{"id":80812,"date":"2021-12-20T04:44:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T09:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/?p=80812"},"modified":"2021-12-20T04:44:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T09:44:00","slug":"setting-the-mood-for-your-christmas-video-with-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/setting-the-mood-for-your-christmas-video-with-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting The Mood For Your Christmas Video With Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Whether it is sleighbells or a traditional song, any kind of\u00a0video at Christmas<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0needs to feature festive music. Research shows that most watch Instagram stories and videos with the sound on, and so the role of music in your videos is going to be vitally important.<\/p>\n

With this in mind, let\u2019s look at ways you can use music to set the mood.<\/p>\n

Royalty Free Music<\/h2>\n

You don\u2019t have to break the bank to bring your videos to life. You can use\u00a0royalty free Christmas music<\/a>\u00a0which you can obtain from dedicated websites. The choices are many and the quality is high.<\/p>\n

What Makes for Good Christmas Music?<\/h2>\n

To get that jingle feeling, you have a range of options. Here is a breakdown of Christmas songs you may want to take inspiration from.<\/p>\n

White Christmas<\/h2>\n

Irving Berlin wrote one of the most memorable songs of all time when he composed \u2018White Christmas\u2019. The song was sung by Bing Crosby in the 1940s and since then has been covered over 500 times.<\/p>\n

The original was not just a masterpiece in terms of composition but in production as well. The choir gives the song an almost ghostly affair. Arguably the\u00a0crackling of vinyl<\/strong>\u00a0also adds to the festive feel.<\/p>\n

The Nutcracker<\/h2>\n

If you want a more classical feel to your Christmas video, try Tchaikovsky\u2019s Nutcracker. The waltz is one of the most famous pieces of music ever written. Every year the Nutcracker ballet is performed around the world at Christmas.<\/p>\n

The music incorporates a gentleness and a boldness which has never been repeated.<\/p>\n

All I Want for Christmas is You<\/h2>\n

This spectacular pop song has one simple message. For Christmas, all you want is the one you love. It has been made\u00a0famous by Mariah Carey<\/strong>\u00a0and ties into the theme of giving gifts albeit on a subconscious level.<\/p>\n

It is also quite a fast-paced number which is always a good feature to have in a Christmas song.<\/p>\n

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas<\/h2>\n

Judy Garland sang \u2018Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas\u2019 in the musical \u2018Meet me in St.Louis\u2019 in 1944. The song was an instant smash and has been performed every year and is instantly recognisable.<\/p>\n

Frosty the Snowman<\/h2>\n

In 1947 two iconic Christmas songs were written and performed by Gene Autry. One was \u2018Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer’ and the other was \u2018Frosty the Snowman\u2019. Both are sung all over the world from school age and up.<\/p>\n

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!<\/h2>\n

Frank Sinatra has an instantly recognisable voice and the song Let it Snow(x3) is a Christmas classic.<\/p>\n

Fairy Tale of New York<\/h2>\n

The Pogues wrote this song as a\u00a0bet with Elvis Costello<\/strong>. The song\u2019s gritty vocal performance by lead singer Shane McGowan brilliantly complimented by the late, great, Kirsty MacColl gave the song a magical quality. It is one of the most played at Christmas and quite rightly so.<\/p>\n

There are lots of Christmas songs to inspire your video so go and make some movie magic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whether it is sleighbells or a traditional song, any kind of\u00a0video at Christmas\u00a0needs to feature festive music. Research shows that most watch Instagram stories and videos with the sound on, and so the role of music in your videos is going to be vitally important. With this in mind, let\u2019s look at ways you can use music to set the mood. Royalty Free Music You don\u2019t have to break the bank to bring your videos to life. You can use\u00a0royalty free Christmas music\u00a0which you can obtain from dedicated websites. The choices are many and the quality is high. What Makes <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80813,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[3078,5697,483],"yst_prominent_words":[11989,9757,9244,21410,18994,9198,16610,9255,13647,9240,11096],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80812"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80812"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=80812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}