I haven’t been around here much over the last month. We’ve had another couple of weeks of ventilators, feeding tubes and worry as Matilda has been in hospital in London with bronchiolitis. But she’s home now, much better, and asleep on my lap as I type. She’s not yet 7 pounds, and should be a month old tomorrow, instead of nearly 4. But she’s doing well, and we’re looking forward to Christmas together as a family.
Anyway, I wanted to take the opportunity to thank you all for the music and the company over the last year, and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.
Here’s a song with a winter-y, celestial choir-y feel (hoping I’m not gazzumping anyone’s Festive ‘Spill no.1):
Hooray! Happy Christmas to you all.
Really pleased you get to spend it together at home.. wishing you ALL peace and health and happiness.
shane.
Poor wee Matilda! What an ordeal for you all. Really pleased you’ve got her home again. Hope you all have a lovely Xmas. bb x
Poor Matilda, but at least things are good now.
Merry Christmas to you as a family.
Hope you have a lovely Christmas all together Barbryn, and a quiet new year
Keeps Christmas in perspective barbryn. Thanks for sharing
When The Thames Froze, the best new Christmas song this year by far, is another reminder to be thankful for what you’ve got:
Smith & Burrows is The Editors’ singer Tom Smith and ex-Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows.
I’ve read good things about that Smith & Burrows album: based on finally hearing this, I feel an addition to the Amazon wishlist coming on.
Thanks, Tin.
That nearly broke the McFlah armour, maybe because it’s Christmas and maybe because I grew up walking those banks.
Ok, that song was gorgeous.
Wow, a proper anthem! Really liked that – was never sure about it with Editors, but there’s a wonderful richness to his voice there.
Love to you all Barbryn, have a peaceful Christmas and every happiness in the new year. I wish you all well.
Happy Christmas to everyone ! ! !
As Tinny said. That’s lovely news, and I do hope you’re past the worst of the worrying and that Matilda’s health improves from now on. I’ll listen to yours and Tinny’s tunes when I get a few minutes to spend with the headphones.
Home for the holidays, as they say out here. Hope the family enjoy some r&r after your roller coaster of a year.
& you can’t go wrong with Jessca. Suspect Mr Wait’s landscape gardener also has some good tunes.
and some Ballboy
http://soundcloud.com/christmasinhaworth/merry-christmas-to-the-drunks?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fchristmasinhaworth%2Fmerry-christmas-to-the-drunks
Loving this too.
Really glad to hear Matilda’s on the mend, barbryn.
Our best wishes to you all.
Enjoy your last peaceful Christmas, my friend; I promise you, from next year onwards, it’s madness all the way!!
and a Happy Christmas from the Panthers too!
That’s just made our Christmas. So very happy things are going well!
Maki and Mrs Maki
Great news – Merry Christmas to you all, barbryn.
I came across Jesca Hoop on that playlist of female singer-songwriters you put together last year. After which I bought the album. And the ticket to her gig. And another one…
That’s great to hear! Credit in turn to Shoegazer, since I first heard Jesca on one of his Album of the Month posts (now there’s a ‘Spill series I miss…)
Best Christmas present ever, barbryn, bringing the baby back home! I’m so pleased for you all that the whole family can be together again.
Have a lovely, lovely Christmas.
Three lovely songs, thanks barbryn, Tinny and Shane. It’s peaceful here, MummyP and her mum and brother are out at the midnight service and Benjamin and Emma are, it is to be hoped, in the middle of a long and sound sleep upstairs. Those songs were just right. Happy Christmas everyone !
Happy holidays to you, Barbryns. Wonderful to hear that little Mathilda has recovered. And a Happy New Year to you all as yell.
Thanks everyone. Matilda slept through most of Christmas Day, which was a relief really – the first couple of hours with her big sisters was magic, but the post-Xmas let-down kicked in around 9.30am…
So glad to hear she’s home again. Hope all goes well from now on.