River-Joni Mitchell/Another Auld Lang Syne-Dan Folgerberg

...this song was front and center in my head tonight...so much so, that i pretty much sang it non-stop...i wish i had a river, i could skate away on...

...though not a typical Christmas song, it always gets more play during the holidays...i see it more as a companion piece to "Another Auld Lang Syne" by Dan Folgerberg...the holidays don't just conjure up memories and longings for cider, turkey, family and snow...it also brings up memories of loved ones past, defeats, rifts and lonely times...the holidays usher in a time of high suicide rates and bitterness...

...i think that's why Halloween is a preamble for the official "Holidays"...it reminds us to don our masks as gay apparel...this song and Dan's "Another..." reminds me that sometimes you can't hide and sometimes that's good...but still i wish i had a river i could skate away on...