Has there ever been a more ironically-titled Christmas song than Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas? So saccharine is the promise of the phrase “merry little Christmas,” and so jolly the majority of the song’s recordings, that it was not until I was an adult that it finally hit me how achingly sad its message truly is. Continue reading “Virtual Musical Calendar, December 22: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
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Virtual Musical Advent Calendar, December 20: Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Here’s a confession I am embarrassed to make: like most suburban white kids of my generation, the very first version I ever heard of Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) was the one by U2, featured on the classic compilation A Very Special Christmas. Continue reading “Virtual Musical Advent Calendar, December 20: Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”