15 Alternative Christmas Songs That Will Still Make You Feel Festive
2. Goodbye England (Covered In Snow) - Laura Marling
You can just feel the snowflakes caressing your nose when listening to this one. A love song thats as much about a broken relationship as it is about the glorious English countryside in wintertime. This heart-tugging lament to love in the chilly bite of winter expresses a desperation to escape from the anguish of a fallen relationship; the best lyric by a distance being a reference to her family keeping the little one safe, meaning Marling herself.
Musically, its as endearingly brilliant as one would expect a Laura Marling composition to be; light flourishes of strings complement light clarinet, aligned with Marlings pitch perfect vocals. Exquisite and enthralling, if youre not unreservedly smitten by Miss Marling then youre getting nothing but a lump of coal in your stocking.