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Merry Christmas

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date December 19, 2019

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On this Thursday before Christmas (next Wednesday) I take this opportunity to wish each and every one of you following me and reading my blog a very Merry Christmas.

My traditional family “Christmas” actually occurred 3 weeks ago today on Thanksgiving Day. For the past dozen years or so my family has enjoyed a hearty home-cooked Breakfast, and then shortly after that we’ve opened all of the presents underneath the Christmas tree. Once they are all opened it’s time to watch the Macy’s Parade, and then football for the rest of the day and into the night – pausing for about an hour to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner at around three in the afternoon.

On the day after Thanksgiving (“Black Friday”) Christmas is done and over for me. Well – sort of. For the first 3 weeks of December I get to observe and celebrate bits and pieces of Christmas here and there by putting up the Christmas tree and decorations in the church sanctuary, listening to Christmas music on the radio, watching Christmas shows on television, writing and sending out Christmas cards to friends from afar, and enjoying several Christmas luncheons with friends and coworkers.

We all celebrate Christmas in our own unique and traditional ways. May you spend this season with your loved ones. Make and share good memories that will last a lifetime. Honor each other. Love one another.

And may we remember why we celebrate Christmas.

And she will have a Son, and you are to name Him Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. (Matthew 1:21 NLT)

The LORD saves.

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Weekend Kickoff Mini-Thoughts

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date November 14, 2019

Let’s try this again – a rapid-fire session of thoughts on my mind right this minute:

It’s been awhile since I last did this.
In fact it’s been 5 weeks.
I enjoy writing these spontaneous off-the-top-of-my-head “Mini-Thoughts”.
Let’s get started, as I look at my wall calendar.
Can you believe that November is nearly half-over ?
Thanksgiving Day (here in the U.S.A.) is 2 weeks from today !
This will be my final Thursday blog post of November.
I’m going offline again next week, so no new blog posts.
I’m going on a 12-day hiatus from blogging and social media.
After this weekend’s full slate of posts I won’t post again until December.
That’s December 01ST when I return with “Sunday Scripture”.
This has been a big year for attending shows and concerts.
My 9TH concert of 2019 was this past Sunday night.
I enjoyed Casting Crowns, Hillsong Worship, and Elevation Worship.
I wrote a nice review of it this past Monday here on the blog.
My 10TH concert is coming up on December 22ND.
I’m seeing comedian Jim Gaffigan LIVE in concert in West Palm Beach.
10 shows and concerts in a single year makes it one of my biggest years ever.
33 years ago tonight I was at the Oxford (England) Apollo at a concert.
I saw Ultravox back when they were big in England.
I still have my original tee-shirt that I bought at the concert !

That tee-shirt doesn’t fit me anymore.
I weigh over 40 pounds more now than I did back then when I was 19.
Ultravox scored with a minor Top 40 hit at the time – “Same Old Story”.
I always thought that the song underperformed.
It didn’t get much airplay on national radio, and that stunted its growth.
I think it’s one of the greatest songs of my life.
I still love it 33 years later.
Its style of music wasn’t particularly popular in the U.K. in 1986.
Check out lead singer Midge Ure practically inventing the “selfie stick”:

I don’t think I’ve ever featured a music video as a “Mini-Thought” before.
That was Midge Ure at 33 – half his age than he is now.
I had a wonderful 2-year stay in the U.K.
This weekend marks 32 years since I left and moved back home stateside.
I haven’t been back since, but sometime I’ll make it back.
Well the Arctic Blast has avoided South Florida so far.
Our lowest temperature recorded so far is a mere 67°F.
But much cooler air should invade us this weekend.
We could actually drop into the upper-50s by Sunday morning !
The natives will be breaking out their flannels, coats, and hats.
We may not reach 80°F all weekend !
Incidentally I live in Homestead Florida.
This is the home of the NASCAR Championship !
The Homestead-Miami Speedway is just 3 miles from my home.
I’ll actually be able to hear the echo of the cars racing this weekend.
You can watch all of the action LIVE on NBC-TV this Sunday at 2 PM.
Well that’s gonna do it for this edition of my “Mini-Thoughts”.
I’ll be back again tomorrow for my regular Friday feature. #RETRO

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Monster Mash

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date October 31, 2019

That’s from the Saturday October 31ST 1964 edition of “American Bandstand” on ABC-TV hosted by the late great Dick Clark, and that’s guest Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett performing his # 1 smash “Monster Mash”. What a fascinating facial performance that is too !

It was actually the # 1 smash all across the U.S. 2 years earlier during the week leading up to Halloween of 1962 (during the Cuban Missile Crisis), but just like in 1964 and every year since then it’s the unofficial radio song of Halloween. I even add it to my iPod Shuffles that play at my workplace. I usually add it right around October 01ST of each year, and it plays almost every day all month long.

Come November 01ST (tomorrow) I’ll remove “Monster Mash” from my iPod Shuffles playlist, and I’ll add about a half-dozen Christmas songs. ‘Tis the season …

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My Top 10 Hits – Week 140

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date October 21, 2019

Every Monday I post my all-new Top 10 Christian hit music chart based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday October 20TH 2019:

“Fear No More” – Building 429 [# 1 last week / 12TH week on chart]
“Nobody (But Jesus)” – Casting Crowns Ft. Matthew West [2 / 12TH]
“I’m Gonna Let It Go” – Jason Gray [5 / 11TH]
“Burn The Ships” – for King & Country [3 / 5TH]
“Up Again” – Dan Bremnes [4 / 4TH]
“Faith” – Jordan Feliz [9 / 2ND]
“Echo” – Elevation Worship Ft. Tauren Wells [6 / 5TH]
“Yes I Will” – Vertical Worship [7 / 10TH]
“Dead Man Walking” – Jeremy Camp [8 / 14TH]
“Better” – Pat Barrett [10 / 2ND]

# 1 One Year Ago This Week:
“Only Jesus” – Casting Crowns

# 1 Two Years Ago This Week:
“Word Of Life” – Jeremy Camp

This past week was Week 1 (of 2) of the Fall Pledge Drive on K-LOVE, so they played much less music per hour with a heavier concentration of recurrents (hits from more than 6 months ago). This week’s chart reflects the lack of new activity on the radio; although, Jordan Feliz does make a surprising 3-notch jump to # 6 with his “Faith”.

Jason Gray is still going strong with his reggae-sounding track, “I’m Gonna Let It Go”. It’s back in the Top 3 again.

Last night at 8 PM EDT TBN aired the 50TH Annual GMA Dove Awards. If you were one of the many who followed my LIVE tweeting @ChrisMDay then I thank you for watching the show with me, and if you were like me – singing and dancing along to the musical acts. If you missed it on TV then be sure to catch its rebroadcast (or set your DVR) for next Sunday October 27TH at 1 AM EDT.

This concludes another weekend of blog posts. I’ll do it again next weekend – 4 new entries on Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday. I don’t blog on Saturdays. That’s my day of rest.

Your likes, follows, and comments are always appreciated. Thank You for being part of my online ministry to share God’s Good News and win souls for Christ through His music. Enjoy this week my friends. I’m on Twitter @ChrisMDay, and I’m also the man behind the tweets for my church @LivingWatersHFL. May the God of hope fill you completely with joy and peace as you trust in Him.

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