All right, I’m armoring up for today’s entry. This one will divide the people, and I’m prepared for the passionate defenders to come at me…hard. So let’s just get to it:
NewSong, you didn’t understand the assignment. What…is…this? What is this? Come on, fellas, please explain to me where to sandwich this one on the ol’ Christmas playlist – between “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” and “Feliz Navidad”? Right after Darlene Love? Right before Mariah? It simply doesn’t fit, guys. I’m just trying to grab some wrapping paper and a gift card, and you’re out here ambushing me with full-on emotional kicks to the groin. One second I’m beboppin’ and scattin’ through the aisles, and the next I’m reconsidering all of my life’s choices in the Target parking lot. And it’s not even noon, dude!
And let’s re-quiver the “true meaning of Christmas” arrow. This is about as self-serving of a Christmas song as it gets. Emotionally and socially exploitative, there are countless ways to infuse the season with true meaning that don’t require a tragedy monologue of emotional whiplash at the expense of a young boy. But I’m really glad the narrator can self-gloss over his epiphany after the kid loses his mom. That dude shines himself brighter than the Star of Bethlehem itself! Awful.
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