"This Christmas", itself, is about as far from the Donny Hathaway staple of the same name as you could get. Its a reflective song about being alone at Christmas, thinking about your other half. Its one of those songs asking the musical question, "Why don't you come back for Christmas because being alone together is so much more bearable than being alone...alone?" As if to emphasize the solitude, the track is just drenched in reverb (I was amused that one of the tags for the tune was "#reverb"); it almost sounds as though it were recorded in an otherwise empty cathedral.
"This Christmas" will introduce you to a truly talented young artist half a world away. If you're anything like me, you'll be compelled to seek out Thea's other recordings. Remember to visit Thea and The Wild at their (her) Internet home. Click on the downward arrow up top on the right to download "This Christmas" free or head straight to the source on Soundcloud.