In Australia, are Christmas songs with winter themes popular?

Yes of course. You do know that Chrismas occurs in summer too. At least in Australia. Many of our local Christmas songs talk about sand and sun, and 100 degrees and the hot north winds. But, as just one example of a non Chrismas winter themed song, try A hazy shade of Winter, by Simon/ Garfunkel. read more

Yes. All the typical Christmas (or “Xmas” as it’s often written here, due to the large amount of non-Christian people who still celebrate the festive season) songs, carols and jingles are popular in Australia, despite it being completely the opposite season to the Northern Hemisphere. read more

The winter of 2009 brought the swine flu epidemic, and Broadcast singer-songwriter Trish Keenan contracted the virus while on tour in Australia in 2010. She died of pneumonia in January 2011, aged 42, leaving behind a glistening legacy of electronic music, including this stunning song from Broadcast’s second album, Haha Sound. read more