Vivian LaRue's "When the Season Is Over"
When the Season Is Over is a reflective holiday collection drawn from concerts, broadcasts, and single releases, exploring Christmas as a passing season of love, loss, memory, and quiet hope.
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6 songs
2:44
1950s Hollywood Christmas torch ballad with full live orchestra and restrained studio choir, in the emotional vein of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (without imitation), Warm vintage mono microphone tone, Lead vocal: lyrical soprano, refined mid-century diction, controlled vibrato, intimate heartbreak delivery—melancholic, poised, and emotionally devastating without melodrama
3:14
1950s–early 1960s Parisian Christmas torch song with cinematic orchestration—lush strings, muted brass, subtle accordion, and distant choir, Chanson-inspired melody with slow tempo and emotional restraint, Warm vintage mono vocal tone, Lead vocal: lyrical soprano, elegant mid-century diction, intimate heartbreak delivery, Themes of broken promises, one-sided love, and holiday joy transformed into painful memory, Melancholic, sophisticated, and quietly devastating
3:52
1950s–early 1960s reflective Christmas ballad with restrained orchestration—soft strings, piano, subtle harp, minimal choir used as texture, Slow tempo, spacious phrasing, Warm vintage mono vocal tone, Lead vocal: lyrical soprano, elegant mid-century diction, intimate and reverent delivery, Theme of remembrance and enduring love implied through absence, not explicit loss, Gentle, wistful, and deeply sentimental
2:22
1950s–early 1960s uptempo holiday orchestral number with lively strings, light brass, brushed drums, and subtle bells used as texture, Sophisticated city-at-Christmas feel, Bright tempo with varied phrasing and playful rhythmic shifts, Warm vintage mono vocal tone, Lead vocal: lyrical soprano, crisp mid-century diction, poised and confident delivery—seasonal, observant, and lightly detached rather than sentimental
2:56
1950s–early 1960s Mid-century sacred-adjacent holiday ballad with restrained orchestration—soft strings, piano, subtle harp, distant bells used sparingly, minimal choir as atmosphere, Slow, spacious tempo with intentional pauses, Warm vintage mono vocal tone, Lead vocal: lyrical soprano, refined mid-century diction, reverent and intimate delivery, Mood of stillness, reflection, and quiet grace without explicit religious language
3:23
1950s–early 1960s Mid-century hopeful Christmas concert closer with warm orchestral arrangement—lush strings, piano, gentle bells, subtle choir entering only in the final chorus, Mid-tempo, flowing melody with emotional lift, Vintage mono vocal tone, Lead vocal: lyrical soprano, refined mid-century diction, warm and reassuring delivery, Theme of Christmas as return, continuity, and gentle hope without forced cheer