ONCE UPON A DECEMBER [Anastasia] - Cover by Caleb Hyles (2021) 

*Caleb:* Wanna see me make a breath-taking cover of the song "Once upon a December"? *Caleb:* ... *Caleb:* Wanna see me do it again?

Omg, never expected to see one of my all time favorite songs from my childhood be covered by you, Caleb! 🥺 What a wonderful present 🥰💖

Of all the songs from the Anastasia soundtrack and musical and movie, this song is definitely my favorite.

This song and "In the dark of the night" will always be super banger songs to me. Already great music and your voice just makes it better Thanks Caleb!

My grandmother is a December baby, and she's the closest to a mother I've ever known...I grew up on Anastasia, so Anya and her bond with her own grandma would always remind me of what I have with my Gram. My sisters and I even sang this for her birthday, once. It'll always remind me of my beloved Gram, even long after she's gone... ❤ ADDENDUM: I've been HORRIBLY sick, today, so thank you for this, Caleb...you did a lovely job... 🥰

Gleb walked through the lonely streets that night. The winds were relentless and the cold was as heartless as the NKVD's glare. Fortunately, he was one of them. There was something odd about this hour as if the angels themselves were descending upon the earth besides the snowflakes. The old Winter Palace remained dormant ever since the fall of the monarchy, nothing left to scavenge except for old trophies so one can either claim they worked for the Romanovs or stormed its halls when the true revolution began. Nonetheless, its shadow still loomed over the rest of Leningrad, a reminder of a time when there was no such thing as a Soviet. He was suddenly taken aback when someone slammed into him, but he got ahold of the stranger and found a scared girl in his arms. "Slow down, it's slippery on nights like these." "I'll be careful next time," She replied before taking a few steps away from him, "I just got some work I need to do." The young man froze in place, his blood feeling drained while studying her features. There was something recognizable about her, but he couldn't understand why. Yet, he took the moment to regain his composure while keeping his own thoughts to himself. "Sir, are you okay?" "Yes, I'm fine. Just need to walk it off. My office is not far from here." She nodded her head and walked off, unaware of the secret policeman the stranger ran into. Wherever she went, Gleb quietly prayed for her sake. He had every right to arrest her, but the times had changed since those days. "Good luck, your highness." . . . I think I got too much time on my hands.

Господиииии, это прекраснее, чем оригинал!!! Спасибо!!! Это чудо, это настоящее волшебство!!!

This one is now about if the Tsar's son, Alexei, had escaped instead of his older sister Anastasia.

I'll admit I want to see caleb do "the campfire song" from the Percy Jackson musical Mostly because I want to hear Jonathon young in his full metal voice sing "the goddes of love my mom's Aphrodite she tries to be cool but mainly she's flighty I bring home a boy and shes there in her nighty"

Winter is indeed the most mesmerizing season. Both deadly and beautiful

Lyrics for y'all :) Dancing Bears Painted Wings Things I almost remember. And a song someone sings Once upon a December. Someone holds me safe and warm. Horses prance through a silver storm. Figures dancing gracefully across my memory. Someone holds me safe and warm. Horses prance through a silver storm. Figures dancing gracefully across my memory. Far away, Long ago, Glowing dim as an ember, Things my heart Used to know Things it yearns to remember And a song someone sings Once upon a December

Okay, now you absolutely HAVE to do "In The Dark of the Night" next!

I LITERALLY just watched anastasia for the first time and then this happened! Caleb making wishes come true

The transition at 1:55 resonated in my soul! Thank you for a fantastic cover and a nice dose of nostalgia.

RU-vid truly has a sense of humor, the next recommended video is annapantsu’s rendition of rasputin.

So Nostalgic. I needed to hear this song again. Thank you.

This song belongs in Halloween and Christmas for me because of how hauntingly beautiful it is. Thanks a lot Caleb! You did it justice

I've always found this song hauntingly beautiful. This was a delight to hear.

1:53 Bro. I was NOT prepared for that octave change. I _jumped._ That was so good!

