I know, it's only November, but I've already been rocking a few Christmas songs. I figure a few here and there before Thanksgiving isn't really cheating. At least I haven't put up a tree, yet!
One of my favorite Christmas songs is "Sister Winter" by Sufjan Stevens. Most Christmas songs are about simply having a wonderful Christmastime. However, if you struggle with mental illness like I do, you know that the dark and cold winter can make you sad. Instead of thinking about all the good times you're going to have with your loved ones, you can't help but cry from all the pain you've experienced in the past year. December doesn't just mean Christmas and New Year's Eve; it also means having one last good cry before the new year.
And no other song summarizes this as perfectly as "Sister Winter:"
Oh my friends I've
Begun to worry right
Where I should be grateful
I should be satisfied
Oh my heart I
Would clap and dance in place
With my friends I have so
Much pleasure to embrace
But my heart is
Returned to sister winter
But my heart is
As cold as ice
Oh my thoughts I
Return to summertime
When I kissed your ankle
I kissed you through the night
All my gifts I gave everything you
Your strange imagination
You threw it all away
Now my heart is
Returned to sister winter
Now my heart is
As cold as ice
All my friends, I've
Returned to sister winter
All my friends, I
Apologize, apologize
La la la la la . . .
And my friends, I've
Returned to wish you all the best
And my friends, I've
Returned to wish you all the best
And my friends, I've
Returned to wish you all the best
And my friends, I've
Returned to wish you a happy Christmas
To wish you a happy Christmas
To wish you a happy Christmas
To wish you a happy Christmas
Winter doesn't even begin until next month. But I think I'm already returning to Sister Winter.
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