Those J I N G L E bells

Well, I will have to say I baught an edgacational cd the other day! I do not offten buy things for myself, but here lately, I have been on this clasic Christmas music kick. Well, the other day when I was in town doing my Christmas shopping, I found a Christmas cd by Frank Sonotra.(I do not know if that is how you spell his name or not, but perhaps that is close) So, I baught this cd and the first song is Jingle bells, and the song begins with his back ground singers singing in harmany
"I love those J I N G L E bells, O! thos holliday J I N G L E bells."
Now this came in handy for me, because just the other day I was wondering to myself "I wonder how you spell jingle bells?" So now I know! I told my mom "I have an edgucational cd here!"
It's pretty good because he does a good job, in my opinion, on all the songs on there, and it has fun songs on it, as well as some of the more worshipful carols which I will get to presently. Another song that is on there is that one about wishing you a merry Christmas and talks about people wishing one another merry Christmas and fulfilled dreams and such, and then it says, "and this song of mine in three quorter time wishes you the same thing to." Now I realize Christmas is so much more than just wishing good and merry things for one another, but still I think that is a pretty song and to it holds some good memories for me. Mayby I should not poast names on the net for the world to see I don't know how that works so I'll do like my friend who sort of inspired me to start this blog and I'll use letters.
The first time I ever heard this song was about this time of year last year, I was with M, and P, and we were doing some running around in Taulsa, and she baught a Christmas cd, I kind of wish I could have found that one. Anyhow it had that song on it, and I also remember it had O Holy Night on it. We were driving back and M turned it up pretty loud when O Holy Night came on and we listened and then she said in that certain voice tone that she uses when she is really tuched or moved about something
"thats a good song."
That was such a fun trip because then she and I and I think P, P was supposed to anyway, we all started singing Christmas Carols on the way home. Awe how sweet it was and it is with faundness that I remember those times. I miss them, yet God has ben so gracious to bring so many things and good people in to my life over the years. It is really neet.
Like this year I had the joy of C going to the SiloamSprings Christmas parade with me. That was such a joy we walked around the park and sung, and even when we wasn't quite in toon with each other it was still beautiful to me, and so refreshing. We sang songs like "Joy To The World, and others." Which reminds me I was going to talk about some of the carols on the Frank Sonotra CD.
It has the first Noel, and I like the wording of his virsion. For at one point when he and his background singers are singing about how the star gave light he says "and to the darkened land, it gave great light."
I love that choice of wording, for truly this land is dark, yet there is indeed hope. I was just thinking the other day when I was Christmas shopping how thankful I am that alot of stores are stillplaying Christmas music, and some of it is still the songs that tell of Jesus and His birth and the joy He can bring. Yes there is always hope. For I have Jesus, if you my reader have excepted Him you have Jesus, and then Christmas means so much more to us, or at least, it BETTER MEAN MORE! than just those J I N G L E bells. I figure it like this.
I like the fun things of Christmas, still, I must say that to me it means much more than Jingle Bells,
FOR to me it means freedom from sin, self, and Hell.
It means that I now have a new hope a hope of eternal life my friend,
That I shall live forever in the presence of Jesus, a life that Has no end.
And now I would that all who believe with me this year would rejoice,
and that we would all give praise to Jesus, to His praise and glory let us lift our voice!
Let us tell of His marvelous works and the salvation He has braught,
and let us live our lives in Him so pure and fully, that the world might know whom we've got.
Then, we to, like the star can be a light, a light to a darkened land,
all because of long ago when Jesus came to earth as a man.
Now may you have a blessed Christmas and remember what I say,
Jesus is the reason and He is the cause, that we should cellabrate Christmas day.
Thus, let us believe in Him, let our hearts not leave Him, may our lips never sease from praising Him and especially our hearts. For the true heart that pleases God must give Praise to His Holy name. The true heart must know Him, in order to stand against the powers of sin. Thus most Gracious Father in the name of Christ keep us close to thee and increase in us much light I pray amen.
If you are reading this, blessings and love to you my reader in the strong name of our Lord Merry Christmas!