These are hard times, and more are coming. And I don’t exactly remember the quote, but it’s along the lines of:
“When a run-away team of horses is headed off a cliff, the driver can sometime be seen encouraging them on, presumably, since he knows he cannot stop them, he at least feels some sense of control over the situation.”
Look for wassailing music. It’s old caroling music that tends german, and can be a nice change of pace.