Depressing Christmas music...

yes it is

my point was there are people that still celebrate christmas that may not necessarily believe in jesus

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Posted by don424

if you believe in Jesus, yes

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you're kidding, right?

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Posted by don424

there are people that still celebrate christmas that may not necessarily believe in jesus

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Posted by LFitzy79

I don't know...I think the holidays hit everyone differently....a few years ago I was in Macy's...it was jammed, long lines...and Grandma Got Runover by a Raindeer came on....before I knew it I had aligator tears streaming down my face.....same thing happens when I hear the dogs bark Rudolph the Rednose Raindeer....I remember the first time I heard it...my dog got started barking back, growling at the speakers, searching for the other dogs....we were on the floor howling.....

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trust me, i hear you 100% with this...
and the first person to agree...
but i was just saying that that song is annoying. maybe on another day i would have been crying my eyes out if i heard it---just didn't happen to be today.

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Posted by don424

yes it is

my point was there are people that still celebrate christmas that may not necessarily believe in jesus

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Yes, there are. The fact remains that Christmas is about the birth of Christ. You don't have to believe that to celebrate Christmas, but you have to know that Christmas is about that.

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Posted by don424

i do like it and i think songs like that are needed this time of year

it's sad but it's necessary

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I don't even think its sad. It is, as my husband put it, gratuitous.

Give me Little Drummer Boy any day!

who sings it anyway?

the same guy who sings: 'butterfly kisses' ??
sounds like him...

yes

and i agree even if you're not catholic, if you don't celebrate it, you need to know what it's about

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Posted by don424

yes

and i agree even if you're not catholic, if you don't celebrate it, you need to know what it's about

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i think she meant like: 'you HAVE to know'...as in: 'you'd be stupid if you didn't know'

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Posted by shelzyp

Also the winter solstice, since supposedly Jesus was actually born in the spring.

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Posted by don424

yes

and i agree even if you're not catholic, if you don't celebrate it, you need to know what it's about

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You mean Christian, right? It is a Christian holiday, not just a Catholic one.

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

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Posted by don424

yes

and i agree even if you're not catholic, if you don't celebrate it, you need to know what it's about

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i think she meant like: 'you HAVE to know'...as in: 'you'd be stupid if you didn't know'

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well of course

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

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Posted by shelzyp

Also the winter solstice, since supposedly Jesus was actually born in the spring.

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BMD...no, that's actually true. Well I never knew when he was supposedly born, but I knew it was winter. Christianity was all wonky with its dates. There's a lot of symbolism too in the times of year for the holidays (easter, assumption, christmas).

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Posted by tourist

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Posted by don424

yes

and i agree even if you're not catholic, if you don't celebrate it, you need to know what it's about

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You mean Christian, right? It is a Christian holiday, not just a Catholic one.

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right, christian, catholic, you name it

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Posted by MonkeyLuv

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

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Posted by shelzyp

Also the winter solstice, since supposedly Jesus was actually born in the spring.

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BMD...no, that's actually true. Well I never knew when he was supposedly born, but I knew it was winter. Christianity was all wonky with its dates. There's a lot of symbolism too in the times of year for the holidays (easter, assumption, christmas).

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gotcha! but what does that have to do with: 'i wanna buy new shoes...???'

I don't like that song either. it is too depressing. Also I don't understand what it has to do with Christmas

here's what i think

yes, it's the celebration of the birth of christ, but there's more to it

it's a day for family, for giving, not just getting, peace, goodwill and sacrifice

rudolph and frosty are cool and capture the joy of the season

the shoe song depicts the message of the importance of family and sacrifice