Thanks all for posting--I'm not generally a fan of Christmas music, but I'm listening to some of what you all have posted here--it's really eclectic and lovely! As an aside, the timing is just right as I've decided to each day listen to a bit of music--I think it's therapy for the soul--no paid therapy needed!
PS I looked up soul cake, if anyone else is curious:
A
soul cake, also known as a
soulmass-cake, is a small round
cake (though they more resemble in appearance and texture a
shortbread biscuit, with sweet spices) which is traditionally made for
Halloween,
All Saints' Day and
All Souls' Day to commemorate the dead in many religions traditions.
[1][2] The cakes, often simply referred to as souls, are given out to soulers (mainly consisting of children and the poor) who go from door to door during the days of
Allhallowtide singing and saying
prayers "for the souls of the givers and their friends".
[1] The practice in England dates to the medieval period,
[3] and was continued there until the 1930s.
[4][5][1] In
Sheffield and
Cheshire, the custom has continued into modern times. In
Lancashire and in the
North-east of England soul cakes were known as Harcakes, a kind of thin
parkin.
[6]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_cake