One of them I believe prefers hip-hop versions of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer". She has laughed at me because I've admitted I'm too white for her music.
My other friend likes secular Christmas music; "Carols belong in church". I just don't get it. It's weird, I guess Christianity's always been such a normal part of my life, I'm kind of freaked out by casual Christians.
(I'm sure that passage of "Messiah" is where this album's title is from. It's a very, very good album by Andrew Peterson. Has a nice rendition of "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks", and a whole bunch of original songs)
Or from Handel's source document :)