thirty days with a grateful heart. day two.

day two.  oh, come all ye faithful.

I was listening to the radio the other day and happened to  hear an interview with Miranda Lambert.  For those of you who might be living under a rock recently, Miranda is married to Blake Shelton, which is a story in itself and one that I will leave for another day, for now just know that they are both wildly talented and successful country music artists.  The interviewer asked Miranda if she would ever consider putting out a Christmas album and her response was, no.  She explained that Blake plays Christmas music all year long so by the time December rolls around, she's kind of over Christmas music.

And while on one level I understand her thinking, and omg, endears that sweek hunk o'man, Blake, to me even more than ever before, I did feel a slight twinge of sadness at her reply.  Miranda has this... thing about her.  I appreciate her music because at its core, it is nothing if not honest and true.  She sings from her experience, she puts everything she has, heart and soul, joy and despair, into weaving the stories she tells.

What an incredible loss for people like me.  People who love the story of Christmas.  People who believe in the hope of the season, who have faith in the story of Christ.  I can only imagine what it would be like to hear her sing it.

Maybe one day she'll change her mind. 

In the meantime, I have my favorites.  The Little Drummer Boy.  Silent Night.  The hymns of the season we all know by heart.  I well up each and every time I hear them.  I can be in my car, in a grocery store, it really doesn't matter - one of them comes on and I'm... happy.  hopeful.  grateful.

Last night, I had the chance to hear this woman, Chloe Lowry, sing in person.  Take a moment to listen to her rendition of For the Sake of Our Brother and O Come All Ye Faithful.  I dare you not to be moved.  I have to be honest, I have listened to it half a dozen times this morning already and I cannot listen to it even once without getting choked up.  Her voice is so incredibly powerful - the story so profoundly true. 

 

 

I am so grateful today to have been able to hear her sing, to have been blessed by her voice this Christmas season, but you know what?  I'm even more grateful for the genius of youtube, that allows me to share it with you.

 

xoxo,

momo