Certain songs seem to rocket through the "cabaret" circuit. For a while there, every time I went to see a performer singing show tunes (or similar songs), I could bet and win serious money that the repertoire would include the number, "My Simple Christmas Wish." It was written by a clever tunesmith named David Friedman, though if you Google it, as I just did, you can find a lot of other folks getting the credit. But I'm pretty sure it was Friedman.
I've probably heard this song in a dozen club acts, maybe more, and it works best when it's sung by a young, up-and-coming performer. It takes on special meaning — which I'm not so sure I like — when offered by nine-year-old Lily Taylor. With some laundered lyrics, no less.
