CHRISTMAS IN THE BACKROOMS | The Backrooms Christmas song!

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  • čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
  • Whilst I was in the attic last week, fishing out our Christmas decorations, I stumbled upon an old box of VCR equipment clearly left by the previous owner. Alongside the dusty old hardware were a bunch of tapes. Most were too degraded after what must be decades in a dusty attic to play at all. The few that did work were mostly home recordings of old TV. Clearly well used, garbled from countless re-recordings over the same fragile strip of magnetic tape, snippets of programming from years gone by.
    Uploaded here is one of the small salvageable segments from a tape labelled 'Christmas '86'.
    Strangely, since I found that tape... I've not actually been able to find my way back down from the attic. There was a hatch here somewhere... A ladder? But it just... Keeps going...?
    Is anyone there?
    ---
    I told you I wanted to do something new! I never said something couldn't still be spooky!
    And yes, it is kind of a demi-parody of 'Holly Jolly Christmas'! I've wanted to do something jazzy since I last attempted it with 'Another Horror Holiday' way back in 2019. But where that was a pastiche of more modern festive jazz, I wanted to go back further and take a stab at a real classic festive sound.
    Couple that with my love for the old TV holiday special aesthetic and weird hobby of enjoying vintage commercial compilations and the idea of a 'Backrooms Holiday Special' on a mysterious old tape wedged itself in my head a year ago and hasn't left since. It felt like a match made in heaven. Analogue horror meets analogue holidays!
    A huge thanks to everyone who helped put this together! Bonecage for producing the music, Freeced for providing the piano and of course to Coda for animating everything and providing the CG environments!
    See you all next year folks! If I can ever find my way out of here...
    #backrooms #thebackrooms
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    Lyrics and Vocals by The Stupendium
    Video by The Stupendium & Lizzy CJ
    With animation by ‪@CodaAnim‬
    Music produced by ‪@Bonecage‬
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  • @TheStupendium
    @TheStupendium  Před rokem +1503

    LYRICS:
    It’s Christmas in the Backrooms
    May not be the one you planned
    But don’t you know it is the season
    To be glitching through the ceiling
    To a one-tone wonderland
    Yes, Christmas in the Backrooms
    That special time of year
    We’ve trimmed the trees with wreaths
    And existential primal fears
    Every level’s looking jolly, hope you brought a lot of holly
    There’s an infinite sprawl of different halls to deck - good golly!
    Yes, escaping would be folly, take a tip from me
    That Santa Claus can’t fit an exit door beneath the tree
    So, hum to the thrum of the halogen lights
    But don’t wonder if you’re gonna see Santa tonight
    ‘Cause the chimney’s labyrinthine and there’s infinite trees a-glistening
    And there’s far too many hearths for gift delivering right
    Yes, Christmas in the Backrooms
    A silent nightmare awaits
    No reindeer hooves upon the rooves
    Foam tiles won’t take the weight
    It’s Christmas in the Backrooms
    And there’s no end in sight
    But try in vain to find your way
    Inside the maze unwinding chains
    Of twinkling fairy lights
    Through cracks in reality
    Whoops, there goes sanity
    Won’t be roast ham or beef
    Have a feast sucking the damp
    There’s no calories
    Also, no January
    Time is imaginary
    Trapped in this labyrinth
    Sing to the carols scrawled all over the room
    And hope nothing hunting you is drawn to the tune
    The doors all lead to nothing, so the carollers aren’t coming
    And that distant sound of running likely isn’t here to croon
    Christmas in the Backrooms
    Sugar plum dreams of escape
    Your gift is nothing flashy
    Just a camera battery
    And VHS tapes

    • @solwilkinson8551
      @solwilkinson8551 Před rokem +9

      cool vid o and fish fish fish red fish

    • @BeefBoss2010
      @BeefBoss2010 Před rokem +16

      WE DON'T GET A CHRISTMAS UNLESS YOU WRITE A SONG. And that's what you did :)

    • @joescomics7652
      @joescomics7652 Před rokem +3

      Awesome song!
      I would like more Dark Deception songs!

    • @solwilkinson8551
      @solwilkinson8551 Před rokem +2

      @@joescomics7652 yes Dark Deception is very cool

    • @kononanetubeta2707
      @kononanetubeta2707 Před rokem +5

      Atomic hard in 2023...
      Как насчёт сделать на русском?
      (⁠◠⁠‿⁠・⁠)⁠-⁠☆

  • @danbull
    @danbull Před rokem +407

    I remember seeing this when it was first broadcast

    • @RedBeans3
      @RedBeans3 Před rokem +5

      Dang only 2 likes and comments dang

    • @Xegit
      @Xegit Před rokem

      i wasnt there sadly

    • @Mr-wd2wn
      @Mr-wd2wn Před rokem +3

      I assume you were also born in the year 5000 BC

    • @devinspencer1678
      @devinspencer1678 Před rokem +3

      This is the same broadcast Dan. It never ended.

    • @alu2901
      @alu2901 Před rokem +2

      ​@@devinspencer1678It did end, however, the end is never the end is never the end is never the end is never the end, if you get what I mean.

