But make no mistake, for as many songs as I like, there are way more I find cloying and cutesy. “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer?” Run me over instead. Justin Bieber’s “Mistletoe”?

Meaningful songs, for them…and inevitably, meaningful songs for me too. There are so many songs that I now associate with those I’ve had the pleasure of working with who are no longer here.