This version of the song is my absolute favourite. I love the album version, too, of course, but this one is just so... I can't even explain. Her live versions are astonishing, there's a special something that's missing from the albums. It's the mark of a truly great artist, in my opinion, when they sound better live than in the studio (:
@meltalviel The thing is, most of the Waking Hour album was recorded live. Vienna's singing continues to improve over the years, so this performance and any performance from now own will be better than the album version, performed almost ten years ago. Still, I agree - seeing Vienna live is an experience her albums don't really prepare you for. I always come out of a show dazed.
Wow, I had never thought of this as a Christmas song before reading the comments to this video... Lyrically, it always struck me as being very dark, although in a thoughtful way. Green becoming wood, and the waste that dreams realized leave behind.
I've had middle-of-the-night moments like this. Perhaps I can see the Christmas connection: they do always seem to strike in midwinter....
Wow, I had never thought of this as a Christmas song before reading the comments to this video... Lyrically, it always struck me as being very dark, although in a thoughtful way. Green becoming wood, and the waste that dreams realized leave behind.
I've had middle-of-the-night moments like this. Perhaps I can see the Christmas connection: they do always seem to strike in midwinter....
tooooo music store sales person....... too summer camp piano soloist........ toooo mall christmas show...... toooo quiet girl from your grandparents neigborhood....... tooo academic scholarship.... tooo child prodigy.......toooo home school kids.
This version of the song is my absolute favourite. I love the album version, too, of course, but this one is just so... I can't even explain. Her live versions are astonishing, there's a special something that's missing from the albums. It's the mark of a truly great artist, in my opinion, when they sound better live than in the studio (:
meltalviel 1 year ago
@meltalviel The thing is, most of the Waking Hour album was recorded live. Vienna's singing continues to improve over the years, so this performance and any performance from now own will be better than the album version, performed almost ten years ago. Still, I agree - seeing Vienna live is an experience her albums don't really prepare you for. I always come out of a show dazed.
AAparallel 1 year ago
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Wow, I had never thought of this as a Christmas song before reading the comments to this video... Lyrically, it always struck me as being very dark, although in a thoughtful way. Green becoming wood, and the waste that dreams realized leave behind.
I've had middle-of-the-night moments like this. Perhaps I can see the Christmas connection: they do always seem to strike in midwinter....
jetkestrel 1 year ago
Wow, I had never thought of this as a Christmas song before reading the comments to this video... Lyrically, it always struck me as being very dark, although in a thoughtful way. Green becoming wood, and the waste that dreams realized leave behind.
I've had middle-of-the-night moments like this. Perhaps I can see the Christmas connection: they do always seem to strike in midwinter....
jetkestrel 1 year ago
I love the faster tempo! And Jingle Bells. Why is she not coming back to the Bay Area this December?! :(
AAparallel 2 years ago 6
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tooooo music store sales person....... too summer camp piano soloist........ toooo mall christmas show...... toooo quiet girl from your grandparents neigborhood....... tooo academic scholarship.... tooo child prodigy.......toooo home school kids.
newnewsva 4 years ago
what?
shebzeee 3 years ago 2
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MeenaOh29 3 years ago
I love this song and I hardly know who Vienna Teng is but I love quite a bit of her music. Beautiful voice and and beuatiful songs to match.
adri123101 4 years ago 9
She is too good.
terr13 4 years ago 7
beautiful voice, never heard of her before now.. nice discovery
emptybland 4 years ago 12
i love this song, it's so visual...i can totally picture Christmas too...
curlie21 5 years ago 6
I love this song...one of my very favorite. Thanks for posting!!!
Auntchovi 5 years ago 7
Alex Wong would call this a Christmas song. ;D
tanthalas123 5 years ago 3
Alex Wong would say this is a Christmas song. ;D
tanthalas123 5 years ago