Happy Solstice! I thought I’d whip up a wintry mix of (literally) cool tunes to celebrate the shortest day of the year (buck up, little camper…we’ll start gaining daylight tomorrow). So for a much-needed mental health break…turn off the news, fix yourself a nice cup of hot chocolate (or kick it up a notch), dim all the lights, cozy up in front of the fireplace (real or virtual), don your favorite noise-cancelling headphones and (if I may quote from a Styx song) let the melody just drift your cares away. California Dreamin’ – The Mamas & the Papas A Hazy Shade of Winter– Simon & Garfunkel Waiting for the Winter – Popguns Theme from “Due South” – Jay Semko Rangers at Midnight – Crack the Sky A Winter’s Tale – Jade Warrior Wintertime Love – The Doors Sometimes in Winter – Blood, Sweat, & Tears Song of the Evergreens – Chicago Superwoman – Stevie Wonder Snowflake – Kate Bush Winter Wine – Caravan Northern Lights – Renaissance Winter in the Country – Cleaners From Venus Ring Out, Solstice Bells – Jethro Tull Explore more of my mixtapes (and movie reviews) in the Den of Cinema archives — Dennis Hartley