{"id":7487,"date":"2016-11-02T22:33:15","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T02:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intoxicatedonlife.com\/store\/?post_type=product&#038;p=7487"},"modified":"2025-11-05T17:09:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T21:09:49","slug":"stories-behind-the-music","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.intoxicatedonlife.com\/store\/product\/stories-behind-the-music\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stories Behind the Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Music can powerfully communicate to our minds and hearts the truths of the gospel. During the Christmas season, parents can use the sounds of the holiday to impart truth to their kids\u2014that&#8217;s where this book comes in.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Stories Behind the Music<\/em> walks families through the story of Christmas using 15 traditional Christmas carols:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>O Come, O Come, Emmanuel<\/li>\n<li>O Little Town of Bethlehem<\/li>\n<li>Away in a Manger<\/li>\n<li>Go, Tell It On the Mountain<\/li>\n<li>Angels from the Realms of Glory<\/li>\n<li>Hark! The Herald Angels Sing<\/li>\n<li>O Come, All Ye Faithful<\/li>\n<li>Silent Night<\/li>\n<li>What Child is This?<\/li>\n<li>Angels We Have Heard on High<\/li>\n<li>God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen<\/li>\n<li>The First Noel<\/li>\n<li>We Three Kings<\/li>\n<li>The Holly and the Ivy<\/li>\n<li>Joy to the World<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intoxicatedonlife.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Stories-Behind-the-Music-with-fun-pinecones.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intoxicatedonlife.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Stories-Behind-the-Music-with-fun-pinecones.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.intoxicatedonlife.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Stories-Behind-the-Music-with-fun-pinecones-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.intoxicatedonlife.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Stories-Behind-the-Music-with-fun-pinecones-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.intoxicatedonlife.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Stories-Behind-the-Music-with-fun-pinecones-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intoxicatedonlife.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Stories-Behind-the-Music-with-fun-pinecones-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.intoxicatedonlife.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Stories-Behind-the-Music-with-fun-pinecones-353x235.jpg 353w, https:\/\/www.intoxicatedonlife.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Stories-Behind-the-Music-with-fun-pinecones-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.intoxicatedonlife.com\/store\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Stories-Behind-the-Music-with-fun-pinecones-655x437.jpg 655w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Christmas should be a special time for families to come together as we worship Jesus. 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