  • @danbull
    @danbull Před rokem +1643

    Spoiler: The song "Christmas In The Backrooms" is about Christmas in the Backrooms.

  • @haliaetus
    @haliaetus Před rokem +1310

    Dude the panning shot to the other Christmas trees in the other halls actually made me burst out laughing. I've never before considered how terrifying this existential dread associated with aggressive Christmas commercialization could be, but it's absolutely fantastic and should be it's own genre

    • @idontknoq4813
      @idontknoq4813 Před rokem +36

      And you have to work overtime with this thing blaring for 10+ hours straight.

    • @suitov
      @suitov Před rokem +12

      This comment made me contemplate all kinds of things. It's very insightful.

    • @TheStudioArchitect
      @TheStudioArchitect Před rokem +4

      Eh, I'm a guy who loves Christmas time! So, assuming I don't encounter any entities, this would be like Heaven for me! Although, I guess if you're Jewish or something, this would be rather unpleasent.

    • @Lumberjack_king
      @Lumberjack_king Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@TheStudioArchitecthonestly that would get really annoying

  • @ladymecha8718
    @ladymecha8718 Před rokem +684

    This is a nice way to break the Christmas tradition Stumpendium was in, without totally leaving it. Great job Stupendium!

    • @generictimestamperstupendi9021
      @generictimestamperstupendi9021 Před rokem +16

      .... wait youre right i didnt even think of it

    • @kitwhitfield7169
      @kitwhitfield7169 Před rokem +8

      I love it more than previous years!

    • @TheStudioArchitect
      @TheStudioArchitect Před rokem +5

      Christmas in The Backrooms sounds like a hellish holiday...

    • @Nova_Bovine
      @Nova_Bovine Před 4 měsíci

      I was thinking this. Life has been hellish for me lately and I added the Christmas songs to my insanity mix and wondered if he had made one while also wanting the best for his mind. I think this is perfect. Sadly missed the original upload but glad to see it no matter the when.

  • @Lepper36
    @Lepper36 Před rokem +1901

    Nothing like feeling like back in the day, with pre recorded holiday TV specials we had to choppily edit through the commercials for the actual show. Thanks for bringing that feeling back, and as ever, a crackerjack voice to give unto us a Holly Jolly Holiday rendition in the Backrooms.

    • @sijam2m59
      @sijam2m59 Před rokem +6

      Yes

    • @clairemcaneny7150
      @clairemcaneny7150 Před rokem +1

      O B M N A

    • @suitov
      @suitov Před rokem +8

      And somehow they managed to create that classic "slightly off lip sync" effect. That always sightly creeped me out. So good.

    • @TheStudioArchitect
      @TheStudioArchitect Před rokem +1

      Wasn't around for back in the VHS days. But this video seems pretty accurate from what I've read.

  • @CollidedUniverses
    @CollidedUniverses Před rokem +443

    Coda did an incredible job on the animation and the lyrics actually feel like they’re from an old Christmas song! Seems like the tradition of horror-themed Christmas songs is still kicking, even if in a different way!

  • @CodaAnim
    @CodaAnim Před rokem +473

    Gotta love those old fashioned christmas specials that all seem to end with screaming and the deafening sound of static... Thanks for having me on this! Always a pleasure :)

    • @ShadoeLandman
      @ShadoeLandman Před rokem +8

      I knew if I waded through the comments I'd eventually find one from you :D

    • @luigiboi4244
      @luigiboi4244 Před rokem +6

      I may not have been around, but pretty sure that’s the exact reaction the Star Wars Holiday Special gave, no hyperbole.

    • @idontknoq4813
      @idontknoq4813 Před rokem +2

      Ah, to listen to the screams of the void with family around the fireplace.

    • @ShadoeLandman
      @ShadoeLandman Před rokem +1

      @@idontknoq4813 Completely normal for my family, tbh.

    • @clairemcaneny7150
      @clairemcaneny7150 Před rokem +2

      O B A M A

  • @ThePa1riot
    @ThePa1riot Před rokem +446

    I appreciate that there are no "other levels" in this. I always think the Backrooms is scarier when it isn't just another Hell dimension where anything goes. Yet this Christmas special still brings across the horror by the suggestion and themes of being trapped in a never-ending, never changing loop.

    • @danishice8998
      @danishice8998 Před rokem +23

      My view is that is no "true" of the backrooms, just different versions for different people. For example you enjoy the existential fear of it while i enjoy the varied liminal spaces of more levels because i love the adventure of it and am often not scared by these horrors.

    • @Mr._Dooter
      @Mr._Dooter Před rokem +7

      @@danishice8998 you ain't supposed to enjoy it tho

    • @jonathangoodwin5609
      @jonathangoodwin5609 Před rokem +9

      I personally like the 'multiple unique levels' thing. Sure, its less scary and Is just an scp ripoff, but it keeps me paying attention to it longer. I mean, the initial idea of endless halls is creepy, but can only really stay interesting for so long, on account of there being basically nothing to it. Just the initial premise, then you have to move on because there is nothing more to explore. Meanwhile the SCP style wiki provides so much more content to spend time reading and enjoying.

