Can't escape it, you filthy animals. I must say I've become a Hallowe'en convert and am no longer a Christmas fan. It's hard to feel good about it when the leader of my country is helping to bomb Jesus' homeland and his people. I don't know a ton about Jesus (I've blocked it out over the years) but I KNOW he wouldn't like that.
As a Pisces Moon I can always enjoy Christmas music though, there's a very empathic side of me that has always been able to jump right into the music if the singer or performer is truly genuine in what they're playing but the holiday itself feels very tainted. I suppose the holiday was tainted anyway given that it was stolen from a Pagan holiday and Jesus was actually born in April. Regardless I think I will be transitioning into a celebration of Winter Solstice as the years go on, maybe I'll even write a song about it. I do need to compose some more witchy songs for my catalogue given how things are going and what I believe in. However in the meantime I have put together two Christmas playlists, The Happy One and The Sad/Emo One choose your own adventure people! And may this season be kind to those deserving and may it serve its just desserts to those who are not. So mote it be.
A couple of errant (and quite special) Christmas Movie and TV suggestions apropos for this dark time:
Violent Night (the relationship between a jaded Santa and an optimistic little girl is very sweet)
So Called Angels (My So-Called Life episode 1.15 just beautiful)
The Harry Connick Jr. Christmas Special 1993 (there's a lovely version of What Are You Doing NYE with him and Carol Burnett that I remember from my first viewing I believe he was the janitor in the scene)
Happiest Season (Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, a clever, Clea Duvall directed sort of indie romantic dark comedy)
Last Holiday (Queen Latifah, just a life-affirming, beautiful movie for anyone who has been too afraid to live)
Die Hard (I can't qualify this because I haven't seen it yet but this is the year and my fascination stems from the writer saying that ultimately it's a movie about a guy who had and argument with his wife, should have apologized and regrets it)
P.S Somebody posted something about finding happiness in the dark moments and I've come to see the reason in that. These days the dark moments are fast and furious all the time on account of corrupt politicians, greedy CEOs and selfish, egotistical billionaires, but no matter how sad and broken I may feel about this, that or the third thing it is fundamental to find the joy (no pun intended) in each moment where possible otherwise all is sort of lost without joy and hope. We can only do our best (some of us are definitely not doing that) but I'm going to try….