People forget... Christmas is a *dark* holiday. There are lights, sure, but they're meant to shine in the darkness of Winter when all is dead and frozen. The divine fulfillment of an ancient promise stands in contrast to the vanity, tragedy, and brutality of existence in our fallen world. It's the joy *in the face of* the tragedy that makes it so powerful. Nothing wrong with the happy happy stuff -- and a lot of this music is actually pretty dark even as traditionally performed -- but this mix gives the holiday a well-deserved edge. It is the most epic of all holidays.
It really is-epic, and light in the darkness! The One whose coming we celebrate came to rescue us from the likes of Krampus (mentioned in another comment)-and giants, dragons, and gods (more real than you might think!) -anyone aligned with our enemy-and the final enemy which of course is death. The Hero of all heroes defeated ALL OF THEM. But the battle between good and evil rages on…to decide each person’s destiny. Epic indeed!
I am playing this music every morning welcoming my kindergarten students to classroom. The music brings calmness as they enter and play quietly waiting for class to begin. Thank you.
I'm totally in love with this music. I like epic music anyway. I recognize one song,"Walking In The Air" from the pbs fund-raising program "Celtic Woman".A then, nineteen year old Cloe Agnew, sang it. This was the premier performance of the group "Celtic Woman".
I heard the first few words of the first song & JOLTED Its not often you find really good renditions of the older religious carols. This is gorgeous. I will be editing this comment as I listen.
Very nice and unobtrusive but still festive Christmas music. But above all, not so cheesy. Perfect background for Christmas dinner, thank you for the very fitting combination
We wish you a merry Christmas gets me super emotional 😭. I just think of when Christmas is over and time goes by so fast. And I wish I could revisit every good Christmas memory
In the cruel blistering winter blizzard, I'm fighting for my life trudging through the snow and ice. Whether or not I make it home alive, will depend entirely on whether my heart can withstand...the snow shoveling of my driveway. This is now what I'll be listening to when heading out to shovel. Seriously though...people have died shoveling snow, from slips on ice or heart attacks from the physical labor.
So an absolutely amazing work, these should be shared around the world. The real Christmas songs, Absolute amazing performance, Amazing sound And absolute nothing from,, last Christmas, I gave you my..... "🙄...👍👍👍👍
Listening to this at work today. The moment I heard the Coke ad in epic fashion, I literally had a big grin on my face. Thank you! Your work is amazing!
We Three Kings always gets epic fast. This version has me thinking of three renegade elves slipping through the Frozen Curtain to find Krampus, the one who might be able to stop the Mad Claus from carrying out his plan of Last Christmas. Not everyone made it... Merry Gentleman is the montage where Santa is putting the outriggers and doorguns on the sleigh.... Silent Night, the moment we find out Santa's payload is chemical. And what you do with Frosty brings to mind approaching the Pole through a blizzard. O Holy Night, slipping past the gaurds and the zombie reindeer to sabotage Santa's ships. All Ye Faithful, fomenting mutiny against the Mad Claus. Three Ships, three sleighs got off the ground. Oh Christmas Tree, our heroes and Claus with his most loyal, playing lethal hide and sneak in a spruce forest while the crashed sleighs burn, including the fight between Santa and Krampus with blazing trees around them.
The victory songs are the cheered ones when the coalition of elves and military and krampus breakthrough the evil elves lines as apache blast the trenches and tanks roll into the town, mad claus is captured and sent to gitmo,
As always, brilliant music from this channel. Loved it, made me so productive. Love how you take this music and make it extraordinary. Thank you for making my Christmas a little better. Happy Christnas and hope for more music in the new year
Hey they should turn Santa into a Marvel super hero. Like an ultra badass Paul Bunyan or something. Cruising around with 8 massive moose instead of reindeer, with razor sharp antlers, all hyped up on adrenaline during peak rut. They rampage and trample all the bad guys who try to hurt the children.
@@0ak3nshi3ld88 I like this idea. Dreamworks animation kind of did this with their bad ass version of Santa Claus, Nicholas St. North in "Rise of the Guardians." He looks tough like someone you don't want to get angry, and he is an excellent warrior. The animation is child friendly, of course, but Dreamworks does show North is a skilled warrior. He fights to protect children from evil magical creatures who scare children, as well as delivering Christmas presents. His reindeer are normal, but his sleigh is very high tech. He is gruff but has a kind heart. I believe he is the leader of the team of The Guardians of Childhood.
Loving this - don’t know whether it’s late but after hearing the flight song from home alone 2, is it possible to do, also from home alone 2, all alone on Christmas by Darlene love please?
I played this version of Silent Night during the week of me hurrying to Christmas shop for last minute stuff and I got pretty quick while braving the crowds 😂
Re-organized everything and had to put these in order of their album release instead. For mobile device users... ==EPIC CHRISTMAS: VOLUME ONE (2017)=== 00:00 // 1) Carol of the Bells 03:00 // 2) Oh Come O Come Emmanuel 06:10 // 3) We Three Kings 08:49 // 4) Walking in the Air 12:05 // 5) Silent Night 14:48 // 6) In The Bleak Midwinter 18:10 // 7) Jingle Bells 21:08 // 8) White Christmas 23:53 // 9) 2000 Miles 26:28 // 10) Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 30:30 // 11) Auld Lang Syne ==EPIC CHRISTMAS: VOLUME TWO (2018)== 33:38 // 1) Holidays Are Coming (Coca Cola) 35:31 // 2) Deck The Halls 37:47 // 3) Last Christmas 42:39 // 4) God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman 46:27 // 5) Fairytale of New York 51:20 // 6) Little Drummer Boy 56:39 // 6) Merry Christmas Everyone 01:00:32 // 8) Holiday Flight (Home Alone 2) 01:03:36 // 9) Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy ==EPIC CHRISTMAS: VOLUME THREE (2019)== 01:06:27 // 1) All I Want For Christmas Is You 01:09:32 // 2) Do They Know It's Christmas? 01:13:18 // 3) 12 Days of Christmas 01:16:15 // 4) Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 01:18:42 // 5) Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 01:21:44 // 6) Frosty The Snowman 01:25:01 // 7) Away In A Manger 01:28:18 // 8) I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 01:31:30 // 9) O Holy Night 01:34:07 // 10) Hark, The Herald Angels Sing ==EPIC CHRISTMAS: VOLUME FOUR (2020)== 01:37:27 // 1) Let It Snow 01:40:02 // 2) O Come, All Ye Faithful 01:43:06 // 3) Winter Wonderland 01:46:19 // 4) It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 01:49:27 // 5) Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer 01:52:27 // 6) We Wish You A Merry Christmas 01:54:39 // 7) Santa Baby 01:58:10 // 8) Once In A Royal David's City 02:01:28 // 9) Joy To The World 02:04:23 // 10) The First Noel ==EPIC CHRISTMAS: VOLUME FIVE (2020)== 02:07:49 // 1) I Saw Three Ships 02:10:24 // 2) Merry Xmas Everybody 02:14:12 // 3) Jingle Bell Rock 02:17:15 // 4) Ding Dong Merrily On High 02:19:50 // 5) It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 02:23:51 // 6) Feliz Navidad 02:26:44 // 7) The Holy And The Ivy 02:29:05 // 8) Santa Tell Me 02:32:28 // 9) O Christmas Tree 02:35:56 // 10) Sleigh Ride 02:38:43 // 11) O Little Town of Bethlehem 02:41:31 // 12) A Spaceman Came Travelling
