{"id":11652,"date":"2024-11-22T18:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T00:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=11652"},"modified":"2024-10-15T12:15:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T18:15:05","slug":"coming-tomorrow-christmas-song-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2024\/coming-tomorrow-christmas-song-7.html","title":{"rendered":"Coming Tomorrow: Christmas Song #7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

I would like to continue the tradition – now 7 years old – of taking a deep dive into a Christmas song during the weeks before Christmas (here’s last year’s song<\/a>). Many churches will be starting their Advent celebrations this Sunday, so this weekend seems like a good time to start!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Music<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Except – well, the song I have for this year – let’s just say, ironies abound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because this song isn’t exactly a Christmas song, although you often hear it at Christmas. The title is certainly very Christmassy. But…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The author did<\/em> write words\/music for Christmas hymns – but those are largely forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But he is<\/strong> famous for a Christmas song – a song that has hit the charts, in fact – but it’s about – well, I won’t give everything away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His most famous song, not about Chrismtas at all, is a love song, a specific kind of love song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as I say, this year I think it’s worth looking at his second-most-famous-Christmas-song-that’s-not-a-Christmas-song<\/em>, over the next few weeks. Don’t worry, all will become clear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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