You know, I'm actually not ashamed to admit which Christmas song I've been listening to over & over this year. A little surprised, but not ashamed.
Every year around this time, it seems as if I mentally grab onto a song and listen to it over and over. As we both know, I listen to songs over & over quite a bit, but only once a year do I do that to holiday music. And while I have no idea how my brain happened to latch onto this particular song, I'm proud (?) to say that this year's winner of “The Song That Jim's Psyche Refused To Let Go Of, Holiday Edition” is...
Taylor Swift's “Christmas Tree Farm”?
Nope; I'm not quite sure why myself. I just know that about a week ago I woke up with the song running through my brain and since then it hasn't left. After listening to it dozens (if not hundreds) of times I' was trying to figure it out. I wondered if it was the optimistic lyrics or the sing-along chorus, but after those dozens of listens, I think I finally put my finger on it.
“Christmas Tree Farm” has been stuck in my brain because of the chimes.
I'm being serious. The chimes, which you might not even notice unless you listen to it dozens (if not hundreds) of times, are actually the backbone of the song. I realized that after I found myself air-chiming along, and each time I listen to it I seem to discover one or two hammer hits that I hadn't heard before.
So if I have to give credit to something for lodging the song in my brain, let's give credit to the chimes and whoever layered them into the backing track. After all, I'm usually air-drumming along to whatever song I listen to over and over again on repeat.
But air-chiming? I have to admit that's a first.
Here you go...get it stuck in your head, too--
8-)
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