Music

Music is probably my most favorite thing about the Christmas season. I love how you can turn the radio on and listen to songs of our Savior. It brings a different spirit to my day when I've heard at least one song of Christ. I need to remember to listen to spiritual music throughout the year, not just Christmas and Sundays.

Our ward choir sang today, as I'm sure most in the Church did. While there certainly weren't professionals up there singing today, it was still very sweet and the spirit was very strong. I admire choir conductors in the church. They do this without pay, and they often give up quite a bit of their Sundays in order to do their job effectively. Also, I can only think of 3 other people that are dodged by other people more often than the choir director. Not only do they have to put up with being ignored, they also have to plan the Christmas program. My mom was the choir director for many years, and I know she worked really hard to get a program that would bring the Christmas spirit into peoples' lives.

I also went to a string quartet concert this evening. This is a yearly occurrence that I find to be a lot of fun. The concert is about an hour long and it's very informal. More like a bunch of friends and loved ones getting together to listen to good music and catch up with each other. My absolute favorite part of the evening? The lemon bars! Specifically, my mom's lemon bars. They are to die for and we generally only get them once a year. It's probably my favorite treat of the season. Krusteaz doesn't even come close.