so Christmas has come and gone
I had a pretty good Christmas this year. Got some stuff I wasn't expecting to get. Gave my dad an mp3 player that I kind of wanted to keep for myself. I find that now that I'm an adult it takes me longer to really enjoy the season and get into it. All the commercialism and hype starting from before Thanksgiving has a lot to do with it. I think the thing that really gets me into appreciating Christmas is the music. It's funny that one of the things that stands out in my memory from Christmas as a child is that my parents would always play the same album every Christmas morning. Christmas Jollies by the Salsoul Orchestra. Old school. I think I'm going to start some new traditions when it comes to music now.A friend told me about about some Christmas ep's from a friend and listened to them most of the day Friday. All Christmas songs by Sufjan Stevens. Absolutely beautiful stuff. I wish there was more Christmas music like this.
Also, I found out this year about Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College Chapel in Cambridge, England. They've been having this service every Christmas since 1918, and apparently they've been broadcasting it worldwide on the BBC since the 1930's. I wish I had heard of this before. I'm going to have to add this to the list of the things I have to do before I die - spending Christmas eve in that chapel. So serene and reverent. I don't know what it is about accapella choral music that I like so much. The St. Olaf Christmas thing is good too.
posted by gtdmouse @ 12/29/2004 10:04:00 PM
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