Lynne Taylor Donovan Offers Special Holiday Wishes with “Dear Santa”
More toys? More tech? Not so fast, sings a voice of reason.
Lynne Taylor Donovan’s stirring old-school alto delivers a potent—and perennial—holiday message in “Dear Santa.” Adult contemporary- as well as country-friendly, the ultra-listenable track lends itself to multiple playlists and diverse formats. The timely lyrics by Tony Koenen offer both an appeal for peace to the universal Father Christmas and a plea for family spirit over excess spending to the Santas on the home front:
It’s not the gift, it’s the thought
And I’ve thought this one through
Giving of a gift is so easy
But giving of yourself makes wishes come true.
Recording this song was a no-brainer for Donovan,
“I was conditioned by advertising as a child into believing that Christmas meant gifts and gifts meant love.”
“Dear Santa” dispels that seasonal myth with a classic melody and the singer’s trademark warmth and style.