Today, a Christmas song for the atheists and agnostics from singer-songwriter Tim Minchin. Yep, a non-Christian who loves Christmas. For Tim, Christmas is still a time to gather with family and share the love. He just doesn’t care about the religious part. As the lyrics say, “It’s sentimental, I know, but I just really like it.”
As in a lot of Tim’s songs, it starts out flippant but will sneak up on you. That’s especially true for 2020, when so many of us can’t gather or have lost someone we love. Tim’s from Australia, so his holiday is already different from the northern hemisphere. December means the beach, not snow and scarves. Tim’s song is “White Wine in the Sun.” This version is from 2008.
Each year, Tim donates all November, December, and January proceeds from sales of the song to charity. For 2020, it’s Aspect, Australia’s largest national service provider for people on the autism spectrum.