We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Santa Loves You

from Christmawave by Charles Celeste Hutchins

/

about

I was extremely startled to hear the religious content in one of the Santa-based Christmas songs. It seems the authors were responding to criticism of the secular/commercial focus of this sub-genre and thus were trying to have it both ways.

The addition of God only increases the tension of the culture war's resonances within this song. Instead of including Jesus, the song instead seemingly elevates Santa to part of a pantheon.

The attempt to tackle class is even less successful - Santa may love children who are rich and poor equally, but they don't get equal presents.

This album is fundraising for the Hackney Night Shelter, which my wife has been volunteering at. There are very few shelter beds in East London. This roving shelter makes up a large percentage of them.

cafdonate.cafonline.org/294#/DonationDetails

credits

from Christmawave, released December 23, 2017

license

tags

about

Charles Celeste Hutchins London, UK

Charles Céleste Hutchins is a Californian abroad, testing Philip K Dick’s theory that once you become a Berkeley radical, you can never leave. He explores issues of regional identity, plays music and has telepathic conversations with an alien satellite orbiting the earth. ... more

contact / help

Contact Charles Celeste Hutchins

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Charles Celeste Hutchins, you may also like: