Part of the traditional appeal of the Christmas season is its wonderful music, both religious and secular. But there are also some rotten sugar plums in the bag. If you could pick one to toss out and never hear again, which would it be?
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Mele Kalikimaka because I worked retail one Christams Season and we had one tape that would play over and over and I just can't take Mele Kalikimaka.
Grandma got run over by a reindeer, but I like O Holy Night which is not in any hymnal. We put the words in the bulletin and sing it in church but the history of it's rise and fall is interesting.. google it.
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is quite works righteous. The other reindeer don't love him until he saved Christmas. Shouldn't he have received unconditional love before his heroics even though he was different? The ridicule and exclusion from games Rudolph suffered is cruel, and in reality few social outcasts will ever redeem themselves as he did. What are we teaching our children in this song?
The Little Drummer Boy, besides being extra-biblical, assumes that Baby Jesus can use his divine powers to appreciate music even though he is only an infant (sounds heretical to me), and, again, it is works righteous when the Baby Jesus smiles at the good drum solo. What if he had played the percussion line poorly? Would Jesus frown on his meager offering?
I kind of like how "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer" pokes fun at secular Christmas icons.