I absolutely love Christmas music. Seriously, I'm obsessed with it. Every year, the day after Thanksgiving, I bring out all my Christmas albums, songs, and playlists... and there are quite a few of them. I get giddy when I find out that an artist I love has recorded a holiday song or album. And this year, Christmas music took on a whole new meaning for me. For some reason, I started really paying attention to the words more than I ever had. I didn't realize it before, but Christmas music is some of the best worship music that has ever been written.
“Remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas day.” Technically I think they’ve figured out that He wasn’t actually born on Christmas day, but that’s not the point. Jesus is literally the reason for the season. This is the time of year where we focus on what actually happened all those years ago when that little child was born.
Salvation was created.
"O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer our spirits by Thine advent here. Disperse the gloomy clouds of night and death's dark shadows put to flight. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel."
"This, this is Christ the King, whom shepherds guard and angels sing. Haste, haste to bring him laud; the babe, the son of Mary."
"Christmas time is here, we'll be drawing near. Oh, that we could always see such spirit through the year."
On December 1st, I started the “25 Songs of Christmas.” These are just holiday songs that I absolutely love. BUT not all of them are traditional carols, and some of them aren’t spiritual at all. According to my dad, “some of these are just love songs disguised as Christmas songs!” And he’s very right. But I still love all of them!
1. “Christmas Time Is Here”—A Fine Frenzy
2. “Last Christmas”—Jimmy Eat World
3. “What Child Is This”—Matt Wertz
4. “God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen”—Barenaked Ladies feat. Sarah McLachlan
5. “All That I Want”—The Weepies
6. “O Come o Come Emmanuel”—Sufjan Stevens
7. “Joy Joy!!” – Bifrost Arts (feat. Devon Sproule and Paul Curreri)
8. “Silent Night”—Rosie Thomas
9. “Covered In Snow”—William Fitzsimmons
10. “O Come O Come Emmanuel”—Shane & Shane
11. “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”—Hem
12. “A Winter’s Night”—Eisley
13. “Carol of the Bells”—The Bird and The Bee
14. “An Old-Fashioned Christmas”—Frank Sinatra
15. “Baby Please Come Home”—Death Cab For Cutie
16. “I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day”—Sarah McLachlan
17. “Do You Hear What I Hear?”—Copeland
18. “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear”—Sixpence None The Richer
19. “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”—Judy Garland
20. “Star of Wonder”—Tori Amos
21. “Carol of the Bells”—Mae
22. “Little Drummer Boy”—Jars of Clay (the old version)
23. “Frosty the Snowman”—Fiona Apple
24. “Salvation is Created”—Bifrost Arts (feat. Aimee Wilson)
25. “Star of Wonder”—Sufjan Stevens
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