Christmas And Christmas Songs

By Author: Jacob Thomas
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It is the mouth of December and ever one knows what season it is right, no it is not the winter season that I am talking about but the Christmas season, the season of happiness, joy, cheer and a lot of laughter.

Christmas brings with it a complete change in everything around us, even though we still remain the same people but the complete environment changes during the Christmas season. It is like all of a sudden everyone has become happy, and everyone has a smile on their face. Walk down the road and every one whom you see will wave at you or greet you. It might even be the same person with whom you had an argument last month, or might be your neighbour whose last name your don't remember but they all greet you or at least give a smile when you walk past them. It seems like the same dull neighbourhood has suddenly erupted with happiness and fun all of a sudden that is the impact of the Christmas season.
Christmas celebrated on December 25, which commemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Although a Christian holiday, Christmas is widely celebrated by many non-Christians, and some of its popular celebratory customs ...
... have pre-Christian or secular themes and origins. Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift-giving, music, an exchange of greeting cards, church celebrations, a special meal, and the display of various decorations; including Christmas trees, lights, and garlands, mistletoe, nativity scenes, and holly. In addition, Father Christmas (known as Santa Claus in some areas) is a popular mythological figure in many countries, associated with the bringing of gifts for children.
Christmas Day is celebrated as a major festival and public holiday in most countries of the world, even in many whose populations are not majority Christian. In some non-Christian countries, periods of former colonial rule introduced the celebration, in others, Christian minorities or foreign cultural influences have led populations to observe the holiday. Around the world, Christmas celebrations can vary markedly in form, reflecting differing cultural and national traditions. Countries such as Japan and Korea, where Christmas is popular despite there being only a small number of Christians, have adopted many of the secular aspects of Christmas such as gift-giving, decorations and Christmas trees.
Apart from all the happiness and joy that is in the air during the Christmas season there is also a lot of music in the air as well. It may not be the usual rock and pop numbers but the Christmas Songs or better known as Christmas Carols. Christmas is famous for these songs as in the Christmas season almost every house that you visit will have these carols playing; this sweet sound of Christmas melody adds the already pleasant environment all around.
Some of the famous Christmas Carols are "Away In a Manger","Coventry Carol","Go Tell It on the Mountain"," Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!", "Joy to the World" and there are a lot more. These carols are sung once the Christmas season starts. They are not only sung inside the churches but also in small gatherings at home's during this season. And then there is the carol parade in which a group of people which include people from the church , go around from house to house to spread to joy and happiness of Christmas.