On this Eve of Christmas Eve -- the day of my departure for my childhood home -- I want to take this opportunity to wish y'all a very happy holiday full of joy.

But, as my blogging moniker suggests, y'all know I am a sucker for bittersweet and sentimental melancholia, so I leave you for the holiday with excellent live versions of two of my favorite saudade Christmas songs.

'Fairytale of New York' by the Pogues:



'That Was The Worst Christmas Ever!' by Sufjan Stevens:



Be well, friends!