Let it go

(The only way to listen to this song is with your eyes closed and breathing slowly)

Daisy, give yourself away,
Look up at the rain
The beautiful display,
of power and surrender
Giving us today,
when she gives herself away

Rain, another rainy day,
It comes up from the ocean
To give herself away,
She comes down easy
Oh rich and debt, the same,
When she gives herself away,

Let it go,
Daisy let it go
Open up your fists
This fallen world,
Doesn't hold your interest,
Doesn't hold your soul,
Daisy let it go

Pain, give yourself a name,
Call yourself contrition,
Avarice or blame
Giving isn't easy,
And neither is the rain,
when she gives herself away

Daisy, why another day?
Why another sunrise?
Who will take the blame,
For all redemptive motion?
And every rainy day,
when he gives himself away

Let it go,
Daisy let it go,
Open your fists
This fallen world,
Doesn't hold your interest,
Doesn't doesn't hold your soul,
Daisy let it go

Let it go (ooh...)

Let it go.
Let it go.
And you let it (Go, go!)
Let it go, Go! Let it go! Let it go! Go!
Let it go!
Let it go.

Christmas Music

Tonight at work, I transcribed the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert featuring Natalie Cole and David McCullough (airing Sunday on KBYU for anyone interested). And for some reason tonight, while I was listening to the music, I got emotional. When the big songs would get to the end and the choir and orchestra would swell, I would almost start to cry because I was so moved by it (and I do not often cry).

I have always had a special place in my heart for Christmas music. I. Love. Christmas. Music. Nothing can uplift me more or cheer me up more or make me more happy or more peaceful or comfort me more, etc. I grew up listening to a variety of Christmas music, and having to exercise all of my self-control to last until the day after Thanksgiving when it was officially "okay" for us to break out the Christmas music. But beginning with the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas music was ever-playing in our house and in my mind and in my heart.

Words cannot adequately express what I feel for Christmas music and the place that it holds in my life. There is no way that I could ever sufficiently explain to people the effect that Christmas music has on me. Suffice it to say, that there really isn't anything besides family, friends, and Koolaid that I love more.

Anyway, I got home and decided to make a playlist of some of my favorite Christmas songs, and the best versions of those songs (at least the best versions in my opinion, which, I must admit, I consider almost professional given the crazy amount of Christmas music I've listened to, anyway...) for anyone who may not feel like they know Christmas music very well or already love it and enjoy it from everywhere like me. For those of you reading this with Spotify, I've attached a link to the playlist so that you can enjoy it if you want to. For those of you without Spotify, you should get Spotify because it's magical.

The playlist is by no means all-encompassing; I tried not to double artists and pick one version that I thought was best (although not all of my favorite versions were on Spotify - notably missing is "Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel" or the Eagles' version of "Please Come Home for Christmas") but I consider it a pretty good list. Most of these I grew up listening to at home, but some are newer, some aren't really really Christmas music, and some I just discovered, so that's fun. Also, there are two versions of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" because that is my absolute favorite Christmas song and both versions are beyond amazing.


Christmas


Also, another side note, I added David Archuleta's version of "Silent Night", but his live version with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is better than his cd version, so I have included a video here for your viewing pleasure. :)





Have a merry, merry Christmas, everyone. I love you.