themed week // a Jigsaw, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

a Jigsaw are a Portuguese indie folk band who's career started in 1999, composed by three talented multi-instrumentalists: João Rui, Susana Ribeiro and Jorri. 
With one EP From Underskin (2004) and three albums Letters From The Boatman (2007), Like The Wolf 2009) with a special edition released a year after and Drunken Sailors & Happy Pirates (2011).
Read more about them here and here.

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - being usually shorted for Let It Snow! -, was composed in 1945 by Jule Styne and its lyrics by Sammy Cahn.
As many other songs associated with Christmas, and although it's highly associated with this season, it never mentions this holiday being originally thought as a love song.

Last year, we chose Mika's unreleased version - check it here.

This year, the Portuguese band recorded this version to the Christmas compilation Feliz Natal 2012 of Liga dos Pequeninos.

The band explained everything on their facebook page - read here.

"When we finally kiss goodnight

How I'll hate going out in the storm

But if you'll really hold me tight

All the way home I'll be warm"

themed week // Mika, Let It Snow

Mika known for songs like Grace Kelly, Rain or We are Golden - released two albums Life in Cartoon Motion (2007), The Boy Who Knew Too Much (2009) and next year he is going to release The Origin of Love besides some EPs.

Let It Snow! also known as Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!,  was written in 1945 by Sammy Cahn and composed by Jule Styne. Although the song's cherry holiday feeling, it's a love song and never mentions Christmas.

Many different artists like Frank Sinatra, Jessica Simpson and Kylie Minogue.

This cover was recorded by Mika as a single song, never being publish on any record.

"The fire is slowly dying
And my dear we're still goodbye-ing
As long as you love me so
Let it snow, let snow, let it snow"