    • @TDOPB
      @TDOPB Před rokem +7

      @@jonathangoodwin5609 No offense dude but the point of horror is to be scary, not to slowly transition into an SCP knockoff. The SCP knockoff is way worse. It's not even as good as normal SCP, OR the original backrooms concept.

    • @sydssolanumsamsys
      @sydssolanumsamsys Před rokem +14

      @@TDOPB me when different people enjoy different kinds of fiction for different reasons 😥😥😮😮

  • @Lokear
    @Lokear Před rokem +976

    Shorter than I expected, but it worked well for a Backrooms VHS style, not to mention how much you definitely needed a break from huge Christmas songs after the last... four years...
    I really think you nailed the aesthetic, which, to be fair, is one of your many specialities. You managed to make something very jolly while also mildly creepy while still avoiding what you've done previously, and it is really refreshing!
    Can't wait to see what everyone else thinks of it!

    • @SirKemzyGodle
      @SirKemzyGodle Před rokem +5

      It was fantastic!

    • @smnio5619
      @smnio5619 Před rokem +5

      Can't wait to go back to the usual next year!

    • @Business_Memo
      @Business_Memo Před rokem +6

      Like any good guest during the holidays, this song didn't overstay its welcome

  • @gwennifergracie-mclauchlan5675

    A FULL MINUTE INTRO? Stupe this was SO extra and I love it. You absolutely captured the feel of watching through old VHS tapes. I can almost Smell the plastic from my childhood.

  • @JulianCastellanos-ef3mi
    @JulianCastellanos-ef3mi Před 11 měsíci +18

    Since everything the Backrooms community makes is canon, that means this is canon too and I’m happy about that

  • @arielcahn7728
    @arielcahn7728 Před rokem +438

    I think you've really nailed the feeling o watching old VHS tapes here. Thank you for another dose of wholesome holiday horror - it's always such a delight! 🎅

  • @c.w.simpsonproductions1230

    Speaking as a film student, the Backrooms really is an impressive piece. It’s so simplistic, yet it plays so perfectly on our childlike fears of the unknown.

  • @quitequeerquesadilla
    @quitequeerquesadilla Před rokem +314

    Stupes will never fail to impress me with the level of lyrical whimsy and elaborate wordplay they're able to incorporate into their songs. This is literally a parody of an existing Christmas songs and it still feels entirely original

  • @MicahBryner
    @MicahBryner Před rokem +45

    I love the fact that he used old Christmas commercials to give it the VHS feel, like someone recording over something. I don't know if he used actual commercials or if he just made them, but it's a really great touch in my opinion!!
    Awesome song as always, Stupes!! Keep up the good work!!👏

  • @angibrat2757
    @angibrat2757 Před rokem +532

    Throwing back to old school Stupes with a little Eminem nod ❤
    If I'm stuck in the backrooms for all eternity it better be with your music. Merry Christmas!

    • @gergokun7154
      @gergokun7154 Před rokem +4

      Oh crap i missed the reference, wich part do you mean?

    • @amazingpurplegirl0903
      @amazingpurplegirl0903 Před rokem +29

      @Gergő Kun through cracks in reality, whoops there goes sanity

    • @amazingpurplegirl0903
      @amazingpurplegirl0903 Před rokem +5

      I caught that too!

    • @ChestersonJack
      @ChestersonJack Před rokem +16

      I’m glad I wasn’t losing my mind! Or- erm, at least I wasn’t imagining that Eminem reference. Jury’s still out on the mind.

    • @LeviZReaper
      @LeviZReaper Před rokem +1

      Time stamp?

  • @ZacSunTiBidea
    @ZacSunTiBidea Před rokem +25

    Love it.
    You finally escaped the villains by fleeing to a completely different glitched reality where they couldn't find you.
    That's a beautiful meta touch and it made my day. Thanks for the smiles.

  • @riskdream
    @riskdream Před rokem +92

    My mom has somehow become fixated on the Backrooms in recent months. Thank you for this gift of family joy to share with her.

    • @catalyistlestrange2471
      @catalyistlestrange2471 Před rokem +6

      Good for her, what did she think of the stupendous hit?

    • @riskdream
      @riskdream Před rokem +13

      @@catalyistlestrange2471 Absolutely loved it. It really is every family's favorite endless void.

    • @catalyistlestrange2471
      @catalyistlestrange2471 Před rokem +4

      @@riskdream ah yes just the family household name of an endless void the best of gifts!! By glad to hear some cheer for ya folks good for them

  • @jeishiikanzaki
    @jeishiikanzaki Před rokem +48

    Just as the world believed he'd fully given up on Christmas songs, he returns. Truly are we blessed.
    Edit to add: That last frame about gave me a heart attack. So much scarier than the backrooms.

    • @alial3437
      @alial3437 Před 4 měsíci

      At least there is no phedophiles in the Backrooms. Unlike that last frame.

