In The Spirit Of The Season - Part I

I'll have a collection of more traditional Christmas fare in another post shortly, but in the meantime I wanted to kick off the holiday season with a different twist. My modest hope is that, in the spirt of the season, this collection not only brings you a few moments of musical enjoyment, but perhaps provides a measure of inspiration and food for the soul.

I'm normally not much for music videos, but Sarah McLachlan's World on Fire is another matter. If you're like me, once you've seen the video you'll never listen to this song the same again. The list of charities from the video is here.

World On Fire - Sarah McLachlan / Afterglow

Hearts are worn in these dark ages
You're not alone in these stories' pages
The light has fallen amongst the living and the dying
And I'll try to hold it in
Yeah I'll try to hold it in

The world's on fire; it's more then I can handle
I'll tap into the water, try and bring my share
Try to bring more, more than I can handle
Bring it to the table
Bring what I am able

I watch the heavens but I find no calling
Something I can do to change what's coming
Stay close to me while the sky is falling
I don't wanna be left alone, don't wanna be alone

The world's on fire; it's more then I can handle
I'll tap into the water, try and bring my share
Try to bring more, more than I can handle
Bring it to the table
Bring what I am able

Hearts break, hearts mend, love still hurts
Visions clash, planes crash, still there's talk of
Saving souls, still the cold is closing in on us

We part the veil on our killer sun
Stray from the straight line on this short run
The more we take the less we become
The fortune of one man means less for some

The world's on fire; it's more then I can handle
I'll tap into the water, try and bring my share
Try to bring more, more than I can handle
Bring it to the table
Bring what I am able