Lindsey Stirling

<p>In 2018, violinist <a href='https://www.facebook.com/lindseystirlingmusic'>Lindsey Stirling</a> released her Christmas album, Warmer in the Winter, and although she doesn't usually sing on her songs, today she explain why she decided to sing the title track. </p> <p>Today's conversations is largely about versions of songs--the hows and whys of picking one version over another. It's an issue in her case because she has released two versions of "What Child is This?" including one from 2020 with Darius Rucker, and this year she has released an electric and an acoustic version of a new song, "Lose You Now." Christmas music is all about versions, and Stirling talks about how some choices highlight her musicality while another reflects her faith. </p> <p>We also talk about touring because she announced this week that she has <a href='https://www.lindseystirling.com/'>an American tour </a>that starts July 3 in Kansas City. </p> <p>Before I talk to Stirling, I quickly trace the journey of "I Wish it Was Christmas Today" from <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=892Xpkb5-KU'>Saturday Night Live sketch</a> to unlikely rock Christmas anthem with versions by Julian Casablancas, Cheap Trick, and at the end of the show, the Italian indie band Mikhail y Julio. </p>