Songwriting Challenge 2024: Neel’s multicultural approach to his holiday song

[@paulgallagherexpress]

Hey Guys, great conversation. My take on the “Christmas Chord” is that it does not have to be so technical, as in a specific chord. My understanding is that the “Christmas Chord” is introduced to give a slight melancholy / retrospective / nostalgia. This can be done with all types of chords (experiment with the sound) to throw the progression a little off balance for that moment. If you review All I Want for Christmas is You, the lyrics with the “Christmas Chords” are not always nostalgic.

[@NeelModi_dotcom]

Thanks Paul! Yeah, maybe it should be expressed as "A" Christmas Chord, not "The" Christmas Chord, but again, the easiest way may be just to see it written down. For me, it was V7 - iv6 - I, which is what was described in the video we have on our resource page: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHvPhZhvj8ecgrc

[@Gusrikh1]

Most interesting.