I Really Don’t Care How You Feel About Red Cups
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 […]
Tag Archives: Christmas
A Jazzy, Classical, Somewhat Folky but Still Appalachian Christmas
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 […]
In Despair I Bowed My Head…
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 […]
Things You (Probably) Don’t Know About Christmas
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 […]
Beautiful Songs Under a Winter Moon
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. […]
Perfection for Christmas: The J’s with Jamie
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 […]
This Little Light of Mine
The garage door opened and she watched as her husband walked through the living room carrying a ladder. She stopped him, calling out, “Honey—uhm—what are you doing?” He paused. “Taking […]
How You Feel About Santa Claus Doesn’t Really Matter. At All.
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 […]
December 1st: The Andy Williams Christmas Album
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 […]
Christmas Music 2011
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 […]
