Advent Listenables

If, at any point during this Christmas season you get tired of the same Holiday hits, escaping the speakers of shopping malls and easy-listening radio stations like a sweet, tiring smell, then I suggest visiting the Over the Rhine website. Their excellent Christmas album, Snow Angels, is currently playing on the OtR record player. Not only is the music exceptional, with whisky shots of bitter to even out the holiday sweetness, but they explore the themes forgiveness, hope and redemption - something worth thinking about between hustle and bustle. In particular, I recommend the songs "White Horse" and "Here It Is."