By the looks of what’s hitting stages this year, Vancouver is a sometimes traditional, sometimes serene, and sometimes warped place to spend the holidays.
“The violin and the cello start the piece by playing those bird calls, and then the choir comes in underneath them and we start singing the words. It’s just beautiful.”
The writer has a complicated relationship with Christmas, but found inspiration in the equally conflicted yuletide songs of alternative icon Sufjan Stevens.
