Like I’m sure many of you would probably agree, Christmas has always been one of my favorite times in the church year. Spiritually, the incarnation and birth of our Savior is one of the most important parts of Christianity (without Jesus’ birth, there’s no suffering, death and resurrection…) but it’s…
Merry [two days after] Christmas! It always amazes me how fast Christmas comes and goes and that all the plans and preparations for Christmas are over. I hope your celebrations of Christ’s birth were filled with his Spirit! I’m going to cover all three Christmas worship services in this edition, so…
We continued our Music of Christmas series this week starting with Where are you, Christmas? which asks where the spirit and meaning of Christmas has gone. The ultimate answer is found in one line – “If there is love in your heart and your mind, you will feel like Christmas all…
Yes, I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted but I really wanted to share this series! Christmas and music are inseparable. For many people, it’s just not Christmas until they hear White Christmas or sing Silent Night.In this series, we’re taking a look at two Christmas songs each…
No Christmas music list would be complete without two groups: one is Trans Siberian Orchestra (and was #2 on this list) and the other is Mannheim Steamroller. Both are now staples around the holidays and have been around for a while, although I was surprised how long Mannheim Steamroller had…
One of my favorite Christmas CDs of all time is Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s (or TSO, for short) Christmas Eve and Other Stories. If you’ve never heard of Trans-Siberian Orchestra (shame on you) they’re a little bit like Metallica + Orchestra x Christmas music (which equals Awesome cubed, for all those math majors…