One Christmas, on former Classical station KFUO, I heard a Christmas melody I liked played on handbells. I was disappointed when I checked the station's playlist. That version was part of someone's private collection and not commercially available for purchase.
Then, however, I thought, "Does every recording ever made need to be commercially available? It was generous of the person whose private collection it was to share it with the audience in the first place. I'd never have known about it otherwise."
Heading into the Christmas season, I still think that's the right mindset.
