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The Germans have to do without one of the most loyal acoustic companions in the run-up to Christmas this year: In consultation with the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations decided to classify Chris Rea's song "Driving Home for Christmas" as a potential weapon of mass destruction and his Stop spreading.
The trigger for the decision is, among other things, an interview with Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO's top Covid-19 fighter in Geneva, with the news magazine “Spiegel”: “In regions where the virus is spreading, we should only include the holidays spend with those people with whom we already live together, ”the epidemiologist clearly rejects Christmas-related travel activities across the whole country.
Chris Rea is innocent
The song by the British pop rock singer and guitarist Chris Rea has been one of the triggers for the longing for a Christmas party with the family who lives far away - even among otherwise immune people who actually do not feel like having such a celebration to have.
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In 1986, of course, Rea could not have foreseen that 34 years later a trip home on a train that was probably far too crowded could pose a serious risk.
Or that his compatriots, who actually want nothing more to do with Europe, receive a vaccine developed in Germany before the Germans.
German Christmas carols rewritten
In order not to give people the wrong idea unnecessarily, “Driving Home for Christmas” should only be allowed to be played on the radio or in public spaces again next summer, according to the UN resolution.
The song is to be replaced by another song by Chris Rea, which depicts the potential danger scenario of traveling in Corona times much better: "The Road to Hell".
For those who lose their good mood a little: For Germans who do not want to do without large family celebrations with members scattered across the country, the Federal Ministry of Health has now published a hymn book with Christmas carols adapted to the situation.
Song tip for egoists
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Many well-known pieces are now given a contemporary coat of paint - be it “A vaccine has sprung”, “O Savior, tear open the mask packaging”, “Drosten, dear Drosten my” or the contemplative “Come, you shepherds, you men and women 'n, but only if you come from the closest family circle, i.e. spouses, civil partners and partners in a non-marital partnership as well as straight line relatives, siblings, siblings and their respective household members, even if this is more than two households or 5 people over 14 years means. "
If you don't care about protecting your loved ones from avoidable infection with a deadly virus, you are welcome to sing “Last Christmas” under the Christmas tree - but you shouldn't be surprised if it really turns out that way.
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