Posted on by Charles Carper

5 Songs You Should, But May Not Think to Listen to This Christmastime

  1. The Reason Mistletoe was Invented:  “2000 Miles.”  Is there anything more sad or wistful than the long distance relationship?  Or for that matter the distance between family and friends.  I never go 2000 miles, but as I grip the wheel in the frozen dead of night making my way down route 30 en route to Ohio, I always think of this song.  This is particularly the case when I have to make the interchange at Fort Wayne that marks the halfway point of my trips home.  It is there I think of all the beautiful stories of life with those I miss.  This song goes from longing to expectation.  I think that is something that everyone who travels relates to especially when they get to that point of no return, when the expectation is so overpowering and wonderful that even the longing is beautiful.  (Listen to Chrissie Hine and The Pretenders version to hear about “him” going 2000 miles then listen  to Coldplay about “her” doing the same.) Read more