Why some Christmas songs are more special to me than others, let me tell you the Reason.
As the Christmas season approaches, more and more Christmas and holiday tunes are resounding wherever we go. It reminds us that we need to finish our shopping list, too.Numerous songs have been written for and about this glorious season of the year, but I have kept a steady list of my favorites. Most of which are classics and in the minor key. I have ten of my most loved Christmas songs. I know, I know... Christmas is a joyous occasion, to some it's all about tradition, pretty decor, happy gatherings, festivities, the pomp, the show, and some do celebrate of the Messiah's birth. I personally prefer the contemplative peaceful side of the Christmas mood.
Therefore, my musical taste leans towards the minor-tuned songs like O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, What Child Is This?, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, and Carol of the Bells. These are also my classical favorites and they hold a special place in my heart for I have grown up with these songs being sung in church beginning from the start of the advent. The only song in major mode that is undeniably part of my classic hymn list is Away in a Manger, mainly because I sang this in several occasions during Nativity musical drama as Mary. Because of this, I have come to love the song as well.
Among the modern tunes, The Christmas Waltz and Do You Hear What I Hear?tops my list. Again, these are in the minor mode. Even though The Christmas Waltz just enumerates the trivial elements of the season, and the even if it involves Santa Claus who I do not believe in, it still lands on my list because of the melody and rhythm. The message of Do You Hear What I Hear leaves a peacefully poignant message of hope to humanity in the midst of political and social crises.
The newer tunes that I have come to love are My Grown Up Christmas List and An Evening in December which effectively relays the message of the importance of family ties especially during Christmas. These could be both happy and sad at the same time, depending on each one's experience. I love listening to these alone, for it often leaves me teary-eyed.
As the Christmas season approaches, more and more Christmas and holiday tunes are resounding wherever we go. It reminds us that we need to finish our shopping list, too.Numerous songs have been written for and about this glorious season of the year, but I have kept a steady list of my favorites. Most of which are classics and in the minor key. I have ten of my most loved Christmas songs. I know, I know... Christmas is a joyous occasion, to some it's all about tradition, pretty decor, happy gatherings, festivities, the pomp, the show, and some do celebrate of the Messiah's birth. I personally prefer the contemplative peaceful side of the Christmas mood.
Therefore, my musical taste leans towards the minor-tuned songs like O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, What Child Is This?, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, and Carol of the Bells. These are also my classical favorites and they hold a special place in my heart for I have grown up with these songs being sung in church beginning from the start of the advent. The only song in major mode that is undeniably part of my classic hymn list is Away in a Manger, mainly because I sang this in several occasions during Nativity musical drama as Mary. Because of this, I have come to love the song as well.
Among the modern tunes, The Christmas Waltz and Do You Hear What I Hear?tops my list. Again, these are in the minor mode. Even though The Christmas Waltz just enumerates the trivial elements of the season, and the even if it involves Santa Claus who I do not believe in, it still lands on my list because of the melody and rhythm. The message of Do You Hear What I Hear leaves a peacefully poignant message of hope to humanity in the midst of political and social crises.
The newer tunes that I have come to love are My Grown Up Christmas List and An Evening in December which effectively relays the message of the importance of family ties especially during Christmas. These could be both happy and sad at the same time, depending on each one's experience. I love listening to these alone, for it often leaves me teary-eyed.
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