![]() The song captures everything I love about Christmas - a warm, familial moment of vulnerability, a reminder that you aren’t alone and that one day the Christmas lights will shine on you, too. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s like he’s comforting you personally, offering his shoulder to cry on. The lyrics are straightforward to the point of near-awkwardness, but Paul Buchanan’s croon gives them all the sincerity and warmth of a Nat King Cole classic: “Take it easy, I believe in you,” he intones in the chorus. The synths and guitars sparkle like snow falling slowly in the light of streetlamps. The Blue Nile’s meticulous collections of nocturnal synth ballads typically focus largely on the quiet desperation of aging urban professionals, but on this one-off Christmas track, they use the tools of emotional devastation to instead craft a warm hug on a cold Christmas day. From classics to covers and everything in between, the Manitoban staff are getting into the holiday spirit by sharing our favourite seasonal songs, and some we would rather forget. ’Tis the season for holiday music to fill the air.
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