this song said to be about a code of some sort in the french revolution times because the people who supported the revolution wore red scarves and the heads falling in the snow is talking about people getting beheaded because the people who didn’t support the revolution got sentenced to the guillotine. ya. my choir teacher told us that bc were doing it in our winter concert


Anyone know what Dodie uses for editing?


I did this song for a concert a week ago


why do the lyrics remind me of that story of the girl who always wore a scarf and never took it off and then one day she told this boy to take it off and her head fell off


This song is about someone dying <b>SO Y IS IT SO BEAUTIFUL TO ME</b>

This song is about someone dying *SO Y IS IT SO BEAUTIFUL TO ME*

*Crystal Nora* plz help me reach 1.k subscribers


i was following the (6x)
pack, all swallowed in their coats
with scarves of red tied 'round their throats
to keep their little heads from falling in the snow
and i turned around and there you go and
michael you would fall
and turn the white snow red as strawberries in the summertime

humming~

repeat <3

i was following the (6x)
pack, all swallowed in their coats
with scarves of red tied 'round their throats
to keep their little heads from falling in the snow
and i turned around and there you go and
michael you would fall
and turn the white snow red as strawberries in the summertime

_humming~_

repeat <3


Wait I can't believe the lyrics say MICHAEL and not "and like how you'd fall" oh my GOD WHO IS MICHAEL

Splendid_Chan so Michael fell...into the bathroom??? By himSELF??? (everything makes sense now)

Lucia Violet
Michael Mell (not really)
~°>°~


I got obsessed with this song like 3 weeks ago


I'm not gonna lie I read it as winter hymen first and was slightly confused. Either way I fucking love everyone about this.


This is like the Christmas version of Maxwell's Silver Hammer. Sounds all nice n'fun but NOPE -- JUST KIDDING. THIS ENITRE SONG IS ABOUT DEATH.


I was following the [8x]

I was following the pack
All swaddled in their coats
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
To keep their little heads
From fallin' in the snow
And I turned 'round and there you go
And, Michael, you would fall
And turn the white snow red as strawberries
In the summertime

I was following the pack
All swaddled in their coats
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
To keep their little heads
From fallin' in the snow
And I turned 'round and there you go
And, Michael, you would fall
And turn the white snow red as strawberries
In the summertime

I was following the pack
All swaddled in their coats
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
To keep their little heads
From fallin' in the snow
And I turned 'round and there you go
And, Michael, you would fall
And turn the white snow red as strawberries
In the summertime


0:46 ,,,, adorable dodie hum omg i am living

your welcome

0:46 ,,,, adorable dodie hum omg *i am living*

your welcome


The creator of the song said not to look into the lyrics to much because they don't mean anything lol I had to sing this for choir and I wish I heard you sing it before I did because it would've given so much more inspiration.


"And michael you would fall and turn the white snow as red as strawberries in the summertime"


for everyone who has some idea about where it came from read the interview http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=12239 quote: "It's lyrically fairly meaningless. As an introduction to the record, (this was intended to be the opening track on the album), we thought it would be nice to start it with a simple jam that's focussed on singing - on the record it starts with a tongue-in-cheek harmony thing that we hoped would make people laugh or something but I think it just confuses them. This is my favorite song to play live, though singing it live is sometimes difficult because the lyrics are so vague. Weird how that works!"


Where did you get that hat?? I love it so much!


Omg double dodies is so weird and looks so real lmao


this is amazing words cannot describe hOLY GUACAMOLE


I heard if you are born in Canada you get to learn how to wield icicles at a young age as weapons. <br>In case in a situation where you fight a bear that is particularly afraid of icicles

I heard if you are born in Canada you get to learn how to wield icicles at a young age as weapons.
In case in a situation where you fight a bear that is particularly afraid of icicles


dODiE I’m doing this for my choir concert this must be a siGNNN


I honestly thought the other Dodie was just Hedy pretending to be another Dodie then the video reached its end and I just went “oh”


Cute, lovely song sung by a cute, lovely human


Sounds like 10000 tiny angels are licking my ears


<b>singing this song in choir flashbacks</b>


Does anyone else find this song creepy? And I love it. I love creepy.


Whoever is disliking this video can fight me


I’m singing this in a capella. Ya boy is the soprano 1 section leader WOO


omg this was so lovely and wonderful and MICHAEL??


ok so... our chamber chorus did this a year ago and since then it's been getting so popular


Im buying tickets to go see you in Cardiff in 2018 and i cannot express how much i love you and i cannot wait to see you live!!!! Ahhhhhh Xxxxxxx


"Who's Michael?"<br>Me when I first heard this song 😂

"Who's Michael?"
Me when I first heard this song 😂


I hope you've seen the pentatonix cover of the song bc it is m a g i c a l

I like how dodie’s is more raw sounding.

Emelie Williams tbh for me it's very hollow... I didn't feel any emotion from it, as if it was too polished or sth like that. but hey to each their own!


I really thought that was another person 😂


This confuses me, does dodie actually have a twin??? @-@


Okay guys, I think I’m either experiencing the Mandela effect or I’m psychic, because the day before this video was posted I was in a shop and this song came on and I thought “oh, I’ve heard this song before, Dodie covered it,” and I could legit hear this version in my head. And then the next day she uploads this video, and I think to myself “wait I thought she posted this cover years ago.” So I’m confused now.


this makes me hate the snow outside my window less


This song is about the person who wrote it's life in middle school, when his friends left him


You're actually Mary Poppins singing with your reflection XD


I'm so confused how to film yourself and harmonize to yourself at the same time, shouldn't you have an earbud in to hear yourself?


i wAS WAITING FOR YOU TO DO THIS SONG YESSSS


LYRICS

I was following the [8x]

I was following the pack
All swaddled in their coats
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
To keep their little heads
From fallin' in the snow
And I turned 'round and there you go
And, Michael, you would fall
And turn the white snow red as strawberries
In the summertime

I was following the pack
All swaddled in their coats
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
To keep their little heads
From fallin' in the snow
And I turned 'round and there you go
And, Michael, you would fall
And turn the white snow red as strawberries
In the summertime

I was following the pack
All swaddled in their coats
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
To keep their little heads
From fallin' in the snow
And I turned 'round and there you go
And, Michael, you would fall
And turn the white snow red as strawberries
In the summertime


‘Who’s Michael’
Me: miKEY F U C K I N G WAY

‘Who’s Michael’
Me: miKEY *F U C K I N G* WAY


I was following the [8x]
I was following the pack
All swaddled in their coats
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
To keep their little heads
From fallin' in the snow
And I turned 'round and there you go
And, Michael, you would fall
And turn the white snow red as strawberries
In the summertime
I was following the pack
All swaddled in their coats
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
To keep their little heads
From fallin' in the snow
And I turned 'round and there you go
And, Michael, you would fall
And turn the white snow red as strawberries
In the summertime
I was following the pack
All swaddled in their coats
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
To keep their little heads
From fallin' in the snow
And I turned 'round and there you go
And, Michael, you would fall
And turn the white snow red as strawberries
In the summertime


Thank you for giving credit to Fleet Foxes and not PTX. This song actually isn't about anything. They said that they just thought it sounded good. And who though Fleet Foxes long awaited new album was a disappointment? Their old music was awesome though.


"The song references a person named Michael. Is that someone specific, or is that just a name for a feeling?
A person named Michael.
It is?
[Laughs.] Yeah. Michael is a great buddy of mine from back when. We just totally, I don't know, he was one of the kids I knew from grade school on. If I saw him now, I really don't know what we would talk about. It's just kind of that same thing that kind of happened really gradually." https://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/fleet-foxes-white-winter-hymnal/Content?oid=1209454


Wait can someone explain the meaning of this? Also how can you turn the white snow red as strawberries in the summertime?😂

White Winter Hymnal was apperently written from  ''personal experience''.

''Fleet Foxes songwriter Robin Pecknold revealed to Rolling Stone that his songs are "written from personal experience,” including “Hymnal,” which was about a time when his friends ditched him in middle school. The lyrics might have been about childhood past, but the melody came from a familiar source — namely, Walt Disney. “The idea was a song like “Whistle While You Work,” from Snow White, you know?” Pecknold said. “So it started with that very beginning thing, the first kind of like, melody. And then once the verse was done, it just seemed like it lent itself to the repetition, you know?”


I assume since Michael is the one falling, that they mean the angel


My school choir did this song but I wasn’t in it bc it was masters  choir and I was in concert choir but my mom edited the dvd and she sung this for foreverrrrrr it alwwys gets stuck in my head


So recently i asked my dad for ur book for christmas and i never really get super cool presents like iphones or really expensive stuff. Most of the time i get crayola stuff and yeh. Anyways he said maybe but not to get my hopes up and i was really sad because when he says that it never really happens. A couple days passed and my parents decide to divorce and im just broken. I go with my dad and just bawled my eyes out that night. A week passed and my dad calls me and tells me to walk home early today and when i get home he has the book and it just made my day and i was so happy that words cant even describe it. He says i cant open it till christmas and ive never been so excited in my life

I just wanted to give u a formal thank u dodie for making my life filled with joy. I cant thank u enough. ❤

TransitioningGhoul thanks for the support


i just want more dodies. i want all the dodies.


"ok thnks. goobyie. meri crissmas." JDHDJDHDHDH SHE'S SO CUTE


I think the song is about the French/Russian Revolution (i’m going to focus on the French)

“I was following the pack, all swallowed in their coats” The winters in France during the French Revolution were very cold, the revolutionists were wearing heavy coats.

“With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
To keep their little heads from falling in the snow” Revolutionists wore red scarves and hats to show they supported the Revolution, as to not get beheaded at the guillotine.

“And I turned 'round and there you go
And Michael, you would fall and turn the white snow red
As strawberries in the summertime” Michael is probably one of the unfortunates who did not wear a scarf/hat. He was noticed and then decapitated, his blood staining the snow red. The “you would fall” meaning he was to fall on his knees like you would when getting executed by beheading.


