Tam Lin (Child 39) by Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer from their album Child Ballads. This is an amazing song from an amazing album. Stephanie Coleman, writing for NPR summed it up as "...an epic ballad that clocks in at nearly seven minutes and has 27 verses. It's the story of a young maiden who gets pregnant by a woodland shape-shifter named Tam Lin. As he morphs from one fearsome creature to the next, his lover has to hold on to him until he finally becomes human."
This is not really a song for the holiday list, but it came up on shuffle while I was putting it together, and I could not believe that I hadn't already sung it's praises.
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| Tam Lin (Child 39) from Child Ballads by Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer |
The second song is The Heartache Can Wait by Brandi Carlile. This song is on the compilation album The Hotel Cafe presents Winter Songs, which was released in 2008, and is an excellent album for the season.
For me, this song combines all the mixed emotions that can sometimes come with the holiday season when the days are short, dark and cold, but filled with music and sparkling lights. While there's always the hope of a magical, spiritual, and joyous winter and Christmas, all adults know that some years things just don't work out that way. The Heartache Can Wait captures the feeling of the holiday season and a little winter sadness at the same time, which makes it a special and honest song in my book.
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| The Heartache Can Wait by Brandi Carlile from The Hotel Cafe presents Winter Songs |
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