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Can you believe Valentine’s Day is tomorrow? The year is flying by! With the day of love mere hours away, there’s no time like the present to share my Music Mondays February 2017 playlist. This Valentine’s Day themed mashup is a blend of modern love songs and classics of yesteryear, containing some of my very favorite love songs of all time.
What are your plans for Valentine’s Day this year? Do you have any favorite love songs you come back to time and time again?
Happy January, friends! I can scarcely believe that it’s time to share my January 2017 playlist. Just a little over one week into the year and it already feels as if it is going to be another one that flies by. I figure if it’s going to pass by in the blink of an eye like its predecessor, the least I can do is help all of us to have a good soundtrack playing in the background.
This first Music Mondays playlist of the new year is an eclectic mix of old and new favorites. Lupe Fiasco, for example, is making his first Music Mondays appearance and I couldn’t be more excited. I went through a huge Lupe phase towards the end of college and, to this day, whenever I hear anything from him I’m immediately taken back to that exciting time of my life. Isn’t it amazing how music can transport you to another time and place?
I hope you all enjoy this first edition of Music Mondays of 2017. There are many more to come!
When I shared my December Music Mondays Playlist I not so subtly alluded to the fact that there might just be one more musical compilation in me this year. I love a good recap, whether it be of the weekly, monthly or yearly variety and couldn’t help myself from putting together a comprehensive musical look at 2016.
This playlist includes some of the biggest hits of the year along with at least one song from each of my monthly mixes. It is my hope that this New Year’s 2017 playlist will help you fondly reflect on everything 2016 brought into your life and will help you gear up for year-end festivities to come. Happy New Year!
When I began my Music Mondays playlists in January, I quickly knew that my monthly musical shares were going to become one of my favorite features on Musings on Momentum. What I didn’t anticipate was the tremendous amount of support and encouragement that you would all respond to them with. For that reason, creating these playlists has turned into much more of a rewarding experience than I ever could have imagined and I am incredibly excited to continue the series in 2017.
My December playlist is full of the versatile, catchy, and upbeat tunes that have become the common thread throughout my mixes. I had envisioned a more mellow compilation prior to sitting down and creating this one but, true to form, it was the happier and energetic songs that spoke to me. I decided to go with that because hey, it has been a rough year for all of us. Let’s end it on a positive note! So here you have it, the final Music Mondays playlist of 2016…or is it?
This November playlist is a bit of a departure from the upbeat one that I shared with you last month. As the days grow shorter, I’m finding myself longing to stay in with my husband and be cozy at an increasing rate. This playlist was created with cold, dark, and snug days in mind and features moodier and, at times, bluesier, sounds from an eclectic mix of songs and artists. Most notably? The xx have made the list with a brand new single that I’m absolutely loving. It features the haunting melodies the group is known for paired with rather poignant lyrics about missing out on love.
I have been a big fan of The xx since I first saw them in 2013 at the Hollywood Bowl. My now-husband took me to that show relatively early on in our relationship and now listening to them always makes me reminisce. Their live shows are beautifully stripped down and raw. I highly recommend checking them out in concert if you haven’t already.
I hope that this November playlist helps get those of you that live in colder climates through the early days of winter!