All your Christmas songs are just Christmasy enough? For someone who isn't a fan of carols, I simply love all of yours


The story is about the original artist and his friends as kids playing outside in the snow! "To keep their little heads from falling in the snow" is just about the kids falling over in the snow. Michael was... I believe his friend, it may have been his little brother. Turning the snow red doesn't represent blood, it's the red of the scarves against the white snow. :)


This reminds me of the pentatonix version


Norwegian subtitles are now added @Doodlevloggle. At the time of writing this comment, there are subtitles in English, German, Spanish and Hebrew


lyrics

I was following the [8x]

I was following the pack
All swaddled in their coats
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
To keep their little heads
From fallin' in the snow
And I turned 'round and there you go
And, Michael, you would fall
And turn the white snow red as strawberries
In the summertime

I was following the pack
All swaddled in their coats
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
To keep their little heads
From fallin' in the snow
And I turned 'round and there you go
And, Michael, you would fall
And turn the white snow red as strawberries
In the summertime


MY SCHOOL DID THIS SONG FOR OUR WINTER CONCERT


I feel like really emotionless, and depressed and I really just want to cry and not leave the bed. What do I do?

YouTube search Dr Jordan Peterson on depression

This fandom is amazing! I would recommend search for more Dodie's videos, and also be gentle to yourself. It may be a hard time, but it will all be alright. Let your emotions flow, make yourself some tea, or a beverage or food you really like. Breath slowly and concentrate on the air entering and leaving your body. Allow yourself to relax and your brain to be calm. Everything will be ok :)

Cry and don't leave your bed ❤<br>Just for a little bit. If that's what it feels like you need to do then there's no shame in doing it. There was a time in my life where I wouldn't leave the house for weeks, I barely ate, cried all the time, and I just longed more than anything to disappear. Trying to seek help isn't what helped me in the end. It just slowly lifted without me even noticing. That's not to say you shouldn't get help, please make sure that you're safe. But remember that this is only temporary and just because you spend a day crying in bed doesn't mean you'll be stuck there forever. Lots of love xx

Cry and don't leave your bed ❤
Just for a little bit. If that's what it feels like you need to do then there's no shame in doing it. There was a time in my life where I wouldn't leave the house for weeks, I barely ate, cried all the time, and I just longed more than anything to disappear. Trying to seek help isn't what helped me in the end. It just slowly lifted without me even noticing. That's not to say you shouldn't get help, please make sure that you're safe. But remember that this is only temporary and just because you spend a day crying in bed doesn't mean you'll be stuck there forever. Lots of love xx

Paneon thanks so much, I didn't know where else to go for help honestly. I figured this fandom might be able to help. ❤

Em Jay you leave your bed and make yourself feel. Go outside. Feel the sun/rain/wind. Listen to the sounds. Concentrate on what you're feeling. If that's nothing then think about your beating heart and try to feel it your chest. You. Are. Alive! Isn't that great!!

Em Jay im so sorry to hear! Try talking about it to someone close to you, family maybe friends. Try to find the problem to your sadness together! I send hugs and love ❤❤


I just wanted to tell you that 6/10 is the reason i freaking live okay.


I JUST PREFORMED THIS WITH MY SCHOOL CHORUS


it's about the french revolution with their heads held on with scarves


This is my faVORITE WINTER SONG AND WHEN I GOT THE NOTIFICATION FOR MY FAV. YOUTUBER SINGING MY FAV WINTER SONG


This is the the best video I've seen on youtube


i have always loved this song, but but who what huh?? i think it's about someone who is building snowmen..... oh well

Maya Edwards like I said in the comments above it was from personal experience xxx but it's a good theory

I think it’s about the French Revolution. People would wear red scarfs to show they were for the revolution and they would travel in packs. If you weren’t for the revolution I think we all know what happened

Janneke Oevering Actually I thought the same way!! Just this year I tried to find the "real" meaning behind it because I've wondered for so long!

I just always pictured a little boy in the winter, playing with his friends but he wandered around, building a snowman, named Michael. He used his scarf as a scarf for the Micheal the Snowman, so the head wouldn't fall of. ("To keep their little heads from falling in the snow"  lalala) But well that didn't work! I guess I just have a big imagination lol

Janneke Oevering same! i really like the theories about the songs though :) its cool to see what people think it's about and so!

Alicion that's really interesting! I have always loved this song because of the melody of course but also the mystery around the song

White Winter Hymnal was apperently written from  ''personal experience''.

''Fleet Foxes songwriter Robin Pecknold revealed to Rolling Stone that his songs are "written from personal experience,” including “Hymnal,” which was about a time when his friends ditched him in middle school. The lyrics might have been about childhood past, but the melody came from a familiar source — namely, Walt Disney. “The idea was a song like “Whistle While You Work,” from Snow White, you know?” Pecknold said. “So it started with that very beginning thing, the first kind of like, melody. And then once the verse was done, it just seemed like it lent itself to the repetition, you know?”


I love this but this is kinda off topic- i never realized how much you reminded me of Jennifer Aniston in her Friends days until now


this is giving me fucking war flashbacks to doing this song in school choir


“and I brought myrrh!”
“oh!”
“myrrh-DER”
“JUDAS! NO”

Alec Dixon ewwww your profile picture is Felony Martinez


This song is about hunting. I don't know who Michael is specifically, I just know the premise of the song is hunting.


this is the most perfect thing ive ever heard a


the band says the song is meaningless but my favourite theory is that its about the French revolution (ie. red scarfs to stop themselves from being executed)


I could've sworn I've heard these harmonies before...... <b>cough*PTX *cough</b>

I could've sworn I've heard these harmonies before...... *cough*PTX *cough*


You look so much like Minnie Driver in Good Will Hunting


The songs technically means nothing and michael is just a friend. He talked about it in an interview


Maybe it's just bc I was reading about WWI and WWII but the song reminds me of them. But also I've never heard this song before today so idk


Micheal alludes to the archetype of Archangel Micheal, the warrior, the protector, who slays the beast. He's within all of us. The symbol of him falling is like when we let our guard down or we become vulnerable and in many cases we spill blood or are hurt. Blood red delicate strawberries... red scarves around the throats of the masses Michael falling.... ahhhhhh the symbolism is amazing here.


Shoutout to all y'all watching this on the off season, i see you


I'm pretty sure this song was written by robin pecknold who is in the band fleet foxes. There was no credit given so I'm pretty sure that's who wrote it.

Hattison She forgot but he put in in the description


The song is actually about the French Revolution! The line “swallowed in their coats” is referring to the big puffy coats they wore during that time in the winter while the phrase “scarves of red” refers to the color that people wore to show their loyalty to the revolution. If you weren’t loyal you were beheaded hence the line “keep their little heads from falling in the snow.”  Michael is said to be apart of a really high up family during that time I think they were called the Czar family? Anyway that part is about him being beheaded. Beautiful song though! Very deep meaning!

Actually White Winter Hymnal was apperently written from  ''personal experience''.

''Fleet Foxes songwriter Robin Pecknold revealed to Rolling Stone that his songs are "written from personal experience,” including “Hymnal,” which was about a time when his friends ditched him in middle school. The lyrics might have been about childhood past, but the melody came from a familiar source — namely, Walt Disney. “The idea was a song like “Whistle While You Work,” from Snow White, you know?” Pecknold said. “So it started with that very beginning thing, the first kind of like, melody. And then once the verse was done, it just seemed like it lent itself to the repetition, you know?”


YES!!!!!! (sorry I couldn't help my excitement)


Got tickets to the london concert WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!!!!!!!'!!!!!!!!


this song always scared me, i don’t know why. mostly the ‘turned the white snow red as strawberries in the summertime’ bc it was literally blood. my 5 year old mind was terrified of it.


This song is about french revolution.they would wear red scarves as an alliance during war.not wearing there scarves would be a sign of treason and could lead to a trip to the guillotine,I'm assuming the song is about a soldier (Michael) who took off his scarf . LOVE YA DORKS😊


YouTube! Stop recommending this video to me!!! I have a policy that I can only listen to Christmas music during December (up until the 25th) and I cannot mess this up!!!! I really want to watch this video tho (even though I've already seen it)...


do u understand how many times i've watched this omgggggggggg


I thought the line was "I thought you would fall"


This is sad but I was singing along with kirstins harmony from the pentatonix version


This is so cute i love it💖 But who is Micheal? (lol jk)


I need advice

I have a presentation that I'm doing in two days and I have cried so much about it already. I think I'm really anxious

Advice on public speaking
Advice on confidence

Fatema Begum Zaman fake it fake it!!! I used to be so so shaky and wobbly about public speaking, but not so much anymore. yes, nobody will really remember or care, so just talk slowly and pause/breathe so that you don’t run out of air or rush yourself into more panicking. know your material super well! one thing that helps me, not sure if it’d help you, is to think of someone whose confidence you admire, and imitate them, lol. plant your stance with purpose and try not to be the last presenting so you don’t dread it! I wish you the best of luck. it will be okay.

Fatema Begum Zaman Just think like think like this, when other people were up did you judge them or just didn't care, so maybe they won't judge you since you didn't


just my tickets to your concert in Bristol!!


"And Micheal you would fall and turned the snow red like strawberries in the summertime"

hm


!! DODIE DID NOT WRITE THIS SONG !!<br>This song is by Fleet Foxes, and it is annoying me quite a lot that there is given no credit to them ( or even mention that its a cover ), and a lot of people in the comment section thinks that dodie wrote it. Its by Fleet foxes. Please remember to give credit another time dodie, as an musical artist i was expecting that you would understand/give credit.

!! DODIE DID NOT WRITE THIS SONG !!
This song is by Fleet Foxes, and it is annoying me quite a lot that there is given no credit to them ( or even mention that its a cover ), and a lot of people in the comment section thinks that dodie wrote it. Its by Fleet foxes. Please remember to give credit another time dodie, as an musical artist i was expecting that you would understand/give credit.

read the other replies, dodie added credit in the description because of this comment.

It's in the description. Check your facts before you go slandering someone.

Juliane Lavalamp
SO just because she did not mention that it was a cover in the video.
She did MENTION it in the DESCRIPTION.
😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

you perfectly described how i feel. Their lyric and music is so beautiful and deserve so much more attention, and at least credit. i hate that people think that pentatonix/other people covering made the song ):

Teyah Elizabeth did you see dodies comment above yours saying she’d add it? No need to be patronizing... -<i>_____</i>-

Teyah Elizabeth did you see dodies comment above yours saying she’d add it? No need to be patronizing... -_______-

Melissa McCauley fleet foxes wrote but Pentatonix covered it!


