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”
R. Tod Kelly 