Comments on: Delete from your Christmas Playlist

By: Bold California

Bold California — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:28:12 +0000

Thank you for posting –

I thought about this subject and came to the conclusion that most radio stations actually have a rather limited playlist of christmas songs. Therefore we should be sending them our suggestions – email them some of the new MorTabChoir stuff – mp3 files, CD’s, etc.

I’m sure they would like to improve their playlists to give them a quality edge over their competitors.

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:47:11 +0000

I love it all–everything from “Sleigh Ride” to “For Unto Us a Child is Born.”

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:35:56 +0000

Your second sentence, maryanne, reminds me of Dick Motta’s famous line about music:

The opera ain’t over ’til the fat lady sings.

By: maryanne

maryanne — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:23:20 +0000

Hey, don’t knock sopranos who only sing it b/c they just can’t read music or pick out anything but the melody. Without us, the ward choir would be mighty slim.

And, Mark B., it makes me laugh when I pick out your comment by its first line without seeing the “comment by.” Jared’s getting good at it too.

By: Assorted Chocolate

Assorted Chocolate — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 03:48:49 +0000

“To me Moby’s Extreme Ways seems Christmas-y, since I saw one of the Bourne movies over the holidays once I think.”

Interesting, I make the same connection for the same reason.

By: Velska

Velska — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:09:40 +0000

This discussion reminds me of a cover of MAD Magazine in the 1980s (I think), that had a picture of a house-top with snow on top (except in the Brazilian issue there was no snow).

There was also, climbing into the chimney, with a baggage of presents, trusted Alfred E. Neuman dressed as…

The Easter Bunny!

Anyhow, I am a confessed Grinch (and yes, I lecture people about “Christmas carols” that has nothing to do with Christmas – like Jingle Bells). I still eat turkey, though.

By: CJ Douglass

CJ Douglass — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:29:29 +0000

Just Jesus, the “Word of God”. So un-Christmas-y…?

JJ,

So every song/hymn that refers to Jesus is a Christmas song?

Read the post. I made it clear that I was referring to Christmas as its understood in American culture. Making Christmas a more spiritual experience is another post.

By: David T.

David T. — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:42:43 +0000

Actually, I’m surprised no one’s brought up “Frosty the Snowman.” It’s about a spirit-possessed hat that brings a snowman to life. Whose spirit possesses it? Nobody knows. It’s got coal-black eyes and stalks children– and the kids didn’t freak out about this? Seriously, the kids who found the hat lucked out ’cause– according to horror movies– possessed inanimate objects are usually inhabited by serial killers. Instead, Frosty sounds suspiciously like a kind of twisted, secular retelling of the mortal Lord– leading the faithful, melting away with the promise to return. Aslan’s got nothing on Frosty.

By: David T.

David T. — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:44:57 +0000

Kristin Chenoweth, a household favorite, added the Carpenters’ “Sing a Song” on her new Christmas album. Of course that makes sense to…somebody.

By: Neal Davis

Neal Davis — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:23:04 +0000

Most of these (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, etc.) make more sense if we consider the period before Christmas as Advent, looking forward to Christ’s second coming. Joy to the World isn’t about the Nativity at all–it’s about the second coming.