oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on

[wychwood]

Hi, all - liv suggested I posted this here. I'm looking for songs for a playlist I'm calling "always winter and never christmas".

So far I have:
A Hazy Shade of Winter - Simon & Garfunkel
A Long December - Counting Crows
California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas
Hockey - Jane Siberry
River - Joni Mitchell (though I'd be happy for suggestions of more good versions)
Song for a Winter's Night - Gordon Lightfoot (and also Erica Wheeler's version)
Winter Flowers - Martha Tilston
Snows of New York - Chris de Burgh
Winter - Tori Amos
Valley Winter Song - Fountains of Wayne

What would other people suggest, that would fit in well with these?

Comments

[scheherezhad]

Perhaps "Snow" by Loreena McKennitt?

[wychwood]

That's a good one - I do like her voice, and the words are great. Thanks!

[mumblemutter]

The Cold Swedish Winter by Jens Lekman

[liv]

Heh, I was totally going to suggest that but you beat me to it!

[wychwood]

That's an interesting one! I can't work out if I like it or not, but it definitely works for the theme.

[kiki_eng]

...these might work? (They fit your winter theme, but I'm not sure beyond that for some of these?)

Winterize by A Northern Chorus (youtube link)
Moving Pictures Silent Films by Great Lake Swimmers (youtube link)
By Winter's End by Cuff the Duke (youtube link)
Winter Winds by Mumford & Sons (youtube link)
(a bit more rock from here on)
This Winter I Retire by Said the Whale (youtube link)
Montréal -40°C (Rhume de Sinus) by Malajube (youtube link)
Heart of the City by Arkells - contains snow and New Year's Eve (youtube link)
This City's a Mess by Said the Whale - has snow and mentions Christmas (youtube link)
(neither of those last two are really holiday songs, despite the references, though)

[mumblemutter]

Oh gosh, I *love* Winterize and Moving Pictures, perfect picks!

[wychwood]

I like "Heart of the City" a lot - that's gone on the list! I'm still listening to most of the others, though, trying to decide. Lots of interesting recommendations, anyway - thank you!

[kiki_eng]

I would actually really recommend checking out Jackson Square, the album that "Heart of the City" is off of, if you liked that song. I think it's a really solid album. ("Heart of the City" isn't one of the singles off of that, which I think says something.)

[centuryplant]

February by Dar Williams.

[wychwood]

That's gorgeous! I love Dar Williams, so I'm an easy sell :)

[liv]

Fleet Foxes: White winter hymnal (a song I'm a bit in love with at the moment)
All About Eve: December
Laura Veirs: Through December
Au Revoir Simone: Fallen snow
Catie Curtis: Hey California (mostly about harsh east coast winters)
Guns 'n' Roses: November rain (do we count November as winter?)
Untoten: Wintermärchen

Sort of relevant, though it doesn't quite fit with the "never Christmas" theme:
Loreena McKennitt: All Souls' Night

[wychwood]

I thought about "White Winter Hymnal" (which I already have), but I wasn't sure.

Thanks for the other links, too! I'd count November as winter, for these purposes, I think. I suspect this isn't really the right playlist for Guns'n'Roses, though. The heavier sound doesn't fit quite as well with the mood I'm after.

I like the Catie Curtis - that one's just perfect.