Sometimes I wish that we could sing Christmas carols all year long. They are one of my favourite things about Christmas and they always bring back happy memories for me.
Today we went to my Grandparent's house for my mom's birthday celebration. My mom's birthday has always been tied to Christmas since it is at the beginning of November. We used to always put the Christmas tree up on, or around, my mom's birthday. The last few years we've gone to my Grandparents' and the evening always ends the same. We sing Christmas carols, do devotions, and then light the candle on the Advent Wreath.
Music is a big thing in my family, singing and playing instruments. I have wonderful childhood memories of my parents singing, alone and together, my uncles singing, all of us singing in church, and all of us singing Christmas carols together. I love the songs, the words, the familiar tunes.
To me, singing a Christmas song with family truly feels like...coming home. They remind me of my childhood, they remind me of awesome Christmases passed, they remind me snow and presents and good food. They remind me of the birth of Christ.
Sometimes I wish we could sing Christmas carols all year even though I know I will probably be pretty sick of them by the time Christmas gets here :)
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Fa ra ra ra ra, ra ra ra ra!
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