My Top Five: Christmas Music Videos
Over the years, I’ve had some amazing opportunities to create a variety of Christmas themed music videos. So now, with the festive season upon us, it seems an appropriate time to look back at my top five favourites.
❄ The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole
I was so excited when I was approached to create this lyric video for Nat King Cole's The Christmas Song as it’s always been one of my favourite festive tunes.
Commissioned by Universal, it was designed to celebrate the new expanded edition of his classic holiday album The Christmas Song.
I came up with the idea of one long street where the shops and signs reflect each lyric to keep the visuals fun and interesting and I was really happy with how the final video turned out.
❄ Driving Home For Christmas by Chris Rea
I was hired to make this animated video by UK music channel: Heart TV (Sky 387 / Freesat 506).
When the song was originally released in 1988, an official music video was never made and so I was asked to created visuals to accompany the track for television broadcast.
The video tells the story of a polar bear on his journey home on Christmas Eve. It premiered on Heart TV in 2014 and was televised every Christmas until the channel closed in 2018.
❄ Merry Christmas, Darling by The Carpenters
This lyric video was created to accompany the album Carpenters With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The song is a beautiful new arrangement of their 1970s festive hit Merry Christmas, Darling.
I was commissioned by Universal to create a simple video that complimented the artwork of the album cover using shiny gold typography, circles and Christmassy iconography.
❄ It's Christmas Time Again by Peggy Lee
Hot of the press - here’s a brand new visualizer I animated for the beautiful and timeless track It's Christmas Time Again by Peggy Lee.
Visualizers are simple, looping animation to accompany the music on channels like YouTube, which help to tell the story of the song.
The song is taken from Peggy Lee's Ultimate Christmas album.
❄ Christmas Angel by The Musical Weatherman
And finally, this was one of the first music videos I made back in 2010. It’s fair to say my animation skills have improved over the years but it still holds a special place in my heart.
I designed the characters and sets by blending together both 2D and 3D animation techniques.
All of the proceeds from this song went to support LIFE's counselling and supported housing projects, helping homeless young mums and parents in need throughout the UK.
So there you have it, I think it’s fair to say I love to create Christmas themed music videos. I believe there is something timeless about the connection between animation and the magic of Christmas time.
Production often starts much earlier in the year in order to meet seasonal deadlines so I have become quite skilled at listening to Christmas music in August! If you are looking for a festive animation drop me a line as it’s never too early.