Do you, dear atheists and agnostics, have any religious music you particularly love or hate? I love quite a few Christmas caroles, Gospel Music, and "Faith" songs such as How Can I Keep From Singing?, Simple Gifts, Light One Candle, and The Wedding Song. I hate most of the Christian rock stuff I come across while adjusting my radio dial.
J.S. Bach rocks & can pull the heart strings.
Love the less played Xmas songs such as We 3 Kings, All Thru the Night, Oh Little Star Of Bethlehem, Oh Holy Night, Oh Tannebaum, Its Xmas.
I used to love Xmas.
Fabulous decorations on State St. in Chicago. Snow. Chestnuts, hot buttered rum, & pine scents.
Good friends who shared loves warmth.
Things have changed & not for the better. But I hold on to those memories as they do still bring joy.
Much like Greg Graffin of Bad Religion who grew up a choir boy said about their Christmas album.
"I remember fun singing events," Graffin says of his childhood performances. "It wasn't about a religious feeling or celebrating a sacred time. It was just really fun performing these songs."
I feel the same way. I love Christmas and Christmas songs/carols/etc. Only one I can't fucking stand is that fucking Christmas Shoes song but I like them for nostalgic purposes now over religious reasons.