‘Tis the season

At the risk of offending the sensibilities of Anglicans and any others who wait until the actual 12 days of Christmas to break out the carols, I happen to love Christmas music, so December 7 doesn’t seem too early for me. (Yeah, OK, I’m sappy like that.) We’ll get back to the alphabet game next month.

“Fairytale of New York,” The Pogues
“Happy Christmas (War Is Over),” John Lennon
“Peace at Last,” Hem
“2000 Miles,” The Pretenders
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” Sarah McLachlan
“Blue Christmas,” Bright Eyes
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” Jack Johnson
“Please Come Home for Christmas,” Jon Bon Jovi
“‘Round Christmas Time,” <a href="  http://www.myspace.com/ticklepennycorner  
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“Angels We Have Heard on High,” Carolyn Arends/Stephen Murray/Jenny Gullen

At least half of those songs are about second chances, about getting by with Plan B now that Plan A has been shot all to Hell. That’s appropriate since, after all, that’s the whole point.

Recipe for a Christmas song: one part regret/sorrow, one part slender hope, add a dash of cold weather. (Since we’re not playing the alphabet game here, how about this: What are some of your favorite songs that follow that recipe?)