The following is an open letter to the radio station that I listen to for most of the year.
Dear Life 97.3,
That time of the year is upon us, the time when I most want to have uplifting music, music that walks with me in my spiritual life, but alas, I not only turn off your station, I give another station that coveted #1 button on my radio dash. Why? Why you ask? Why go to such extremes and throw it all out the window? Why despise the Christian station and harbor ill thoughts throughout the season?
Because that time of the year when you only play Christmas music, is actually a time of penance and preparation for the Christ Child in the long standing Church tradition. Penance, I say, Penance! A time for us to prepare our hearts for the Christ Child. I guess I wouldn”t mind so much if it wasn”t during the ENTIRE Advent season and then, the worst, the absolute worst, causing tears and strife and fists raised to the air as I question my faith and cry out loud, “Why, God, Why?”, is that fateful day of December 26. When Life 97.3 cuts off all Christmas music, just. as. we. actually. start. to. celebrate. Christmas. Yes, it”s true.
Remember the 12 days of Christmas you heard about when you were just a wee little one? Those twelve days are some of the greatest feasting and partying the church has ever seen! It is a time of joy and celebration right up nbso online casino reviews until the feast of Epiphany, January 6, (think frankincense, gold, and myrrh). Hey, wait a minute, January 6 is exactly 12 days – weird. But, alas, it”s taken from us. Our first world problems seem so great in such trials like these. Christmas music during our time of penance. No Christmas music just as we start to celebrate the season. It”s maddening! It”s preposterous, it”s, it”s….ahhhhh!!!!!
So with that, I beg you, I plead, I cry, I pray, that you will hear our cry in the night. If you must play Christmas music during our time of penance, can you please, oh dear one, please give us the pleasure and joy of celebrating the Christ Child during the 12 days of Christmas? I fear I may have asked for too much. How about a compromise? How about half of it? 6 days? No? 3? 3 days is all we ask! December 26, 27 and 28. Oh Life 97.3! Oh! Bring solace to this wandering soul. Bring light to the season. Bring joy to the masses!
