I like many different kinds of
music, but unfortunately, true classical music is not one of them. Soundtrack
scores I’ll do, but large, flamboyant classical pieces are not exactly my
thing. But there is one piece that I absolutely love, and it’s about as cliché
as you can get. Pachelbel’s Canon in D. There are probably more covers of that
piece, than any other classical piece out there, but I like all of them. But
there’s one I like best, and that’s “Christmas Canon.”
Ever since I was very little, this
has been one of my very favorite songs. Some little girls were cranking up
Hannah Montana (may she rest in peace), and I was cranking up The
Trans-Siberian Orchestra. It would come on the radio, and STAND BACK because I
would be running for the volume dial. I didn’t understand any of the lyrics
other than “on this night, on this night, on this Merry Christmas night,” but
that didn’t stop me from singing along, lyrics or no.
There’s not much more I can say
about this song, other than that it’s pretty much my oldest favorite Christmas
song.
I'm laughing because that's the only classical piece that I have ever been able to identify and love (there's another but I forgot the name of it - such is my passion). (Only I have to say that I began to develop a loathing for Canon in D when it was played as an offertory. Repeatedly and excessively.) My husband, on the other hand, is a classical music affectionado and HATES Canon in D. :D So....I laughed when I saw your post!
ReplyDeleteHahaha! Yeah, I don't know about having it played into the ground as an offeratory. That could ruin it for me too I think. It can be a rather overused piece. I think I know half a dozen girls who walked down the aisle to it.
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