This weeks Tunes Tuesday is “This is the Worst Christmas Ever!” by Sufjan Stevens. It’s a holiday folk song to kind of go with the season. Not every holiday comes with happy family memories, gifts under the Christmas tree or Menorah, and joyous tales of old Saint Nick. Remember, some people are forced to spend this time dealing with bizarre family members. Makes you wanna down a whole bottle of your aunt’s spiked eggnog.Any who, I came upon this artist a long while back on a newsblog. After some researching, I found this song. If you don’t listen to the words you might think it’s just another Christmas song. However, lyrics like “Shoveling snow in the driveway”, “Our father yells, throwing the gifts in the wood stove” and “My sister runs away, taking her books to the schoolyard” prove otherwise. I’m sure someone out there can relate.
This song comes from Stevens’ Michigan album that was released back in the summer of 2003. The Michigan native himself began writing his debut solo album while attending school at Hope College. He plays a variety of instruments including the piano, guitar, drums, banjo, oboe, and English horn. Sufjan, which I found out means “comes with a sword” in Persian, is currently working on his 50 States Project. He intends to write an album for each of the 50 U.S. states though some people wonder if he’ll be committed enough to finish his project. He’s already completed his home state and Illinois. Keep your ear to the ground, ‘cause he just may write his next album about the state you live in (Cross your fingers New Jerseyans).
If you like this song (for either the lyrics or music) then you might also like “Romulus”. It’s a nice, lilting tune that talks about being ashamed and embarrassed by family.
If you’ve had a crappy holiday, leave a comment. Let others know they’re not the only ones dreading the months of November and December.
FYI – the Tunes Tuesday and Tech Thursdays will be every other week alternating. So next week will be a tech review.
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