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Ex-Christian Secular Musicians Out There Playing Christmas Music?
November 30, 2014 at 12:07 am
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Though being secular, I can't bring myself away from Christmas music. Both the secular and religious.
The music holds the magic of old, the time of fantasy and mischief, and the only legit positive times in my religious history.
I think the music is beautiful and being a musician, I can't help but start playing that stuff again.
Any other ex-christian secular musicians out there have this guilty pleasure?
This stuff get's me so amped that if a church asked me to perform, I would. One, it would feel so good to be an atheist, playing Angels We Have Heard on High, and two, could lead to some positive exposure. Yes, I'm an opportunist but I see no harm in Christmas carols.
I guess you could say I am a cultural Christian during Christmas. But you know, without feeling all the guilt and responsibility to preach the word. Other than that, Christmas cookies, Christmas cards, and Christmas MUSIC!!!
********Just got done playing piano and was feeling that good vibe, know what I mean? haha
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RE: Ex-Christian Secular Musicians Out There Playing Christmas Music?
November 30, 2014 at 12:21 am
There is money to be made out of delusional people music is one great way.
but i guess playing christian music even though your a ex-christian and secular
is kind of contradictory.
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RE: Ex-Christian Secular Musicians Out There Playing Christmas Music?
November 30, 2014 at 12:22 am
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I personally love Christmas. There are only two things I dislike about it; the first is that women stop wearing sandals when they go out (I live in Chicago), and the second is the music, mostly because of the fact that on Christmas radio there seem to be less than 100 different songs repeated ad nauseam for months on end. It's really saying something that of all the Christmas songs to have caught on to any meaningful degree in the quarter of a century since I was born, the best was written by Justin Motherfucking Bieber.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUjn3RpkcKY
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RE: Ex-Christian Secular Musicians Out There Playing Christmas Music?
November 30, 2014 at 12:39 am
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(November 30, 2014 at 12:21 am)dyresand Wrote: There is money to be made out of delusional people music is one great way.
but i guess playing christian music even though your a ex-christian and secular
is kind of contradictory.
It certainly is! But there is something about Christmas music that gets me jazzed. But perhaps it comes down to the way I was raised. Christmas really had very little to do with Jesus. Imagine that?! Except the music, which was illusive as a child, was the only thing within my household that emphasized some Jesus dude...oh and the nativity set. But other than that and church meetings, Christmas was all about Santa, food, family, and presents. haha.
(November 30, 2014 at 12:22 am)Rev. Rye Wrote: I personally love Christmas. There are only two things I dislike about it; the first is that women stop wearing sandals when they go out (I live in Chicago), and the second is the music, mostly because of the fact that on Christmas radio there seem to be less than 100 different songs repeated ad nauseam for months on end. It's really saying something that of all the Christmas songs to have caught on to any meaningful degree in the quarter of a century since I was born, the best was written by Justin Motherfucking Bieber.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUjn3RpkcKY
And if anyone is disgusted that I just used "best" and "Justin Bieber" in the same sentence, don't be alarmed. That is only a sign that you are still sane. I myself feel bile hemorrhaging throughout my entire body at what I have just done.
Hahaha, I can't help but agree with you. Christmas music does get pretty repetitious, but I don't touch the stuff till thanksgiving day and abandon it the 26th of December. But I love all the different renditions and interpretations of any one particular Christmas song. There's a lot to improvise!
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RE: Ex-Christian Secular Musicians Out There Playing Christmas Music?
November 30, 2014 at 4:37 am
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Well for variety (hopefully) visit the newly created seasonal playlist 
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RE: Ex-Christian Secular Musicians Out There Playing Christmas Music?
November 30, 2014 at 5:05 am
The last thing I enjoyed about our traditional family Christmas was my Ave Maria solo in church every year. For me, it's more of a community thing than a religious one...
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RE: Ex-Christian Secular Musicians Out There Playing Christmas Music?
November 30, 2014 at 7:34 am
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Not an ex-chritian...but I sing and play alot of hymns and gospel (and yeah, christmas music). Good song is a good song. I don't know Jennys mom...and I've certainly never thrown my leg over an old man just to oblige him...but I've been known to belt both out. Not much difference between that and Silent Night or Three Kings...to my mind.
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RE: Ex-Christian Secular Musicians Out There Playing Christmas Music?
November 30, 2014 at 8:08 am
(November 30, 2014 at 12:21 am)dyresand Wrote: There is money to be made out of delusional people music is one great way.
but i guess playing christian music even though your a ex-christian and secular
is kind of contradictory.
Depends on what you call christian music. If we'd ban so called christian music from our lives, we would miss out on some of the greatest pieces of classical music. A good chunk of Mozart's work would be a no go, just to give one example.
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RE: Ex-Christian Secular Musicians Out There Playing Christmas Music?
November 30, 2014 at 9:25 am
(November 30, 2014 at 12:22 am)Rev. Rye Wrote: I personally love Christmas. There are only two things I dislike about it; the first is that women stop wearing sandals when they go out (I live in Chicago), and the second is the music, mostly because of the fact that on Christmas radio there seem to be less than 100 different songs repeated ad nauseam for months on end. Hold on. What part of Chicago do you live in? Because where I'm at the women stop wearing sandals long before Christmas  (Except for those occasional kite flying temperature days we get in November)
And I'm with you on the radio. What station is that, the Lite, that starts early? I'm honestly surprised they haven't started on July 5th, figuring that Independence Day is the end of summer so they might as well start cranking out the Christmas tunes.
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RE: Ex-Christian Secular Musicians Out There Playing Christmas Music?
November 30, 2014 at 9:59 am
(November 30, 2014 at 9:25 am)LostLocke Wrote: Hold on. What part of Chicago do you live in? Because where I'm at the women stop wearing sandals long before Christmas (Except for those occasional kite flying temperature days we get in November)
And I'm with you on the radio. What station is that, the Lite, that starts early? I'm honestly surprised they haven't started on July 5th, figuring that Independence Day is the end of summer so they might as well start cranking out the Christmas tunes. I actually live on the North Shore. And yes, I am talking about The Lite.
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