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I Really Don’t Care How You Feel About Red Cups

November 10, 2015by dsmontague 1 Comment

In 1997, Starbucks introduced a special new cup to hold its beverages during the holiday season. “The theme for holiday was “Give in to the Rhythm,” and the red festive […]

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Chrstmas, Faith, Musings

A Jazzy, Classical, Somewhat Folky but Still Appalachian Christmas

December 4, 2013by dsmontague 1 Comment

Every year, I search for a great new Christmas album to add to my collection. With more than 11,150 Christmas songs in my collection since I began in 1987, I’ve […]

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Chrstmas, Music

In Despair I Bowed My Head…

December 19, 2012by dsmontague 1 Comment

I woke up on Friday morning with the words of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Christmas poem in my head.  It is one of my favorite Christmas songs.  The words are deep […]

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Chrstmas, Musings

Things You (Probably) Don’t Know About Christmas

December 18, 2012by dsmontague 2 Comments

I love this time of year, and I love collecting facts about the holiday. My collection of Christmas facts started in 2000 when I started writing and producing an annual […]

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Beautiful Songs Under a Winter Moon

December 2, 2012by dsmontague Leave a comment

You probably haven’t heard of Mindy Gledhill. And if you expect to hear her in the usual mix of stuff they play on the “Christmas Music Stations,” you just won’t. […]

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Chrstmas, Music

Perfection for Christmas: The J’s with Jamie

November 29, 2012by dsmontague 3 Comments

One of the greatest finds I’ve ever made in Christmas music was something I would never have suspected.  The album cover is not much to speak of, and the artists […]

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How You Feel About Santa Claus Doesn’t Really Matter. At All.

December 19, 2011by dsmontague 10 Comments

As a former children’s pastor, I had many interesting conversations with parents about the difficult conversations they’ve had with their children.  A lot of parents seem to have huge concerns […]

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Chrstmas, Faith, Musings, Parenting

December 1st: The Andy Williams Christmas Album

December 1, 2011by dsmontague 1 Comment

I listened to the local Christmas music station for about 30 minutes today. Spaced apart by about 2 hours, I was annoyed by all the commercials and the way the […]

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Christmas Music 2011

November 30, 2011by dsmontague 1 Comment

Walk into your local Target and you’ll see an endcap full of Christmas music.  There’s a few collections made just for Target, usually a young newer artist who puts out […]

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One Child

December 25, 2010by dsmontague Leave a comment

Christmas is the season of light and hope. It’s the celebration of that moment in time when heaven and earth met—when God wrapped himself in humanity and became not a […]

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