On "Minneapolis," Lucinda Williams found herself lonely in a cold December, and on "Sweet Side," she sang of someone damaged by a rough childhood, even though "every Christmas there were presents to unwrap." But other than those two World Without Tears album cuts, the 61-year-old Louisiana native has little holiday music to her name.
Below, however, hear her cover Meet Me in St. Louis classic "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" for Amazon Christmas compilation All Is Bright, slightly slurring its bittersweet lyrics. "I feel that it has a depth to it that goes way beyond the usual Christmas song," Williams says of the tune.
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