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VHEX 05 Holiday Bonus Disc 2009
VHEX05 Number of tracks：33 Track(s)
Introduction：Back by popular demand, these uplifting, fun, inspirational and sleighbell-laden tracks will lift the spirits of any seasonal spot ‚Äì and woefully depress our entire composing staff.
Label Name：VHEX
Album tracklist
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Strangely both celebratory and threatening, much like an abusive Santa Claus after sixteen martinis. Starting slightly darker, and vaguely ominous with layers of delayed electric guitar, live (yet indecipherable) woman's choral vocals and pounding kick drum/electric bass @:10 that all build to a full mix @:16 with orchestral strings and tubular bells a'plenty. Churning string bed @:30 builds back up to the full mix @:54.
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Wide-lapel-wearing, campy Bossa Nova version of "Jingle Bells" that recalls 60s Pop/Martini Lounge, drunken vocalists strewn over pianos on cruise ships and 70s porn. Featuring acoustic drums, piano, cheap organ, even cheaper drum machines, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass and scat-singing female and male backup singers. Good for thick moustaches, loose morals or holiday inebriation.
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Large, orchestral, celebratory, heart-warming and crammed with enough holiday cheer to trigger Christougenniatikophobia (fear of Christmas). Covers several moods, starting with happy and expectant expressed by plucky brass fanfares over pulsing strings and woodwinds. @:17 the cut gets more proud and triumphant building to a finish @:29 with brass and strings. @:31 a perky bed of strings, bells and winds suggests busy snow-covered streets filled with shoppers getting more sweet and nostalgic @:44. Great for suggesting old-time values, parades and the true meaning of Christmas.
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Folk/New Age beauty. Imagine snow-covered pastoral countrysides, kittens and babies. About twenty acoustic guitars playing a sweet, gently happy and tear-inducing (if you have acanthamoeba keratitis, a eye disease I just Googled. Gross.) version of Silent Night. Mid tempo and complex, this version also features sleighbells for those still too damn stupid to not realize it's the holidays.
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Like your holiday music a little Poppy and annoyingly energetic? Apparently, "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" (or the "ABC Song" for you three-year-olds) is a popular holiday song in Germany ("Morgen Kommt der Weihnactsmann") and this ultra-uptempo, electric guitar- and synth-driven version will probably make Germans happy, unless we're just totally wrong. Techno/Club break replete with synths, drum machines and sleighbells @:31. Good for German holiday time, Disney/kids programming or kindergarten raves.
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I'm going to let the guy who writes Starbucks copy describe this one: Laid back, with a sweet finish this cut is a bold, yet refined Jazz/Blues-infused taste of holiday warmth. With nuances of Charlie Brown specials, Currier and Ives paintings and subtle, rich, sensitivity this cut uses brushed drums, acoustic bass, piano and organ (in @:19) to suggest time by the fireplace and low acidity. One must try this version of ÔøΩHark, The Herald Angels Sing' before it is discontinued. Oh - and f**k Dunkin' Donuts.
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Christmas blooper reel time! Goofy, fun and slightly moronic, this cut uses ultra-processed orchestral hits, synths, drum machines and those ever-present sleighbells to create a lighthearted romp. Filled with processed sections and production tricks, this cut also suggests hijinks and surprises. Features plenty of loopable beds and kid-friendly sections. Trippy ending begins @:50.
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Christmas time at Home Depot! Happy, plucky and simple, this mid-tempo cut starts small with acoustic guitar, sleighbells, tubular bells and acoustic drums. @:11 orchestral strings and horns enter, slowly building into a faster, grander feel by :22. The second half starts the build all over again, this time with a prouder, more dignified resolution starting @:54. Good for celebrating the holidays without losing your dignity.
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Sweet, angelic and violently proud. Intertwined choir samples, heartbeat-like kick drum, piano and sleigh/tubular bells create a soft, pastoral setting for family holidays. @:09 orchestral percussion, strings and brass progressively enter to become a forceful reminder that the holidays mean business and will cripple those in its way. The second half is more gentle and serene, with more lilting choir samples.
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Positive with plenty of hope and movement, this Pop-meets-New Age cut uses piano and xylophone-like dulcitones to create beds of busy activity. Starting simple with piano, electric bass and cymbals/hi-hats, a fuller mix starts @:36 with boys choir samples, electric bass and warm, shifting synth pads, shifting from smaller to fuller mixes throughout. Good for inspirational stories and beating the odds.
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Country-tinged, Alt Folk/Rock holiday warmth that suggests children playing in the snow, happy family reunions and that somebody's been pitching WalMart holiday commercials. Upbeat acoustic guitars/banjos, tubular bells, sleighbells, violin, electric bass and acoustic drums build to a friendly, uptempo clap-fest @:20. The second half features plenty of loopable sections and tons of variations.
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This attitude-laden 70s Funk version of "Deck The Halls" features wahed electric guitars, electric bass, acoustic drums, sleighbells, electric piano and flute. Perfect for stripping Elves, holiday office parties, parodies, and when being filled with "Christmas spirit" involves weeks of detox.
