Lately, Dave has been preempting this song as having no religious connotation, just that it's a story. This song has been around since the beginning and was a solo feature early on after the release of Remember Two Things. This song usually makes appearances at shows just before the holiday season. Some years after the turn of the millennium have been without a single performance of the song, though it's seen a bit of a resurgence of play in the latter half of 2010. Liver performances usually have the accompaniment of Carter on the drums. The track recorded in the Everyday sessions for the Platinum Christmas album features Carter on vocals as well. The first known performance of this song was debuted as "Blood Of Our Children." Dave likes to play this song as either a set closer or more commonly as a part of the encore.
Title: Christmas Song
Album: Remember Two Things
Show Stats: Fully played 171 times, 1 partial, 1 tease
Why I Love It: Even though I'm not a Christian, there's plenty to love about this song. The song itself is about Jesus Christ. They lyrics probably don't resonate with me as much as others, but it's the intoxicating way Dave sings the lyrics that make me love it so much. The lick on the guitar is quite simple and gives the quiet song a syncopated, bouncy feel without a rushed feel. I also really love how Dave has been introducing this song as of late as not a religious song, but as just a story. Growing up (and sometimes still), I was turned off by anything with religious connotation. This song challenges how I can listen to material clearly about religion and still enjoy and respect it for what it is. And even if I don't personally resonate with the lyrics, there is still a beauty to the lyrics I can't deny.
Memories: Even though this song has been around forever, I never paid attention to it until my roommate started obsessing over it. She likes to play songs she loves over and over and over again (usually until I can't stand it anymore), but this song started to stick in my head. Then when we traveled to Charlottesville in 2010, Dave played the song and I got to hear it live. It gave me goosebumps hearing everyone in the crowd singing along with such passion and gusto. I heard the song again at a Dave and Tim show in Seattle December 2010.
Favorite Lyric: So the story goes, so I'm told/ The people he knew were less than golden hearted/ Gamblers and robbers/ Drinkers and jokers, all soul searchers/ Like you and me
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