Дон Блут, спасибо тебе за "Анастасию" и эту музыку. И спасибо исполнителю за ностальгию!

I wish you Merry Christmas Caleb. And Marry Christmas to everyone. ☺️ I love this song. And the movie. Good choice for a cover (again 🤣). Greedings from Germany

I love this song and this movie! Do you think you could cover “Sticks and Stones” by Jónsi, the ending song from the first How to Train Your Dragon movie? I’m sure that’d be amazing!

Listening to your voice in this song is so... *calming* 😊

My childhood! I would always sing this around my friends cause they said I sounded pretty.😊

My favorite cover? Redone?? It truly is a Christmas Miracle!

As a child of, say, 9 or 10, I watched the film Anastasia for the first time. I remember liking it, but nothing about its content in particular. Years went by, and as I was maybe 27, I watched it again with my girlfriend. It was like watching it for the first time again, as it was so long ago. Then, this song came on... And it struck me like a hammer! Although I had only heard it once, the melody had left an undiscovered mark on my mind that made itself forcefully known at that moment, and I sat in awe as the scene went by. I only noticed that tears were rolling down my cheeks when my girlfriend asked me why I was crying. I could not even give a proper answer, other than "I don't know...this song just got to me...".

It's the time of year to have this song stuck in my head on loop - at least this year it can be in your lovely voice !!

Это великолепно! Спасибо за чудесный новогодний кавер!

I (terribly) sang this on online karaoke a couple weeks back! What a coincadink lol This is epic!!

Greetings from Russia! Caleb, you are the best as always! Thank you for your work and voice! I wish you best health, love and prosperity in everything! 💖

HOW am I only finding this NOW?! Fantastic work all round

Literally just watched this on Broadway last week with my wife for her Christmas gift!

1:54 legit gave me goosebumps

literalmente no hay un sólo cover que se parezca a este, es completamente cómo meterse en la escena y sentirse en el palacio de invierno, Gran cover!

I saw the title and already knew this 'bout to be fire- bro- your voice is so magicalll-

"That's it! That's what we've always wanted!" -Female Fish

This song was actually the first song that I ever felt confident to sing when I was a kid and it's the reason why I enjoy singing to this day

This is my favourite cover of Once Upon a December. In fact, I like it even more than the original. There's just so much emotion in this, and it strikes me hard with a vibe of yearning for something personal to me.

Talk about nostalgia.. the movie has always been good I think.. and this cover coming out just shortly after hearing it randomly played elsewhere.. I now want to watch the movie again. Thank you for this amazing cover!

When you suddenly launched up an octave… *chills*

One of my favorite songs from a musical.

Merry Christmas Caleb! I love your theatrical levels of emotion that you emit in all of your videos!

It’s so wonderful getting to listen to this, what an absolute delight!

we will keep your last song forever :(

Oh Caleb this is PERFECT. Easily one of my favorites from when I was little and such a wonderful rendition. Thank you!!

Fastest time I've ever clicked on a video. I absolutely love this song. And it is hauntingly beautiful.

I can actually imagine that scene from the movie but with Caleb in place of Anastasia. And it was his mother at the end

Omg love this song. The vibe and style are Soo good. Awesome cover

Best christmas song that is not a christmas song. Wonderful performance. Thanks for gifting this to us!

This year has truly came full circle! I listened to this song on New Year’s Eve and here it is again, to be honest I almost forgot about it.. This is the best Christmas present I could have asked for!

Anastasia is the most underrated Disney musical imo. So happy to see you covering this Caleb, loved it!

Anastasia was one of my favorite movies as a kid and it makes me so happy to hear such a beautiful cover of one of my favorite songs.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and joyous season to those who read this. And to Caleb: thank you for such a lovely cover of one of my favorite animated movie songs from my childhood. Couldn't have come at a better time of year.

Not me bursting into tears when he hits the high note 😭😭😭 We do not deserve Caleb and his voice!!!

