christmas songs are stupid

Christmas songs are stupid.


Justin Bieber in "Mistletoe" sings "lights fill the streets spreading so much cheer."





Christina Aguilera sings "this is the time of year to live in harmony" in "Christmas Time."








And Train shares,
"Once upon a time in a town like this
a little girl made a great big wish
to fill the world full of happiness
and be on Santa's magic list"
  in "Shake Up Christmas."

These are all lofty, nice values.  Who can criticize them?

Well, I do think they're stupid.  See "stupid" means, literally, to be lacking in knowledge.

Values have to come from somewhere.  They cannot last meaningfully for long like flowers that look nice in a vase but ultimately whither because the root has been severed.

So those songs that are about "winter cheer" and "good will" sound nice, but don't they feel a little silly?

In contrast the olds songs that recognize that the divine Creator looked at the suffering, lost individuals of the lonely planet Earth and He pulled all of His majesty, glory, and magnanimity into the locality of a vulnerable baby.  He has come on mission to make an irrepressible statement that the Creator is a Father that loves people personally and longs for their companionship.

With this in mind, the words "tidings of comfort" have meaning.

"Joy to the world!" means something.

Suddenly, there is life in the words "the hopes and fears of all the years are met in Thee tonight."

Ok, so I do enjoy the silly, but fun jingles of secular Christmas tunes.  But, for me, I love that my flowers have roots.