What Song Are You Singing These Days?
Is there a song in your heart these days?
Although I do not have any hard statistics to support what I am about to write, my sense is that Christmas is the most musical season of the year. The world about us may offer other occasions for music throughout the year, but those occasions tend to involve only selected groups of people in isolated places. During the Christmas season, however, it seems that the majority of the population chooses to sing—or at least to listen to the singing of others.
This reality can hardly be described as a surprise. The Christmas good news, after all—the coming of a Savior—is far too glorious to be confined to the spoken word. Rather, the good news of Christmas demands the rhythm, poetry, and vibrancy of our richest and most diverse music. Only the tones, chords, and melodies of music can give adequate expression to the mystery and miracle at the heart of our Christmas celebration.
I wonder if the angels sang when they communicated with the shepherds on that first Christmas night? I wonder if the shepherds hummed a tune of praise as they walked back to their flocks after seeing the Christ child? I wonder if Mary and Joseph sang some sort of lullaby to their baby boy? It wouldn’t surprise me if they had. It was the kind of night that called for music.
I have been listening to Tara’s cd a lot lately.I just love your song about the woman by the well.
No I am not sucking up,It is very uplifting
Thanks for the word of affirmation, brother. Keep singing God’s song!
BE Taylor!
I love ANY song that is sung by you!
*Major suck up*
Actually, I have been listening to 99.7 daily until my family turns it off mid song. Christmas songs can warm a cold heart! On purpose, I believe it is!
Barb-
Sucking up goes a long way with me!!
I’m with you on the whole Christmas music issue, friend. It is the only kind of music to which Tara and I listen during this season.
I crave Christmas music!
Did you know you can download Tara’s CD on I tunes? Both Sarah and Jonathan have most of them on thier Ipods! We love to listen to them in the car.
“There’s a song in my heart…..!”
Cool beans, Debbie!
we, too, love your cd and have told you as well about the woman at the well song. however, at this time of year, the right song from your cd is “might you be”…it’s beautiful!
a request from the fan base…now that you will have a cushy, no pressure job…how about a Christmas cd?!?!?
Ditto on the cd
10.10
12.25
It’s a family tradition in our home. Christmas hasn’t started until that album has been played.
I’m just sayin’.
Floyd.
PS: Give my best to John Scott Trotter.
Oh my goodness. I can’t believe I forgot this. In addition to wondering around the house singing/humming stuff from 12.25 this time of year, our hands-down-#1-spontaneous singing-in-the-house award goes to Elvis. Yeah. Elvis. I dare you to try to randomly sing (out loud) some Elvis Christmas songs and NOT have a smile on your face.
The Colonel