The Real Santa

I believe in Santa Claus. Whoa, hear me out. No, I don’t believe a magical giant elf who has a stable full of supersonic reindeer and lives at the North Pole. I believe in good people. We all may know how the legend of Santa Claus got its start. It all started in A.D. 280Continue reading “The Real Santa”

The Christmas Shoes

Shoes for Christmas. It doesn’t sound very sad, does it? Well, buckle up, buttercup. You see, there’s this song called “Christmas Shoes.” Don’t go look it up, not that you were going to, but it is a black hole of sadness and depression. You may not want to read the rest of this. The gistContinue reading “The Christmas Shoes”

The Contented Christmas

We had planned on singing this tonight during our Christmas service at church. No, it isn’t Oh Holy Night or the other usual spiritual Christmas hymns, but it isn’t about Tennessee, either. This song is about being content. We may not be at a beach on a tropical island, we may not be in theContinue reading “The Contented Christmas”

The Labor of Love

One of my favorite Christmas songs was written in the late 2000s. I first heard it at Silver Dollar City on September 5, 2011. Becky Isaacs introduced it as one of the songs in their Christmas album. I don’t know if she only sang that song because she was trying to sell more Christmas records,Continue reading “The Labor of Love”

The Drive-By Flocking

I’ve always liked those Christmas trees caked in fake snow. I think they call them flocked trees. I didn’t know it, but Son #1 likes them, too. It seems he noticed that our tree wasn’t flocked. There was zero snow on it, and he had been expecting a snowstorm in the living room that wouldContinue reading “The Drive-By Flocking”