I’ve got a Muslim student in the hospital right now. When I went to visit him I thought he looked a little lost among the tinsel and stockings hanging in the Pediatrics ward. I think this time of year brings it out in folks; anyone who’s outside of mainstream culture, for whatever reason, seems to feel it tenfold around Christmas.

My husband is a Presbyterian minister and I am a cradle Catholic, so you can imagine that I have investment in the essence of the Christian holidays. But I can’t forget that are multiple perspectives in the world– on religion, on materalism, on family. I guess I have in my life just too many beautiful Middle Eastern kids, beloved Jewish relations, brave single parents…

So I am put in mind of this song that I love. Neil Finn, previously of Crowded House, is a longtime favorite, and the album this song is from is a work of art. If you like it, try to find an mp3 of the studio version– it’s even better.

Enjoy the blog’s first Youtube rip, and your holidays– whatever those happen to be.