My preparation to Christmas continues. This morning I made good use of this unbelievably warm and sunny day we are having, and I put some lights out on our trees by the road. I am anxious to see how it looks tonight, after dark, when I return from band rehearsal.
The rehearsal is my last one before next Tuesday’s Pawleys Island Community Concert Band Holiday concert at 7:00pm, at the Pawleys Island Church. Consider this a bit of a PSA: come on out if you are a local and enjoy the music of the season! It’s free. I have missed a couple of rehearsals and performances due to the bad cold that kept me down for over a week. So, I’m ready now to get back to it – and enjoy the music.
My word today is: music.
I love music. Many many kinds. You all know I love country music. But, I love classical, some rap, some old school rock, big band, and soft jazz. Music makes my world go round. I know I pay attention to it a lot more than some people. I enjoy and pride myself about knowing artist names, and who played with them (I love knowing ‘the band’, and why a song was written… and that combo of music and lyric that hits me is just an awesome thing.)
Christmas music helps prepare for Christmas Day. I love hearing the standards. I love the occasional new songs too… especially from my favorite artists. I do not listen to Christmas music before Advent. I’m a purist that way. I like to have it enhance the days leading up to Christmas. And, really, what would Christmas Eve be without “Silent night” and “Joy to the World”?
So, as I go day by day through December, I prepare myself with the special music.
Do you have a favorite holiday song? Do you make the music a part of your Advent?
Marla’s Musings 