I’m Dreaming of the Day After Christmas…

by vernsanders on December 7, 2010

For a church musician this is the crazy season…

let’s see…regular services, plus concerts, special services (Blue Christmas, anybody?), Christmas Eve (how many do you do? I’ll bet it is at least one more service than you typically do on a Sunday morning…), caroling to shut-ins…

oh…right, and then there are the accompanying social obligations…your church staff party (where is that white elephant gift we got at last year’s party?), your spouse’s company party, your volunteer day serving meals at the food kitchen, your children’s school events, arranging a visit to celebrate Christmas with your parents and/or inlaws…plus hosting the family gathering…

can’t forget choosing and decorating the tree, putting up the lights, building the snowman (gratuitous cold weather reference…forget I said anything…)…what else…I know I’m forgetting something…

argh…shopping…

and can you play a few carols for the women’s association meeting?…oh, and the adult Sunday School class?…and help setting up the drive-thru nativity?

and then there’s the neighborhood block party…(“you’re a musician…why don’t you play some background music while everybody’s here…oh, and George wants to sing White Christmas…can you play for him?”)…

and why are all these events POTLUCKS? If you are going to host a party…sorry…let me get a grip…I’d better tone it down a bit…

It’s my favorite time of year…

but don’t expect to find me for at least a week after Christmas…

What do you do beginning the day after Christmas? We’ve put a little survey up on Creator‘s website, if you’re inclined to tell us…or just vent leave a comment below.

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Janice Timm December 7, 2010 at 11:05 pm

Well, Vern, since the day after Christmas is a Sunday this year… and no sane sub would be available that day…

vernsanders December 8, 2010 at 9:41 pm

Actually, I make it a habit to take the Sunday after Christmas off, which is my plan this year, but family plans may cause me to flip that Sunday with the one over New Year’s weekend…we’ll see…

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