Happy winter solstice! Arriving on the same day across the globe, a solstice occurs when the sun reaches its lowest or highest point in the sky during the year as a result of the Earth’s axis tilting to or away from the sun. For people who live in the Northern Hemisphere, today will be the one day of the year with the shortest period of sunlight. The winter solstice will begin at 3:48pm CT, when the Earth is at its maximum tilt, 23.5 degrees, away from the sun.

Let’s celebrate the official changing of seasons with a playlist of cool songs. For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about winter do you want to hear?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played:
Tori Amos – Winter
Bon Iver – Holocene
The Beatles – I’ll Follow The Sun
Phoenix – Winter Solstice
Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal
James Carr – The Dark End of the Street
Bright Eyes – First Day Of My Life
Margo Price – River