Well, we are past Thanksgiving and are quickly headed into the first week of Advent.  Here in the Washington DC area, we have 2 radio stations that are playing all Christmas music, all the time, and other stations are adding Christmas music into their playlists.

Christmas Music

When you listen to Christmas music there are generally 2 types of songs,

• The ones that talk about the birth of Jesus ( Silent Night, O Come Emmanuel, Joy To The World …)
• The ones that talk about winter ( Jingle Bells, Sleigh Ride, Frosty The Snowman ….)
• OK, How can I forget the infamous Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer

My Disconnect

Maybe I am experiencing a disconnect because I live in the Washington DC area and we hardly get any snow here.  If we do, it is usually in January or February and when I sing to myself about going on a Sleigh ride with you, ( yes, I sing to myself so I don’t create an avalanche, or noise pollution, or whatever you want to call it.. LOL!)  The point is, by Christmas, most of the lower United States has not seen snow yet this season, but yet we hear about snow, snow snow..  maybe it has to do with the first day of winter falling during the Christmas season.

My Belief

My belief as a Christian is that this is a time to  celebrate.  Celebrate the birth of the coming Saviour and the eternal gift he brings us all.  This year has gone by so fast, we should take time to Celebrate all that we have accomplished and all of our thoughts and dreams for the coming year.  Celebrate the coming of winter, and in February, the Winter Olympics.

In the end, I still don’t understand what going on a Sleigh Ride with Jingle Bells has to do with the birth of the coming King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Can you explain it to me?  What do you think?