What’s your favorite K-pop Christmas song(s)?
There are two moods of Christmas for me, Cheery Times and Chill Times..Cheery TimesSanta U Are The One: Super Junior (with Henry and Zhoumi)Normally I’m not into K-Pop’s English releases but I love this!! It’s such a feel-good tune. All the vocalists have such a unique sound, it’s a sweet song.Surprise: HaloFor when you’re feeling soft. A super cute song.Christmas Song: 4MINUTE, BEAST, G.NA, BTOB, Roh Ji Hoon, Kim Ki Ri, Shin Ji Hoon, A-Pink, Huh GakCUBE’s Artists always impress, this is a gentle head-bobbing song, which has a nice balance of male and female voices.Chill TimesWinter Propose: Sung Si-Kyung, Park Hyo-Shin, Seo In-Guk, VIXX, Little SisterI am so whipped for Jellyfish’s artists. This is on the chill, heartfelt side. I love their individual voices, a truly iconic song.BTOB: You Can Cry:BtoB has gorgeous vocals perfect for Christmas tunes.BTOB: Winter’s Tale:This is a precious video, and their voices are so clean at the higher register. A feel-good song.The First Snow: EXOI love this tune, it’s soft, sweet and perfect for ChristmasAwake (Christmas Version): Jin (BTS)I love the touch of he bells, it makes the song sweeter and a little less tear-jerking. His tone goes well with Christmas!!
Why is the greeting "Happy holidays" (and its associated "War on Christmas") strictly American? Why do the other Anglosphere (and far more atheist/secular) countries have no equivalent controversy, in spite of being similarly multicultural?
There is a segment of Christians in America, mostly the Evangelical right or Christian extremists, that firmly believe Christmas is sacred to Christians, and that everyone should recognize it as the day Jesus was born, and be respectful towards those beliefs, and them only.What these so called “christians” don’t bother to understand, is that December isn’t only about their version of Christmas, but that many christians even, don’t necessarily believe Jesus was born on that day, and as such, have no issue celebrating it as a secular holiday, or acknowledging that its origins were based on the Roman celebration known as Saturnalia.Another thing they don’t, or won’t do, is share or recognize the month of December with other cultures or religions and their holidays. The only reason I can give for this, is outright racism and bigotry, or simply ignorance on their part.December is a month of multicultural holiday celebrations, and the following are some of the celebrations that will happen this year:Saint Nicholas Day (Christian)Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexican)St. Lucia Day (Swedish)Hanukkah (Jewish)Christmas Day (Christian)Three Kings Day/Epiphany (Christian)Boxing Day (Australian, Canadian, English, Irish)Kwanzaa (African American)Omisoka (Japanese)Yule (Pagan)Saturnalia (Pagan)I guess for these Christians, saying “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas” has now turned it into some war on their supposed Christmas holiday, and in turn, insults their beloved Jesus. Personally, they should take a lesson from their own book, and from Jesus himself, and learn to love thy neighbour, to be accepting and charitable of others, instead of pitching a fit, and stomping their feet like spoiled children.No one, and I mean NO ONE, ever said they couldn’t believe in their faith, pray to whomever they wish, or celebrate their religious observances as they see fit. What they can’t do though, is co-opt all the other celebratory greetings that happen in December. Happy Holidays manages to encompass all the multicultural people’s that make up America, regardless of what faith or belief they may have, and it’s about time.Sharing, it’s something we all learned in kindergarten, they simply need to get with the program.