First up is a sci-fi Christmas song by Jonathan Coulton called Chiron Beta Prime:
I don't know who Jonathan Coulton is, or what the background is on Chiron Beta Prime, but it's a pretty funny song, even if you're not a big sci-fi person. "I think the robots sent us a pie!"
EDIT: I meant to post this, but forgot to. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, by Mannheim Steamroller:
A very nice twist to the classic. :)
Next we have two Christmas songs, both of which are new to me (I hadn't heard them until last night's Christmas Eve service at Lone Rock Bible Church).
How many Kings:
Love it, love it, love it. Some people act like Christianity isn't unique, and that it's just like (or even copied from) other religions. But that's clearly not true, and the reason why is expressed in the chorus of this song:
How many kings stepped down from their thrones?The answer is "Only One!"
How many lords have abandoned their homes?
How many greats have become the least for me?
How many Gods have poured out their hearts
To romance a world that has torn all apart?
How many fathers gave up their sons for me?
Some other parts of the song bug me a little because they seem a somewhat man-centered, but other than that, this is one of my new favorite Christmas songs.
Then we have Hope Was Born This Night:
This is one of those really beautiful songs that you can just lose yourself in. There's not really anything I want to say about it! It's just beautiful!
Last but not least, we have the "Hallelujah" Chorus from Handel's Messiah, preformed by the famous Andre Rieu and his uber-talented peeps:
Technically, this isn't a Christmas song. Handel wrote it for part II of Messiah, which details Christ's Passion and crucifixion, not His birth. However, I think it makes a wonderful Christmas song. Why? Because Christ has come, and as the song says: He is "King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, and He shall reign forever and ever!"
Merry Christmas!
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