Christmas Music
Music has been an integral part of my life. Christmas would not be complete without the memory of the beautiful songs of Christmas. I remember shopping in the crowded stores with the sounds of the Christmas carols flooding the air. I remember caroling with the youth group, driving from place to place, leaving the warm car to shiver in the crisp air and blend our voices in one or two of the beloved songs of Christmas, singing outside the window of someone who needed cheering.
The year I was 12, my parents gave me a phonograph for Christmas and an album of Bing Crosby singing the carols. My best friend, obviously in on the secret, gave me a recoring of Lauritz Melchior singing, "Oh, Holy Night." How I cherieshed those records.
Christmas also meant preparing my own music for my part in the program at church. I always enjoyed practicing and preparing a special musical arrangement, but I would get so scared when it was time to do it in public.
Scripture records that the angels sang together on the night that Jesus was born. Christmas music originated with the birth of Christ and it is a vital part of the Christmas celebration.
The Bible tells us that some day the redeemed are to stand before the throne and sing a new song. I look forward to this experience. It will be a thrilling climax to the majestic music of Christmas that I've enjoyed all my life.
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