Wife is the Christmas person in our house while I quite happily and eagerly take the part of the Grinch. In my opinion (only), Christmas music starts way too early and repeats itself FAR too many times over the course of the season and over far too many stations/venues. There are only so many times I can listen to the same old worn out holiday songs played over and over and over regardless of how many singers/groups are inserted in and out of the rotation nor how said singers try to modify the music to their own style. I do however, like to listen to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on PBS and others of that type holiday music. As an aside, I also wish someone would put the Hallmark Channel (cable tv) out of its unintended Christmas misery. Basically the same half dozen soap opera type goodie two shoes movies with the same half dozen actors and the same three or four plots played over and over as if they assume that no one is going to notice the repetition, only with different faces. The worst thing you'll possibly see is that someone will misplace their scarf or spill their tea. Just barf... My family does not call me 'Scrooge' for nothing.

Thanks for the reminder. It's beautiful broadcast.

Many years ago, my sister told me about the way the choir procession into the church, and how the one person who would begin the first carol was tapped on the shoulder as they were walking in. Then the beautiful line, "Once in royal David's city" would ring out, all alone, until the rest of the choir joined in. That was our favorite moment and a very sweet memory of my dear sister.

Lessons and Carols last night at my church was totally awesome. We all got quite emotional and teary. The church was packed to the gills, lots of folks I've never seen before. A guy sat next to me to regularly attends a new-agey church in town and he said he needed a dose of traditional music. The church is already partially set up for Christmas with lots of torches, sconces, and candelabra. Honestly, when I got up this morning it felt like the day after Christmas.