HI! Remember me? I just had to get through the last week and couldn’t think of anything else but survival.
I barely survived.
I have to admit that I have had my fill of Christmas music.
I love most Christmas music but my kids discovered a kid’s Christmas music station on Pandora which has been great but it has been on nonstop. I can only hear the Chipmunks sing their Christmas song only so many times in one month.
My Christmas music need has been satisfied and I will not need a refill for at least 11 months.
There is one (really there’s several) song that is similar to scratching nails on the chalkboard. I love the story of the song but the actual song brings back bad memories. A memory of when I first realized I do everything half-assed and that I am super lazy.
I was 10. Maybe 11.
I had been taking piano lesson for a little while, this was after I quit clogging because I never got the fluffy skirt I was under the impression would come with the weekly classes. Anyway, my brother was getting baptized and someone thought it would be a good idea if I played a Christmas song for it, since he was being baptized in December. The song chosen? “Drummer Boy”. Which is probably one of the longest songs on this earth, especially if you had an unskilled pianist lacking in determination to practice. At all.
The time for my performance came, the song began. And it didn’t end for an eternity. Have you ever been to a recital or some other performance when someone just really doesn’t know the music they are playing and you feel so bad and awkward for them? That is how everyone at that baptism felt for me. I’m pretty sure that song went on for 20 minutes of missed notes and bad timing. I’m sure everyone really felt the Spirit during it. I just wanted it to end so I can crawl into a hole and die an ignominious death.
All these years after I still cannot listen to that song. Josh Groban finally saved it for me and his is the only version I can enjoy. Thanks, Joshy. Any other version I have to immediately change the station before I have the desire to gouge out my eyes with a brooch. Or knitting needles. Whatever happens to be around.
Needless to say I’m glad we can all go back to listening to heavy metal and suicidal indy-rock. There is no chance a “Drummer Boy” showing up on that playlist!
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I ALWAYS feel the spirit while I listen to my suicidal indy-rock.
Your story makes me want to kill that drummer boy. And what the heck does a drummer boy have to do with Christmas anyway?
I have to say, I usually shun Christmas music. I hear it enough played at the mall, I don't need to hear it all the time. Especially that damn Santa Baby song.
I always feel a little bit guilty about changing the station to my "normal" tunes around this time of year, but sometimes it just has to be done! I, luckily do not have Post-traumatic stress syndrome about Drummer Boy, cause it's my favorite (really). Those damn Christmas Shoes tho...I do have a problem with them!
Amen sista!
You know, my mom hates that song too, but for much different reasons.
i have the same feeling about the first noel. i know, that's a lovely song really pertaining to the meaning of christmas and all, but i made the mistake of trying to sing that song in high school when i was trying out for a play. i was so not prepared to sing it in front of anyone, let alone an auditorium full of my peers. i don't know what i was thinking, only squeaking came out and to this day i still cringe when i hear the "first noel". maybe one of these years i'll be able to listen to that song without thinking "just shoot me"!!
I think Josh's version of the song is awsome, I too am tired of the tunes. I am glad tohear something else for a change...you crack me up!
Oh, the Chipmunks Christmas...drives me insane!!!
I am not sick of Christmas music yet because I barely listened to it.. Kind of sad
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