My Top 4 Favorite Christmas Songs

Last Christmas season, I spent many Facebook statuses trashing bad Christmas carols. Needless to say, it didn't go over too well. I got many negative comments. This Christmas season, I decided to be more positive. Every Advent Sunday, I posted a good Christmas song that really captures the true meaning of Christmas. After the 4 Advent Sundays, I posted my top 4 favorite Christmas songs. So I thought on this last Advent Sunday, I would post all 4 favorite Christmas songs in one blog. So, without further ado, my top 4 favorite Christmas songs.

4. "Lived the Day You Died"

This song comes from that Christian parody band, the ApologetiX.   This song is a parody of "Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem feat. Rihanna. ApologetiX has really redeemed this song about an abusive relationship. J. Jackson takes the little detail of the Christmas story of the wise men bringing baby Jesus myrrh, and he expounds on it, on how it plays in Christ's redemptive plan. It reminds the listener that the Christmas story is not segregated from the Easter story, but has an important role contributing to it.

(I put the master recording first because it's easier to hear and understand, but the live version has better female vocals, no offense to Jana Jackson, so I put that second)

3. "Boy Like Me"

"Boy Like Me" comes from the Singing Christmas Tree album from VeggieTales. I came across this album when Amazon had it as a free download a few years ago. I have never heard the doctrine of the humanity of Jesus sung in a song that well written in both terms of music and lyrics. And from children's Christmas music nonetheless!

2. "Mary Did You Know?"

This song just ask the questions that everyone wonders. How much did Mary understand about the boy she was giving birth to? This song also does a good job of combining the deity and humanity of Jesus.

1. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"

 No, it's not my favorite because it's at the end of the Charlie Brown Christmas special. Charles Wesley, composer of both music and lyrics, made sure all the music he wrote was theologically sound (pun somewhat intended). This song is full of theology. It reminds the Christian that the birth is to get the Christian in focus on God's redemptive plan through ...Christ's ministry. Jesus was born so that "God and sinners reconciled." Jesus was "Born to raise the sons of earth, born to give second birth." It also teaches Christians that Jesus is both God and man. "Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see..." Like I said, so much theology in such a short song. This song, equips, edifies, encourages, teaches and worships. It does so much.

Oh, what the heck, let's play the Charlie Brown Christmas version for good measure.

Merry Christmas everyone! :)