As a part of Apple Music’s Christmas Single Series which started on Monday 30th of November, Arlo Parks, Beabadoobee and James Blake released festive covers exclusively on the platform.

Beabadoobee released a beautifully melodic cover of the song Winter Wonderland for the series. Arlo Parks took on the Wham! classic Last Christmas swapping out the nostalgic vibes for a smooth, graceful rendition and James Blake decided to cover the traditional Christmas carol, In the Bleak Midwinter.

Y’all I created a special cover of #LastChristmas just in time for the holidays you can check out the exclusive track on @AppleMusic’s #Superbloom playlist – smash the link xhttps://t.co/Gy7IbijDFO pic.twitter.com/Ydgzu1PHvT

— Arlo Parks (@arloparks) December 2, 2020

Speaking to Zane Lowe from The Zane Lowe Show on Apple Music about his song choice, James Blake said that “all the pop Christmas songs have been covered a million times.” He also expressed his interest in the genre saying he has; “a huge fondness for choral music, Anglican Church spiritual vibes, even though I’m not particularly religious.”

He went on to say; “There’s something very appealing to me about the feeling I get from classical choral music. And I loved it when Jeff Buckley did that cover of ‘Corpus Christi’. In the back of my mind, there’s always been a thing where I’ve got to tackle something [like that].”

Arlo Parks’ appearance on the series comes just after she released her newest single Caroline. The song premiered on Annie Mac’s Radio 1 show. This song is the fifth single to be shared from her upcoming first full-length LP Collapsed In Sunbeams. Caroline joins Black Dog, Hurt, Eugene and Green Eyes as singles from the album. Collapsed In Sunbeams is due for release on 29th January 2021.

You can listen to Arlo Parks, Beabadoobee and James Blakes’ Christmas covers below.