#Christmas music (secular)

[fluorescentbrains]

walked into target today november 1st and already christmas music was playing and the holiday decor was fully set up. aren’t we fucking sick of this? like as a society? is anyone still having fun here? who is this even for

[capricorn-0mnikorn]

Since it's December, and it's almost impossible to escape it, anyway...

[gyorklady]

I think it's obvious at this point that we're not going to be getting any new Candela chapters for the foreseeable future if at all, since Critical Role's focus appears to be on Daggerheart and the upcoming live shows next year. So, in lieu of any new Circles and assignments, and since my thought gremlins always turn to these kind of plots this time of year, I thought I would ask...

What holidays do you think get celebrated in Newfaire/Hale?

[queenlucythevaliant]

All I want for Christmas is nothing but my favorite carols in church

[raspberryzingaaa]

Every time I find myself enjoying a song and then realizing that its Harry Styles, I die inside a little. I feel like I'm committing treason to all Retail Worker Kind

[aptericia]

my favorite christmas carol is I Saw Three Ships transposed into minor

[adhdo5]

I have an irrational hatred of Chestnuts Roasting On an Open Fire I think either because roasted chestnuts actually suck and I was deeply angry about this or because I got it stuck in my head for too long or both

[wanderingmind867]

I discovered some novelty singers from the 40s-60s a while back (don't ask me why anymore, it was like a month or two ago now), so I thought I'd share some of the Christmas novelty songs I saw. Let's start with one, and then add more through reblogs:

[ardent-apostasy]

christian things i am still weirdly attached to as an apostate:

in the bleak midwinter. i love the poetry (of the first verse), i love the carol setting, i love holst melodies. ahhhhhh

gloria. the christmas carol, not the gregorian chant.

ok so christmas music in general. not all of it, but i'm still really fucking soft for their melodies.

maybe this list is just me saying i like christmas vibes

which is not even that sacred anyways because seriously people, christmas is not just a sacred holiday nowadays

why is this list actually not that shocking

[rooolt]

Being Jewish in December is like: *maiming, killing, biting, gnawing, gnashing, bloodshed, murder, violence, bleeding from the nose, foaming at the mouth, ripping out my own hair, eating rocks, bashing my head against the concrete* what? No it’s totally fine

[iloivar]

I actually really love a handful of Christmas songs. But it has been years since I could take pleasure in listening to them thanks to working in a retail environment.

From the time the Christmas music starts (two and a half weeks before thanksgiving) until the end of the Christmas eve work day I just spend the whole time bracing myself and wishing I could put on some noise canceling headphones and forget what is playing.

By the time it is actually Christmas day the LAST thing I want to listen to is a Christmas song.

About the only one that doesn’t get spoiled for me is White Wine in the Sun by Tim Minchin.

They don’t play that one between Joy to the World and Little Drummer Boy, for some reason.

[granonine]

Sunday Morning Coffee: Christmas Music!

I have a substantial collection of CDs, as well as vinyl, full of the most wonderful Christmas music! I have all the traditional, dearly-loved Christmas carols; a lot of secular Christmas music, which is playing right now–Andy Williams is singing The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. I also have classical Christmas music, including the entire Handel’s Messiah. My music taste is eclectic, for…

[fireboltsystem]

We have GOT to forcesplit/find someone who actually likes christmas because every year we go to work and get triggered for two straight months. Most obnoxious trigger ever because everyone around you is just soooooo excited about the "happiest time of the year" and calls you a grinch/scrooge for Having a trauma reaction and refusing to explain the details of it ⌨️

[headspace-hotel]

secular christmas music has some of the most truly repulsive cultural productions of this society

[amanonthecorner]

I'm sorry if I came across as putting the burden of explanation on you, I'm more trying to show what religion means to a lot of ex-Christians. While it's my understanding that secular Judaism isn't rare (2/5ths of Israel alone), secular Christian kind of sounds like 'non-expansionist empire'. There just isn't a lot of Christianity that isn't connected to apocalypticism or universal conversion and the eradication of other cultures. And I'm absolutely not saying that secular/atheist Christianity isn't possible, only that it's not immediately clear what that entails besides Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé 24/7 from Thanksgiving to January 1st.

