Article for why some people don't like Wonderful Christmastime: www.mentalfloss.com/article/653713/why-people-hate-paul-mccartney-wonderful-christmastime
Nice animations! For sure there's something in the song anatomy itself that makes any genre of music sound like a Christmas song. I don't know much about music theory either but I feel like I can still describe it. Of course the obvious would be using sleigh bells or a tamborine since it invokes reindeer or falling snow. The also have a cheery step to it, and if they have minor chords, I think it works too. Sadness is apart of the Christmas nostalgia for each year passing so that could explain the belovedness of vintage songs and their classic chord progression.
I love the romantic Christmas songs and honestly the people who don’t are just lonely. Because at the end of the day Christmas is about family and if you have one your partner those are the people you spend time with on the holidays I don’t wanna hear wailing about Santa Claus kissing someone when I’m in my 20s. When it stops being about the toys, you start to appreciate the romantic songs.
"I love the romantic Christmas songs and honestly the people who don’t are just lonely" oh you don't say lol. Honestly as someone who went through a rough break up recently I can't accept happy relationship christmas songs won't I don't understand is utterly depressing ones. Like just all the versions of baby please come home is actually insane. And its way worse when you work retail. Borderline psychology warfare type stuff.
The newer stuff is cringy, noisy, nails on a chalkboard. Two of my favorite Christmas songs are "Rock'n around the Christmas tree" by Brenda Lee and "White Christmas" by The Drifters. I actually recommend both Christmas albums by Boney M and John Denver with The Muppets.
As someone who has made a lot of original Christmas music over the last twenty years (most of which would fall short of your standards), this was an interesting piece that gave me some things to consider the next time I write something!
As a Christmas music fan, you should try listening to Jose Mari Chan's Christmas songs. He's everywhere here in the Philippines just like Mariah Carey's lol 😆
I only have a few Christmas albums I listen to; two of them are by The Oh Hellos. The first is medleys of Christmas carols, and it uses some of the darker ones, which I love. There's something haunted, but also warm about it. The second just came out recently, and has more focus on tradition (both modern and like wassailing). Has a couple of original songs, too. I'm not gonna lie, the second original doesn't do much for me (although I think they still really put their all into it), but the first? It's called "December '04," and I adore it! It's about getting older and seeing everything wrong in the world (it references like the power-grid outages in Texas, where the band is from) but still trying to keep the magic alive. The other album is "Native Air" by Lowland Hum, which isn't technically a Christmas album? But it has songs about the Christmas story, and peace, and fundamentalism. All original. So yeah, I like stuff that focuses on mythology and themes of redemption.
I am also a big Christmas music fan and like unique/original music so wanted to recommend some if you haven't encountered them: Dave Barnes has 3 good albums and does hit on a lot of the themes you mention, I think: A Very Merry Christmas, A December to Remember & I Wish It Would Snow are all solid with many originals. A few others are Matt Wertz's Snowglobe and I personally enjoy Letters to Cleo's OK Christmas with a cover and a few originals. Oh, and the band Hanson has 2 good ones - Snowed In from the late 90s and a more recent one, Finally It's Christmas. Maybe those will help you find a couple more you might like! :)
Article for why some people don't like Wonderful Christmastime: www.mentalfloss.com/article/653713/why-people-hate-paul-mccartney-wonderful-christmastime
Nice animations! For sure there's something in the song anatomy itself that makes any genre of music sound like a Christmas song. I don't know much about music theory either but I feel like I can still describe it.
Of course the obvious would be using sleigh bells or a tamborine since it invokes reindeer or falling snow. The also have a cheery step to it, and if they have minor chords, I think it works too. Sadness is apart of the Christmas nostalgia for each year passing so that could explain the belovedness of vintage songs and their classic chord progression.
I love the romantic Christmas songs and honestly the people who don’t are just lonely. Because at the end of the day Christmas is about family and if you have one your partner those are the people you spend time with on the holidays I don’t wanna hear wailing about Santa Claus kissing someone when I’m in my 20s. When it stops being about the toys, you start to appreciate the romantic songs.
"I love the romantic Christmas songs and honestly the people who don’t are just lonely" oh you don't say lol. Honestly as someone who went through a rough break up recently I can't accept happy relationship christmas songs won't I don't understand is utterly depressing ones.
Like just all the versions of baby please come home is actually insane. And its way worse when you work retail. Borderline psychology warfare type stuff.
The newer stuff is cringy, noisy, nails on a chalkboard. Two of my favorite Christmas songs are "Rock'n around the Christmas tree" by Brenda Lee and "White Christmas" by The Drifters. I actually recommend both Christmas albums by Boney M and John Denver with The Muppets.
As someone who has made a lot of original Christmas music over the last twenty years (most of which would fall short of your standards), this was an interesting piece that gave me some things to consider the next time I write something!
As a Christmas music fan, you should try listening to Jose Mari Chan's Christmas songs. He's everywhere here in the Philippines just like Mariah Carey's lol
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I only have a few Christmas albums I listen to; two of them are by The Oh Hellos. The first is medleys of Christmas carols, and it uses some of the darker ones, which I love. There's something haunted, but also warm about it. The second just came out recently, and has more focus on tradition (both modern and like wassailing). Has a couple of original songs, too. I'm not gonna lie, the second original doesn't do much for me (although I think they still really put their all into it), but the first? It's called "December '04," and I adore it! It's about getting older and seeing everything wrong in the world (it references like the power-grid outages in Texas, where the band is from) but still trying to keep the magic alive. The other album is "Native Air" by Lowland Hum, which isn't technically a Christmas album? But it has songs about the Christmas story, and peace, and fundamentalism. All original. So yeah, I like stuff that focuses on mythology and themes of redemption.
This is a good analogy! Hope this gets to more people!!
I am also a big Christmas music fan and like unique/original music so wanted to recommend some if you haven't encountered them: Dave Barnes has 3 good albums and does hit on a lot of the themes you mention, I think: A Very Merry Christmas, A December to Remember & I Wish It Would Snow are all solid with many originals. A few others are Matt Wertz's Snowglobe and I personally enjoy Letters to Cleo's OK Christmas with a cover and a few originals. Oh, and the band Hanson has 2 good ones - Snowed In from the late 90s and a more recent one, Finally It's Christmas. Maybe those will help you find a couple more you might like! :)
Thank you for those recommendations! I'll definitely check these out when I get the chance.
You should listen to Christmas Tree Farm (Old Timey Version) by Taylor Swift!
I just listened to it, and the Old Timey Version is really good. The music really hits at the end. Thanks for the recommendation!