  • @matildakristensen541
    @matildakristensen541 Před rokem +190

    I just got home and got to hear this song 19 seconds after it released- I am so impressed. This so feels like a song that would be sung at an old time christmas party. You perfectly captured this vibe and also placed it in the backrooms? I got no words this is such a cool idea and a banger song! Merry christmas Stupendium!

    • @matildakristensen541
      @matildakristensen541 Před rokem +9

      Also that clip at the end with that deformed and rising cookie actually caught me offguard- why was that so spooky. Just perfect

  • @Froggycolouring
    @Froggycolouring Před 10 měsíci +13

    This song I so nostalgic, the tune, the way the vocals are, and the ads being skipped through at the start makes me think of going to my grandma’s house at Christmas, and the cold tile floors, the tv glitching because of how old it is, and the stairs being such a pain to climb because of the carpet and the angle they’re at
    Thanks for this song even though it’s October(I’ll come back to watch it in December :D

  • @hananhafizi2105
    @hananhafizi2105 Před rokem +33

    Love this Christmas jingle. The lyrics are amazing, especially the ones that referrence the need to escape the backrooms. It just shows that even though your trap in a never ending maze, being hunted by monsters and losing your sanity by the second, you just can't escape the spirit of christmas.

  • @andrewdiaz3529
    @andrewdiaz3529 Před rokem +29

    Perfect lyrics as always, but I just to appreciate the perfect selection of ads at the start, especially the editing hinting at the liminal spaces with the perfect amount of jarringness and growing sense of dread. I mean, it's easy to overdo it when it comes to the backrooms, but this is perfection! The creepy "toys, are you awake? Come to life" ad especially

    • @andrewdiaz3529
      @andrewdiaz3529 Před rokem +1

      I'm not done because THOSE LYRICS! Managed to paint the perfect picture of not just the backrooms, not just the equally weird and primed for horror Christmas sales display in a big department store showing off endless rows of identical trees and unnerving decorations hung were no one ever would put them, but a Supreme mix of the two that doesn't even need the visuals to show off! And a perfectly eerie ending too! You can just picture it with the words! I, like many others, really love your horror holidays videos, but this was something else and it's fantastic!

  • @dallasthedirtbag
    @dallasthedirtbag Před rokem +35

    After four years of Christmas crossovers, the last thing I was expecting wasn't just the Stupendium deciding to veer off that path, but also branching out from songs about computer games to songs about internet creepypastas and analogue horror. And I'm all for it. 10/10, great song to get into the Christmas spirit.

    • @anderskronquist9750
      @anderskronquist9750 Před rokem +2

      Well, the backrooms is a game now, too, so I guess it's still on brand. Still, it's a comfy creepy Christmas carol - what's not to like!

    • @dallasthedirtbag
      @dallasthedirtbag Před rokem +2

      @@anderskronquist9750 That's true. I suppose I'm just hoping that at some point he makes a song about the Mandela Catalogue or something along those lines lol

  • @daisukeakihito9832
    @daisukeakihito9832 Před rokem +35

    I've been subbed for literally years and the amount of effort that is put into each and every video is still blowing my mind every time. I'm actually old enough to remember the nightmare that was VHS video quality and how it would get worse the more you'd watch the tape and the effect here is absolutely dead on, this song feels and looks like something you'd have on TV in the 90s.

  • @papitheop
    @papitheop Před rokem +167

    Outstanding animation stupendium! You really out did yourself with this one! I also loved the old ads and tv specials I hope you enjoy your Christmas as much as I love this song!❤
    Guess you can say its Stupendous!

    • @TheStupendium
      @TheStupendium  Před rokem +78

      Thank you! Credit to Coda for the animation! :D

    • @papitheop
      @papitheop Před rokem +16

      @@TheStupendium and credit to you for the charm and amazing song!❤

    • @mouseblackcat5263
      @mouseblackcat5263 Před rokem +4

      Old? OLD? Thats my Childhood 🥺

    • @gorkadiazbaz8292
      @gorkadiazbaz8292 Před rokem +2

      @@TheStupendium Looney tunes song

    • @luigiboi4244
      @luigiboi4244 Před rokem +3

      @@mouseblackcat5263 At least parts of your childhood will remain timeless. Like the OG Star Wars Trilogy!
      …Probably shouldn’t mention Star Wars during the holidays….

  • @calebhillcartoons
    @calebhillcartoons Před 9 měsíci +7

    It's my tradition to come back to this song every Christmas! One of my favorite Stupendium songs!

  • @embergurl
    @embergurl Před rokem +69

    The nostalgia!! The spookiness!! I love everything about this.

  • @MossPickle56
    @MossPickle56 Před rokem +56

    This video hasn’t been up 24 hours yet and I have already watched it 5 times. That is a tribute to how good this song truly is. Merry Christmas Stupendium, hope you have a great one, can’t wait to see what else is in store for 2023.

  • @drhurrible
    @drhurrible Před rokem +24

    The start with the old commercials the visual style of a broken VHS aaAAaah!! And the tune of Holly Jolly to boot ! Stupendous work as always, Stupes :D!!!

