LA's Phoebe Bridgers has been making a name for herself as an indie rocker, and last year we had her version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." For 2018, she found this song that was originally written and recorded by the Omaha band McCarthy Trenching in 2008, a melancholy little number that talks about how the joy of the season can show up at the wrong time if you're having difficulty in your personal life. For classic rock points, Phoebe's backup singer is Jackson Browne, who heard Bridgers perform this song live and later purchased the original version from Bandcamp, paying $50 for it and leaving a note. You should probably check to see if this song has the same effect on you.
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