Someone please help me

I'm bisexual but I like girls more than boys so am I lesbian?so I think boys are attractive  but I don't see myself with one so does that mean I'm lesbian someone help?!?

TøpStayalivetøp I think your bi if you find both guys and girls attractive, maybe you just like girls a bit more :)


My friend thinks you look high in the thumb nail 😂😂💙


how has no mentioned that this is inspired by pentatonix?? both beautiful covers!

Because it wasn’t. Pentatonix didn’t write the song, fleet foxes did lmao

em byrdie because it's not? It looks more like she's inspired by lana

em byrdie it was originally written by the fleet foxes and she might not have heard it from ptx


Ahhhh I got tickets too see you in London!!! Xxxxxx


Pretty sure the song means nothing, Fleet Foxes (the artist) just wanted something to sing in rounds that sounded good.


Its good, but it has nothing on the fleet foxes


Michael might be talking about the archangel in the bible but i'm not sure. Also, you're wonderful and I Iove you


“who is michael?!”

he’s probably in the bathroom


I love you but your lack of capital letters is horrifying


ok but can i get the pattern to the hat you're wearing tho?


Listened to this about 29271649 times today and here I am again ITS TOO CATCHY 😂❤


I LITERALLY A PREFORMING THIS SONG TONIGHT IN A FEW HOURS AHH THATS SO FUNNY BUT I LOVE THIS SONG AND YOU BYE


See, now I'm sad that my choir chose Halejulah  over this song,..


Got hold of Wheezy Waiter's Cloning machine I see...


Ok i'm back and i've watched this about 100 times


<b>Two dodies is always better than one</b>


someone named “Fleet foxes”? did a cover to your song


This hat... 😍 You look like Spiridon Vangheli's Guguță.


i almost thought the twin would be hedy ahaha


I’ve always thought Michael was the Angel Michael


Don't quote me on this but I think somewhere I heard fleet foxes wrote this song mainly for the harmonies and the words were almost an afterthought?


0:43 sounds like 3:44 is "whatd i miss" from hamilton


I was at a chorus concert last night and sang this .What the fucj


OK AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO NOTICED THAT DODIE WAS IN YOUTUBE REWIND


Her songs are for high quality ads and when you watch them you say...WHATS THE NAME OF THAT SONG??


Okay not to be dramatic or anything but i would die for your twin


so this song was supposed to be for meaningless pleasure because it was fun


do a cover of Santa tell me but dodie it up


Tell me why she said merry Christmas like that?


I love you and I appreaciate some split screen fun but this song is a bit creepy ...


Michael didn't die. He slipped and fell while trailing the pack of winter bound people to the lodge. My guess is he scrapped his hand or bumped his head.


I'm pretty sure the song is about building snowmen...if anyone is interested lol


ABOUT THE SONGS ORIGINS -
This is the first song on the LP, it’s lyrically fairly meaningless I guess but it’s not really meant to mean something. As an introduction to the record, we thought it would be nice to start it with a simple jam that’s focused on singing – on the record it starts with a tongue-in-cheek harmony thing that we hoped would make people laugh or something but I think it just confuses them. This is my favorite song to play live, though singing it live is sometimes difficult because the lyrics are so vague. Weird how that works!

- Robin Pecknold (lead vocalist), to Daytrotter.


Fave christmas song and fave baby oh wow im happy


Why isn't the original artist credited lmao (it's Fleet Foxes btw)


This sounds oddly like decapitation to me...<br>Probably wrong (at least I hope so) but eh

This sounds oddly like decapitation to me...
Probably wrong (at least I hope so) but eh


I AM ADDICTED TO THIS OMG ITS NOT FUNNY ITS A PROBLEM


You should probably write to artist of the song somewhere!


I read something that this was about the French Revelation.


Sounds like it should be a hunger games song


Oh my fucking god. What the fuck. This too good. This shouldn’t exist. This is so good it breaks the fundamental laws of the universe. What the fuck.


This is so cute I'm crying.<br>Like I'm so gay omg.

This is so cute I'm crying.
Like I'm so gay omg.


Awh, u look so tiny and cute under the hat awwwwwwwwe


this is a year late - but it’s about dogs! they wore little red scarves to make sure they didn’t disappear in the snow ❄🐾🐶


Oh my word why did I stop watching every one of your videos


This song was written to mean nothing. That’s the history, it’s meant to be personally interpreted by the listener. We had this song in our choir lineup and that’s the history of it


I think the song is about the French revolution and how people were beheaded and they thought wearing red scarves showed that they were not to be beheaded (which id assume didn't work out to well)


The song is about them going out and micheal falling and his red scarf and hat falling off


It was about a kid with their parents she was following the pack of wolves, then Michael Got eaten by the pack.


It’s slightly concerning how many people have watched this and commented in the past 24 hours 😂👀


i heard that its about the french revolution;<br>the used to wear red scarves to show they were part of the pack and if they turned around they would get beheaded or something like that

i heard that its about the french revolution;
the used to wear red scarves to show they were part of the pack and if they turned around they would get beheaded or something like that


aghhh i love this songf aghhh i love you aghhh i love thiisss


ok - I have this theory about this song - I think it's about the French Revolution. But why? Well, friend, during "The Terror" people called the sans-culottes were basically chopping of the heads of counter-revolutionaries using the ever-so-famous guillotine. The crowds that formed around theses VERY public executions were known as packs ("I was following the pack, all swallowed in their coats"). It was also common for revolutionaries at the time to wear red chokers or scarfs in their support of the revolution, mostly because if they didn't support it then they would get their heads chopped as well ("with scarfs of red tied 'round their throats, to keep thier little head from falling in the snow"). Now when they say "and Michael you would fall, and turn the white snow red as strawberries in the summertime," I think they're reffering to the arc-angel Micael, since before the French Revolution, France was SUPER Catholic, but the revolutionaries were very very Enlightened, religious-tolaration guys, and thus they broke ties with the pope, and ended up imprisoning all the priests that sided with the pope instead of them. So, their saying that Michael, most important arc-angel, is being killed in the French Revolution.

Or maybe AP Euro has fried my brain


Why the hell did I get a notification for this video????? I don’t even know who this lady is :(<br>Edit: great singing though? Ha ha I’m so confused

Why the hell did I get a notification for this video????? I don’t even know who this lady is :(
Edit: great singing though? Ha ha I’m so confused


well, it seems like michael died and bled out (possibly decapitated by whomever the singer is speaking to/or it was an accident)...i dont know. michael might not even be a person...its an awesome song though


If you have as sick and twisted mind as I, the lyrics are really quite violent.


I think Michel is a reference to the angel?


Before song starts:

I do not know the history of this song
I don't know what it's about-
Who is Michael?
Who is Michael?
Do you know who Michael is?

Uhm, I literally have no idea.

Song

I was followin' the
I was followin' the
I was followin' the
I was followin' the
I was followin' the
I was followin' the
I was followin' the pack all swaddled in their coats
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
To keep their little heads
From falling in the snow
And I turn 'round
And there you go
And Michael you would fall
And turn the white snow red as strawberries in the summertime

Mmmmmm*MMMMM*

I was followin' the pack all swaddled in their coats
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
To keep their little heads
From falling in the snow
And I turn 'round
And there you go
And Michael you would fall
And turn the white snow red as strawberries in the summertime.

outro

Who died?

I don't know.

Thanks for watching. If you missed it I uploaded a new song on Doddleoddle. I'm really proud of it, it's called Burned Out. Ehm... It's kind of about where I've been this summer. And how this busy busy summer has made me feel. And what it's made me think of.

Yeah! I'm really proud of it, and thank you so much for the in depth response to it. I've really been enjoying reading people's comments. Oki, thanks! Goodbye! Merry Christmas!

Before song starts:

I do not know the history of this song
I don't know what it's about-
Who is Michael?
Who is Michael?
Do you know who Michael is?

Uhm, I literally have no idea.

*Song*

I was followin' the
I was followin' the
I was followin' the
I was followin' the
I was followin' the
I was followin' the
I was followin' the pack all swaddled in their coats
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
To keep their little heads
From falling in the snow
And I turn 'round
And there you go
And Michael you would fall
And turn the white snow red as strawberries in the summertime

Mmmmmm*MMMMM*

I was followin' the pack all swaddled in their coats
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
To keep their little heads
From falling in the snow
And I turn 'round
And there you go
And Michael you would fall
And turn the white snow red as strawberries in the summertime.

*outro*

Who died?

I don't know.

Thanks for watching. If you missed it I uploaded a new song on Doddleoddle. I'm really proud of it, it's called Burned Out. Ehm... It's kind of about where I've been this summer. And how this busy busy summer has made me feel. And what it's made me think of.

Yeah! I'm really proud of it, and thank you so much for the in depth response to it. I've really been enjoying reading people's comments. Oki, thanks! Goodbye! Merry Christmas!


Is she not gonna mention she was on YouTube rewind!!!??


Who’re those people that put dislikes???


Oh my gosh! My choir is performing this tomorrow during our concert!! This is so cool!


This is one of my favourite Christmas songs and I LOVE that there's a dodie version now!!


Literally this was the most beautiful cover i have ever heard. Ive never heard the original and i know i will prefer this forever and always


Now I can listen to you AND zannah sing this damn life is good!!!! Beautiful as always ❤


i love the editing on this vid and your voice is so beautiful!! i also bought your book and finished it a while ago! AMAZING!


That was a lovely cover! That song is amazing ❤


saw fleet foxes live back in September in Reno truly amazing musicians you have to see them live, great cover btw!


This is one of my very favorite songs. Thank you for covering this and being lovely and great and smart.


This has been my favorite winter song since I saw my friends choir preform it 2 years ago and I am so so glad you've decided to cover it. Tbh this is a beautiful thing I didn't know I needed till now.


Omg I was literally just watching pentatonix sing this yesterday. This is my favourite song and you sung it beautifully.


each note was warm to the heart :) happy early happy christmas to you dodie. lots of love sent from your biggest fan in China


I wish ALL your songs were put on Spotify completely as is. Bless my Winter playlist with this cover!!💙


I love this song so much! You and Pentatonix have the best versions.


This brings back so many memories with me singing this in the car when I was like 8 thank you dodie I love this gahhhh


IM CRYING THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL. i feel like i say this on every song dodie sings but it’s true.


