Hail Ye Tyme of Holiedayes
By the time Halloween arrived this year, we were bombarded with Christmas commercials on television, stores that were decorated for the Holiday and announcements were made as to how early retailers will be opening on Thanksgiving Day. What happened to Halloween? What happened to Thanksgiving? What happened to Christmas shopping and advertising starting the day after Thanksgiving? OK, I’m giving away my age and my disgust at the consumerism that has become our Holiday season. Writing this blog just two weeks before Thanksgiving, I remind myself of all the beautiful Christmas music that will flood the airwaves very shortly. Gorgeous secular tunes that remind us of how wonderful it will be to be home for Christmas, twelve days of Christmas with birds, dancers and golden rings for gifts and then, reindeer with red noses set a mood of crisp winter air. Carolers may appear at your door singing “O Holy Night” or “O Christmas Tree.” ...