I wish I had a river

Well it wouldn't be this time of year without this song. It's my favourite melancholy Christmas song. I know it ignores the true wonders that Christmas celebrates, but I think it does capture the effect of "Christmas" on many. And I also know that the Joni Mitchell purists will have me for this, but I think I actually prefer the way Sarah McLachlan sings it, which is below (though her EPK version off Rarities Vol 2 is much better - this live version is closer, but I do just like the ice-skating in this video).