The original song is by Fleet Foxes and it's feckin beautiful and I love this cover Dodie, you've really done it justice 💖


This is just so freakin good! The song is beautiful, you are beautiful, and the freakin scene at the end is beautiful😂👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽


One of my favorite winter songs sung by one of my favorite artists yeehaw <3


Just when I didn't think there could be anyone as adorable and talented.

I find your twin.


Ah a classic. I love this song. I could listen to it on repeat


ONE OF MY FAVE SONGS OF ALL TIME I LOVE THIS SO MUCH


I looooooooove how creative you are dodie, and all the while being so kind and humble and staying yourself in videos like these. You're such an inspiration, and your voice is so comforting. xoxoxo


lovelovelove this song and you sing it beautifully <3


i sang this in my choir class last year for our winter show !! im glad i could sing along to the tenor part with you haha


This is one of my favorite songs and you have made it 100x better!!


I have an exam in 1 hour and this helped me calm down! Thanks dodie 💜


I love this song! The story behind it is actually really cool, you should look it up some time. :)


THESE HARMONIES. THE VERY SOFT ECHO. THE SNAPPING. I LOVE. <3


LOVE IT! This is the quality content in here for! The original artists once said they don't even know what they wrote it about... lmao


this is amazingggg omggg!!! also bought your book yesterday and im in love!!!! love you sosoooso much


Fleet Foxes!!!!! I used to listen to them all the time while cruising around in my old Saturn Wagon. This brings me back ❤❤❤


THANK YOU DODIE!!! I WAS WAITING FOR A CHRISTMAS SONG!!!


the  a cappella group at my school performed this last week and I've been obsessed wiTH IT AND IM SO HAPPY SHE DID THIS


the harmonies on this are so cool! people in my choir love to sing this song but they always do the harmonies in really linear thirds and fifths. it's pretty when they sing it but this is much cooler


Me: It's December, TIME TO LOOP SMILE AT SNOW AND ALL DODIE'S COVERS


YOU’RE SO GOOD AT MAKING PRETTY THINGS I LOVE YOU


YAssSS This is my ABSOLUTE favourite Fleet Foxes song and it suits your voice so well and I am just so happy now :))))) <3


we had to do this for christmas caroling once in middle school and i was so confused on why this is considered a holiday song haha. but oh my you sing it beautifully !! (along with everything else you sing ;) )


i just preformed this for my chorus concert !! can relate lol


I don’t know why this video stirred up such feelings of fondness but Dodie you are such a joy I adore you


Shocked that I didn't know I needed this in my life


WE ARE SINGING THIS FOR SCHOOL!!! I love this song, new season fav


i haven't watched your vids in a couple months and i forgot how talented u are o my gosh!


shes so creative and beautiful oh my god<br>i cant wait to see you live

shes so creative and beautiful oh my god
i cant wait to see you live


<3 X-mas time The most wonderful time of the year.


I know that Dodie has anxiety about what should be on the main channel, this 100% should be, was so good!


I’m here with all your song meaning needs: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/white-winter-hymnal-fleet-foxes
If you don’t want to open the link: it says it was based on friends ditching him in middle school, and the melody was inspired by “whistle while you work.”

Also this was a lovely cover. 💕


My A cappella choir group did this song! We’ve actually performed the same concert like 8 times in the last 4 days so it’s cool to hear a fresh version of the song.


DAT HARMONY THO. Love this cute lil weird death song lol


you sound absolutely lovely! good to have ya back mate


Gosh, how are you soooo perfect :o? I think I'm in love


This is adorable and also your twin is adorable and also what a weird song, lol.


I sang this last year and i just kept singing it.


Why are you so creative and talented and amazing???


DODIE PLEASE MAKE A CHRISTMAS ALBUM OR EP IN THE FUTURE


DUDE ITS SO WEIRD HOW I WAS OBSESSING OVER THIS SONG AND NOW YOU ARE SINGING IT


My school just had our Holiday concert tonight and we performed this song with the clapping that Pentatonix does in their video!!


This is nothing related to this video. But I LOVED your book. It was so good! Okay

Bye


wowowowoww such talent and lots of editing nice


I didn’t know about this until Pentatonix sang it. Honestly it creeps out everyone in my family except for me. I think it’s like... sad, but beautiful. To Where it’ll bring confused tears. But anyways I love you dodie and btw you were one of my top artists I listened to this year according to Spotify. So that validates me saying I’m a fan! Woo!


A dodie Christmas album would make my year. Just sayin.


I LOVE THE WHOLE MIRROR THING WHY ARE YOU SO CREATIVE


dodieeeeee you are the cutest lil bean ever.
i like your voice.
i like this song.
i like you.
and your face.

      :)


I’m singing this song for my winter school concert


I love this! This is so cute fjhsjsjsn I have to do this with someone now


frick YES I LOVE THIS YOU AND PTX COVERING THIS?? YES PLEASE


OMG DODIE AND FLEET FOXES LITERALLY MY DREAM COME TRUE


Dodie wearing a beanie is my new aesthetic


wow I’ve never loved a human more than I love you


omg this song brings back memories from choir


WE R SINGING THIS IN MY MUSIC LESSONS IM CRYING


did my favorite youtuber just cover one of my favorite bands?  merry xmas to u too!


I'm singing this choir and my teacher explained that it's a song about a bird. Doesn't make sense but ok.


Guys this is a fleet foxes cover. There isn't any hidden dodie meaning to apply to it, it's just a fun winter song with nice harmonies ❤


I have never heard this song but I love it


Fleet Foxes said White Winter Hymnal is a reflection of one of the band member's life, as he grew up around the same group of friends. He notes watching them change felt a lot like war, in which the feeling of it being about the French revolution comes in. Yes I'm a Fleet Foxes fan.


Interesting spin on the song as I was first introduced to this song by Pentatonix


Dodie, if you ever get a free moment, p l e a s e listen to the song Michael in the Bathroom from the musical Be More Chill, i think it's a song everyone can relate to in one way or another and i think it would really suit your voice if you ever did a cover of it. Plus, "Dodie in the Bathroom" is perfect sooo <3


when i was young, i thought Michael's head was chopped off cause of the red scarf that is too tight for his neck and he was bleeding everywhere and turn the snow red as strawberry.

and i still think thats how the song goes until now.


Everyone is wondering so I figured I would tell you.

The original creators of this song ( Fleet foxes ) said this song is about loosing childhood innocence.

Michael was a childhood friend of one of the band members


please make a longer version for me to watch in replay also can <br>I adopt you ok thanks

please make a longer version for me to watch in replay also can
I adopt you ok thanks


this is so cute omg i missed you so much


1. i only know this song because pentatonix covered it

2. HOW COME WHEN YOU HARMONISE WITH YOURSELF IT SOUNDS INCREDIBLE BUT WHEN I DO IT IT SOUNDS LITERALLY SATANIC


I had to watch it twice to hear dodie's announcement at the end 'cause twin dodie was so distracting


My choir JUST performed the pentatonix version, body percussion and all


a lot of people think the song might be inspired by the the French Revolution where a lot of beheadings took place and people wore red scarves to show their loyalty for the revolution. It was common that if people didn't support it they would get beheaded along with the French royalty. But that's like super morbid so the idea that it is a childhood memory seems a lot more comforting to me.


According to an interview with The Rolling Stone, Robin Pecknold based the lyrics around an experience he had in middle school when his friends ditched him and the melody was inspired by the song "Whistle While You Work" from Snow White.

Link to the (very short) article: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/white-winter-hymnal-fleet-foxes


i literally just did this in my choir???


The song is apparently meaningless, they had a vocal jam and wrote it :)


WAIT DODIE DO YOU REALLY HAVE A TWIN?? Edit: lmao i am so dumb


wow since when do u have a twin and what is their name??


This is better than Pentatonix's rendition!


I can't BELIEVE YOU SANG MY FAVOURITE SONG OEWUBBAJSHBKU


my a cappella group did this a few years ago ayyy


It’s really dark, it’s about hunters in the winter killing the foxes, the scarves of red are holding their heads on


Omg she pulled a Charlie (and then a dodie) <br>Edit: just remembered she does this all time whoops

Omg she pulled a Charlie (and then a dodie)
Edit: just remembered she does this all time whoops


Am I the only one who's never heard this song before? Haha


Totally thought this was by the Fleet Floxes.


proof that dodie is susie, tessa is hobbes come to life, the transmogrifier is real and they stole it from calvin. well played susie, well played.


the song is about the French revolution. Revolutionists wore red scarves around their necks so they wouldn't be arrested and executed for opposing the revolution. Michael is probably someone who opposed the revolution


This is great tip to y'all <br>Play this and put your device in the sink of your bathroom. Stay in the bathroom and enjoy.

This is great tip to y'all
Play this and put your device in the sink of your bathroom. Stay in the bathroom and enjoy.


THIS JSNMY FAVOURITE SONG SHAYAHGAAHAGAGAH


Michael could also be mean the archangel


I heard it was about the French Revolution, but I'm not sure


yes dodieeee i'm back my bday is in 4 days


The song is about killing slaves in the French Revolution or something like that 😬


Should I come out to my mom....?????? I’m bi


this is the cutest shit ive ever seen???


obviously this is not the message that Fleet Foxes was trying to portray, but music can be interpreted in many ways and this is my interpretation. until i looked up the members of fleet foxes and saw there was no "michael" in the band, i thought micheal was the one singing it. "i was following the pack swaddled in their coats" is like saying that this "micheal" sees himself always following the trends, trying to be liked by other people, but only seeing the nice "coats" they have on, and not seeing wh they really are underneath. "with scarves of red tied 'round their throats to keep their little heads from fallin in the snow" i took that as like the "scarves of red" were that one piece of sanity that keeps their heads on their shoulders, keeps them from going insane. I think the nest couple lyrics are saying that our lil michael here is so tied up in this world hes made following the croud, that he doesnt realize that the scarf around his own neck has fallen off, and him turning around and seeing that is "staining" his life. turning his nice life and literally changing it, or turning the "white snow red as strawberries in the summertime." anyone who actually decided to read this i appreciate you


I thought the lyrics was 'my girl' not 'Michael'?? lol


Idk if i’m correct, but I am pretty sure the song is based after a horror story about a girl who’s, when she had married, husband kept asking to take off the scarf she had always worn. Of course, she didn’t and said that “I will only take this scarf off after my death!” Years later, on her death bed, she had finally showed everyone what would happen when you take her scarf off; yep, you guessed it, her damn head fell off. <br>Of course, i’m only guessing due to the relation between the story and the song. Hope I didn’t ruin it for anyone!

