This Christmas - Donny Hathaway
I wonder if it's good that we mythologize late December as uniquely full of comfort and joy, ideally felt from within the familiar embrace of your beloved relatives-
how much fun it's going to be together, this Christmas- do most people
like their families enough for this to make sense? I'm lucky enough to look forward to time with my parents and brother and grandad and cetera, but, c'mon-
my world is filled with cheer and you, this christmas? I've had a half-dozen conversations with people this week who are dreading the retreading of old ossified parental patterns. Not everyone looks forward to going home. Anyway, this is probably the cheesiest song you'll get from me this year, but I do earnestly hope that
this christmas will be a very special christmas from me (if perhaps despite the people you're spending it with).