Experts, whoever they are, tell us over and again, December 23rd is generally the busiest travel day of the Christmas season. Accordingly, I try to post songs about people coming home for the holidays or for those who can’t make it home for Christmas.
I’ll feature two tonight: Every Year from The Hound & The Fox (who I featured back on the 17th) and Christmas Card from Steven Curtis Chapman. Both songs are about missing loved ones who are no longer with us.
In writing about Every Year, Reilly and McKenzie Zamber (the duo making up the Hound and the Fox) say, “Our holiday song dedicated to those no longer here, and to those who wish they were, please share this with someone who might need it this year.”
And regarding Chapman’s Christmas Card, one reviewer wrote, “Christmas Card” is one of the most meaningful moments on the record, a gentle acknowledgment of the pain so often accompanying Christmas for many people. The warmth and compassion in Chapman’s delivery combined with the refrain “sending you this Christmas card to let you know somebody loves you,” is sincere and comforting.”
If you’re in that place this year, or know of someone who is, listen and perhaps send these songs along.
I will offer one warning: major tissue alert.
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