This was written by Jack Hardy, making it the only cover Suzanne has ever put on an album. [Ed.]

From Hugo Westerlund's "Suzanne Vega FAQ" (http://www.vega.net/faq/index.htm):
In 1958, Clare became patron saint of television by apostolic letter (feast day 11 August). The reason for this is that according to legend, she once saw a Christmas service in a vision when her health did not permit her to attend it physically.
St. Clare (1194-1253) of Assisi was a follower of St. Francis and founder of "The Poor Clare Order" (1228), a community of women practicing poverty, austerity and contemplation. Clare was noble born, but refused to marry at the age of 12, and six years later she ran away from home to become a nun. It is said that she twice saved her home city Assisi from enemy armies - they fled at the sight of Clare holding the Sacrament at the city walls.