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With 2020 being the year that it is, the Christmas season hardly feels like the holidays.
From office Christmas parties happening on Zoom, to grand lights shows unfolding now on computer screens, and of course the still very present threat of the coronavirus overtaking the holiday cheer, it may be the grimmest Christmas many of us have experienced in our lifetimes.
But if anyone has been fighting to keep people’s hopes up this season (and actually, all year round), it’s the musicians – who have not stopped making music despit their industry being one of the hardest hit. It’s no different this Christmas season, as OPM artists drop their own
“Padayon ang Pasko” by Mandaue Nights
Cebu-based duo Mandaue Nights released their first Christmas song in their signature synth-pop style, this time with a sweet jazzy twist. The bright music only highlights the song’s message of boldly holding on to happiness and hope no matter how difficult life gets.
“Have a Merry Christmas” by Itchyworms
One of two Christmas releases from the band, the song starts off with jingle bells and Beatlesesque vocals and goes on to string together every Christmas cliche in the book for a light-hearted and surprisingly uplifting take on holiday music.
“Christmas Mourning” by The Geeks PH
Don’t let the sunny, surf-rock inspired melody fool you, this song is for the Christmas scrooges – which is a perfectly okay thing to be this year. The song’s refrain, “I just wanna be somewhere else” is a big 2020 mood, and it’s a strangely comforting message for those who just really don’t feel like celebrating this year.
“Sa Piling Mo Ngayong Pasko” by LTNM
If Mariah Carey’s “All I want for Christmas is you” was turned into a classic OPM rock song, complete with all the hugot and lofty ideas of how love can save us – except this track, the loved one at the center of the song could very well be family, friends, or people we wish we could be with this season.
“Christmas Daydreams” by Orange & Lemons
Opening with classic guitar, an octavina and jingling percussions, the track sounds like Pinoy Christmas carolers playing right outside your home. Ultimately though, it’s a song of longing – for winter and snow, and for an absent lover.
“Tuloy na Tuloy Pa Rin ang Pasko” (APO Hiking Society cover) by Moonstar88
Moonstar88 puts their own twist on an underrated Christmas classic by APO Hiking Society. The song has been covered many times over, but Moonstar88’s version – produced by Raymund Marasigan – takes on a new meaning in 2020 with its message of cautious optimism.
“Share the Love” by Elha Nympha
The Voice Kids winner is young and full of hope – and it definitely comes across in her pop-driven Christmas release, whose catchy chorus and sheer optimism might just get stuck in your head all the way to the new year.
“Good Night” by Starry Eyed Cadet
This song by Bay Area-based band Starry Eyed Cadet is part-lullaby, part prayer for a peaceful, restful night – which is perhaps the simplest but most helpful gift one can receive during the holidays. – Rappler.com
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