Christmas music;It's fantastic. It is one of the first signs that the "Most wonderful time of the year" is upon us. The sounds of the season accompany many family traditions such as decorating the tree, Christmas dinner etc...... Every prominent music artist makes it a priority to make a Christmas album, some more than one. Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas music, but I love it in moderation. These days, after December 1st, you cant go anywhere without hearing a festive tune. Now, it's not so much the infinity at which the songs are played, but rather the unnecessary amount of times every song is re-done.
"Mary, did you know?" is one of my all time favorite Christmas songs, however, it is hard to decide which version is my favorite, not because I love them all so much, but because there are a about 100 different versions. The best example of these is one of the all time classic Christmas songs---Jingle Bells. There is absolutely no way that anyone could ever put an exact number of how many versions of this song there are. It has been sung as a part of every different genre, in a million different pitches and in countless accents. Some artists go as far as to add word in the song, or even a long instrumental solo. It is almost sad to see what has been done to a song that, in its original state, was close to three minutes long.
To go back to a point I made earlier, every artist seems to think it a necessity to publish a Christmas album at some point in their careers. Plenty of artists do actually release wonderful Christmas albums, such as James Taylor. His Christmas album is delightful and he truly possesses the voice for Christmas music. But, "Metallica at Christmas" is not something I imagine would be pleasing to drink eggnog to. (I don't actually know if they have a Christmas album, but you get the point)
Christmas music, I say again, is very enjoyable and adds a lot to an already happy and festive season, but honestly, "Little Drummer Boy," how many different ways do you need to tell me that they told you to come, pa-rum-pum-pum-pum?
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