They should just go ahead and rename the month of December to Christmas. The radio stations have gone wall to wall Christmas music, The stores are decked, the lights are lit, the commercials are screaming ‘buy.’ I did see a very cool thing today, The Salvation Army at Rockefeller Center weren’t just ringing their bells, they were singing and dancing to the songs on the street. I must say, it elevated it to a brand new place. I was instantly infused with the spirit of the season. Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying bah humbug to the rest of the seasonal items, either. I love the holidays. Making new traditions, observing those handed down, spending time with the ones you love, sharing food and good times, exchanging gifts, thinking about what someone would like when you buy that gift. I don’t think we often take enough notice of the others in our life, and Christmas is a good excuse to get out of our own brains and focus on others. Lovely.

In the spirit of giving, we bring you Tara Nevins. She is the consummate musician. From her solo stuff, to Donna The Buffalo, and everything in between, she surround herself with like-minded minstrels. Last time we filmed her was two years ago at Americana Fest in Nashville. She brought The Believers with her to the Music Fog Bus, and we proceeded to have an inside window on hatching the creative process. This time, at Americana Fest in October, we had the honor once again when she brought Rose Sinclair and Chris Henry to play with her. She is fearless in her quest to explore. The song “Nothing Really” is on her latest album Wood And Stone, which came out this year, on which she peers into her own heritage. It is her first solo album since Mule to Ride in 1999. Here is the Music Fog rendition of “Nothing Really,” filmed at Marathon Recorders in Nashville.

-Jessie Scott