What's Your Favorite Christmas Song? Why?

There's just something about Christmas that makes even the worst singers among us belt out those old Christmas songs!  "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" by Andy Williams, and "The Christmas Song" by Nat King Cole are just a few of my favorite Christmas songs.  The tradition in our house is that on the day of Thanksgiving on the way down to visit family we tune into a Christmas radio station so that we can listen to our favorite Christmas songs.

What's your favorite Christmas song?  Why?  I'd like to hear from you what your favorite Christmas song is and why.  But let me ask a question: Why do you like to listen to your favorite Christmas songs?  Is it because they bring up favorite memories?  Is it because it just sounds cool?  What's the reason?

Let me ask you another question: Do you consider what Jesus did for you something worth singing about?  The apostle Paul put it this way, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God" (Colossians 3:16).  Both the Old and New Testament accounts are filled with the echoes of God's people singing His praises.  Even in heaven we will be singing God's praises (Revelation 5:13).  Why?

Why?  Because God kept His promise and sent His one and only Son, Jesus, to be born in time.  That first Christmas, Jesus wrapped himself in human flesh so that years later on a Friday we call good, He could give His life to save us from our sins and three days later take His life back again to prove that we are forgiven.  The greatest event in world history, the resurrection, would never have happened if Jesus had not been born in time to be our Savior.  That's something worth singing about!  Take a moment to check out this video link that I hope will help you keep Christmas in perspective.  Merry Christmas!