Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

I really like the eclectic selection of holiday music WRNR is playing. Something about hearing "It's going to be a punk rock Christmas this year" right after the very sweet "I'm the angel in the Christmas play" ... I've heard straight-up holiday songs, novelty songs, parodies of old standards, rock/jazz/reggae/etc. adaptations of carols, "message" songs (such as "So This Is Christmas") ... and not enough of the same sort of thing for a long enough stretch to get annoying or boring.

But the one that had me dashing to the computer with a lump in my throat, to Google the lyrics, was a Dar Williams song:

The food was great, the tree plugged in, the meal had gone without a hitch,
Till Timmy turned to Amber and said, "Is it true that you're a wtich?"
His mom jumped up and said, "The pies are burning," and she hit the kitchen,
And it was Jane who spoke, she said, "It's true, your cousin's not a Christian,"
"But we love trees, we love the snow, the friends we have, the world we share,
And you find magic from your God, and we find magic everywhere,"

So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table,
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able,
And where does magic come from? I think magic's in the learning,
'Cause now when Christians sit with Pagans only pumpkin pies are burning.

It's The Christians and the Pagans