Wrapped in metal, wrapped in ivy
Driving around on errands, I seem to have discovered that my tolerance for Christmas music has zeroed out unless it falls into the class of traditional carols, i.e. can be used for wassailing, first appeared in Latin, was arranged once by Benjamin Britten. I relayed this sentiment to ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
spatch and he promptly broke out SNL's "I Wish It Was Christmas Today." When we saw the news of the death of Dave Mallett, I played him my favorite version of the "Garden Song," from Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger's Precious Friend (1981). I remain entertained that the official website of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts had to put up a short post attesting to the historical reality of the Massachusetts Bay Colony's Penalty for Keeping Christmas 1659. The catchiest music I have heard on the radio lately—WHRB, natch—is almost certainly Auntie Christ's "I Don't" (1997). I am all for amending our still-critical drought, but these 100% chances of rain could be snow any time now.
spatch and he promptly broke out SNL's "I Wish It Was Christmas Today." When we saw the news of the death of Dave Mallett, I played him my favorite version of the "Garden Song," from Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger's Precious Friend (1981). I remain entertained that the official website of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts had to put up a short post attesting to the historical reality of the Massachusetts Bay Colony's Penalty for Keeping Christmas 1659. The catchiest music I have heard on the radio lately—WHRB, natch—is almost certainly Auntie Christ's "I Don't" (1997). I am all for amending our still-critical drought, but these 100% chances of rain could be snow any time now.
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(This is part of why I started a Winter Songs collection.)
"Last Christmas" may be more of a British thing?
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Still valid and sympathized with!
(Does the fact that it is your religion make it better, worse, or neutral?)
(This is part of why I started a Winter Songs collection.)
Is there another part, or just liking winter songs? Off the top of my head, I would contribute Gordon Bok's "Turning Toward the Morning," Johnny Flynn and Robert Macfarlane's "Year-Long Winter," and Dave Goulder's "Boy in Winter," which may not be at all the sort of thing you were looking for.
"Last Christmas" may be more of a British thing?
It seems to exist in enough countries that my godchild's family got whammied with it at the start of this month. I've chalked it up to the thing where I can miss an amazing amount of pop culture if I don't go looking for it.