The first time I heard the term cultural Christianity it gave me words to explain my experiences as a Jew. Cultural Christian atheists aren’t still Christian but they sure do talk to and treat me just like fully religious Christians have. The fact that I can’t go into predominantly ex Christian atheist spaces as an atheist and not be exposed to antisemitism and Islamophobia. The fact that I can’t escape the fucking term “sky daddy”.

A lot of these people are leftists who like to put forward how progressive they are but will spout the most bigoted shit in the name of atheism. How they talk about atheism sounds so much like how evangelicals Christians talk about Christianity. They are the ones who are right about everything and those religious people are mentally ill idiots. It sounds so much like Christian supercessionists who pity Jews for not being able to accept Jesus as the messiah. How they will call themselves the “completed” Jews. Which mirrors how ex Christian atheists refuse to acknowledge religious Jewish atheists.

People from religious minorities need words to talk about our experiences and so far I have heard no suggestions on replacements that fully explain the experiences I and other Jews have had. Instead I have had hate hurled my way by people refusing to understand that having privilege from being part of the dominant culture doesn’t mean they can’t have been hurt by it. The idea that you have no culture is a dangerous one. Just because Christian culture has had a bigoted past doesn’t mean it’s evil. Pushing this idea that Christianity isn’t a huge part of western culture just forces assimilation onto those of us outside of it.

I have had bigoted fully religious Christians understand that they are part of the dominant culture. They and cultural Christian atheists both want Jews to no longer exist they just want it to happen in different ways. Religious Christians want us to either convert or go to Israel to kick start their apocalypse. Cultural Christian atheists want me to shed every part of my Jewish culture because it’s tied to religion all while they get to keep what they want from Christianity. Sundays off, Christmas, Easter et-cetera while I must give up my own and assimilate.

I just want ex Christian atheists to understand. Your culture is not something you have to shed fully. It’s not something you are tainted by. Your culture can be beautiful and it isn’t evil. Just like my own culture is beautiful and meaningful to me and a connection to my ancestors. Take what you find meaningful from it and discard what you don’t but don’t act like you don’t have a culture and have no privilege from it. Having privilege doesn’t mean you have to get a huge amount of power out of it either it just means you benefit in some way. I hope this helps anyone having trouble understanding

[mcx7demonbros]

Devildom Public Holidays

Summary: headcanons of a list of public holidays celebrated in the Devildom.

C/W. Suggestive in Asmo’s birthday part.

First, Devildom didn’t use the word “holiday” for their public celebrations and days off until very recently. The reason was because “holiday” came from the word “Holy Day”, which means Christian religious celebration days such as Christmas, Easter, Whitsun, etc.

However, the exchange program changed that. The Devildom now uses the term “holiday” but with much secularized meaning only. The same is applied to any holiday they adopted from the Human World.

Fixed holidays

January

January 1 - New Year Day

Two-day celebration: New Year Eve & New Year Day

The Devildom adopted this holiday from the Human World one year after the first year of the exchange program ended, per the request and desire of MC.

Celebrations are not different from the Human World. There are fireworks, parades, singing & greeting each other “Happy New Year”, etc.

February

Sadly, no day off, except weekend 😔

March

March 11 - Birthday of Lord Beelzebub, Avatar of Gluttony and Lord Belphegor, Avatar of Sloth

Three-day celebration: March 10 - March 12

Demons of Gluttony are allowed to eat more food while demons of Sloth don’t do any manual work during the celebration.

Demons usually hang the sign of Gemini ♊️ on the door(s) of their houses during the celebration.

Twin demons born during the past year are given a special demonic blessing by ministers of Three-Legged Crow god.

April

April 9 - Birthday of Lord Leviathan, Avatar of Envy

Three-day celebration: April 8 - April 10

Demons of Envy and otakus participate in demonic services in honor of Ruri-chan and other anime/manga girls.

A three-day game tournament is held in honor of Levi.

Navy parades on Devildom rivers and seas. Salutes by cannon are also performed on large ships during these occasions.

For the Navy, the celebration lasts until April 11, one more day than normal demons.

