Christmas songs are an eclectic group. These days I go for those that bring a sense of calm imbued with some underlying joy. More ‘Coventry Carol’ than ‘Jingle Bells’, more ‘Christmas Waltz’ than ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’. The older I get, the more peace I want. Christmas chaos is for the children, and let them enjoy all the craziness. Give me the calm and the quiet and all the silent nights.
Or this mash-up of ‘Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella’ and ‘I Saw Three Ships’. Torches and boats – what could be more Christmassy than that?
Such music lends a crystalline clarity to the day at hand – and a Christmas morning that sparkles with snow and sunlight is a magical day indeed. 
