Story Behind The Song

This is one of several songs written for cool jazz singer June Christy by the writing team of Arnold Miller and Connie Pearce, arranged by the renowned Pete Ruggolo and released on the album "This Time of Year" in 1961. I recorded and released my six favorite of these tunes with bassist/arranger Jon Burr in 2021. The recording was done remotely during the pandemic, when live performing and in-studio recording became impossible for a period of time. My desire to record these songs connected me to Joh Burr and his outstanding sextet, and inspired me to set up a home recording studio. I love these songs with their philosophical perspective on the holiday season.

Song Description

This is a song about hope and anticipation. The lyrics urge us to dismiss feelings of winter gloom in anticipation of the magic and beauty of the spring - right around the corner, coming sooner than we think. This sentiment is particularly helpful during the winter holidays, when those of us living with seemingly endless snow and cold often start thinking spring will never arrive.

Lyrics

So the season makes you sad and sentimental
Memories it brings to mind
Are things you'd rather leave behind
Little lady lonely, don't you grieve
Winter's got Spring up its sleeve

This decor is more than merely accidental
A time to plan, a plan to rest
Get ready to be at your best
Lonely little lady, just believe
Winter's got Spring up its sleeve

Soon you will know
There's no better show
Than the one going on right here
Let Winter arrange
An impossible change
It's the fanciest trick of the year

Though the setting isn't gay and ornamental
There'll be a sudden change of scene
It's part of nature's best routine
When the curtain falls one frosty
You'll awaken to a world that's bright and new
For Winter's got Spring
Winter's got Spring up its sleeve