Christms Music

I LOVE Christmas time. The movies, the food, spending time with family and friends, and the overall positive vibe of the season. But of course, I also love the music. Some of my favorite Christmas songs include Christmas, All I want for Christmas is you, and Mistletoe. Christmas is the one time of year I actually listen to the radio and am generally satisfied with the music. I mean, how could you not be?

With all that said, as much as I love Christmas music, it's not the kind of thing that can get you pumped up. At least, that's what I thought, until Kevin, a friend of mine, had me  listen to Christmas trap music. Typically, this is not my preferred style of music, but something about adding in our favorite holiday hits makes it far more appealing. Taking inspiration from this, I actually created a few tracks of my own which were released today. Check them out the summary below, and then maybe even give them a listen!

Carol of the Bells - No doubt this is my favorite track. This trap remix of the classic song features exhilarating bass and a bombastic, hard-hitting beat. This song has a couple of pretty sweet buildups and drops, and it's sure to get you in the Christmas spirit. This is the song Santa jams to before his big night out.

Dance Of the Sugar Plum Fairy - An edgy synth lead accompanied by a distorted but clean electronic bass, what's not to love? The beat is sort of touch-and-go, becoming more or less complex as the song develops. I had some fun playing with echo in this song, so it's definitely worth a listen. If you let Skrillex direct The Nutcracker, this is what you would get.

Silent Night - Once I get comfortable in one genre of music, I move on to another. The remix of this song is inspired by classic electronic dance music, and is sure to have your Christmas party up and on its feet. The beat remains in the background for the first half of the song, but later comes in with some explosive fills. This is the song all 80's clubs bump on December 25th.

Mistletoe - So now that you've had enough bass drops and earth-shaking beats, you just want to chill and listen to some relaxing Christmas music. That's exactly what this final song offers. Inspired by the Downtempo subgenre of electronic music, this remix is sure to have you singing along (assuming you know the words). Bell and piano style synths replace Bieber on an instrumental created very precisely to mirror the original, while still having it's own unique sound.

What do you think? Do these sound like tracks you'd like to give a listen to? If so, check them out here: https://soundcloud.com/tmainyoutube/sets/christmas/s-pTzqY

Also, follow me on twitter (@tmain4) to vote on an upcoming poll deciding what Christmas song I'll remix next!

Once you've listened to these songs, I'd love to hear you're feedback! Leave a comment here, or hit up my twitter!