Not Enough Christmas Music

The problem with having so much Advent music masquerading as Christmas music is that it leaves us, well, without Christmas music. We are left in a culture of longing without arrival, yearning without joy, a culture that only arrives home in its dreams. This is particularly dire for those who do not attend Christmas services and do not hear the music of joy. Advent music, secular or religious, is music of a heart that is restless. But it’s not to be a permanent state of restlessness; as Augustine says, “O Lord, our hearts are restless until they rest in you.”