Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings’ new holiday diddy

As a kid in the Bronx, I remember asking my step Dad’s step Dad one day how Santa made it into the tenements to deliver toys without a chimney. Clearly, this was never an issue on “The Brady Bunch,” “Eight Is Enough” or for that matter any other TV family’s household that I watched growing up. My step grandfather explained that Santa was able to squeeze through the heating pipes of the building’s furnace. I had plenty of questions after than, but never did pursue an answer. Sharon’s new Christmas song brings back those days, and is much more eloquent in breaking down what I’m sure many kids asked in the projects. -I. Vasquetelle