The Problem with Christmas Music | A Moment's Notice
Last updated 1/15/2021 at 12:36pm
"A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
And so this is Christmas
And what have we done?
Another year over
And a new one just begun."
- John Lennon
I am not a fan of holiday music.
When I was barely a teenager, music became a mechanism to assert independence, to demonstrate concepts of social justice, and in some cases, to identify worthy friends. Rebellious cynicism creeped into my perception of most Christmas music, and with the exception of the classics in A Charlie Brown Christmas, the standards of the genre remain mainly a source of...
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