"The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, the turning point when days begin, little by little, to become longer. Christmas and other holidays at this time of year appropriated an earlier celebration of the winter solstice. In our present calendar, it happens on December 21st, but in the old Roman calendar, it was on the 25th - our present Christmas Day."
"Commemorated in Stonehenge, Chaco Canyon New Mexico, Egypt, Rome, and numerous other sites around the globe, it was seen as the rebirth of the sun. Germanic people called it Yule. To us, it might seem that after December 21st, the winter is just beginning; colder days will be coming... But, to those ancients who watched the skies, it's an obvious turning point - when warmth, sunlight, and plants commence their gradual return."
David Byrne performed with a 13-member band at Tiny Desk, playing "Everybody Laughs" and "Don't Be Like That" from Who Is The Sky? and Talking Heads songs "Nothing But Flowers" and "Life During Wartime." The tour arranges musicians close together, easing the challenge of fitting a large band into a small space. A playlist titled "Christmas Music for People Who Hate Christmas Music" compiles tracks by Run-DMC, Willie Nelson, Prince, Sufjan Stevens, The Staple Singers, Phoebe Bridgers and others, concluding with "Fat Man's Comin'." The winter solstice is described as the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere, historically observed around December 21st and commemorated at sites like Stonehenge, seen as the rebirth of the sun and the gradual return of warmth and light.
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