I recall happening upon the song in question on some website devoted to outsider/vanity music; this version of "O Holy Night" is noteworthy in that it does not reference Christ, consisting of a plea for peace. The singer, whose enthusiasm exceeds his polish, sounds like an older man and delivers the song in a New York Yiddish accent ( Read more... )

I'm looking for a Christmas song which I think was alternative. Came out around 2005-2010. One guy was the singer but I think he had a band playing different instruments. And they used see-through glass trucks like from "Never Gonna Leave This Bed" by Maroon 5. It was a music video about being alone on Christmas and being happy with that. In the ( Read more... )

I was in Paris recently and noticed that a number of Christmas trees had snowy owls as their tree toppers instead of stars or angels, as is more common here. Is there a legend or Christmas story that explains this? I've searched for all combinations of owls, France, Christmas, Christmas tree, Paris.
Thank you!