{"id":10962,"date":"2022-12-01T17:26:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T23:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=10962"},"modified":"2022-11-26T17:39:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T23:39:48","slug":"christmas-song-5-coming-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2022\/christmas-song-5-coming-tomorrow.html","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Song #5 Coming Tomorrow&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-10962\" data-postid=\"10962\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-10962 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n\n\n<p>For four years now, this being the 5th, I have done a deep dive into a Christmas carol, over a series of posts. And I&#8217;m here to keep up the tradition one more time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/christmasmusic.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas music\" class=\"wp-image-10963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/christmasmusic.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/christmasmusic-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first two were candidates for the greatest Christmas song of all time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2018\/the-greatest-christmas-song-index-resources.html\">O Come, All Ye Faithful<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2019\/the-greatest-christmas-song-ii-index.html\">Hark! 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