    • @Joebama87
      @Joebama87 Před rokem

      Congrats on being fourth!! 🎉🎉

    • @mouseblackcat5263
      @mouseblackcat5263 Před rokem +1

      No one properly cleans thier VHS Head or adjusts the Tracking, aaaaaaaaaa. Its not broken its just DIRTY 🥺

  • @AvionInfinity
    @AvionInfinity Před rokem +16

    I love this song. It's the most unexpected, yet perfect combination. An unironically great christmas song.

    • @alial3437
      @alial3437 Před 4 měsíci

      It's a genious concept!
      The thing that makes The Backrooms special is nothingness.
      But songs need to be about something and nothingness is not a thing.
      So filling the empty spaces of Backrooms with something is a great idea to make concept.
      But this "something" still should be able to be tranformed into a more empty and liminal version of itself to prevent the lost of emptyness of The Backrooms. And Christmas is great for this concept!

  • @gearnite7665
    @gearnite7665 Před rokem +144

    Epic song 🎵 😎

  • @TheInvisibleActor
    @TheInvisibleActor Před rokem +16

    Holy. Lord. This is PERFECT. The old VCR vibes are incredible, and the melody is IMMACULATE! EXCELLENT JOB, STUPENDIUM!

  • @rook8000
    @rook8000 Před rokem +25

    Stupendium, every year you outshine any other Christmas song, I don't get how you can make a song so cheerful about something so unsettling, the VHS vibes are just PERFECT, I've always loved the way you integrate yourself into your art and effects but its soooo perfect here. I'm gonna be humming this all December. Love your stuff Stupes, thank you for your effort.

  • @Dra1nCleaner
    @Dra1nCleaner Před rokem +17

    It’s become kind of a tradition to listen to all the stupendium Christmas songs every Christmas. As usual the song is an absolute 12/10 ❤❤

  • @ac_bloxOFFICAL
    @ac_bloxOFFICAL Před rokem +15

    It’s Christmas in the Backrooms
    May not be the one you planned
    But don’t you know it is the season
    To be glitching through the ceiling
    To a one-tone wonderland
    Yes, Christmas in the Backrooms
    That special time of year
    We’ve trimmed the trees with wreaths
    And existential primal fears
    Every level’s looking jolly, hope you brought a lot of holly
    There’s an infinite sprawl of different halls to deck - good golly!
    Yes, escaping would be folly, take a tip from me
    That Santa Claus can’t fit an exit door beneath the tree
    So, hum to the thrum of the halogen lights
    But don’t wonder if you’re gonna see Santa tonight
    ‘Cause the chimney’s labyrinthine and there’s infinite trees a-glistening
    And there’s far too many hearths for gift delivering right
    (So many trees)
    Yes, Christmas in the Backrooms
    A silent nightmare awaits
    No reindeer hooves upon the rooves
    Foam tiles won’t take the weight
    (Won't take the weight)
    It’s Christmas in the Backrooms
    And there’s no end in sight
    But try in vain to find your way
    Inside the maze unwinding chains
    Of twinkling fairy lights
    Through cracks in reality
    Whoops, there goes sanity
    Won’t be roast ham or beef
    Have a feast sucking the damp
    There’s no calories
    Also, no January
    Time is imaginary
    Trapped in this labyrinth
    Sing to the carols scrawled all over the room
    And hope nothing hunting you is drawn to the tune
    The doors all lead to nothing, so the carollers aren’t coming
    And that distant sound of running likely isn’t here to croon
    Christmas in the Backrooms
    Sugar plum dreams of escape
    Your gift is nothing flashy
    Just a camera battery
    And VHS tapes

  • @HairyHariyama
    @HairyHariyama Před rokem +12

    I just finished rewatching the previous Christmas songs you did with all the indie horror villains and I gotta say, this is a more-than-worthy spiritual successor to that series!

  • @christianj6645
    @christianj6645 Před rokem +10

    Someone notify Kane Pixels of this masterpiece immediately!
    Stupes would make a perfect yellow-hazmat voice actor.

  • @SuperPerry1000
    @SuperPerry1000 Před rokem +10

    I'd be lying if I said I wasn't smiling ear to ear hearing this. Got really into the Backrooms recently so this was a wonderful surprise!

    • @SuperPerry1000
      @SuperPerry1000 Před rokem

      Also fun fact. Official Backrooms doctrine says *not* to consume the liquid on the damp carpet of Level 0, as it's not safe for consumption and no one is sure what it even is.

  • @kylepeters8690
    @kylepeters8690 Před rokem +9

    It may be not be a collab, but Christmas is still horror time I see. Really fun and delightful as always stupendium.

  • @salexd682
    @salexd682 Před rokem +2

    "Trough cracks in reality, WHOOPS there goes sanity" love this line, this was a nice refresher from your normal christmas specials and im glad it is just as good if not better than the old ones, great work Stupes (Stupendium if that is what you like), I hope u continue like this, love each and every second of your songs

  • @iregretthisentertainment6033

    3:00 After 4 months I just realised that SPC stands for The Stupendium Channel
    Your a F**king genius!!! 😂😂

  • @GreedyDrunk92
    @GreedyDrunk92 Před rokem +5

    I spend christmas in dormitory, alone and disappointed by that.
    So this "It’s Christmas in the Backrooms May not be the one you planned" line just made my day XD.
    Really cheered me up. Thank you, Stupendium.
    Happy holiday, everyone!

