Classically Speaking

What if Mozart wrote “White Christmas”? Or Brahms had a version of the Chipmunk song? Or Debussy penned a fantasy on Santa Claus is Coming to Town? 

Okay, you get the idea – and it’s not really that wild of an idea; classical composers have worked popular music of their time and place into their works for centuries.

These classically-inspired string orchestra interpretations of holiday pop tunes make for a really pleasant, fun Christmas album.  It evokes the great old-style orchestral pops albums, with Arthur Fiedler or Leroy Anderon.

There's a sweet story to what inspired producer Warren Schatz to create this album.  Listen to him tell that story and talk more about this music in our interview:

Schatz pointed out how nice the melody of the Chipmunk Song really is when it’s played by strings rather than sung by chipmunks.  You can listen to that track here.

The producers have also posted a video from when they recorded the album in a church in Estonia:

Links:

* What if Mozart Wrote “White Christmas”
* Christmas Music…too soon?