Tis the season when I fall off the face of the blogosphere and fail to keep up with you lovely people for days at a time because I'm trying to squeeze entirely too many things in to entirely too few hours (I'm sure many of you can relate). Recent conversations in my house have frequently included variations on the following:
AsYouKnowBob: Let's rehearse. What are you going to say next year when someone asks you to volunteer for something?
Me: I can't, I'm in grad school.
AsYouKnowBob: Good, now again.
Me: I can't, I'm in grad school.
Anyway, on to the reason for much of the crazy busy: Solsticemas. Or at least that's what I decided to start calling it last year. Being a former-Catholic-turned-agnostic-Unitarian-Universalist, I think Solsticemas more accurately sums up what I celebrate this time of year.
And because I'm a musician, Solsticemas of course needs a proper soundtrack. I'm easily bored by a lot of traditional holiday music; years and years of practicing for holiday concerts and Christmas services every week from September through December will do that to you. AsYouKnowBob and I therefore look for seasonal music that either isn't the same-old-same-old or that offers a different and/or quirky take on the traditional stuff. I shared a couple of these last year, but I thought I'd share even more of my favorites this time around:
( Musical geekery under the cut... )
I could go on, but that's all I have the time and brain power for right now, so I'll spare you all from further musical geekery.
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