Do You Hear What I Hear?

Okay, Christmas time is upon us again! The time when I avoid shopping centers like the plague and absolutely refuse to listen to any Christmas music until December actually hits and even then I'm iffy until Christmas week comes around. Well it appears that some of my favorite radio stations have pulled a switcheroo on me and are dedicating ALL of their air time to Christmas music. That's 3 out of 6 presets on my car radio! I don't mind listening to the occasional Christmas song thrown in, but do they really have to start doing the 24/7 thing so soon? I mean they started the day after Thanksgiving! Don't get me wrong I love Christmas music but not for weeks on end with different versions of the same song playing over and over! By the time Christmas actually rolls around I'm ready to hang myself by the chimney with care or smack somebody over the head with a Christmas wreath!

I'm one of those people who switches the radio station constantly if they're not playing what I want to hear. Right now my options are limited so it gets a little frustrating. Unfortunately, I only have a tape deck in my car so I can't play any of my cds. Occasionally, I will hear a Christmas song, though, that just demands my attention, so I will stop and listen. Well the other day I ended up landing on one of those Christmas music stations and was listening to the song "Do You Hear What I Hear?", and, yes, I started singing along. Then I started cracking up when I got to the part "A child, a child, shivers in the cold, let us bring him silver and gold..." because I started thinking why wouldn't you bring him a blanket or a coat? Then I started thinking that that concept actually sounded familiar. Tonight I realized why: I had heard someone make that comment before! That person was Tim Hawkins and he is featured in the clip below. I bet you'll never listen to that song the same way again! Enjoy! :-)