  • @mr.greenface3105
    @mr.greenface3105 Před rokem +61

    Once again you didn't disappoint, thank you so much Stupes. Happy holidays everyone!

  • @themaskereade-comicsanimat1865

    I freaking love this christmas song, is just pleasing, who would say The Backrooms couldn't be jolly as well in a epoch like this?
    Every year you keep Improving stupes, Good job!

  • @ReillyBisson
    @ReillyBisson Před rokem +8

    i don't know why but i keep on playing 1:33 over and over, again, i don't know whay i'm doing it, just am i guess.. well i love the song in general, its quite catchy as all the other songs you make are!

  • @phighter
    @phighter Před rokem +1

    I love you so much. The backrooms phase of the internet already passed so I was pleasantly surprised to see this. Lyrics are amazing as always and I love that the Christmas gift was camera batteries and vhs tapes as a joke to how people keep getting footage of the backrooms lolz

  • @EnderGamer1936
    @EnderGamer1936 Před rokem +18

    As a guy who has been in the backrooms, this is a perfectly accurate representation of what it's like to be in the backrooms around Christmas.

  • @nyxflopped
    @nyxflopped Před rokem +6

    funny, my friend lives in the backrooms and this song coming out has been a wonderful addition to her holiday celebrations. reportedly, the monsters are very festive and love celebrating the jolly seasons, they decorate all 600 million endless square feet and even help put the stars and high up ornaments on! well done once again, stupendium :)

  • @StupendiumsMostRadicalFan

    Now THIS is the kind of Christmas music I want on the radio! I love the vibe of terror and celebration!! The VHS style is super cool!

  • @swizkii
    @swizkii Před rokem +2

    This was so neat! You captured the vibes of old programming perfectly and I love the twist on a classical Christmas tune. Just the right amount of eeriness and fun for the holidays!

  • @wsteelix1922
    @wsteelix1922 Před rokem +5

    That analog horror opening gave me goosebumps. Just gotta love how you meld genres together so seamlessly too

  • @proflns8558
    @proflns8558 Před rokem +5

    I really like this song! After the last few epics which take so much mental energy to appreciate (I'm looking at you Ad Infinitum, you still haunt my dreams) it's nice to have something that's simple and chill (and hopefully far less stressful for you to produce since it's not 6 minutes long).
    I like the jazz, I like your voice, and I like spooky concept without overt horror references.

    • @benc.delacruz1813
      @benc.delacruz1813 Před rokem +1

      Wait, the horror game characters did give him advice for future holiday songs! ‘Perhaps you’d find this easier if they weren’t 6 minutes long.’ Weird coincidence. Also, what happened to that wreath-wrapped laptop full of wired wraiths? Hope Stupes got rid of it….

  • @SteelPenguin947
    @SteelPenguin947 Před rokem +4

    An interesting fact about the Lionel ad at 0:24. That was from what is known as a Lionel's MPC Era. During this time, Lionel was owned by General Mills. Unsuprisingly, this led to a decrease in product quality, as the cereal company was not great at making toy trains.

  • @alu2901
    @alu2901 Před rokem +1

    I love this. It is unironically a pretty good christmas song. I love the "Every Level's looking Jolly" and "Through cracks in reality" parts.

  • @JoeScruffy
    @JoeScruffy Před rokem +10

    I was waiting for you to release your Christmas song. This is so good! I don't know how you are able to take a concept like the backrooms and turn it into an incredible song. The talent you have is out of this reality.

  • @johnwick6088
    @johnwick6088 Před rokem +1

    UPS driver here! It’s rainy out and I still have a full truck of stuff to drop off as well as a bunch of buildings to pickup from but I just wanted to take the time to say thank you to you Stups’. For almost 2 years I believe I’ve been listening to your amazing music. Really glad you dropped a song for my favorite holiday! I hope you enjoy your holidays with friends and family. Here’s to many more years of great music from you.
    Ps. I still have my fingers crossed for a Halo song some day 😅.

  • @TheKnifeRaven
    @TheKnifeRaven Před rokem +11

    These yearly horror/holiday songs have not, and will not ever get old! The Stupendium is stupendous at them!

  • @kitwhitfield7169
    @kitwhitfield7169 Před rokem +2

    Your best Christmas song yet! Thank you, seriously - I’m having an awful Christmas and this is a twinkly bright spot. You’re the bee’s knee’s. xxx

  • @mika_tastrophe
    @mika_tastrophe Před rokem +7

    Didn't expect a backrooms christmas song to ever be a thing, but I guess life's full of surprises. The crossover we didn't know we needed for sure. You managed to recreate that backrooms atmosphere really well, especially while (sort of) making fun of it as well, and it's definitely a creative idea!

