Usually, I'm the person who is TEAM NO CHRISTMAS UNTIL AFTER THANKSGIVING.
This year, it wasn't even November 15th and I was cranking out decorations, playing Christmas music and stockpiling supplies for holiday goodies. Who is this person?!
After the past 11 months, my soul has definitely needed a reason to celebrate and share gifts with those in my life.
I have needed an outlet for creativity and for thoughtfulness.
I have needed some sparkle, some light.
Life can be awfully dark and cruel at times. But Christmas truly is a season of peace and light, if we let it be.
I discovered the artist Sleeping at Last a couple of months ago and the quiet hope threaded through many of the songs resonates deep within.
Their song "Snow" captured me immediately. Haunting, yet joyful. Thoughtful and a little melancholy. But overall: hopeful.
"Welcome December with tireless hope..." Whether you're facing Christmas with less people around the table than the year before, or your burden seems to weigh a little heavier, or maybe you just need to be reminded of what's truly precious, this song is for you.
https://youtu.be/6H-To3gTSsY
Let God breathe new life into your family this Christmas with new traditions, a fresh sense of His presence, and a reawakened awe at the greatest gift of all: Jesus.
Check out Glad Tidings Part 2 [here](https://notetoself-samantha.blogspot.com/2014/12/o-come-o-come-glad-tidings-part-2.html)! I hope you are enjoying my Glad Tidings series! These are some of my favorite songs and little nuggets I felt the Lord spoke to my heart this Christmas season. They are not meant in anyway to be deep theological discussions or exhaustive expositions of the lyrics. I do not own any rights to the music: lyrics or otherwise. The songs were found via YouTube.