christmas music is my favorite.
i'm one of the those people who looks forward to
the day after thanksgiving to crank up the christmas tunes
and sing along for the next month to all of my favorites.
there are so many wonderful, fun ones to sing,
but my favorite christmas songs are those sung about
CHRIST.
for this is His season after all.
this season has been a special one for me,
mostly because i know that next year,
i will be among friends, not family for christmas.
about the first gift of christmas and issued a challenge to all the world,
to discover the gift, embrace the gift, and then to share the gift in the coming year.
then a few weeks ago, one of my friends shared this on facebook,
this song has been sung by many an artist, but never before like this.
cloverton does an amazing job of refocusing the lyrics on the christmas season
and it was actually released two years ago.
but, this song is amazing, and i challenge you to just listen to the lyrics.
and then, the piano guys went out and did this:
the arrangement is phenomenal
(what else would you expect from the piano guys, peter hollen, and david archuleta)
and again, the lyrics are enough to give me the chills.
this song is about forty years old, and has been redone by many artists,
but there is something about a country christmas song that always does me in.
mary, did you know? focuses on Mary, and begs so many beautiful questions.
what made the baby cry focuses more on the members of the nativity,
and what was going on their heads.
this christmas season, hug your families close.
let them know how much you love them, not by how much you spend on them,
but by how much time you spend with them.
let them know you love them by saying "i love you" and truly meaning.
be an example, and #sharethegift
He is risen, He lives, and He wants us to return to live with Him.
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