  • @Oceansama
    @Oceansama Před rokem +2

    I love the merging of various old Christmas commercials and specials since I recognized a lot of them from my childhood. Soon as the music and singing began I was reminded of Wierd Al's "Christmas at Ground Zero." That is an awesome thing and I shall be listening to both a lot, as well as your other holiday songs.

  • @thesuicunefighters1811
    @thesuicunefighters1811 Před rokem +3

    This has honestly become one of my favorite traditions of all time. All of these songs are just so fun and reminiscent of the year. Keep it up The Stupendium!

  • @cammer.doodz21
    @cammer.doodz21 Před rokem +2

    This is PERFECT FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Very convincing that this was indeed found deep within the depths of the backrooms. Love to see the amazing work!

  • @vaspeter2600
    @vaspeter2600 Před rokem +6

    I could break out in superlatives the wordplays, the melody, all those nods, the visuals, how you always nail horror by injecting *just* the right amount of uncanny and unnerving under the skin of normalcy... Glorious as always, mate, merry Christmas!

  • @stars_enthusiast
    @stars_enthusiast Před rokem +2

    For some reason this is, of all the Christmas songs out there, the only song that actually gives off a genuinely comfortable, dated vibe. It's lovely, and it's clear The Stupendium spent quite a bit of time working on it. Great job, the song is absolutely great.

  • @CaptainKillroy
    @CaptainKillroy Před rokem +4

    A banger. One I will be listening to for all the endless hours wandering these Yellow Forsaken Rooms. Merry Christmas and A Very Frightful New Year...

  • @theartisticspartan4488
    @theartisticspartan4488 Před rokem +1

    This was super good song! There’s nothing I love more than old timey things like the vibe that this song gives off. Not to mention the song itself is an incredibly good, toe tapping bop. I look forward to see what you make for Christmas next year Stupendium!

  • @Black_Sheep7
    @Black_Sheep7 Před rokem +4

    Good job, good song.
    (The Stupendium takes a step towards the right path and sees an apparent dead end, displaying the same text.)
    Good job, good song.
    Good job, good song.
    Good job, good song.

  • @mewtwo3395
    @mewtwo3395 Před rokem +2

    This song is amazing and has been stuck in my head for days (praise be for jolly festive tunes!) but I'm going to take a moment to gush about a moment in the video, rather than the audio.
    I can't stop thinking about the moment the camera moves behind them and it's revealed they're singing to an empty room. It's such a perfect backrooms moment, and so deeply sad and haunting in a song that by all accounts, *shouldn't* be. Just... phenomenal work.

  • @siboullettej1949
    @siboullettej1949 Před rokem +6

    0:29 You got me there, that subscribe button is very well placed
    (Also excuse my english)

  • @Wallaware
    @Wallaware Před rokem +2

    Amazing, the songs always amaze me. I hope the quality never changes. Keep doing your thing Stupendium. The part about the reindeer is awesome and so was the bit about an exit under the tree !

  • @EsperLydia
    @EsperLydia Před rokem +5

    Why can I only like this once?!
    This is going in the Christmas playlist for sure.

  • @suitov
    @suitov Před rokem +1

    I actually feel like I understand better now why people find the Backrooms so scary. Like... the lyrics spelling it out genuinely helped me get it. Unintentional educational value!
    (The Poolrooms are still my favourite. I'll take my infinite procedural voids with a side of the relaxing sound of water.)

  • @jodydeeren4486
    @jodydeeren4486 Před rokem +4

    These, the metal Christmas music, and NC’s commercials are always ways to know the holidays are near. Thank you for being a reason for the season Stupes!

  • @jankyjake78
    @jankyjake78 Před rokem +2

    I definitely feel like anyone who ends up in the backrooms on Christmas eve/day gets sent to this floor. With endless old tv's, Christmas trees, and this song on repeat.

  • @Alexalmo
    @Alexalmo Před 9 měsíci +3

    Looks like a survivor going mad, collecting Christmas decorations and singing alone in front of lots of empty chairs...
    Damn depressing if you think about it

    • @alial3437
      @alial3437 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Damn wholsome, if you ask me.
      A person who left his whole dimention and his old life behind in a matter of seconds. Start to miss an sob about what you lost? No! Just accept your new life here and celebrate your first year here, thinking about your good memories you had along the way!

  • @canonically47
    @canonically47 Před rokem +1

    incredible as always! i always love your intros and outros, as they’re always themed with the song you’re doing, so i always sit through them. these ones were very creative, and combined with the song this video made me realize how much existential dread someone can get just from the overwhelming holly of christmas. as always the lyrics are very well thought out and the video that goes with them does not disappoint. another banger, nothing new :) well done, love you stupes!

  • @wsoinbdvpiuqhhpdjuche
    @wsoinbdvpiuqhhpdjuche Před rokem +6

    Have a Holly Jolly Clipmas in this musically stupendous wonderland. Another song that is wonderfully buzzing in my ear and I can't wait for the next glitching masterpiece. Happy Holidays Stupes and to everyone else a Merry Chri- I mean Clipmas!

  • @macaronnie8406
    @macaronnie8406 Před rokem +1

    i look forward to your spooky christmas songs every year, and this one certainly didn't disappoint!! hope you have a good christmas this year!!

