{"id":7527,"date":"2015-12-02T10:11:13","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T15:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=7527"},"modified":"2015-12-02T10:11:13","modified_gmt":"2015-12-02T15:11:13","slug":"christmas-tunes-the-top-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/7527","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Tunes: The Top 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7529\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2015\/12\/images-200x150.jpeg\" alt=\"images\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/>By Jenni Beaver&#8211;<\/strong>Thanksgiving has flown by and now it\u2019s time to break out the Santa hats. Christmas is right around the corner and that means lots of festive music. Here are my top 5 Christmas tunes that get me in the spirit of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Number five: Grandmas got run Over by a Reindeer<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">This is definitely a classic. I remember being six years old at my grandparents house and my Granddad would break out the stuffed reindeer, push the button, and it would bounce to the tune of this song. It may be a weird one and probably not what you\u2019ll hear at a Christmas choir concert, but the memories behind this song put it in my top five.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Number four: Joy to the World<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">This is one of the first songs I listen to at the start of the season. It\u2019s upbeat and gets me in the mood to start trimming the tree. Joy is the quintessential Christmas emotion, and this song reminds me what I have to be joyful about.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Number three: Christmas is<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">A lesser known holiday song, <em>Christmas is <\/em>was on Francesca Battistelli\u2019s 2012 album, and it\u2019s still one of my favorites. Charlie Brown, caroling kids, light covered rooftops, and Jesus. It doesn\u2019t get much better than that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Number two: White Christmas<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">I\u2019m a little picky about this song. My favorite version is sung by Bing Crosby, the perfect Christmas crooner. The movie and music and his voice. I can\u2019t go through the season without hearing it at least fifty times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Number one: Mary did you Know?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">There are two versions of this song that blow me away every time. Danny Gokey and Scotty McCreery. For me the song is more than just something to play while decorating the tree, and that\u2019s why it\u2019s number one. It\u2019s a song that reminds me of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He\u2019s the reason for my season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Christmas music is about more than the words in the song. It\u2019s about the memories you\u2019ve made over the years, and the images that come to mind as the songs play. Just like the stuffed reindeer, my family cuddled up with hot cocoa, and the reason for the season, Christmas music brings joy to everyone who hears it.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jenni Beaver&#8211;Thanksgiving has flown by and now it\u2019s time to break out the Santa hats. Christmas is right around the corner and that means lots of festive music. Here are my top 5 Christmas tunes that get me in the spirit of the season. 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