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Peppermint Winter by Owl City
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Owl City Is The Solo Electronica Musical Project By American Singer-Songwriter Adam Young. Young Also Records Under The Names Sky Sailing Port Blue Color Therapy Insect Airport Seagull Orchestra And His Own Name Adam Young. Young Started Out Making Music In 2007 In His Basement In His Hometown Of Owatonna Minnesota United States Later Developing A Following Through His MySpace Profile Before Being Signed To Universal Republic. Young Has Released Seven Albums Under The Owl City Moniker "Maybe I'm Dreaming" 2008 "Ocean Eyes" 2009 "All Things Bright And Beautiful" 2011 "The Midsummer Station" 2012 "Mobile Orchestra" 2015 "Cinematic" 2018 And "Coco Moon" 2023 . Young's 2009 Single "Fireflies" Reached #1 In The United States United Kingdom Ireland Australia And The Netherlands. His Second Major Hit 2012's "Good Time" Featuring Carly Rae Jepsen Reached #8 In The US And #1 In New Zealand. He Was Also Once A Member Of Windsor Airlift And Swimming With Dolphins Both Of Which He Is No Longer Involved With. Adam Young Cites His Biggest Influences As Johnathon Ford Of Unwed Sailor And Thomas Newman . As He Is A Vocal Christian Young Also Incorporates His Faith Into Some Of His Music. Young's Faith Is Evident On The Album All Things Bright And Beautiful Especially In The Song "Galaxies". Explaining Why The Faith-Filled Song Was Added To The Mix He Said "I Feel Like If I Were Ever To Hide The Fact That That's What's So Important To Me It Would Be A Crime That I Should Probably Be Put In Jail For."
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"Peppermint Winter" Is A Song By American Electronica Project Owl City. The Song Was Released On November 22 2010 As A Christmas Single. Adam Young Of Owl City Wrote On Last.Fm "The Work Was Inspired By My Own Participation In Snowball Fights Sidewalk Shoveling Sleigh Rides Present-Giving/receiving And Of Course The Ingestion Of Marvelous Yuletide Nutrition Or Lack Thereof Namely Sugar Cookies Hot Chocolate And Peppermint Candy Canes. The Song Is About Squinting To See The Beauty That Settles Gently Around Us Like Crisp Flakes Of Fresh Snow And Furthermore Begs The Idea That One Is Not Required To Squint At All For That Same Beauty Is Quite Literally Everywhere." - Adam Young Owl City "Peppermint Winter" Is A Light Waltz-Like Song That Incorporates Synth Beats And Vocals. The Beat Is Mainly Formed By Jingle Bells And Occasional Heavy Drums. Piano Is Often Featured As Well As Some Orchestrations Such As Wooden String Instruments And Woodwinds. The Track Runs At 154 BPM And Is In The Key Of C Major. Adam's Range In The Song Spans From The Notes C4 To A5. "Peppermint Winter" Received Positive Reviews From Music Critics. Becky Bain Of The Idolator Stated "the Saccharine Love Song To Snowballs And Sleigh Rides Gives Us The Same Feeling We Get When We Eat Too Many Candy Canes In One Sitting." The Napster Blog Gave The Song A Positive Review Writing That The Song "is Cut From The Same Cloth" As His Previous Song "Fireflies" And Calling The Song "light And Sugary Like The Candy Canes On A Christmas Tree". The Review Continues Stating That While The Song "might Not Become A Classic Like "Christmas Wrapping" From The Waitresses" "who Can Really Say No To Just One More Christmas Song?" Athena Serrano Of MTV Called The Track An "electropop Holiday Bop Filled With The Magic And Whimsical Spirit Of The Festive Season " Praising The Song For Its "mystical Synths."
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Owl City Is The Solo Electronica Musical Project By American Singer-Songwriter Adam Young. Young Also Records Under The Names Sky Sailing Port Blue Color Therapy Insect Airport Seagull Orchestra And His Own Name Adam Young. Young Started Out Making Music In 2007 In His Basement In His Hometown Of Owatonna Minnesota United States Later Developing A Following Through His MySpace Profile Before Being Signed To Universal Republic. Young Has Released Seven Albums Under The Owl City Moniker "Maybe I'm Dreaming" 2008 "Ocean Eyes" 2009 "All Things Bright And Beautiful" 2011 "The Midsummer Station" 2012 "Mobile Orchestra" 2015 "Cinematic" 2018 And "Coco Moon" 2023 . Young's 2009 Single "Fireflies" Reached #1 In The United States United Kingdom Ireland Australia And The Netherlands. His Second Major Hit 2012's "Good Time" Featuring Carly Rae Jepsen Reached #8 In The US And #1 In New Zealand. He Was Also Once A Member Of Windsor Airlift And Swimming With Dolphins Both Of Which He Is No Longer Involved With. Adam Young Cites His Biggest Influences As Johnathon Ford Of Unwed Sailor And Thomas Newman . As He Is A Vocal Christian Young Also Incorporates His Faith Into Some Of His Music. Young's Faith Is Evident On The Album All Things Bright And Beautiful Especially In The Song "Galaxies". Explaining Why The Faith-Filled Song Was Added To The Mix He Said "I Feel Like If I Were Ever To Hide The Fact That That's What's So Important To Me It Would Be A Crime That I Should Probably Be Put In Jail For."
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"Peppermint Winter" is a song by American electronica project Owl City. The song was released on November 22, 2010, as a Christmas single.
Adam Young of Owl City wrote on Last.fm; "The work was inspired by my own participation in snowball fights, sidewalk shoveling, sleigh rides, present-giving/receiving, and of course, the ingestion of marvelous Yuletide nutrition (or lack thereof), namely sugar cookies, hot chocolate and peppermint candy canes. The song is about squinting to see the beauty that settles gently around us like crisp flakes of fresh snow, and furthermore, begs the idea that one is not required to squint at all, for that same beauty is quite literally everywhere." - Adam Young, Owl City
"Peppermint Winter" is a light, waltz-like song that incorporates synth beats and vocals. The beat is mainly formed by jingle bells and occasional heavy drums. Piano is often featured, as well as some orchestrations, such as wooden string instruments and woodwinds. The track runs at 154 BPM and is in the key of C major. Adam's range in the song spans from the notes C4 to A5.
"Peppermint Winter" received positive reviews from music critics. Becky Bain of the Idolator stated, "the saccharine love song to snowballs and sleigh rides gives us the same feeling we get when we eat too many candy canes in one sitting." The Napster blog gave the song a positive review, writing that the song "is cut from the same cloth" as his previous song "Fireflies" and calling the song "light and sugary like the candy canes on a Christmas tree". The review continues stating that while the song "might not become a classic like "Christmas Wrapping" from The Waitresses", "who can really say no to just one more Christmas song?" Athena Serrano of MTV called the track an, "electropop holiday bop filled with the magic and whimsical spirit of the festive season," praising the song for its, "mystical synths." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.