Holiday Music

[billville]

Christmas, Ya don't take Christ out of Christmas!

Actually, Jacca, you might find this link interesting about how the X has a lot to do with Christ and Christmas.

http://www.brownielocks.com/CHRISTMAS.html

Good web site. I have read that before. I do understand that is true, but how many people know about that? That said, in today's society it is a sign of the commercialization of Christmas. That and the fact that so many people (especially kids) just try to get away with the short version of everything they write. So like I tell my DS's, "You never take Christ out of Christmas"!

Ehhh...i dont find that neccessarily true. I mean how can you sit there and say that children and others try and get away with the short version. Did you ask everyone in the world this question?

Not for one second did i ever think that 'xmas' ever stood for an abbreviated version of christmas. I never actually knew why it was spelled like that but i never, ever thought that it was to try and abbreviate it or kick the christ out of christmas.

I think you need to give people a little more credit than to think that they're trying to get away with ousting christ from christmas. I do believe that christmas is commercialized with all the gift giving and advertisements for it, but i still think that those who celebrate it know what christmas is all about.

Since you did know what 'xmas' stood for, why would you question it to begin with? When you said, "dont take the christ out of christmas" you automatically assumed we were trying to do what you asked us not to do. I dunno...just my small opinion i guess.

Sorry to go off topic everyone!

[Jacca5660]

Not for one second did i ever think that 'xmas' ever stood for an abbreviated version of christmas. I never actually knew why it was spelled like that but i never, ever thought that it was to try and abbreviate it or kick the christ out of christmas.

Do you have or are you a teenager? I have two and I'm with them and around their friends all the time. Last year my DW and I had over 100 hours volunteer time at their school. These kids talk in text mess. Yes I do find "X" insulting and for the most part Christ being taken out of Christmas. How many people know that is from the 9th century? Did you? I did, it was just something I forgot. I believe we went over it when I was is college 25 years ago. It something I think you should drop. This could become a VERY HOT subject.

[billville]

It something I think you should drop. This could become a VERY HOT subject.

Im willing to drop it, but what did you expect when you go and say something like that? You had to know someone was going to respond to that.

After all....this is a forum. Its a place to express opinions and conversate.

You expressed yours...i expressed mine. Nuff said

[nancynohorse]

It would be GREAT if we could have a Christmas/holiday stream! Far better Christmas music than what is played on the "regular" radio, that's for sure!

[jbvenn]

we don't have alot of Christmas/holiday music on the station. We have a few tracks, but not enough to keep the stream diverse and interesting (like the Background music stream). Also, we would not set up an entirely new stream due to Bandwidth reasons. Unless someone is interested in donating a ton of bandwidth, it won't happen. If anything, and as stated before, there may be a few hour block on the scheduled stream, and possible closer to Christmas we'll do the 24 hours, but that'd be it.

as far as the poll goes, have fun with it

I'd be in favor of doing something similar to what was done at Halloween; block out some time for Christmas music on the scheduled stream as the actual holiday draws near. I have no interest in an all-Christmas, all-the-time stream.