The Gospel According to Christmas Carols | the Cripplegate

It’s that time of year. Turn on the radio, take a trip to the mall, or simply stroll down the aisles of the local grocery store, and you’re likely to hear songs about Jesus’ birth playing in the background. Though we call them “Christmas carols,” they are really just Christian hymns celebrating the incarnation of our Lord and Savior. For a few weeks each December, these profound songs of worship become a ubiquitous part of the holiday atmosphere. And our society’s pervasive interest in them provides us with a unique opportunity to share the gospel. After all, it’s the perfect time to explain the meaning of these songs to those who don’t know Christ.
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The music industry today is huge, racking up over 1.5 billion in sales in the U.S. alone, and kids are their target audience. It's an industry that is no longer primarily about music. It's become another avenue for selling porn and sexualizing younger and younger children in the process.
Recently, Mike Stock, one of Britain's top songwriters and producers, denounced his own industry for marketing music that is, what he calls "99 percent soft pornography."

Why Words Matter In Worship (Steven Altrogge)   "Yesterday I wrote a post entitled How to Write An Awful Worship Song. The post was 75% humorous and sarcastic, and was written primarily out of my own experiences in writing awful worship songs. I wasn’t taking pot shots at modern songs or songwriters. However, a number of people made comments along these lines:..."