George Carlin said that the best thing to come out of the Catholic Church was the music. I'm inclined to agree. I'll catch myself humming "Ode to Joy" and other tunes occasionally.

Ahhah, yes! Gregorian chant ........

I like polyphony... the simplicity and purity human voices woven into complexity ... mostly written for the church, but some secular pieces

One of the (many) beautiful things about Halleujah is it doesn't have to be about Christianity or religion. Cohen himself performed various versions, picking from the 80 verses he wrote for it, and numerous other artists have interpreted it in their own ways.

Some Christmas music is nice. My mother was the church organist, so I appreciate good organ music.

I quit Catholicism in college and liked Ethel Smith’s organ playing (Three Oclock In The Morning, etc). A Baptist rooomie told me such music was heresy. My collection includes Saint Saens’ Organ Symphony and more.
Whoops, make that “I escaped C’cism....” I’m an apostate, a runaway slave. Do nuns, etc, still talk of apostasy? They did when I was a kid.

k d lang drips deep with passionate love

I prefer: k. d. lang singing Cohen and I was never xian since age 5 but sang all the songs when forced to attend my sister wedding church

Ha-ha -I was raised Episcopalian, went to music college, got my Master's degree in music, and ended up being a church music director and organist for almost 40 years! I love the sound of well-written sacred music -Bach, Benjamin Britten, Handel, etc. Some of the best music was written for use in churches... some of the absolute worst, too! I've been an agnostic since the age of 5. The music stands as valid and well-written, and I can appreciate the sentiment, just not the belief part. Hope that doesn't sound weird.

There is good gospel music, if I ignore the words.