Glory to God in the Highest: Christmas songs on Chavah?

Artist depiction of the birth of Messiah

A listener writes in,

No disrespect intended…what has happened to you ? The Hebrew translation of the Torah-New Testament dose not endorse the heathen holidays ? Gohiem false worship. 😩Dose not the Great G-d of Israel deserve better ??\

-Diane C.

I assume Diane has just heard a song associated with Christmas on Chavah. For example, 

• Marty Goetz - Angels We Have Heard On High 
• Joshua Aaron - O Come, O Come Immanuel
• Marty Goetz - Come All Ye Faithful

My response:

Chavah has always reflected the broad Messianic movement. The wide range of people and personal convictions in the Messianic movement shows up in our music. And that's OK! I may not agree with every personal conviction of individuals in the Messianic movement.

So why have Christmas music on Chavah?

As I see it, songs like O Come, O Come Immanuel exalt Yeshua and celebrate His birth, often echoing the very words of the angels in the Gospels, joyously announcing Messiah's arrival.

If folks feel uncomfortable with such music because of its association with Christmas, feel free to thumb-down the song and Chavah won't play it for you.

There are also Christmas songs that have little or no redemptive spiritual elements to them. For example, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas. You may be surprised to learn that a Messianic artist did a cover of that song. It's a secular Christmas song and not a fit for our station. Chavah exists to glorify Yeshua, so Chavah isn't a home for such songs.

Bottom line: yes to Hark the Herald Angels Sing, but no to Santa Baby. 🙂