O Come, All Ye Stressful Carols (1 of 5)
Series: Christmas Carols
Tony Thomas
Luke 2:16
We’re beginning a new series today called, ‘‘Christmas Carols.’’ We’ve got four more commandments to cover and I’ll get back to them in January. In the meantime I want to highlight some of the carols we sing, the stories behind the carols, and what the carol means to us.
Actually, I’m gonna fictionalize the first one, changing ‘‘O Come, All Ye Faithful’’ to ‘‘O Come, All Ye Stressful.’’ But in December I’ll actually deal with four of the Christmas carols we sing every year.
On August 8, one-hundred and thirty-nine full days before Christmas, Christmas officially arrived in London as one retailer ignored the heat wave and got into the Christmas spirit. Harrods ushered in the season by decorating a healthy portion of their store early.
Bing Crosby’s voice could be heard in the background, mistletoe was hung over each cash register, employees wore little red Santa hats, and shoppers filled their carts with yuletide gifts. This year, they added a tiny feature by calling their Christmas theme, ‘‘Christmas World.’’
Retailers are doing their best to make us think that we’re not suffering from a world-wide recession. Truth is, unemployment is up and spending is down. I love Christmas, but don’t you think that August is a little early to usher in the Christmas season? What’s the rush?
Sociologists coined my generation the ‘‘Space Age,’’ because, like NASA, we were in a hurry. In the 60s the things that were in included Polaroid cameras, TV dinners, and instant oatmeal for breakfast. The longest wait of my youth was having to listen to fifty-five minutes of Ed Sullivan before the Beatles finally performed, ‘‘Twist and Shout.’’
But with all the technological improvements, a slower pace has not been experienced by anyone living in the twenty-first century. I can be reached on my church phone, my cell, voice mail, e-mail, Facebook, and Twitter. Sometimes, they all g ...
Series: Christmas Carols
Tony Thomas
Luke 2:16
We’re beginning a new series today called, ‘‘Christmas Carols.’’ We’ve got four more commandments to cover and I’ll get back to them in January. In the meantime I want to highlight some of the carols we sing, the stories behind the carols, and what the carol means to us.
Actually, I’m gonna fictionalize the first one, changing ‘‘O Come, All Ye Faithful’’ to ‘‘O Come, All Ye Stressful.’’ But in December I’ll actually deal with four of the Christmas carols we sing every year.
On August 8, one-hundred and thirty-nine full days before Christmas, Christmas officially arrived in London as one retailer ignored the heat wave and got into the Christmas spirit. Harrods ushered in the season by decorating a healthy portion of their store early.
Bing Crosby’s voice could be heard in the background, mistletoe was hung over each cash register, employees wore little red Santa hats, and shoppers filled their carts with yuletide gifts. This year, they added a tiny feature by calling their Christmas theme, ‘‘Christmas World.’’
Retailers are doing their best to make us think that we’re not suffering from a world-wide recession. Truth is, unemployment is up and spending is down. I love Christmas, but don’t you think that August is a little early to usher in the Christmas season? What’s the rush?
Sociologists coined my generation the ‘‘Space Age,’’ because, like NASA, we were in a hurry. In the 60s the things that were in included Polaroid cameras, TV dinners, and instant oatmeal for breakfast. The longest wait of my youth was having to listen to fifty-five minutes of Ed Sullivan before the Beatles finally performed, ‘‘Twist and Shout.’’
But with all the technological improvements, a slower pace has not been experienced by anyone living in the twenty-first century. I can be reached on my church phone, my cell, voice mail, e-mail, Facebook, and Twitter. Sometimes, they all g ...
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