Samuel Evanson Reveals New Single ‘Christmas Bells’

With ‘Christmas Bells’, Samuel Evanson attempts something deceptively difficult: writing a modern Christmas song that stands on its own merit. Instead of leaning on nostalgia for its own sake, he threads shimmering synth textures and carefully controlled vocals through a narrative about early-relationship uncertainty. The result is a track that feels festive but emotionally grounded—holiday pop reframed through an introspective lens.

Evanson’s production choices are sharp, nodding to WHAM!'s soft-focus gloss while adopting arrangements that feel distinctly 2025: tight, buoyant, and slightly left-of-center. His knack for melody remains his greatest tool, allowing the chorus to bloom with a kind of tender confidence that counterbalances the lyrics’ hesitation. It’s a balancing act that many emerging pop artists attempt but few execute with such finesse.

Though the song embraces the genre’s inherent sweetness, there’s a structural clarity and thematic subtlety that makes it feel earned rather than engineered. Evanson may be operating within the boundaries of holiday pop, but he’s refining the language rather than repeating it. ‘Christmas Bells’ isn’t just a seasonal single—it’s another sign of a songwriter increasingly comfortable in his own shape.