Artists John Legend and Carrie Underwood teamed up for an original song, Hallelujah. The song appears in Underwood’s first ever Christmas album, My Gift.
I came across the song on YouTube’s trending page and recently added it to my Apply Music Christmas playlist.
The song itself is about four and a half minutes and the music video is a little bit over five minutes. The video first made its debut on Facebook last Thursday. In the video, Underwood is dressed in a flowy silver dress as Legend wears a black turtleneck while playing the piano. Often in the video, Christmas trees appear and are covered in snow and there are even two doves. Doves symbolize peace, purity and love which correlate to some of the lyrics.
“Ooh, let there be peace on earth/Let the lonely join together, let them know their worth/ Ooh, let the children know there’s a brighter day ahead, let’s hold on to hope/ And on the coldest evening in this December/ Let us pray the spirit of love will linger.”
The duo sings about there being peace, joining together and the spirit of love circulating. In my opinion, the duo could also be calling for peace after the protests earlier this year, possibly even the election results. The holiday season is a time for family and friends to come together and celebrate. This song’s lyrics convey just that.I believe that fans are promised some hope and love after a challenging year with this new album. Underwood’s album also includes classic songs O Holy Night, Little Drummer Boy and Silent Night.