#like the commonly included wordless choir in the background evokes the swirling howling majesty of a bleak winter night so viscerally
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It's almost December, you know what that means! Time to listen to carol of the bells and nothing but carol of the bells until the clock strikes 12 on new years eve
#god it's such a good song#So many christmas songs aim to capture the warmth and familiarity of the common ideas of the season but carol of the bells stands out#specifically because it's. like#it's very distinctly a WINTER song#like the bite and the cold and the subtle INTENSITY of winter's harshness are so PRESENT and it's such#like it's such a subtle acknowledgement of how biting the season surrounding christmas is and I really like it#like the commonly included wordless choir in the background evokes the swirling howling majesty of a bleak winter night so viscerally#it's driving me up a WALL#The climb of the vocals? The rising intensity and the understated ending which leaves you with a sense of biting emptiness??#It's so striking so intense it leaves such a mark on my psyche I can't get over it#Carol of the bells slaps it's my favourite piece of holiday music by several miles listen to carol of the bells please I'm begging you#I could write an essay. Like a real essay on the way it's embedded itself in my brain through its distinction from other christmas music#It's so good
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