The Ornaments “Flying Home for Christmas” (2016)

Folkmonger Records
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Mike and Lance (The Ornaments) are back… and dammmmn. This shit is dark. Funny and dark. The song is a story about crashing in a plane on Christmas Day. The sweet guitar picking doesn’t lull you to comfort for very long, shit gets dark quick. The cabin fills with smoke, and he buys in-flight wifi to tell his love goodbye. However, there is a nice balance, as with the gallows humor found in the line: “meanwhile i thumbed through my phone to find a song, a Christmas song, a burl ives song / that’s good to die to.” The narrator goes through the entire crash in a slow-motion mix of bemusement and wry observations. I would love to know more about how this song came about…

Bottom Line: The Ornaments’ dark humor is a welcome break from the sugary sweet songs that dominate the holiday.

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