Day 3: Christmas Wonder
My niece told me recently that she likes how this song that has "Christmas" in the title never actually mentions Christmas in the lyrics. My response to her giggles was a laugh of my own and a soft, "Well... not by name."
"Christmas Wonder" began with wonderings about the very first Christmas, and it is full of whisperingly strange things. Moments that are out of the ordinary and yet not wildly spectacular enough to be completely unmissable. Little things that need to be watched for to be seen. Small moments of the day.
A silent and mysterious ringing in the air, the typically quiet ponies racing through the canyon as if they don't want to be late for something, walking into a warm room that should be shockingly cold since the fire hasn't been started yet, strangers asking for directions and bringing curious and unheard-before questions with them, the move to help someone who sorely needs it--someone who may have gone unnoticed another day...
"And the ponies come to mind..."
In my first notes for this song, I knew without a doubt that we needed the ponies. (You can ask my co-writer--I was quite adamant they be included no matter what.) They are a recurring thread that ties these small wonders together. Their wild, early-morning rush is one of the first unusual things noted, and later, with an act of kindness, they come back to mind. The ponies' unusual fieriness is tied to this second "unusual" kindness by rock-solid and yet unexplainable motivation.
And then there are the yearlings in the end. Being only a year old, you wouldn't expect playful, sprightly yearlings to stand still for too long, and yet, here they do. They are stone-still in their yard, looking up with an anticipation that would make one ask,
"What are we waiting for?"
"Christmas Wonder" is a quiet prelude to Christmas Day.
It is a simple prologue to the true wonder that followed.
It is that moment just before everything.
All the love,
Brittany
P.S. My (wonderful, kind, beautiful) sister, Jenelle, is running an album release tour for me as we prepare to send Wintertide into the wilds.
The release will be on November 12 and the tour will run through November 26.
We're looking for people willing to share on IG, FB, Twitter, your blog, newsletter, really anywhere. We will do all the work for you and send you graphics and info--it will be very simple, I promise.
(There will also be a giveaway during this window... details coming soon.)
If you would be willing to help spread the word and would like to join the tour, just fill out this form: https://forms.gle/Lo6qyH1hpHo8eY1HA
And thank you!!