Idk if i’m correct, but I am pretty sure the song is based after a horror story about a girl who’s, when she had married, husband kept asking to take off the scarf she had always worn. Of course, she didn’t and said that “I will only take this scarf off after my death!” Years later, on her death bed, she had finally showed everyone what would happen when you take her scarf off; yep, you guessed it, her damn head fell off.
Of course, i’m only guessing due to the relation between the story and the song. Hope I didn’t ruin it for anyone!


other dodie trying to lick dodie is such a mood


no one died?! Michael's red scarf fell in the snow and that's why its red...


this is cool but you left out the main melody?


i want to be her friend so badly oh gosh


Michael is Adam (like adam and eve) but angel version like so when adam died his angel name was Michael


I can't tell if the twin thing is a joke....


this song is about the French Revolution i think i may be wrong but basically theres like a pack of people and they are all wearing red scarves so there heads dont get chopped off, then michaels falls off i think or he isnt wearing one. because he isnt wearing one his head gets chopped off and that makes the snow red as strawberries in the summer time ( my pastor at church told me this )


Am I the only one contemplating how messed up this song is?


Ok so I just listened to the original and someone commented that it's about the French Revolution? Like apparently if you weren't wearing a red scarf you were decapitated? Idk tho


Anyone who disliked this should be on the naughty list.


Hey I am in a choir class and this song is about little kids trying to survive yes it’s a very sad song because they all died


you've got to be joking
what the actual fuck
this song haunting me
is this a sign?
i have to write up a lead sheet for this song so I can pass and I haven't done it yet tersrdcythvyjhv lowkey yes i'm watching youtube to procrastinate and I??? how
universe what is this


Fun fact, this song has literally no meaning!


This has been one of my favorite songs since I first heard it almost ten years ago. And you do it wonderfully.


I have listened to this 12 times and I just found it.This is my new favourite version, wonderful as ever Dodie!


I love hearing all the different versions of this song! We sang this in choir while I was still at school, and I remember seeing Zannah do a cover of this a while ago too 😊


Aaah! This is perfect! I've wanted you to do this song forever! Your voice is perfect for it!! <3


i couldn’t stop smiling throughout that whole vid . you’re so cute and i love the cleverness of it <3


Lyrics!

I was following the pack
All swallowed in their coats
With scarves of red tied 'round their throats
To keep their little heads
From falling in the snow
And I turned 'round and there you go
And Michael, you would fall
And turn the white snow red as strawberries in the summertime


If you made a holiday album or something I’d cry you’re such an amazing singer ❤


This is a lovely from virtually my favourite band!! Fantastic! ❤❤❤


This is lovely! You are more create that I can ever be <3 I love burned out :D


this song is kinda creepy but it's still a total bop! love your cover dodie ❤❤


I literally just got back from singing this at my choir concert!!


!! you give me chills every time you do anything !!


This was so beautiful and calming and peaceful and asthetically pleasing and aghhhhhh I love you dodie


Ahhhhhhhhh I was always hoping that you would do a cover of this song and it’s amazing👏👍💕


i did this is in my select chorus at my high school last year, and it was such a pivotal point in my choral “career”. we did the synchronized hand claps from pentatonix’s version, and it was such a life changing experience, especially performing it in front of my entire high school. dodie, you just brought all of those memories back to me in such a stressful time, thank you ❤


Omg Dodie, I literally just performed this song <b>*today*</b> with my acapella group at my college!! Love this, and you, and what a crazy coincidence! 😆

Omg Dodie, I literally just performed this song **today** with my acapella group at my college!! Love this, and you, and what a crazy coincidence! 😆


Sang this is choir a while ago, i love it xx


ah this is so good! you're so talented!!


We literally just performed this in chorus for our concert!!


Dodie this is beautifulllll! If you made a Christmas album I think I’d probably cry of happiness.


Congrats on making it into YouTube Rewind this year Dodie!


this makes me so incredibly happy i almost cried lol, this might be our last christmas in our family home because expenses and all that jazz but i couldn't have wished for a better start of december. it started snowing and its actually sitting and staying! its not moving! the snow is thick and me, my brother and my sister all played in it. keep in mind this was an hour ago.. yes we had a snowball fight at midnight kdddjgdfgh thank you!


The Pentatonix version is my fav but she slays this. Plus she's freakin adorable :3 <3


I USED TO LISTEN TO THIS SO OFTEN WHEN I WAS A CHILD. My parents keep really old hymnal Christmas albums because they sing in a church choir.


Is it just me or the split screen twin being funny reminds me of Stevie and her video twin? So adorable


blasting this song at christmas dinner with my relatives it's the sound of an angel singing


This is insane - both the editing and gorgeous song


This is beautiful 😍 I love this song, but I don’t think anyone knows what it’s about 😂😂


My goodness, I never thought I'd hear Dodie sing Fleet Foxes. Pigs can fly, I guess.


I have never heard this song in my entire life but boy do I love it now


my favorite artist covering one of my favorite Christmas songs!!


This is one of my favourite Christmas songs for sure


one of my school’s choirs sung this ahah !! beautiful :))


you are literally the reason I began singing in public and playing the ukulele. Love you Dodie


My friend (who looks 99.9% like Dodie) is singing this in Choir 😍


It is by a band called fleet foxes I highly suggest them they are one of my favorites


I’ve always wanted a twin 😂 love the vid Dodie. The song was cute, but creepy at the same time. I feel like I’ve heard it somewhere before

Colorful Shadows do you listen to Birdy? She did a version of it on an old album


We sang this in senior choir! Favourite 😻😻


We sang this in choir last year with the PTX body percussion. It was lit.


beautiful person beautiful voice beautiful cover


PLEASE RECORD THIS AND PUT IT ON SPOTIFY/ITUNES/?? SO I CAN LISTEN TO IT ON THE DAILY!!


Omy how are u so freaking cute my goodness dodes!!!!💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛 0:46 so beautiful, i'd put it on loop. 💛


Okay I officially need a Dodie Christmas album


my favorite winter song with my fave singinger !!! I’m deceased


I heard it’s about a war? Like the French Revolution or something? The scarves were used for wounds? Just what I heard! This is a beautiful cover ❤


my mum and i used to sing this together a lot when i was little aw


this vid is so creative and cute omg love u dodie


so glad you covered this song! its not even technically a Christmas song but its still my fav christmas song lol


fleeetfoxeeeees ❤ that’s how I know the song anyway. 💁🏻♀loved, loved this cover


this reminds me of birdy’s version of it, it’s so sweet


I’ve never heard this song it’s really catchy wowowow

Edit: I also think this song has a dark twist. Like it sounds super sweet and gentle and it seems really twisted. I dunno how. But I’m gonna think about that.


This is one of my favorite holiday songs....


I got scared when mirror dodie was beside the other dodie, <br>I love when there are dodie clones SO MUCH DODIE!

I got scared when mirror dodie was beside the other dodie,
I love when there are dodie clones SO MUCH DODIE!


THIS IS INSANE. i literally found this song like three days ago, and i got OBSESSED with it and i started thinking about how good it would sound if you covered it!!!! I’M NEARLY CRYING I LOVE THIS AND I LOVE YOU. THIS IS SO CUTE.

i know it’s stupid but i’ve been so stressed n idk given how this song has been on my mind a lot lately and dodie has been as well this just made me extremely happy. thank you for having that effect on me


I just came back from my chorus concert and we sang this song


OMG!!!!!!!!!! Dodie!!!! You are unique!!!! This is just a brillant song and is freaking amazing!!!!! And beautiful!!!! Your voice is just !!!!!;;; so!!!!!!!!!! You!!!!! This night it will be one of the best ones of my year!!! Thank you so!! Much Dodie!!!!


I ADORE THIS SONG AND DODIE IM IN HEAVEN


My friend told me if I sang I would sound like Dodie but Dodies voice is BEAUTIFUL and mine is GROSS UHG


you have b l e s s e d   m y   e a r s   with this masterpiece


This song is actually about the French Revolution when the troops walked in lines, and if they turned around they’re heads were taken off, and the blood flowed into the snow🙃


I’m literally filming my version of this tomorrow. As in I’ve been planning to film this forEVER ☃❄☃
WHY does this always happen 😂
that’s okay. gon do it anyway 🎄
come watch it if you’re so inclined🤓
can I use more emojis than this...
🍪🌈💛🎩🎵💫⚡🌲
YES


I believe it's about the French Reveloution.<br>If you look on either pentatonix' or the original video, there is probably a really good explanation about this.

I believe it's about the French Reveloution.
If you look on either pentatonix' or the original video, there is probably a really good explanation about this.


Dodie:Who is Michael. Who is Michael? Do you know who Michael is<br>Also Dodie:I literally have no idea

Dodie:Who is Michael. Who is Michael? Do you know who Michael is
Also Dodie:I literally have no idea


My school just sang this on Tuesday for our school concert and I was one of the people doing the clapping


Dodie! I just saw that you were in The New Youtube Rewind!! WHich is freaking Awesome! Awhh I Love this girl so much!!!


Dodie's little lisp from her invisi-line is so cute wtf


Best Christmas song (for me at least):D :D :D


I suggest Big black Car, Gregory Isaacs. It's my go-to song when reading!!  I think you'll do fab at jt


I WAS LITERAALY LISTEBING TO THIS SONG ALL DAY (PENTATONIX VERSION)  AND WAS BLESSED WITH THIS VIDEO TH


Is this an actual hymn??? I've never heard it!


omg the split screen thing was so cute, i can't


if you ever want to know what talent is watch this video


Fleet Foxes have a lot of strange lyrics, so who all knows what it's about except for them.


The twin is so creative but it scared me lol


split screen dodie is me trying to annoy everyone with a camera in hand


IM LEGIT SINGING THIS IN CHOIR RIGHT NOW OOF


We sang this song at a Christmas concert once and all the kids were really confused about what it was about


Who are fans of Pentatonix as well and this video made your day?! ❤❤❤


omg i actually wanna cry ahh why are you the besttttt


question: what's the meaning of dodie's snaps/claps at the beginning of videos?


me and my little sib love to sing this togeater!


