Earl and I are slowly adding the accessories of the holiday season to our home. And I have begun playing Christmas music.
We’re scaling back this year since there are no-out-of-town guests to cook for, fewer restaurant reservations to make, and snowy weather conditions keep us inside. Who wants to brave 25 mile an hour winds to go shopping?
That said, I’m struck with the relationship between the music I’m playing and our various activities. Yesterday, for instance, Earl assembled our Nativity scene which is quite extensive. Not only does it include the Holy Family and the requisite stable, but it also has angels, shepherds, sheep, donkeys, three Wise Men, three camels, and one palm tree. “Away in a Manger” and “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” are perfect accompaniments to this activities. Maybe also “We Three Kings.”
We spent a couple hours assembling our ACE Hardware Christmas tree that Earl bought on a whim a few years back. It replaced the one that kept falling over, which was not part of our traditions I wanted to continue. This one stands tall – well, five feet tall – and stays upright. It has permanent purple, green, red, orange, and yellow balls of light which are certainly not traditional either. Still, “O Christmas Tree” is the appropriate song here.
A few years ago my son made a wreath out of various green yarns which has graced our front door ever since. While I wasn’t aware that there was a song about a wreath, I found one on Google® called “The Christmas Wreath.” One of its lyrics is: “The wreath encircles close our hearts, the blue sky wraps our earth.”
Thinking about our decorations, I’ve decided we are somewhat unorthodox with a mega-creche, neon lighted balls on the tree, and wool instead of evergreens for our wreath. So for the fun of it, I Googled®, “Is there a song about crazy people at Christmas?” Of course there is!
Recorded by Copperlily, you can view “My Family’s Crazy (At Christmas Time)” on YouTube. I’ve chosen not to.
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