Christmas Links #25


Timeless Christmas hit is the gift that keeps on giving for Wizzard:
"Research shows 97% of band’s streaming revenue comes from 1973 single I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday."

"Why arguing with your family about politics won’t change their minds — and what actually will."

"Sophie Aldred’s Ace Odyssey podcast series offers a ghost story for Christmas… on a spaceship."

"A group of Ukrainian performers have been telling the story of being far from home and unable to make it back for Christmas."

"Donald Macleod visits the home of Jane Austen with historian Amanda Vickery to discover some of the seasonal customs and Christmas music of late-Georgian Britain."

"Christmas is a time when many of us head back to the family home - the marae - and in the case of many Pacific Islanders - the village. People like Kayla Tuara are taking their family back to the Cook Islands for Christmas. Kayla joins Bryan from Rarotonga."

"I was working at another magazine about a decade ago when I told a colleague about plans to go to my hometown for the holidays and make lasagna with my family for Christmas Day. It's an all-day affair: stirring and seasoning the sauce, cooking the noodles, layering the dish, then finally baking (and baking) until the dish is bubbly and melty."

“Colly birds” appeared in versions of the song as early as the late 18th century.

I'm not a big fan of Christmas music, so I was happy to learn about and then listen to "enigmatic frontman and eclectic curator" David Byrne's recently posted playlist, "Christmas Music for People Who Hate Christmas Music."

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