When I first moved to Vancouver, I got a gig at a local club at Christmas time, as part of a group show, and was asked to sing an original holiday song. I said "okay" and then wondered what I had just agreed to. After many stops and starts, I remembered an old journaliam professor's words of wisdom " K.I.S.S." "Keep It Simple, Stupid". So I ripped up my complicated, hard-in-coming first attempts and came up with this very straighforward, simple song. My favorite line is the last one: Dona Nobis Pacem. Give Us Peace. Doesn't get any simpler than that. (obviously, I didn't write that! I just put it in my song.)
Punch line: I got bronchitis a few days before the gig, and had to cancel.
But I still play the song during the holiday season, for whoever's listening.
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