Winter Wonderland and Season's Greetings
This time of year makes me think of great song standards, such as Winter Wonderland, Chestnuts Roasting, and Let It Snow. My New York jazz standards band, Weep with Katie, where I serve as reigning female torch singer, even performs these tried and true classics, with moi on vocals. So catch us if you frequent the city's worst hangouts filled with useless denizens of the night. But I jest.
I suddenly realized that it's up to me to make this time of year a winter wonderland. It sounds sort of silly or obvious but it came as a brainstorm to me. Whatever the weather (or circumstances), we have the power to control our own outlook. I think we often forget this. And I know it can be hard. But the reward is big. Happiness really isn't expensive. It's just dear.