Wham! spent Christmas 1984 (and every Christmas there after) thinking about Last Christmas. St. John’s-based synthpop / post-punk band Black Market Hard-Tack are more future oriented— they’re thinking about Next Christmas.

The track was released in 2020. If there was ever a holiday to be future-oriented that was it. Or so it seemed. They released a video for the track (above) in 2021 which, with it’s zoom-mediated holiday cheer, was inspired by the socially distant realities of that holiday season. 2021 certainly encouraged thoughts, once again, of Next Christmas.

My takeaway? Optimism is good; enjoying yourself where you are, as you are, is more important.

They seemed to be having fun, so I think we’re on the same page.

Check out more Black Market Hard-Tack on Bandcamp.

More Christmas and Holiday Music from Newfoundland & Labrador

Stay tuned for more great Christmas songs from Newfoundland and Labrador.

I'm a big fan of traditional Christmas music, I love to hear a modern rendition of a 300 year old carol but, occasionally, a brand new song comes to my attention and dominates my Christmas listening. Newfoundland and Labrador's musicians have been holding their own in both regards. I’ll be sharing local songs —both old and new— from now until Christmas in my 2022 NL Music Advent Calendar.

Follow along on Instagram stories and get playlists here.

Check out: 2021’s NL Christmas music calendar.