About This Song
About "Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter (Arr. Gjeilo)" by Voces8
Holst's 'In the Bleak Midwinter' gets a Gjeilo arrangement that trades Victorian sentiment for Nordic chill. Voces8 sings with frosty precision, the melody suspended like breath in cold air. The bleakness is the point—and the beauty.