Yaaaaaaaaaasssssssssss this song was made for you to cover


Please do vedj (January) I miss you and a video every day would be a beautiful way to start the new year x


Michael is angel - that’s all I know (thanks Cassandra Clare)


When she said who’s Michel at the beginning, I thought she was gonna sing Michael in the bathroom and I was like OHHHH SHOOTJHDKSH


the writer of the song said it wasn’t really about anything, it just was supposed to be an intro to their album and the focus was more on the composition of the song lol


Dodie I saw you on YouTube rewind YASSSS


Dodie has her one woman choir up in here and I can barely sing twinkle twinkle little star


For those who are confused, the song has no actual origins or meaning. Fleet Foxes wrote the song as an album opener, and wanted it to focus mainly on singing. Of course, many people took to the internet and came up with their own ideas. Michael was taken as a reference to the bible verses John 3:16; Daniel 12:1. "Michael shall not fall.... He can never fall." The scarves of red were taken as a reference to the Russian revolution, as those who wanted to survive wore the red scarves of the revolution. These were ones that popped out to me, but there are a lot more out there.

Source: https://www.lyricinterpretations.com/fleet-foxes/white-winter-hymnal


I THOUGHT IT WAS 'AND LIKE A UFO' NOT 'MICHAEL YOU WILL FALL'

i feel like i've been lied to


Michael is one of the original writer's brother who died when they were little in the winter


its a shame you didn't take the time to learn the percussion that accompanies this song


literally thought this was an old vid because of the hair!


the song is about the french revolution btw


Michael was another name for a gilloten, I think? Or a person who didn't follow the others. Apparently this song is about the French revolution, how if you were apart of it you would wear a red scarf and the line "to keep their little heads from falling in the snow" was another way to describe the people being exicuted, having their heads chopped off. Leaving the line "turn the white snow red as strawberry in the summertime" to be the victims blood. In this case probably Michael

I probably spelt like nothing right


This song is about a army during the French Revolution pretty much the red scarves tied on the throat was kind of a symbolism for hoping their heads cut off!? I think so this is what I was told so yeah by the way love the song was great OK Bye


When she said Michael did anyone think she was talking about 'Michael in the Bathroom'


Apparently it's about his friends ditching him.


Did anyone think of Pentatonix when they heard this??


Maybe they mean the Archangel Michael..?


did anybody else think hedy was the one in the mirror the whole time ?


I thought michael was an angel but im not religious so tbh that's just a guess


I’m not sure if it’s true or not, but apparently this is about a pack of skiers or something who have red scarves on in the case of they fall into the snow they can be found, turning the snow red because of the scarves. Idk if it’s accurate but ay


it's about the russian revolution, and those who did not wear red scarves or hats were assumed to be disloyal and were executed, so um.. lost their heads. 😅 yayyy for pretty music!


idk what this song is actually about, but it's talking to Michael about him falling and turning the snow red. I wonder if it's religious connotations? Like the angel Michael leading forces against Satan, who fell from Heaven down to red hell...<br>or something like that ^^

idk what this song is actually about, but it's talking to Michael about him falling and turning the snow red. I wonder if it's religious connotations? Like the angel Michael leading forces against Satan, who fell from Heaven down to red hell...
or something like that ^^

Jennifer Park oh, that’s interesting! ^^ yeah I can see that<br>I guess there can be lots of interpretations X3

Jennifer Park oh, that’s interesting! ^^ yeah I can see that
I guess there can be lots of interpretations X3

Bleepboop The artist said that it was from personal experiences with bullying but it resembles the Russian Revolution when people were forced to wear a red scarf to show their loyalty to the revolution or they would be hung, or in Michael's case, beheaded, turning the snow red as strawberries. We just don't know!


where's all my people in ohio hoping for the snow too


The song is about when people were decapitated by some army. I can't remember exactly but the red scarves were bloody nooses... yeah... Pretty song with a terrible background.


I'm back, for the 56th time. Okay bye. Actually I guarantee I'll be here again in ten minutes.


I miss you and i don’t even know you xoxo hope i could meet you some day


The song either about a guy named Micheal dieing and bleeding out, or kids building a snowman and Micheal the snowman head fell off.


I thought the person in the mirror was Hedy


It's about the French revolution. It refers to the revolutionaries scarves on their French coats which prevented them from being guillotined on sight. Not 100% on all of that but yeh


I live in São Paulo it doesn't snows here. :(


I feel like such an idiot, but does she actually have a twin, and who wrote this?


This vid just go public? Swore i woulda known bout this when it came out


I like to think that this song prisoners (following the pack) who hang themselves with their red scarves and then the prisoner "Michael" is sentenced to execution so his head is chopped off (to keep their little heads from falling in the snow) and then his blood covers the snow turning red as strawberries.

Oh yeah, and the coats are for the mentally unstable prisoners, you know, those ones that tie there arms around them


Pulaski at night is song for you please cover it


heard its about the French Revolution?? idk the whole story but yeet


I’ve always loved this song! So glad to see you cover it, this is probably my new favorite version!


We're singing this in choir on the 14th. Great timing! Love your songs and covers, you're incredible Dodie!


Easily one of my favorite songs ever. And you covered it so well! Also, I love your hat.


Absolutely Beautiful, dodie. You've just made the season so much more special. Much love and warm feelings to you.


Fleet Foxes are SO good! This was a lovely cover & the reflection twin was clever! ❤


This is gorgeous!! You seriously have such a lovely voice! (So does your twin ;))


I LOVE this song!!! I found it by accident a few years ago and now it's one of my favorite winter songs


This is perfect !! You are so magnificent oh my goodness. Happy holidays dodie. What a perfect way to end my Thursday night. Love you ❤❤


This is so creative and unique, Dodie. LOVE!


This is wonderful! I love this song! And burned out is amazing, I hope you feel a little better soon! Seriously this was beautiful though!


Super glad you covered this, this was the first song I sung with my high school vocal group, such a beautiful piece! If you're ever keen to cover more of Fleet Foxes in the future, would love to hear you have a crack at 'Isles', one of my favourite songs from the band. Love you babe <3


It's so lovely! You should do more like this! <3


I was literally listening to this song on repeat all day after not hearing it for so long! This is so beautiful


Literally my favorite Christmas song mixed with my favorite YouTuber. HAPPINESS OVERLOAD 😜😛😁😁💗💖


I love this song! I sang it with my girl's chamber group last year!! We did the clap that Pentatonix does too. I love the rhythm!


i've never heard this song but YOUR VOICE IS SO BEAUTIFUL I LOVE YOU SO MUCH


this is so lovely ahhh<br>Your stuff always makes me so happy <33

this is so lovely ahhh
Your stuff always makes me so happy <33


Missed ya vids Dodie. Happy to have ya back! Hope you’re well! xx


Wow wowie thank you sm dodie this just gave me such a warm Christmas feeling in my heart 💛 🎄 Also can we appreciate this editing because dodie has ouTDONE HERSELF


I love this. My show choir sang this for out Christmas concert!!! 😊😊😊


ahhhhh, this is one of my favourite songs ever - your voice suits it so well hhhhhh. Also. the meaning of the lyrics is actually quite morbid lol


WAIT I HAD TO SING THIS IN CHOIR WAIT WHAT (and amazing job dodie your voice is so amazing to watch develop and grow keep goin queen💛💛)


This song has never sounded so good. Amazing!


I absolutely love this song we sang it once for a Christmas play


this is so sweet and soft i love you so much dodie thank u for living and creating u warm my heart every day


We did this in my show choir and spent about an hour arguing <br>about the meaning, turns out it was written to be nonsensical. Also, great cover, Dodie.

We did this in my show choir and spent about an hour arguing
about the meaning, turns out it was written to be nonsensical. Also, great cover, Dodie.


omg this is my favorite christmas song ive been waiting for you to cover it!!!


My choir is doing this and I love it so much!!!! Also I ask my friends "who's Michael?" All the time


I love this. Love it so much. Festiveness increases tenfold


This is so cool and wintery and much aesthetic and wow it makes me happy.


THIS IS JUST WHAT I NEEDED TODAY BLESS YOU FOR BEING SUCH AN ANGELIC PERSON


shes having so much fun with the camera editing lmao I love it


YESSSS I LOVE THIS SONG AND YOUR VOICE OMG (immediately subscribes to your channel)


We literally just sang this song in chorus for a concert 2 days ago. What a coincidence😊


This is a cute video. Also! I have recently finished your book. It's deeply personal, at times quite relatable (sometimes very not as I'm not a girl but it's important to understand different perspectives), and covers all kinds of important elements not just to better understand you as a person but for your target demographic of growing millennials to help them better navigate the world. I really liked it. Good work :)


Ah I love fleet foxes❤ this is excellent


this makes me v calm while i'm walking alone to avoid panic when i think i'm lost.


I literally just heard this song in my chorus class today!


I was waiting and now I have been blessed with this gem, God bless your beautiful soul (I don't normally act like this)


I was literally listening to all of dodies Christmas songs today and was like I wish there was more and now here we are! It's a Christmas miracle


does your twin have a youtube channel??!!1! she’s really good at singing!!1!


This is so freaking beautiful! Omg Dodie stahp it it's not fair!


I love the juxtaposition of strawberries and blood (also, Dodie, you should put a link to You EP in the description. Beautiful job!


this is my favorite song i am so enthralled to listen to this


How did she managed to get the tempo right? How did she film this so well? Can someone answer pls


Awesome cover! the choir I’m in literally performed this song week ago. The lyrics make no sense, but it seems to be a general thing that it’s about either the murder of Michael or the French Revolution? which is kinda weird for a Christmas carol but you know, whatever...


I can`t say too much about the words , but I love the harmony , so melodic and calming. Thanks D. for posting G.


There's lots of theories online about the lyrics being about the French Revolution, however the lead singer of the band said in an interview that "It's lyrically fairly meaningless" 😲quite ironic considering how the lyrics have quite powerful imagery ❤


you have more talent in your pinkie toe than i have in my entire existence. i am constantly amazed by you.


gorgeous edit, great sound and beaute piece-a-arrrrrt.


