As long as there is snow and ice, the reason for the season will be freezin. So to keep the days merry and bright - and warm - I made a two-part playlist of winter-y-solstice songs on Youtube. Click through to listen with me. May you forever enjoy ... An Apricity of Winter ☀ Apricity (ahPREEsiti) is a very old English word, taken from the Latin aprīcitās, meaning: the warmth of the sun in winter. Apricity can also define an unexpected change in attitude when your heart senses a feeling of hopefulness. For the Winter Solstice ... a very good word indeed. ☀ December 21st marks the longest night and the shortest day of the year, as well as the first day of Winter. From here on, the days grow longer and warmer. This is the day the sun returns. This is the promise of light in a time of darkness. This is the gift of reassuring hope. ☀ The December solstice is an astronomically wondrous event. As Earth reaches its maximum tilt away from the Sun, the Sun then...