Kiichi Yokoyama -- December Love

 

I'm not 100% convinced that singer-songwriter Kiichi Yokoyama's（横山輝一）3rd single "December Love" is actually an Xmas tune judging from his lyrics but then again, it's possible that even throwing in the month of December liberally within the song was good enough to earn that Yuletide kiss for listeners.

Yokoyama was first mentioned here on KKP a couple of years ago when I posted his 1987 song "Falling In Love". This 3rd single was released in November 1986 and it's a fast and snazzy tune with its funk, again thanks to the singer, about a man reminiscing about a girlfriend that he had this time the previous year in the final month of December but he no longer has this December due to a rather nasty breakdown in the relationship. From the upbeat nature of the melody, though, perhaps the protagonist isn't too depressed about things and his attitude seems to be of the "C'est la vie" variety. "December Love" also ended up on Yokoyama's debut album "A Long Good Bye" from October 1989.