{"id":6210,"date":"2009-12-21T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2009-12-21T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fryeblog.blog.lib.mcmaster.ca\/?p=6210"},"modified":"2009-12-21T08:00:51","modified_gmt":"2009-12-21T12:00:51","slug":"out-of-the-way-christmas-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macblog.mcmaster.ca\/fryeblog\/2009\/12\/21\/out-of-the-way-christmas-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Out-of-the-Way Christmas Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S-5ar30_tgg<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Jingle Bells&#8221; from India<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Andrew Sullivan&#8217;s blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com\/the_daily_dish\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Daily Dish<\/a>, is running an ongoing series of &#8220;Depressing Christmas Songs&#8221; &#8212; which, interestingly enough, has strong Canadian representation, thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joni_mitchell\" target=\"_blank\">Joni Mitchell<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stan_Rogers\" target=\"_blank\">Stan Rogers<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sarah_McLachlan\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah McLachlan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In keeping with Russell Perkin&#8217;s newly published article in the Journal (see the live link at the upper right corner of our Menu column), here are some truly out-of-the-way Christmas songs that are appropriate to the winter solstice, which is today.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Joni Mitchell, &#8220;River&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GpFudDAYqxY<\/p>\n<p>Stan Rogers, &#8220;First Christmas&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=chTMOuuUZi4<\/p>\n<p>Sarah McLachlan, &#8220;Wintersong&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lZwI5wXU1z4<\/p>\n<p>Finally, a postmodern Christmas classic, which, when I first heard about it, I refused to believe actually exists: Bing Crosby and David Bowie singing &#8220;The Little Drummer Boy.&#8221; Irony returns to myth. . .<\/p>\n<p>httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_zMhSjDqvRs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S-5ar30_tgg &#8220;Jingle Bells&#8221; from India Andrew Sullivan&#8217;s blog, The Daily Dish, is running an ongoing series of &#8220;Depressing Christmas Songs&#8221; &#8212; which, interestingly enough, has strong Canadian representation, thanks to Joni Mitchell, Stan Rogers, and Sarah McLachlan. 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