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“Give it a chance and listen till the end," Joo-Han encouraged us. Hearing that, Goh Yoo-Joon and I fell silent and gave the song our full attention.
From the get-go, the tinkling sleigh bells set a festive tone, undeniably Christmasy, but the tune was a fresh departure from the well-known classics we had in mind. The track was laced with sweet jazz and the occasional jingle, and it was crooned beautifully by a male vocalist, adding to its charm.
As the melody wound down, Joo-Han shared with a pleased smile, “That is 'Christmas is Ours,' a gem from the musical Happy Single Christmas."
“Hyung, your musical palette is impressively wide."
“Seriously, it's like there's no song out there you haven't discovered." It was quite remarkable for Joo-Han to pull such a perfectly fitting, yet obscure Christmas song out of his hat, truly a nod to his potential as a future music mogul[1].
Joo-Han modestly bypassed our praises with a grin and delved into the backstory of the song. “‘Christmas is Ours' isn't just any holiday tune. While its melody might deceive you with sweetness and the velvety male vocals may seem perfect for a romantic Christmas evening, the song cleverly narrates a tale of a single guy persuading his buddy, the protagonist, about the unique joy of spending Christmas together, just the singles."
“This story will probably mesh well with the musical that follows."
Just for context, the protagonist in the musical got convinced by his friend to spend a single Christmas together, but on Christmas...
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