I love Christmas time. Especially the music that accompanies it. This year I've been given a great opportunity to share my talent with parts of my community. It's been such an eye opener of how much people really appreciate music, and the spirit that comes along with it. I am one of those people that listens to Christmas music before like, Halloween. I do end up getting sick of it once Christmas is over. But the annoyance with hearing Jingle bells for the 50th time in a month goes away after a few months. I love sharing music with people, as nerve racking as it can get, it's become one of my favorite things to do.
Many many many years ago when Lydia and I were both very small we sang a song called "Lullaby, Little One" in a Sacrament meeting. Our bishop apparently had asked my mom if we could, and we did. I had completely forgot the song since, but my choir teacher had given us all an opportunity a group song or solo or accompany our group songs as we shared our music throughout the community. I asked my mom if she had any music and she immediately thought of the song I had sung so many years ago. As soon as she played it memories of being little and singing it in front of an entire congregation flooded my head. This was the song I prepared to sing in front of people. Not with my sister next to me, but alone! The song is actually more compared to a small child, rather than to a sixteen year old... but it still works! The songs lyrics have really stuck with me throughout this Christmas season. It talks about how Christ started out as just a child, and then realizing that we all do. And that we can all become like Christ because he was once a child. This is one of the many reasons I am thankful for Christmas music: because sometimes we need that extra reminder that we too can become what our Heavenly Father wants us to be. Because we are his children.
I could never see Christmas time without the music. It is a huge part of what Christmas is: praising out Savior's birth. And singing is a big part of doing that. And for that, I am grateful.
A few years ago my sister and I got my mom Josh Groban's Christmas CD, which I will admit is pretty freakin' awesome. :) I just downloaded it onto my iPod and have been listening to it nonstop. One of my favorite songs on that CD isn't a very well known song, but it has a good meaning. So I am going to share it with all of you... :)
Thanks for reading!
--Samm.
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