Another Christmas record, you might say. Well, here’s one that will probably change your musical perception of the holiday season: the mini-album Leave the tree lit from the Montreal group Châteaubriand is both sweet, a quality that we need more than ever at the end of a very dull year, and melancholy, because, no, the month of December is not necessarily synonymous with unconditional happiness for everyone the world. “It’s not that I’m tired / but I have to tell you that this year / it’s going to be my last […] a new star will shine in the sky / to keep the magic of Christmas alive”, for example, can we hear in the magnificent song Santa’s Farewell Letter from Downtown Walks “. This folk-country ballad with moving lyrics – like those of the rest of the ensemble, in fact – is a kind of cry from the heart, also a tribute, in a way, to all those who have a dark life. But far from being depressing, Leave the tree lit is indeed bright, despite everything.
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