Chloe Flower is able to deck the halls.
The pianist is solely releasing her cowl of “Deck the Halls” with PEOPLE, which drops on Thursday, Dec. 19 simply in time for the vacations. The popsical musician — who focuses on pop-meets-classical music — provides the traditional tune a jazzy and playful twist.
Flower, 39, carried out the upbeat track with the Royal Philharmonic and the English Nationwide Orchestra Choir at Abbey Street. It is exhausting to not get into the vacation spirit listening to Flower’s reimagining.
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“‘Deck The Halls’ is certainly one of my favourite songs, and I needed to create a model that jogged my memory of certainly one of my favourite composers, Beethoven,” Flowers tells PEOPLE of her spin on the normal Christmas carol.
“I needed it to be epic, but additionally stunning. It was essential for me to create a model that was classical, but additionally accessible. That’s what ‘Popsical’ is. Plus, attending to report this at Abbey Street Studios with the superb Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was the cherry on high!”
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As for what’s arising, Flowers says she’s wanting ahead to many issues in 2025. “2024 was a yr of big private development for me, and shortly I’ll be releasing a brand new album with superb featured company.”
“There’s much more information that I can’t wait to share, which everybody will be capable of watch unfold,” she continues. “I’ve been documenting my journey over the previous few months, not simply as a composer and artist, but additionally as a girl within the music business and an entrepreneur, so keep tuned!”
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Flower beforehand informed PEOPLE in December 2023 about what impressed her to make her album, Chloe Hearts Christmas, which focuses on her favourite vacation. “Musically, as an instrumentalist — I haven’t got lyrics — so there’s at all times somewhat little bit of an embedded problem,” she defined on the time. “And with Christmas, all people is aware of the music already.”
“It was the right method for me to navigate between classical traditions, but additionally innovation and creating one thing new. And infrequently if I am writing my very own music or writing one thing utterly new, it may be more difficult as a result of individuals do not know the tune.
“That is why Christmas covers are so nice. Hopefully while you take heed to my album, [it] seems like Chloe as a result of they have already got a primary step of already realizing the melody.”
