The sun is shining, the sky is a beautiful blue, it's warming up outside and will be into the 80's next week.
But come to think of it--that's about the way it is around here at Christmas time.
I have been listening to Susan Boyle sing Silent Night on her new CD.
It's absolutely beautiful. Especially when the other singers join in. Wow!
I like every song on this CD but I especially like Silent Night.
I get misty eyed every time I hear it.
I learned Silent Night and other "Christmas songs" at school when I was a kid.
I didn't go to church when I was a kid and when I started attending the Church of Christ we didn't sing them there. Which is another ridiculous story all it's own and I won't bother you with it now.
I don't know it for a fact, but I don't think they sing these songs at school anymore. And that makes me sad. Almost as sad as not singing them at the Church of Christ.
I was the senior minister at the Lincoln Heights Christian Church in Phoenix for fifteen years. At Christmas time we always closed our candlelight service by standing and singing Silent Night. I feel the emotion of that even as I write these words. Did it make me feel closer to God? Absolutely!
Ditto everything you said here.
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ReplyDeleteI think there are those Christmas songs that never grow old or are just for a certain time in the year. What a great reminder to keep the joy of Christs birth with us everyday.
Love and Hugs ~ Kat
I am glad that you sang Silent Night in your church. I grew up singing the carols and they were a big part of my childhood. I must get the CD of Susan Boyle singing Silent Night. She is something, isn't she?
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