A freebie single for download from this young Swedish chanteuse, the song is a deeply melancholy story of a woman found dead in the snow. The downbeat sentiments are belied by the bright major-key melody, setting up a nice tension between words and music. A "naked" version dispenses with the rhythm section and a radio edit shaves a minute and a half off its length. Of course, Christmas really is the darkest time of year in Scandinavia....
"Christmas," Sofia Talvik (Makaki)
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