Supercool Music: A Living Article© Part 91: If Every Day Was Like Christmas

Elvis Presley, one of my favorite Tsalagi/Cherokee singers, has a great Christmas album that I love to listen to repeatedly. (No surprise there! 🙂 ) As soon as one side of the record is over, I flip it to play the other. 😎 The CD and the digital get played repeatedly as well. 🙂 I never tire of his great voice, sound and soul. This article features his song, “If Every Day Was Like Christmas”. 🙂

  Gentle music like that of a music box begins to play then Elvis soon adds his voice in a soulful, gentle, quiet tone, singing about hearing the bells announcing that Christmas is near. 🙂 They’re ringing out that this is the season of cheer. 🙂 Here’s what they’re ringing out to tell us all:

“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.”

  This is from a treasured and reliable source: The Book of Luke from The Scriptures (original King James Version), Chapter 2, verses 8 through 20. 🙂

  Elvis continues to share his heart with us. He hears the singing of a choir, telling the true meaning of the season. His heart is aglow and he’s at peace with the world as the sound of their singing fills the air. 🙂 The joy of knowing the truth of The Creator’s love for us all is enough to make a heart sing. 😎

  Elvis reaches the chorus, kicking the volume up as he sings out the question, “Oh, why can’t every day be like Christmas?” Good question. The point is: every day could very well be like Christmas if we all did what we ought to make it so. We can’t get too caught up in the irritations of other people not doing right – we are responsible for our own actions and can help make a good change by consistently doing right no matter what “everyone else” is doing. Sometimes it seems like everyone only cares about themselves, but that isn’t true at all. Countless times, around the world every day, complete strangers go out of their way to help someone else. They do it with peace and good will toward mankind, which is part of what is so special about that feeling at Christmastime. 😎 If we all did that, it would be as Elvis sang next: “For if every day could be just like Christmas, what a wonderful world this would be.” 😎

  Elvis sings about how a smile on a little child’s face is a precious and wonderful thing. 😎 Yeshua/Jesus loves all children around the world, of every age! 😉

  As the chorus follows, Elvis sings out again, “Why can’t that feeling go on endlessly?” Exactly. Why not? If we have it in us to be nice for a short time, why not extend it to year ’round? We can; we only have to choose to. Attitude is up to each of us as individuals; The Creator gave us the free will to make our own choices, every day. That’s a powerful gift.

  “Oh, why can’t every day be like Christmas? Why can’t that feeling go on endlessly? For if every day could be just like Christmas, what a wonderful world this would be!” 😎

Jean247

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