May

May 15 - Birthday of Lord Asmodeus, Avatar of Lust

Three-day celebration: May 14 - May 16

This day is dubbed by many demons of Lust as “Fuck Day” and they don’t just say, they do the deed. However, traditionally, this day is associated with freedom to express oneself and the positivity of carnal desires.

Beauty brands usually gives out discount and sale off during the celebration.

June

June 6- Devil’s Day and Birthday of Lord Lucifer, Avatar of Pride

Seven-day celebration: June 1 - June 7

Devil’s Day is considered one of the most important celebration in Devildom. It’s like a new year to its citizen.

Carnivals, fireworks, parades, cannon salutes are held many times during the celebration.

Devildom’s Classical Music Association holds a yearly musical performance and opera in honor of Lucifer on June 5, the day before his birthday.

Devildom’s Painter Association even has its members to paint a peacock and put the works in a contest to see who can paint the most beautiful peacock of the year.

Walking on the streets of Devildom, you may occasionally see demon children dressing up as chess pieces. Weird, huh.

July

Sadly, no day off, except weekend 😔

August

August 22 - Butler’s Day. Birthday of Lord Barbatos, the Royal Steward

Three-day celebration: August 21 - August 23

It’s decreed that demon nobles and others with servants allow those who serve them to take three celebration days off. The reason is because butlers, maids and others have served their masters throughout the year, without taking a day off as servants still serve their masters on other holidays.

September

September 10 - Birthday of Lord Mammon, Avatar of Greed

Three-day celebration: September 9 - 11

On this day, demons of Greed usually choose to show their generosity by buying Grimm chocolate and candy and give them to demon children.

Money lenders reduce the money their debtors have to pay a little bit today.

Many demons of Greed have the habit of keeping the first Grimm coin they made as a keepsake to remember the first time they got their hands on hard-earned money. Many of them also have the “devotion” to kiss the gold coin once a year on Mammon’s birthday, believing the act would bring them more money in the future.

In honor of Mammon, demons also don’t shoo crows away and even feeding them.

October

October 20 - Birthday of Lord Satan, Avatar of Wrath

Three-day celebration: October 19 - 21

Book discounts and sale off are frequent during the celebration.

Devildom citizens feed and play with cat, believing they will help them avoid many annoying hassles.

Demons of Wrath even let cats put their paws on their heads, believing in its soothing effect. I mean, it works on their Avatar, right?

October 31 - Birthday of Lord Diavolo, Crown Prince and future King of all Demons

Four-day celebration: October 30 - November 2

Many public celebrations with parades, fireworks, gun & cannon salutes, etc.

Demon nobles and high officials hold small balls or parties at their residences to honor Diavolo. The reason why the balls or parties are small is because most demons can’t attend too many of them during the celebration period and they must be inferior compared to the main large ball held at the Demon Lord’s Castle on Diavolo’s birthday.

November

November 1 & 2 as a part of Diavolo’s birthday celebration period as said above.

December

December 9 - Cursed Day

One day celebration

The day Solomon was born. Most demons believe Solomon to be a wicked human and the ultimate villain and/or an agent of Celestial Realm. So they take this day off to curse and insult him. Diavolo never approves this day to begin with but monarchs have to let their people have their way.

Many revenues build Solomon’s statues for this day just so demon citizens can slap, hit, punch, kick, put a curse on or spat on them. The statues are fixed by the local government in early December every year to prepare for this day again.

Diavolo had prohibited this celebration before the exchange program started because it would be offensive to Solomon in particular and repulsive to other exchange students in general. But the decree only works in the capital and surrounding areas. Many demons persist in having their way in many places.

December 25 - Christmas Day

Nine-day celebration: December 24 - January 1

The day Christ was born. But Devildom adopted the holiday without its special religious meaning.

Christmas trees, presents, Santa Claus, etc.

The reason the celebration is so long is because it coincides with end-of-the-year break.

Movable holidays

Your birthday 🎉

Your own birthday

The Seven Lords and the Royals take the day off to celebrate with you. And since all the government officials don’t work on this day, I guess it’s as good as a day off. Yay.

Other days I guess are probably off in Devildom but I currently have no headcanon or info.

King’s Day - The Demon King’s birthday

Festival of the Three-Legged Crow God

Founding Day - Commemorating the Founding of Devildom

And pretty much any other human holidays, depend on your background.