As long as we have our TOD, may I rant about something I find deplorable?
What is wrong with Christmas CAROLS? Why must we have Christmas songs, but no carols, played in public places? Is the notion of Christmas being a religious holiday so heinous that it must be banned?
At work, we have Christmas songs played over the sound system. No carols, just the songs. And there aren't that many of them. Just how many times must I hear White-Christmas-Chestnuts-Roasting-Let-It-Snow-Winter-Wonderland-Christmas-Time-Is-Here in continual rotation? (With the occasional interruption of I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus, of course.)
If the mention of Christ is so offensive, then play instrumentals! Silent Night is a beautiful melody. So is Carol of the Bells. So are Away in a Manger, and I Saw Three Ships, and We Three Kings. They don't need their lyrics.
Bette Midler has a new CD out for the season, Cool Yule. Every track but one is a Christmas song. So which track is the one that she really nails? Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel. The rest is just filler.
End rant.