Girlin and the snowman

Screw "It's a wonderful life", as far as I'm concerned the most poignant and affecting Christmas films of all time are "Bad Santa" by Terry Zwigoff and "The Snowman"by Raymond Briggs. They're both staples at my house during the holidays ( and yes "the Grinch..." but that goes without saying).
"The Snowman" is not your typical Christmas time viewing because while it is stunningly beautiful - it's also thoroughly depressing! It's as if "Frosty the snowman" had been directed by Vittorio de Sica...Once the snowman melts, there is no magic hat to bring him back. It's heavy. It's about loss. Not very Christmas-sy. (I mean Raymond Briggs also wrote "Where the wind blows" - a stark tale about a little old couple's experiences through a nuclear holocaust). But wow!! What a piece of art.
Anyways, here's a gorgeous song from "The Snowman" that my daughter Corrina loves. Not very uplifting either. But perfect for that post-holidaze come down.

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Playlist:

Pulp - This Is Hardcore
Stars - Ageless Beauty
Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes
Taken By Trees - To Lose Someone
Girls - Lust for Life
Jason Lytle - Ghost of My Old Dog
Dirty Projectors & David Byrne - Knotty Pine
Dirty Projectors - Stillness is the Move
Mount Eerie - Between Two Mysteries
Grizzly Bear - While You Wait For the Others
DOOM - Gazillion Ear
Bill Callahan - Too Many Birds
Big Star - Jesus Christ

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