Merry Christmas (with greetings) by Sascha Ende
Bright, festive synth melodies combine with warm pads and subtle bell textures, creating an uplifting and modern holiday atmosphere. Features a classic Santa Claus voiceover, perfect for seasonal commercials, family content, festive intros, and cheerful background music.
- License CC BY 4.0
- Released 10.12.2017
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Produced using digital audio workstation and MIDI keyboard(s). Fully cleared for commercial use.
Merry Christmas (with greetings)
10.12.2017
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Bright, festive synth melodies combine with warm pads and subtle bell textures, creating an uplifting and modern holiday atmosphere. Features a classic Santa Claus voiceover, perfect for seasonal commercials, family content, festive intros, and cheerful background music.
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Atmospheric intro with warm pads and gentle melodic fragments, establishing a calm, anticipatory feel.
00:13
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Introduction of shimmering bell-like synth melody, adding brightness.
00:16
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First 'Ho ho ho' Santa Claus voiceover enters, clearly defining the track's theme.
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Main upbeat, festive synth melody begins, driving the cheerful mood.
00:34
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Second 'Ho ho ho' voiceover provides thematic reinforcement.
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Slight shift in texture/arrangement, potentially a bridge or transition section with layered synths.
01:11
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Third 'Ho ho ho' voiceover, maintaining consistency.
01:13
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Return to a fuller iteration of the main melodic theme.
01:31
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Final 'Merry Christmas' voiceover provides a clear concluding statement.
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Final 'Ho ho ho' leads into the track's fade-out.
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Right off the bat, "Merry Christmas (with greetings)" presents itself as a highly usable and professionally crafted holiday track, perfectly tailored for the production music market. Its core strength lies in the immediate evocation of a cheerful, modern festive spirit. The instrumentation blends familiar holiday textures – think shimmering synth bells and warm, sustained pads – with a clean, contemporary electronic production aesthetic. This isn't your dusty old carol; it feels fresh and relevant for today's media landscape.
The arrangement is structured effectively for sync placements. It opens with an inviting, slightly atmospheric intro (0:00-0:15) that builds anticipation before the iconic 'Ho ho ho' voiceover drops in (0:16), instantly defining the track's character and theme. This male voiceover, clearly emulating Santa Claus, is a significant asset, adding personality and making the track immediately recognizable and context-specific. It’s delivered with good cheer and sits well in the mix.
The main melodic section (kicking in around 0:18) is bright, optimistic, and catchy without being overly simplistic. The synth leads carry the tune gracefully, supported by a subtle rhythmic pulse and those lovely, resonant pads that add a touch of cinematic warmth. This section is ideal for underpinning positive family moments in advertising, setting a welcoming tone for corporate holiday messages, or adding sparkle to YouTube vlogs and podcast seasonal specials. There's a gentle build in intensity, incorporating layered melodic lines and developing the core harmonic structure, keeping the listener engaged.
Another key voiceover moment arrives at 0:34, reinforcing the theme and providing a useful punctuation point for editors. The track maintains its positive energy throughout, avoiding any dramatic shifts that might disrupt its core function as uplifting background music. The production quality is solid – the mix is clean, elements are well-balanced, and the mastering provides appropriate loudness and clarity for broadcast and digital use. The stereo field is utilized effectively, giving the synths space to shimmer and creating an immersive feel.
Its usability is broad within the seasonal niche. It’s a natural fit for retail advertising (instore or online), commercials promoting holiday sales or family products, festive corporate videos, social media content during November/December, and even menu screens or lighthearted moments in holiday-themed video games or apps. The track's inherent positivity and non-denominational (aside from the explicit 'Christmas' mention) festive feel makes it versatile. The concluding 'Merry Christmas' voiceover (1:31) provides a perfect sign-off for many applications. While perhaps not deeply complex compositionally, its effectiveness lies in its directness, professional execution, and immediate thematic resonance. A reliable and cheerful asset for any festive media project.
The arrangement is structured effectively for sync placements. It opens with an inviting, slightly atmospheric intro (0:00-0:15) that builds anticipation before the iconic 'Ho ho ho' voiceover drops in (0:16), instantly defining the track's character and theme. This male voiceover, clearly emulating Santa Claus, is a significant asset, adding personality and making the track immediately recognizable and context-specific. It’s delivered with good cheer and sits well in the mix.
The main melodic section (kicking in around 0:18) is bright, optimistic, and catchy without being overly simplistic. The synth leads carry the tune gracefully, supported by a subtle rhythmic pulse and those lovely, resonant pads that add a touch of cinematic warmth. This section is ideal for underpinning positive family moments in advertising, setting a welcoming tone for corporate holiday messages, or adding sparkle to YouTube vlogs and podcast seasonal specials. There's a gentle build in intensity, incorporating layered melodic lines and developing the core harmonic structure, keeping the listener engaged.
Another key voiceover moment arrives at 0:34, reinforcing the theme and providing a useful punctuation point for editors. The track maintains its positive energy throughout, avoiding any dramatic shifts that might disrupt its core function as uplifting background music. The production quality is solid – the mix is clean, elements are well-balanced, and the mastering provides appropriate loudness and clarity for broadcast and digital use. The stereo field is utilized effectively, giving the synths space to shimmer and creating an immersive feel.
Its usability is broad within the seasonal niche. It’s a natural fit for retail advertising (instore or online), commercials promoting holiday sales or family products, festive corporate videos, social media content during November/December, and even menu screens or lighthearted moments in holiday-themed video games or apps. The track's inherent positivity and non-denominational (aside from the explicit 'Christmas' mention) festive feel makes it versatile. The concluding 'Merry Christmas' voiceover (1:31) provides a perfect sign-off for many applications. While perhaps not deeply complex compositionally, its effectiveness lies in its directness, professional execution, and immediate thematic resonance. A reliable and cheerful asset for any festive media project.