I love this song so much and have been playing it a lot and now dodie uploaded it! Yayayay


everyone is commenting about the song (which is honestly beautiful and amazing!) but WOW THAT HAT IS SP BIG AND PRETTY.


I only know this song cuz of PTX but this was adorable and I loved it and you <3


I loved this!!! although I was slightly freaked about mirror you for the front bit haha


i never knew how much i needed this until now


Fleet Foxes blessed me with the creation of this song, then Pentatonix, then Dodie...


I had to chart this song first trimester of uni. such a good piece


I love this song and fleet foxes and you ❤


I got chills from the humming bit, oh my god


I don't know how someone can be so beautiful


this is so festive and dodie you are so cute.
#staystrongdodie


yesss dodie this was one of our concert songs in school this year


Dodie can make an already beautiful song about murder even MORE beautiful IS THAT EVEN HUMANELY POSSIBLE


you have no idea how much I've wanted this!!


this is really pretty and all but where are the creds? like i get it’s kinda a big song that lots of people cover but i also feel like fleet foxes deserve more recognition!! they’re so underrated !! i can’t believe that we all have not recognized that they actually make the most beautiful music in this world


WHEN I SAW THIS IN MY NOTIFICATIONS I CLICKED SO FAST THIS IS MY FAVOURITE SONG EVERRRR


I wish I could like this a thousand times


I am using that 'goodbye merry Christmas'  at the end as my message ringtone right the fuck now


Michael is another name for Adam as in Adam and Eve in the Genesis story, (who fell as in the fall of Adam).  It's a very beautiful song, and I love this sooo much.


What a wonderful early birthday gift. Ten days before birthday heck yeah!


Ok I went back to my old school to pay a visit to my choir teacher AND THEY WERE SINGING THIS EXACT SAME SONG


Hi Dodie! I have no idea how you would do this, but maybe you could do a song collaboration with Crankgameplays? Just a thought. Your voice is beautiful as ever ❤


Dodie there’s the most adorable person in the world in your mirror, might wanna check that out...


this is the best thing i've heard all day.


omg literally my school choir sang this for a christmas event these past 2 years and our inside joke was "wHo'S mICHAEL??"


It started snowing here right when you uploaded ❤


People: Winter is coming

Dodie uploads a Christmas Cover

Me: with a Christmas sweater, Santa hat, and a hot chocolate Nope it’s here.

People: Winter is coming

*Dodie uploads a Christmas Cover*

Me: *with a Christmas sweater, Santa hat, and a hot chocolate* Nope it’s here.


i saw you play a snippet of this on snapchat and i got so frustrated bc i knew i had heard the song before but i couldn't figure it out and then i did some searching and it was the PTX cover from last year!!! (And obviously this video)


I don't know why but it reminds me of the Fleet Foxes a little!


imagine if dodie sang this with Pentatonix


chriiiiIIIISTMAAAAAASSSS also you would totally kill candy cane lane by sia I was listening to it and I was like dodie could do this and make it cozy and her own


THISS??? IS? PERFECT????? ohhh my sweet goodness

also i always think of Michael the archangel when i hear this song. but just a guess!!


"Who is Michael??? Who died?"<br>Same Dodie, same.

"Who is Michael??? Who died?"
Same Dodie, same.


Dodie, we need your book in Mexico<br>i've searched for earth, sky and sea and i can't find it!!!!

Dodie, we need your book in Mexico
i've searched for earth, sky and sea and i can't find it!!!!


This is my freaking childhood song. HEHHEHEHE


I live in Ventura which is currently on fire, the air quality is horrible so we can’t go outside and the wind keeps knocking out the power so communication has been dodgy. I’m really happy you uploaded this right before my phone died. The past few days have been so dark and terrible and you posting this has brightened my day, even in the smallest way it matters so much. Thank you <3


reminds me of pentatonix i fucking love it


"do you know who michael is?"<br>"um I literally have no idea" I'm fucking WHEEZING jskdoxlsnwn

"do you know who michael is?"
"um I literally have no idea" I'm fucking WHEEZING jskdoxlsnwn


So many Dodies!  How can I tell you all apart?


i anticipated this to be perf and i was not wrong


Michael is an archangel! One of God’s essentially-second-in-command, he was kinda in charge of the war stuff, which might explain him turning the ‘white snow red as strawberries’...


Lol you know dang well that you got this from Pentatonix. You even did their arrangement.


Just wondering, if one of you live in London, which one in california? One of you have her ears pircied? Wich one lives with her father and wich one with her mother?  (love da video <3)


Pretty sure the story of tie ribbons round their necks so if they were to fall they could be found easier because of the contrasting colours of white and red. At least that's what I read from the pentatonix cover


Quick question: who originally sang this song? Because I thought it was PTX but then I thought it was just a cover


you're the most adorable person living???????


Michael  died he cracked his head in the snow 😂😂


Fleet foxes wrote the song to not make any sense, which is very like them:)


MY SCHOOL HAD AN ASSEMBLY AND SANG THIS SONG TODAY WHAT


Below is a comment from an account called Cat Spit a year ago which seems to answer the mystery behind the song :)

Great speculations! Unfortunately, this beautiful song actually has a rather sad connotation. Here is what I believe the real meaning of the song is.

During the French Revolution, mobs of revolutionists beheaded those (such as royalty -- I'm sure you've heard of Marie Antoinette) who were against the revolution. Revolutionists would gather around the guillotines in "packs" to watch the beheadings. The fashion then was to wear high-collared coats, which may have appeared to "swallow" the individual. Also, I found a painting depicting a beheading scene in the French Revolution. The revolutionists in the illustration wore red scarves around their necks, perhaps to symbolize their loyalty to the revolution. Perhaps "Michael" didn't wear a red scarf or did not support the revolution, and thus he was quickly beheaded at the guillotine.

"I was following the pack all swallowed in their coats" -- someone was following the revolutionists on their way to the guillotine to behead those who opposed the movement. Perhaps this person was for the revolution and was a friend of Michael, or he too was on his way to the guillotine.

"With scarves of red tied 'round their throats" -- the revolutionists wore red scarves to symbolize their loyalty.

"To keep their little heads from falling in the snow" -- in order to keep from being beheaded, they wore the red scarves to show others that they were for the revolution.

"And I turned 'round and there you'd go, and Michael you would fall, and turn the white snow red as strawberries in the summertime." -- Michael did not wear a scarf or did not support the revolution, and thus he was quickly beheaded.

Hope this answers some of the mystery!


k i know this song is from a while back but i was wondering if you could redo 'smile at the snow' or have a piano tutorial


I believe the song is about the French Revolution


Yassssss dodie! (Also, Pentatonix anyone?)


the first time I heard this(pentatonix ) I was shocked like Michael are you OK are you still alive boy like you had to go and ruin the the snow for everyone didn't you also why is this a Christmas song!?!?


I think Michael is an angel or something


I’m fairly certain it’s a reference to Michael the angel in the Bible? Correct me if I’m wrong.


You can easily tell that this is fake she definitely edited the audio like she definitely did that


Michael is one of the band member's brother!! : (


What she has a twin it am I missing what's going on?????


I thought and still think, the snowman died. The scarf holding its head up and bam it fell. I used to take red dye and kill my snowmen... maybe it’s not suppose to be that literal or morbid? Idk


i love this song so much you don't realize how happy I am you did a cover of this!!


This was adorable! This is one of my favorite winter songs <3


This is one of my favorite songs of all time!!!!!!!! You did such a beautiful job!!!!! :))))))


Is it just me or her voice did really got stronger? I love it! I always did 💛✨


you are so amazing at everything you do. i love you and am proud to say i've been watching you for 2 years now <3


This is so cute! The mirror twin idea is genius, your outfit is perfect, the harmonies are beautiful. Marvellous as always.


I absolutely love this song. Im so glad you covered it. Only good feels from this song 😍


I'm so grateful for you 💘 thank you for giving me an escape from my depression through your videos. I hope you're doing okay.


I love the fleet foxes! She does this song so beautifully!!!


LITERALLY SINGING THIS IN MY HEAD ALL DAY, AND MAD I DIDNT KNOW THE NAME!! THEN ANGEL DODIE COMES WITH A COVER!! what a Santa 😄😄


Firstly you look gorgeous, secondly beautiful singing and thirdly amazing editing.


Holy shit I'm actually crying from the beauty of your voice. I love your cover of this song. This is one of my favourite songs and my choir is doing it and your take on it is leaving me speechless


Fleet foxes and Dodie is a pretty great combo, I literally saw them in London a few weeks ago they were amazing ❤


Omg I love this song! It’s one of our Christmas songs for choir this year. We’re performing it tomorrow and six of our members are doing the clapping thing.


I’m so in love with this it makes my chest hurt 😭💕


this has always been one of my favorite crimbo songs! so glad you covered it!


So good!!! I love this song and you were incredible!!!


i’ve been obsessed with this song for a week and now dodie covers it ahhh my mind is blown


i was listening to all your christmas covers and i was craving for another one. woke up at 5 in the morning to listen to this and im in love. thankyouu dodie x


All your videos just give me this incredible feeling of calmness and safety, like it lets my mind and body relax and focus on nothing but the moment and forget my buzzing mind and remember to breathe and everything feels okay and like nothing can hurt me and I love this feeling so much thank you dodie


hearing your voice I know everything will be ok love you dodi


you’re so talented oh my god I love you dodie


Dodie, I absolutely adore the way you create- you make it appear so effortless but my god is it flawless! Looooved this one x


I love this song! it's written by Fleet Foxes and the official video has really amazing claymation that tells a story and its just really cute.


It's so good omg! I love both versions of this song (pentatonix and the original by fleet foxes)


Oh my god, I saw this on my feed and died a little- one of my favorite songs, partly cause it’s so odd😂 I was NOT disappointed, this is my new favorite version of it!


Great Fleet Foxes cover Dodie! Keep it up 👌


you are just so talented and amazing i hope i meet you one day, merry christmas to you too :)


THIS IS MY FAVE CHRISTMAS SONG!!! And apparently they just wrote it to sound nice with all the sounds and stuff your mouth makes and that’s why it’s so satisfying to listen to and I love it!! Literally don’t think they meant it to have any meaning but idk maybe they just haven’t shared the meaning but that’s what I remember from reading about it a couple of years ago bc I was interested


this is so beautiful! i love it sm. ps: michael is an angel haha.