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A Folk Rock-tinged, lighthearted version featuring acoustic guitars, mandolins, acoustic drums, and sleighbells that breaks for a more spare guitar/drum build starting @:31 returning to the full mix/alternative version of the main theme @:49. Good for simple celebrations, non-threatening Christmas commercials and Elven road trips.
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Frantic, humorous, game show/cartoon-esque cut that suggests frenzied holiday shopping or YouTube videos of waterskiing squirrels. Small orchestra, xylophone, sleighbells, and processed keyboards take you on a whirlwind of activity that gives the feeling of climbing tension and expectancy. Highlights: the tuba-led break @:32, a weird, almost drug-trippy climb @:54 - and 1:33, where the song mercifully ends. Great for parodies, sped-up footage or children's programming.
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An ode to Phil Spector as this cut not only sounds like the girl groups of the 60s - it also shot and killed track 14, Shopping Cart Showdown. Featuring sleigh/tubular bells, processed piano, acoustic drums, castanets, electric guitar, electric bass, strings and brass, this cut varies from measured beds of drum and simple bell-led melody to all-out celebratory chorus @:22 and :57. Good for suggesting simpler/happier times and sales at local stores.
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Two cuts in one! First there's an over-the-top orchestral ode to how damn proud/optimistic you should be this Christmas season, with full strings, brass, choir and a sense that something wonderful is coming. @:32 the cut changes direction entirely, with a mellow and touching piano/acoustic guitar ostinato providing a bed of movement over string pads and sleighbells that suggests falling snow, fireplaces and warm memories.
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Poppy, feel good and fun/playful cut with staccato strings, drum machines, processed percussion loops, synths, acoustic guitars and, of course, sleighbells creating a percolating, happy and active bed. The second half adds swirling synths and harps (and choir-like vocals @:52), giving it a fantasy-like "best Christmas ever" feeling. Good for reminding people about the magic of the season and taking their minds off the coming world financial collapse.
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"Deck The Halls" with a Detroit Soul/Rock feel, this uptempo cut starts measured, with pounding drums, electric bass, saxophones, sleighbells, tubular bells, glockenspiel and organ (in @:07). @:14 it takes off, getting happier and more celebratory with more brass and a fuller mix. The mix returns to a drums-only mix @:32, building back to the full mix by :51. Good for sports or suggesting parties/fun.
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As the title suggests, this cut melodically combines "Joy To The World" and "Good King Wenceslas" in one large-scale orchestral holiday celebration. Featuring brass, strings, winds and slightly larger-than-life batteries of percussion, this cut cements its Christmasness with sleighbells and tubular bells, like EVERY OTHER CUT ON THIS DISC. A brief more subdued woodwind-led version begins @:30 that builds back to a larger, but still proud, ultra-positive mix @:45.
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More atmospheric and background-ish version with the orchestration thinned, percussion removed and vocals brought up to the front. Happy or creepy? Your choice.
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The club dance remix. Easily looped and heavily beat-driven (drum machines really kicking in @:16), this cut feels slightly more European in execution. Cool fake-out ending @:52. Good for holiday fashion and metropolitan celebrations.
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Piano, acoustic bass and vocals-only version.
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Starts out as vocals-free dentist office muzak, that grows into a more aggressive drum and synth-driven Pop Rock cut @:11, slowly becoming different, until by :44 not a trace of the original cut remains.
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The non-holiday version. Exactly the same as the original, but this time the sleighbells have been mercifully removed. Great for kid's programming.
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Synth Pop remix, with all of the guitars removed. The break @:32 is much less busy and more relaxing and "heavenly" sounding with shimmering atmospheric synth pads. The full mix returns @1:00.
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Get ready for this one. Sure, it's an extended version with longer, less intrusive beddier sections - but there's also a whole new section starting @:58 with strummed acoustic guitar and New Age-ish atmospheric vocals and string arpeggios giving it a brief trippy Indie Rock vibe. Don't say we didn't warn you.
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The de-holidayed version with the sleighbells and tubular bells both removed. Good for suggesting small-town values and smaller-scale shows of pride and celebration.
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The de-holidayed version with the sleighbells removed. Good for touching moments and personal victories.
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Longer and less intrusive version, especially @:51 when the mix is reduced to pizziCato (ASCAP) strings, acoustic guitars and bells that slowly build back to various versions of the full mix, getting biggest by 1:36.
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De-holidayed and extended, this Funk cut now is ready to suggest spies, emotional intrigue and - let's face it - 70s porn films. Check out the new delayed electric piano @:36 that gives the cut a newer, more contemporary, Modern-Indie sheen.
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Longer, less intrusive version with no drums until 1:35.
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Simpler, folksier version with 90% less ticking percussion loops/drums, giving the cut a more intimate and small-town feel. The angelic voices in the second half are removed, replaced with a small string section.
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The less intrusive background version with the organ/bell lead melody taken out, leaving playful, fun beds that build from light, game show-like tension to celebratory release.
