Those of you who know me well know I'm not a huge fan of traditional Christmas music. I've never done anything that would cause my aversion like, say, work in retail where it's played continually from October to mid-January, I have never found it invokes the happy feelings or nostalgia that is the reason many people like it. I think it may be that the trappings of Christmas are only attractive to me if they are accompanied by the REAL reasons for what makes the season so great (being genuinely kind to others, spending time with family/friends etc). Perhaps it is potential inaccuracy, a popular Christmas song is "Silent Night." Although I only know a few people who have gone through childbirth, given the potential duration of the process and that this was before the development of anesthesia, said night possibly was very very NOT silent to those in earshot of the stable.
That being said, now I present to you my plan: to do a series of blog posts (1 per week) on various songs I've heard that relate to Christmas. To say that they are "Christmas Songs" may be a bit of a stretch since some of them deal indirectly with the holiday. I will be upfront that most of these songs are in the vein of alternative music since that is usually what I listen to as my sister and I heard REM one day and all was lost. Anyway, I plan to put up my first post tomorrow which will discuss the song "Christmas Wrapping" originally done by the 80s band The Waitresses.
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