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Coffee Break: Wintry songs

Josie Warmka brushes snow off her fiancé’s Toyota Tundra in Minneapolis on Friday, March 22, 2024.
Josie Warmka brushes snow off her fiancé’s Toyota Tundra in Minneapolis on Friday, March 22, 2024.Ben Hovland | MPR News

by Jill Riley

March 25, 2024

According to the calendar, it’s spring… but winter seems to be overstaying its welcome. In fact, after what has been one of the mildest Minnesota winters on record, we’re getting a stern reminder that Minnesota’s winter weather still packs a punch. But maybe if we play some songs for the wintry weather … it’ll go away. It’s worth a shot.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which songs about winter do you want to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal
Aztec Camera – Walk Out to Winter
The Bangles – A Hazy Shade Of Winter
Malachai – Snowflake
Prince – Sometimes It Snows In April
Tori Amos – Winter
Darlene Love – Winter Wonderland