Ten For Today: The Pervasive Sadness of Christmas
Nat King Cole, Nancy Sinatra, Everly Brothers, Marvin Gaye, The Beach Boys, Alison Moyet, Aimee Mann, Dwight Yoakam, LCD Soundsystem, Kacey Musgraves
I don’t love nostalgia, which probably explains some of my complicated feelings about Christmas. Reunion shows make me sad, because they strike me as being about things lost. I have a couple of friends who always want to go when some band we loved as teenagers gets back together. I should be grateful to see old friends, but I can never shake the feeling…
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