me on the organ for our Christmas Eve service tomorrow night. There's something special about that combination.

Christmas CDs. I find it very interesting that at Christmas, secular artists sing praises to God, and Christian artists sing secular songs. Someday those distinctions will be erased, and every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. May it be sooner rather than later!