Joy to the world!! We should all be as excited about the birth of Christ as these guy are. Jesus Christ left his heavenly throne and became human in the form of a newborn baby, fulfilling God’s will to redeem us and restore us to His family. There is no greater gift! Merry Christmas, indeed!!
Tag: Postmodern Jukebox
Joy to the World! (Celebrating with Postmodern Jukebox and Von Smith)
This Christmas day, I’m wishing you the true joy and peace that Jesus’s birth initiated so many centuries ago. It’s time to celebrate the greatest gift of all!
A Little Story
Once upon a time, there was a song. It was a fun, lighthearted song. The tune was catchy and the music video was campy. Many, many people liked it.
This is that song:
However, that little song became stuck in over-played pop music purgatory and grew sad because it knew it could be
so
much
more
than a Top 40 pop tune.
One day, a talented and very creative musician named Scott Bradlee happened upon the little ditty. He saw past the pedestrian exterior to the real potential hidden beneath the surface. He took the song and spiffed it right up with some classic jazz piano and cool percussion played by David Tedeschi. To complete the transformation, he added an upright bass and an exquisite bassist named Kate Davis. In the hands of these magicians musicians, magic happened. The song shimmered and sparkled and truly became “all about that bass”.
The result is a small piece of perfection:
Having surpassed its wildest dreams, the little song lived happily ever after.
And once I heard it, so did I.
(Warning: This song gets in your head and Does. Not. Leave. Listen at your own risk.)