It's Beginning to Sound A Lot Like Christmas!

Have you noticed? The sounds of Christmas are everywhere!

In our churches, certainly, as we're singing the songs and carols of the season.

In malls and grocery stores, Christmas music is playing. And not just the "Jingle Bells" kind of Christmas music, but also "Silent Night" and "Joy to the World". The music of our Savior's birth is also being played. Isn't it wonderful to we get to hear our Savior's name proclaimed in places like the mall and the grocery store!

The sounds of Christmas are everywhere!

In the laughter of children.

In the sounds (and smells) that emanate from kitchens at this time of year.

Maybe you have Christmas music playing in your home throughout the season. I know I do.

As I was looking back over my Facebook memories over the last few days, I realized that, over the last several years, I have spent a lot of the holiday season having medical or dental procedures. As an example, on December 15, 2011, I had a cataract removed from my right eye. What does that have to do with the sounds of Christmas? The surgeon was listening to Handel's Messiah during the procedure!

Five years ago, in the middle of the Christmas season, I had a root canal, and I noted in my Facebook post that there were Christmas carols playing in the dentist's office. Three years ago, I was icing my knee following a steroid injection, enjoying the sounds of Christmas. And of course, two years ago I was just out of rehab and in stroke recovery. I remember hearing Christmas music playing in the gym when I would go for therapy.

Music is a big part of the Christmas season. One of my favorite things about our recent river cruise was hearing the music of Christmas.


We didn't hear this on our cruise, but this is one of my Southern Gospel Christmas favorites:

https://youtu.be/sKzi4A1ldxE

What sounds of Christmas are you experiencing today?

"And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!'"  (Luke 2:13-14 ESV)