Please Know, This Is The Difference Between Christmas Songs And Christmas Nuansa Songs

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JAKARTA - Entering December, social media to public spaces are filled with Christmas songs and Christmas nuanced songs.

However, there are still many people who do not understand the difference between Christmas or Christmas kids (Christmas carol) and Christmas nuances (Christmas song).

Both of them are often called Christmas songs, but in their understanding and practice, these two types of music have very basic differences.

The song or Christmas kidung refers to religious songs that are sacred and sung by Christian congregations around the world in celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.

This type of music was originally developed by classical Western music composers, and has become a tradition to continue to be reproduced by churches around the world to date.

While Christmas nuanced songs are songs from the secular realm that contain an atmosphere at Christmas moments, such as Santa Claus or Sinterklaas, snow, to the holiday period.

If the theme on the Christmas song includes praise and praise for Christians, then Christmas nuanced songs can talk about pop music themes, such as falling in love and heartbreak.

Therefore, Christmas-style songs will not be performed in worship and if used only as additional elements to enliven the Christmas atmosphere.

As for the example of a Christmas song or song, it includes 'Silent Night', 'O Holy Night', 'Joy to the World', 'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing', 'O Come, All Ye Faithful', and many more.

While examples of Christmas nuanced songs include Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You, Last Christmas from Wham!, Jingle Bell Rock from Bobby Helms, Greet Claus Is Comin to Town written by J. Fred Cots and Haven Gillespie in 1934, and others.