Observation: Being home for Christmas is a whole sub-genre of music, but ultimately the songs are about travel and distance, with the implicit assumption that home = distant family.
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"I'll Be Home For Christmas", on the other hand, with its bittersweet realization of "if only in my dreams", fits the national mood and the needs of the moment better.
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For my money, the Christmas song of 2020 is Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, the line about gathering near with those who are dear notwithstanding.
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The original lyrics, which are better than the pop-ified version Frank Sinatra insisted on, are especially appropriate: "Through the years we all will be together, if the fates allow. Until then we have to muddle through somehow."
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The idea of a merry little Christmas... two modifiers. Little, maybe not the big blowout bash you were hoping for. Merry, still happy. Still Christmas.
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We can have ourselves a merry little Christmas, even if we only go home in our dreams this year.
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Yeah, that's another song that resonates a lot this year. And once again, it's about "a little Christmas".https://twitter.com/marserin/status/1336720735621033992 …
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This is a good observation imo. It's also about meeting new people whilst on the journey, which is fun but not really 2020.
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He's heading from TN to PA. She's traveling from PA to TN. It's the Journey of the Magi!
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Oh, there's no place like home for the holidays / It's a pandemic and you really shouldn't roam / If you're looking to avoid yourself an early grave / For the holidays, you can't beat home, sweet home