carol of the bells: āāįµ£įµ£įµ§į“į“ŹŹŹįµįµŹ³Ź³Źøchristmasāāįµ£įµ£įµ§į“į“ŹŹŹįµįµŹ³Ź³Źøchristmas.Ā creepy as shit and loving every moment of it. perfect for holiday-themed vampire lurking outside the gothic cathedral of your choice. just enough of a frantic tone to keep you on your toes. and sung with a child choir? youāve knocked it outta the park, bud. 10/10.
hark, the herald angels sing!: not the best. a bit dry. can lose you if youāre not paying attention. points for being easy for kiddies to sing at church though! we froth accessibility. 5/10.
good king wencelas: thin š and š crisp š and š even š 6/10.
o come, all ye faithful/adeste fideles:Ā sex symbol. inventor of the crescendo. the absolute vibesĀ this thing has areĀ haunting, especially under and good church roof. smack an over confident leading tenor in the mix and you have a winner. 10/10.
ding dong! merrily on high: makes me feel like iām a young peasant girl running through the streets of a quaint european village in the wintertime with no cares save what father christmas shall deliver to my stocking this eve. would definitely āāį“¼ooį“¼į“¼į“¼įµįµįµįµįµį“¼į“¼āāāāāoooāāŹ°įµĖ¢įµāæāæįµ į¶¦āæ įµĖ£į¶įµĖ”Ė¢į¶¦Ė¢ again. 9/10.
o holy night: the shift from relatively normal sounding verses toĀ šššš šš šššš ššššš, šš šššš ššš ššššš ššššššĀ will never fail to shatter me like glass. 11/10
away in a manger: like hark, the herald angels sing!Ā this one is pretty simple. easy for the whole family to sing which makes it an ideal church song! but lacks energy. a good wind down, but thatās about it. 5/10.
we three kings of orient:Ā i always thought theĀ āthree kingsā were sorta stupid and unnecessary. like, the shepherds i understand, but three randos fromĀ āthe eastā? seems shoehorned in honestly. kinda feels like whichever apostle (matthew?) wrote that in somehow knew that, years in the future, groups of unenthusiastic children were gonna have to be assigned roles in nativity plays and added three more possible characters just to stop half the kids from having to play sheep and grass so they could beĀ āincludedā. cheers matt. song is okay i guess. 6/10.
once in royal davidās city: pretty inconsequential hymn, but the Choir of Kingās College Cambridge do an arrangement that makes me believe in God for approx. four and a half minutes every time I listen to it. 8.5/10, bonus points for the kingās col. boys. ur doing so good lads. big love.
the first noĆ«l:Ā a true banger and aĀ great song to sing in church because thereās always some lady in the front pews who tries really hard to do all those killer soprano parts by herself. absolutely magical when sung right and absolutely magical when sung wrong. 10/10.
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