I don't know why it is bothering me this year, it has never bothered me in years past. This year for some reason it seems as though every time I decide to listen to Christmas music on the radio it is ALWAYS Neil Diamond singing.
Why does this bother me you ask... well because I love Christmas music because of the spirit and feeling that it brings, and it REALLY bothers me to hear someone who doesn't even believe in Christ or celebrate Christmas belting out "Hark the Herald Angels Sing."
Have a little pride and dignity for your convictions man! There are plenty of other Christmas songs that you could sing i.e. Jingle bells, Silver Bells, Frosty the Snow Man, Heck Adam Sandler even wrote is own song, or there is always the Dreydl song.
So to the Neil Diamonds out there I say "have a little respect!"
(Please note, that I am in no way trying to be derogatory to any religion out there.)
3 comments:
I didn't even know that about Neil Diamond, now I am going to be bugged by it. There are a few christmas songs out there that I can't stand either. Love the songs you have for your blog though, great choice!!
I think the fact that Neil Diamond records these Christian hymns is *indeed* a sign of his respect for them. He can respect Christian Christmas hymns even if he does not hold to the doctrine behind the lyrics, can't he? To me, it shows that he respects their place in the seasonal and spiritual lives of millions of people. Plus, there just aren't as many Jewish hymns *and* it's a much narrower musical market as compared to the general population who, regardless of their faith, enjoys Christmas songs. So it's also an economic move as a singer. He can't just keep churning out "Sweet Caroline" forever (or can he?!).
Post a Comment