The magic of Christmas is contained in how swiftly it becomes omnipresent, taking over houses, stores, streets, cities, and countries all at once. It is like a sentient wave that ripples through the world, elating and elevating the last month of the year. It becomes the substance of ambience, the red and the green, the trees, tinsel, decorations, ornaments, cookies, falling snow, the excitement, family gatherings, what not. So many dimensions of it. Michael Friedinger curates this multi-dimensional, and evocative ambience with his latest single, ‘First Snow at Night’. It is a mellow jazz Christmas piano instrumental.
With twinkling keys sparkling up and down the scale, popping with a sophisticated songwriting, it is the perfect composition for the festive season. It has that five-star hotel lobby richness, but also ushers in a glowing warmth and coziness that seeps in. He especially explores nostalgia in the context of the season, abstractly shaping the frame for the first snow. If you let it, the composition will take you through memories, the fresh smell of snow, the crisp air, the warm fireplace, perhaps a person or a group of people that you shared it with. It’s playful curiosity and sentimentality combination is perfect to simultaneously experience the memories of the past, the beauty of the present, and the excitement for the future. Listen Now!
The track is available for streaming on popular sites like Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music!
You can listen to ‘First Snow at Night’ by Michael Friedinger here –