Jesus Christ, Big Star
Get born Carols by Candlelight can be such a drag. The same old tunes. The same old performers. The same old, same old. What chance to get to this song added to the playlist? I’d hazard a guess no one will know it, but everyone will ask later, “What. Was. That. Song?” Some will wonder if it’s a long-forgotten carol. Some may think it’s a great carol mashup. Some will thank the Lord that a half decent song as good as the old ones has been finally written. Well, they’d be right on all three. Big Star’s song is a mashup of carols, written in the 70s. So, it’s kind of modern. Well, it’s more modern than every other carol. The song’s history can be traced to one of Big Star’s member's conversion to Christianity. However, this song wasn’t written by this member but by another. As such, the song is seen by many as about and for his fellow band mate. You see, he suffered from depression and addiction. The song is one friend comforting another, the j...