The votes are in.
Last week, with a snow blown €25 Golden Discs voucher on offer, I asked you to name your favourite song about or which mentions Winter?
You answered in your dozens creating a brrriiliant playlist of chily classics.
But there could be only one winner.
Third Place:
Winter by Tori Amos
‘A Galaxy Very, Very Near’ writes:
‘Snow can wait I forgot my mittens
Wipe my nose get my new boots on
I get a little warm in my heart when I think of winter
I put my hands in my father’s glove
I run off where the drifts get deeper.’A haunting and beautiful song about the relationship between a father and his daughter and the inevitable passing of time.
Runner-up:
If We Make It Through December by Merle Haggard.
Stephen Moran writes:
From the school of “we’ve got both types of music: Country AND Western” comes the original outlaw Merle Haggard with “If We Make It Through December” teaching us a way to live within the law. Surely the ballad of the current Covid lockdown.
Winner:
January Hymn by The Decembrists
Millie Bobby Brownie writes:
Now I know this might seem a bit early in the season for this pick, but January Hymn by the Decembrists is a really lovely little tune, very mellow and easy to listen to. I highly recommend listening to it of a cold miserable winters evening (not unlike this one). As it is, winter in Ireland gets worse after Christmas and continues into mid April, when suddenly it’s summer again.
Nick says: Thanks all and a very happy Christmas!
Last week: Win Nick’s Voucher
Oh excellent choices!
But with that headline how could I resist?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2krl7M323oY
Janet, this is safe too, but I hope a nice surprise :-)
an early Christmas present ! :) merci
and yippy Milly for the win !
Well done Millie!!
Fully deserved, thank you for your contributions each week.
And thanks everyone for their contributions too a brilliant playlist every week!!!
Massive thanks too Golden Discs for their continued support for Irish artists and their continued support for this competition!!
And finally thanks a million Nick and all at Broadsheet Towers.
Merry Christmas!!
waahey! happy xmas, millzer
Fair play Millie!
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I still think Sodom”s Nuclear Winter shoulda made the top 3 :0)
Sod’ em!
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Ah, hahahaha! “sod ’em” hahaha.
I know, yeah I know….
I’ll get me warm coat.
An early Christmas present from broadsheet’s own St. Nick ;D
Hope you have a brilliant Christmas. Thanks again to everyone for a really lovely series of posts this year, as well as some absolute bangers to listen to! Nollaig shona daoibh!
you’re very welcome. happy Christmas to all who post here.
Nice one Millie! Do like that band quite a bit!
Happy Christmas, Millie! And congratulations. Sorry I did not say it directly before – I got carried away with myself :-)
Enjoy the tickets, and whatever they bring you