The New Sounds Of The Solstice

By Robert Phoenix, eMusic Contributor

On December 20th of every year, something magical takes place in the heavens. The northern hemisphere is at its furthest point from the sun and the longest night ensues. It's the Winter Solstice, a time of sleeping and dreaming, a night before the light returns in incremental fractions and degrees. It goes by many other names throughout the various cultures and traditions of the world including, "Yalda," "Saturnalia (named after Saturn, the ruling planet of… more »