Dee Roze throws down by the light of twinkling lights and the buzz of holiday busyness with a new seasonal soundtrack that’s both familiar and freshly electric. His newest single, “SANTA SLEIGH” is a jubilant ode to sharing songs with others, and it was created specifically to capture the sense of comfort, hilarity, and understanding that takes over during the Christmas season.
The track also exudes the inimitable musical touch of music veteran Donnie Lyle, whose Chicago Steppers vibe, well known to fans who have grown up with classics like “Step In The Name Of Love,” is evident in every silky smooth glide. Combined with Dee Roze’s warm and welcoming vocal presence, and melodic influences courtesy of the performing years in London town during the 1970s, this brings to this a timeless soundscape that is drenched in complex layers of retro soul/pop flippancy.
"SANTA SLEIGH" is so endearing because of its intention. Dee Roze wanted to write a Christmas anthem that would bring people to the dance floor and unite them. It’s a song that recognizes the magic of the season isn’t in the gifts, but in the pleasure of shared moments, holiday shopping trips, family get-togethers, or spur-of-the-moment living-room dance-offs.
The song is straight out of the street-clock-chiming 2000s, while still bathed in the vintage warmth of its production, a return to romanticism that is both comforting and fresh. It’s the sort of song that will slip easily into any Christmas playlist and has the potential to become a new perennial as the holidays approach.