Christmas Child

The more things change, the more they stay the same

So this is the only Carbon Leaf album I've never heard before today. There's a reason for that. I grew up in a cult that shunned secular holidays so I avoided this album. Today I said "fuck it" and here are my thoughts.

wow!

So normally christmas music is not my thing, it's very derivative and unoriginal a lot of the time, but here Carbon Leaf gift us 9 original songs all done in a wintry folksy way that works entirely for them and their style of music. These songs are cozy and beautiful, and even the instrumental tracks have this sort of warmth to them that just brings a smile to my face. This is a very good little record and I feel ashamed I didn't hear till now.