Regina Spektor - 20 Years of Snow

After our hymn of preparation, a slow starting crescendo...

Trail behind Bridgton House, December 2005.

20 Years of Snow by Regina Spektor.

Mayur: This is from Regina Spektor's first (and only) album, Begin to Hope; a gift to Kate from our friends Ginger and Chris while she was in the hospital *yet* *again* (sigh) earlier this year. I'd missed it when it came out, though I saw it featuring in a lot of alt.music discussion. I promptly stole the album (I think that Kate's first sampling may come from this song on the blog!), and gave it a few spins through.

For me, this particular tune just perfectly captures the Tim Burton rush I get from the first snowfall, the crisp cider smells in the air, and the extraordinary quiet of cold nights. I can almost see Eileen and Rex's front yard already...