  • @kybett
    @kybett Před rokem +7

    It's not really Christmas until Stupes releases a horror jingle 👌

  • @tttcreative
    @tttcreative Před rokem +1

    The Stupendium themselves knows and likes the Backrooms enough to make their Christmas song about it? Cue me staring longingly at my Backrooms Wikidot tabs, because this truly is a holiday miracle!!!!

  • @evanfuller5797
    @evanfuller5797 Před rokem +11

    THE STUPEDIUM IS BACK, another stupendous song as always. ❤

  • @zombiechicken7114
    @zombiechicken7114 Před rokem +1

    Absolutely fabulous!! Perfect song, video, description notes!! nostalgic vibes with a little sprinkle of existential dread!! Thank you and have a wonderful Christmas!!

  • @lux1323
    @lux1323 Před rokem +5

    Now with a new Christmas song I'm ready for the end of the year.
    Merry Christmas to you too, Stupendium. And happy holiday for all guys in the backrooms 💀❤️

  • @arturoherrera4467
    @arturoherrera4467 Před rokem +1

    When you said no more villain Christmas songs, I thought you wouldn't made any Christmas song again.
    I'm blessed with this incredible Surprise

  • @alfredo5927
    @alfredo5927 Před rokem +4

    I love the vibes this song gives
    Just like you always do it’s nothing like the game or other songs but it makes sense and are always really great to listen and watch
    Can’t wait to see what’s in store for 2023!

  • @Ihaveagasmask
    @Ihaveagasmask Před rokem +1

    The ratio being the same of old TVs is a simple touch that I love

  • @TheAdvertisement
    @TheAdvertisement Před rokem +3

    I like to imagine Stupendium just got trapped in the Backrooms on their own and is singing this song to vent and try to keep their sanity, it's just for themself.

    • @Alastor_205
      @Alastor_205 Před rokem

      Stupedium uses they/them pronouns:)

  • @richardnixon6189
    @richardnixon6189 Před rokem +1

    what a fun short jingle. Once again you always nail the aesthetic so well and all the old ads is such a fun touch. another great tune for the collection

  • @lIu_u1
    @lIu_u1 Před rokem +12

    amazing

  • @MarkosDantes
    @MarkosDantes Před rokem +1

    Honestly this is nothing short of Absolutely Outstanding!!!
    You Nailed that jazz vibe absolutely Perfectly (and to be honest it's something i'd absolutely love to hear more of from you in the future, you have such a perfect voice for it) and not gonna lie, you completely knocked my expectations out of the ballpark!! I normally don't like christmas music, it's just not my thing, but this is absolutely dope as hell!!
    AND LIKE THE VIDEO ITSELF????? your sense of style is absolutely immaculate as always, fitting it between old infomercials is such a clever way to establish the Vibes, and the framing of the video is so fucking good too??? Like the footage with you has this delightful mix of nostalgia and unease, and that shot where the camera finally turns around and we see you're singing to a COMPLETELY desolate, empty auditorium, gave me literal chills lowkey
    which seems very silly but legit, you did fantastic with the Energy of this, it's a perfect blend of almost-benign, nostalgia, and unsettling
    it's always a joy to get new songs from you, and i hope you have a great christmas and a fantastic new years too :D!!!

  • @torchrandom9059
    @torchrandom9059 Před rokem +4

    Damn, they had to go to the Backrooms to escape the Holiday Horrors
    For real tho, simply a masterpiece! An actual old-timey sounding Christmas song I can enjoy, thank you!

  • @edwardbell4928
    @edwardbell4928 Před rokem +1

    Wow...I think I remember most of those commercials too. Outstandingly nostalgic and creepy at the same time. Another home run!!! Merry Christmas Stupes!

  • @PurpleLover101
    @PurpleLover101 Před rokem +3

    I like to think that the man singing isn't a human, he's just another entity of that variation of the back rooms.

    • @alu2901
      @alu2901 Před rokem +2

      An Immortal entity that is friendly, Immortal and only appears during December in the Backrooms. It sings this and when it isn't singing mocking your situation, it is actually quite chill.

  • @GetThatGlitchBandit
    @GetThatGlitchBandit Před rokem +1

    Man, I really needed some Christmas cheer after being stuck in the Backrooms for a while now. Great song!

  • @MeLoNarXo
    @MeLoNarXo Před rokem +14

    I didnt expect to suddenly see a eminem reference in a christmas horror song at 2:10

  • @Octolet
    @Octolet Před rokem +2

    This was just as good as I expected! Nice job turning Christmas into something dreadful and sinister. I especially liked how authentic the VHS looked to the actual Backrooms videos.

  • @majohdzctz1814
    @majohdzctz1814 Před rokem +5

    As always, once again you manage to overcome yourself to give us a very good song ✨👌

  • @ciorno1550
    @ciorno1550 Před rokem +1

    Another Great work Stupendium
    I love the creative element for this christmas special-- the old gimmick was truthfully getting a bit stale, but I love how you kept a Christmas song while making it enjoyable!