Christmas Songs versus Christmas Carols
David Kaye
still a be prickly when it comes to things Christian and dissing of
Christianity.
There are a couple varieties of songs played at Christmas. There are
Christmas songs and Christmas carols. They are not interchangeable. Only
Christmas songs are appropriate for radio commercials.
Example of Christmas songs: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Jingle Bells,
Deck the Halls, Jolly Old St. Nick.
Examples of Christmas carols: O Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night, Away
in a Manger, Joy to the World, We Three Kings, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear.
Christmas carols refer to Jesus. Jesus, like Mohammed or Abraham, is not
appropriate for pitching mattress sales. Christmas songs refer to the
season, the cold, home and family, or to fictitious characters such as Santa
Claus.
Given the large number of broadcasters reading this I'm hoping they'll keep in
mind what is appropriate for use in commercial backdrops and what isn't.
leansto...@democrat.com
It hasn't made the news this year, but the current pope doesn't do the
manger scene. He also just says no to Bethlehem since it's technically
Jesus of Nazareth.
Of course mattress sales are inappropriate. The immaculate conception
didn't require a bed.
HCochet
Interesting. I didn't know that there's a difference between X-mas
songs and X-mas carols. I guess that if people go sing winter holiday
songs outside and think they're "caroling", they might be wrong. They
are singing. They'e not caroling.
I don't know what "prickly" means, but I hope you get over it.
Sounds like it might be a bad thing. Almost like someone saying
"although I'm not a racist, I grew up in Mississippi and I get prickly
if someone disses the Confererate flag".
Although I'm not a God damn Christian, I can still enjoy Silent Night.
I can like White Punks On Dope (The Tubes) without being a WPOD.
Some songs are nice no matter what the words are. Or I mean people can
enjoy the tune and not even realize what they're listening to.
A few (just a few) X-Mas songs are annoying, especially if you work
in place that's going to be playing them all day from now to Dec 24.
Rudolph is fun when you're six, but by 48, it's not good anymore. Some
of the X-ian songs are much better than Rudolph. While Silent Night is
good, Away in manger isn't.
I have never liked KGO playing music of any kind for most of the day
on Dec 25. I miss KGO when KGO does that. How about playing something
taped. Any taped regular show.
Bhairitu
One might find it a bit sobering that a number of Christmas carols
including "Silent Night" started out as tavern songs, some probably
pretty bawdy.
Ciccio
> Even though I'm no longer a Christian, I grew up in that tradition, and I'm
> still a be prickly when it comes to things Christian and dissing of
> Christianity.
>
> There are a couple varieties of songs played at Christmas. There are
> Christmas songs and Christmas carols. They are not interchangeable. Only
> Christmas songs are appropriate for radio commercials.
I agree that it is contrary to Christianity to exploit God for
commercial profit. Of course, most organized religions long ago ceased
being "houses of prayer" and since then have been "dens of thieves."
For guidance I invite your attention to John 2:13-16. Jesus kicked ass
on the money changers, who were, in essence, extorting people as a
condition to their being able to worship in the temple. Whereas, Jesus
only issued a stern rebuke to the merchants who were merely selling
doves.
I'd say the commercials with carols are even a tad less blasphemous
than even the dove sellers. So, Jesus would dislike carols in
commercials, but he'd probably not be too miffed. After all, they are
spreading the spirit of God with little, if any, cost to the listener.
Ciccio
Eric Weaver
>
> I'd say the commercials with carols are even a tad less blasphemous
> than even the dove sellers. So, Jesus would dislike carols in
> commercials, but he'd probably not be too miffed. After all, they are
> spreading the spirit of God with little, if any, cost to the listener.
I can't resist posting the reference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSPGJ5-XAcM
Thank you Stan Freberg (and Daws Butler)
Ciccio
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSPGJ5-XAcM
>
> Thank you Stan Freberg (and Daws Butler)
Heh. Since it mocks those who capitalize from the materialism of
Christmas, Jesus would probably find it a knee slapper.
Ciccio
"Jesus is the reason for the season."
leansto...@democrat.com
"Happy those who seize your children and smash them against a rock."
Bhairitu
And in "radio land" don't forget Bob Rivers and his Twisted Christmas
tunes this time of year:
http://www.bobrivers.com
I also have my own contribution to the fray about a "California Christmas.":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6_ZNbdnROc
Phil Kane
<franc...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSPGJ5-XAcM
>>
>> Thank you Stan Freberg (and Daws Butler)
>
>Heh. Since it mocks those who capitalize from the materialism of
>Christmas, Jesus would probably find it a knee slapper.
Lately the radio and TV have been pushing a "Green Christmas" meaning
energy savers and recyclables, but every time I hear one of those
spots I think of the Stan Freberg ditty of 50 years ago.
We're "of a certain generation".
--
Phil Kane
Beaverton, OR
DonP
I think "Jingle Bells" is a song actuallt written for Thanksgiving.
Say, does anyone know where I can get the words to the old Frank and
Mike Christmas SONG, "Julekake"?