I've always loved this song, and your voice sounds magnificent. What a glorious combination. 💜

One of my favourite songs by one of my favourite artists. Caleb, you covered this beautifully!

There's some unspoken beauty and pain in this song and I love the fact that you managed to keep it in your cover as well ❤️ Beautiful, your voice and range was made for this. What a lovely Christmas present. Thank you. ❤️

For my marching band show we play this as our ballad and I have never watched Anastasia until recently and I keep listening to covers of Once Upon a December and this is my favorite so far

I got goosebumps from this and I just learned to sing this by heart to for one of my ocs, and I'm blown away by you doing this! The bridge to the end gave me chills!

Omg I was just listening to your old cover of this the other day!!! Love how you can hear how much you've improved over time your voice is amazing

I love that there is truly nothing caleb can't cover or sing well and I mean like really well his high notes resonate with my soul

You always seem to amaze me! I was not expecting that octave jump. Woo!

Oh the nostalgia

I sing this song to calm myself down when I'm dealing with anxiety. I'm glad caleb could do a cover of one of the best songs in the world.

Your songs always brighten my day! Thx caleb

This brings back some memories

By making this particular rendition of this song, you’ve given me the inspiration for a heart-rending KISS Memory moment for Ankh (Vinnie Vincent)! Really big thank you!

It's bringing me back to my childhood, the song is already great but your voice makes it better. Wonderful job, what an inspiration!

I LOVE Anastasia so, seeing this done by you, just made me so happy. Absolutely amazing cover!

Caleb Thank you for another marvelous song that you and your friends and family have a safe and blessed 🎄 and a very lovely New Year🙏🏾🤗

Female Dimitri: "Hey!" Male Anya: *gasps* Female Dimitri: "What are you doing here?!"

Oo his voice works so beautifully with this song

Beautifully done Caleb! One of my favorites.

I know it isn't your language (I can't speak it either) but would you please PLEASE consider learning the song in Russian? I would love to hear your version of it, I don't think any male Russian speakers have sung it! 😭🙏🥺🎠🦋🩰🎪🎤🎼🌬☃️❄️💫🕊

This was covered already. One of my favorites!

This sounds so beautiful and magical and his voice gives it a lot of soul and warmth to the overall song!

Just wow. Such a haunting song beautifully delivered!!! Great job all!

This is a blast from the past. Wonderful job Caleb.

Beautiful song and performance

No words to describe this beatiful cover of this mithical song, good job

A bop back then a bop now ❤️🔥

You did it! I've been anxiously awaiting this! THANK YOU!

Yesss, I was waiting for this to be covered! Thank you

... instant chills. Wow.

Been watching you for ages now and never once have I been disappointed with a cover you’ve made your just to good god I love your videos

I loved this song as a child watching Anastasia, thank you for this lovely cover

Caleb's cover of once upon a december and Jonathan's cover of in the dark of the night are simply the best I've came across.

This is so beautiful, even more so after your last video. What an emotional song.

THis alongside Journey to the Past are my favorite anastasia songs, hope to hear JTTP one day too! Beautiful

One of my absolute favorite songs growing up! You did a fantastic job! 👍💖

Yes! I needed this cover :) great job 👏

Beautiful Cover dude. Had me singing along with you.

I just keep loving how you keep bringing these songs back to life. Have an odd request. Even though this show was recently aired on Netflix’s, could you do a couple of songs from Centuarworld? I think a lot of people would love to hear you sings “Rider’s lullaby.”

Just watched this movie the other night and it got stuck in my head for days

Love this movie and song. Awesome Childhood memories

I only say this today, being Christmas day and it was a great present to find. Well done, I will listen to this many more times in the days to come hehe

I never thought i would ever see my favorite song and movie being sanged by you, you do a beutifully good job at this song i was starting to sing along as you sang😊

such a great movie, and the music too. Awesome cover!

I LOVE this song so much! I'm so happy to see it uploaded. Instant fav!

Already at 50 times I've listened to this... I can't stop because he did a great job!