MY LORD........THIS SONG. IVE BEEN OBSESSED WITH IT FOR MONTHS!!!! Bless you dodie😍


this is so lovely and such a neat visual too!


This song fits her so well. This is truly a great song to listen to on a cold night.


This truly made my day Dodie, you are such a gift in this world xx


This is such a pretty song and I’m very glad u covered it


one of my favorite holiday songs. one of my favorite people year-round.


i love this song anyway (i first heard it by Birdy) and this cover was amazing


today's been such a good day, and then it offically peaked when dodie released a new vid!! <333


no one can get me anything for christmas bc this is all I need and want forever and always heck dodie I love you


Very aesthetically pleasing, good job dodie (: also your twin has poor posture..js. though it clearly didn't affect your singing so excellent job once again this is a beautiful lil cover and it's nice to see that you're comfortable uploading again<3


Thanks for this, it was just what I needed to keep me from losing my mind over biology homework.


I used to perform this in chorus during the winter time and I always assumed Michael turned the snow red due to a bloody nose from the dry, harsh winter air.


this is actually pretty amusing, seeing my singing group at school is singing secret for mad, and we just got done with singing white winter hymnal :)


Okay wasn’t feeling really happy and Christmas-y today but if there’s anything that can make my mood do a complete 180 it’s festive Dodes ❤🌲


How are all of your videos so aesthetically pleasing?


This made the whole rest of my year, honestly


ok tbh dodie u r the best ur harmony in this is honestly the best thing i've ever heard and it is like all a capella which just shows how freaking amazing your voice is thanks for your awesome content <3


yes queen just the bit of holiday I needed <3


Please sing lower songs more often, it sounds really great


My favourite Christmas song sung by my favourite singer.<br>Best Christmas present ever

My favourite Christmas song sung by my favourite singer.
Best Christmas present ever


YES

also.... coincidence! Im going to sing with my choir in an hour


I sang this at carol service last year with my choir


i will played this amazing cover for christmas day

i promise.


can you imagine if dodie and lisa mitchell did a song together I would explode


this is so good dodie the heck i want it on the big big "main" channel


The story I believe is from the writers childhood? The song he said was about a time when his friends ditched him in middle school. I have no idea how it correlates but that’s what I heard. Gorgeous cover, by the way! 😂👏🏻


Two new songs in two weeks

This is a perfect winter now


THIS IS SO GOOD DODIE WE LOVE YOU VVVVV MUCH!!!!!!!

BUT SIDE QUESTION?? Could someone tell me what in the living head this song is about?? It seems really interesting.


It's not Christmas until dodie starts her Christmas covers<br>and I'm highkey so excited for more dodie Christmas music, honestly MAKE A CHRISTMAS EP

It's not Christmas until dodie starts her Christmas covers
and I'm highkey so excited for more dodie Christmas music, honestly MAKE A CHRISTMAS EP


Giving me serious Pentatonix vibes I LOVE SO MUCH


About the meaning of the song: a while back, after finding this song through Pentatonix, I got really curious because it´s such a cute little song but the lyrics sound so dark, but what I found was that Fleet Foxes apparently said the lyrics were ¨fairly meaningless¨ and that they just created it for the sound or something, which I thought was pretty funny (after me and my mom and sis spent ages throwing out theories about the meaning). So yeah, apparently there isn´t really any meaning behind it. I think it´s just up to the interpretation of each person.


How are you so great? Like is this even real?


I love this song omg (also I think Michael is the angel)


Dodie you're a beautiful mashroom  (great hat...? Cap? Idk...) with angelic voice


"Who died?" is the exact question I ask myself every time I hear this song. Why did someone write this?


i have bad memories associated with this song but because of you singing it so calmly i finally have the courage to sing it aloud with you


This song is so wierd but I love it 😘 to make it less creepy: think of them as foxes and hunters and it being about "the circle of life" (starts singing lion king)


I love you Dodie!! You are very beautiful!!!!!!!


How do you do split screen?!?like OMG it’s so cool!😂🙈


i lOoOoOve this song, ty dodie!!!! also r.i.p michael!!!!!


My mind pictured the “front” dodie as the high part and the mirror dodie as the low


if dodie had a twin. i prolly gonna die. i ll take them both for sure


<b>I LEGIT WAS SINGING THIS IN CHOIR WHEN YOU POSTED IT</b>

*I LEGIT WAS SINGING THIS IN CHOIR WHEN YOU POSTED IT*


We're singing this song in my choir! We're doing the Penatonix (sorry idk how to spell their name) hand movements


( 0:47 - 1:00 ) oh my god my ears have been blessed😍


i heard that the fleet foxes just wanted to make something upbeat that sounded a bit like "whistle while you work" but then they added these sad lyrics to convey a loss of innocence that people get around growing up. so yeah. no murder, guys!


weirdly enough,, my school's chorus sang this 🙊😂


I LOVE THIS FROM PENTATONIX AND U SANG IT AND IM GONNA DIE


I think you may regret that little tongue gif in the future xD


Ok so it's dodie with her "twin" but there are three voices an I going insane or <br>I mean it's really good though

Ok so it's dodie with her "twin" but there are three voices an I going insane or
I mean it's really good though


Me and my sister use to call this song the little head song when we were younger because we could never remember the real name


We’re doing this in our school Christmas concert huzzah


For people confused (like me)

Fleet Foxes songwriter Robin Pecknold revealed to Rolling Stone that his songs are "written from personal experience,” including “Hymnal,” which was about a time when his friends ditched him in middle school. The lyrics might have been about childhood past, but the melody came from a familiar source — namely, Walt Disney. “The idea was a song like “Whistle While You Work,” from Snow White, you know?” Pecknold said. “So it started with that very beginning thing, the first kind of like, melody. And then once the verse was done, it just seemed like it lent itself to the repetition, you know?”

Also another article said the lyrics were intentionally vague and pretty much meaningless so who knows😂


dodieee please like this comment and if you do I just want to say your freakin adorable and I’m a huge fan


Ok so according to my choir teacher micheal is the song writers best  friend who changed from being this innocent elementary kid to like an addict, I COULD BE WRONG PLEASE DONT ATTACK ME LOL


I freaked out at first about the mirror thing lol


dodieee, shouldn't you aLSO be promoting You EP in the description box? 😂


Just realized how morbid this song is . . . thanks dodie


My childhood best friend was called Michael <3 bare emosh


Wait rly or was that just good editing to make it look like you have a twin


Damn I thought this might be a vid with Shannon v good anyway much much love✨


I think the singer in the band has said that it's a fairly meaningless song about when they were kids, although there are some pretty interesting theories out there!


;^; of course, first snow of the year and I got a cool cover too


i assume when they’re talking about micheal they mean the angel but idk


ohmygooood i literally want to marry u ♥♥♥


The only reason I know this song is fleet foxes


not gonna lie, thought the title said winter winter thermal at first and was very confused after clicking the video.


Ily and u make my mad a soo much better to my heart


1:43 godamnit dodie what are you doin hun


Bet this took a shitload of time to edit


Throughout the video, I thought it was Heather on the background


MUSHROOM BEANIE where is the bell coat xp


But the real question is <i>who is Michael?</i>

But the real question is _who is Michael?_


I love you so very much you are best person ever ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod


The song actually has no meaning. The original writers of the song, Fleet foxes just said that they came up with it and know that there will be numerous questions about it because of how interesting it is, but there isn’t actually a meaning loo


it's about the Russian Revolution and the Archangel Michael


Why is Intertwined advertised in the description but not YOU?


I think it's Micheal that died. Still don't know who Micheal was.


For fuck sake, this humming is so fucking cute


this is not accurate in anyway seen as i couldn't find any proof of it but "Michael" is another name for Jesus Christ? so idk, it could be something? however Robin Pecknold (the writer) said "It's lyrically fairly meaningless. As an introduction to the record, (this was intended to be the opening track on the album), we thought it would be nice to start it with a simple jam that's focussed on singing - on the record it starts with a tongue-in-cheek harmony thing that we hoped would make people laugh or something but I think it just confuses them. This is my favorite song to play live, though singing it live is sometimes difficult because the lyrics are so vague. Weird how that works!" :)


Maybe indicate that it's a Fleet Foxes song... It's not anonymous and you probably wouldn't like somebody covering one of your songs without mentioning that it's yours.


why did i think she was gonna sing michael in the bathroom i hate myself


I have been singing this all winter, that was really beautiful <3


ONCE AGAIN A CINNAMON ROLL HAS BRIGHTENED UP MY DAY

THANK YOU DODDIE YOU ARE LITERALLY AN AMAZING SINGER

💕💕

*ONCE AGAIN A CINNAMON ROLL HAS BRIGHTENED UP MY DAY*

*THANK YOU DODDIE YOU ARE LITERALLY AN AMAZING SINGER*

💕💕


2 of dodie, singing 3 or more parts I LOVE THIS DODIE THANK YOU!


Lots of people I know say I'M your twin! I'm offended that I've been replaced :(<br>Sidenote: this was creepy and awesome

Lots of people I know say I'M your twin! I'm offended that I've been replaced :(
Sidenote: this was creepy and awesome


this is so soothing.. i love your voice and the harmonies in this song. this is both relaxing and also festive, which is honestly what i needed on this yucky december day. thank you for this ♡


This was so lovely, thank you for blessing us with such a beautiful cover


i love this so much!!!! dodie, you're so incredible!!! i'm VERY heart eyes!!! ❣


Wow, I love this song.  You’re so talented Dodie.


I love this part of Year when all dodie does is wonderful Christmas covers!!!


i'm watching this, purple fluffy socks resting on my toes, warm linen duvet over my head and snow falling outside my window, praying for a snow day<br>thank you dodie for making it even more magical

i'm watching this, purple fluffy socks resting on my toes, warm linen duvet over my head and snow falling outside my window, praying for a snow day
thank you dodie for making it even more magical


This is ALL I've ever wanted. I can die happy now that my fave girl has covered my fave wintery song.


Aaah, that was so cute, Ioved it!! Having a twin in the mirror like that is very creative~! You always make me smile ; v ;


i just finished your book today and i am absolutely obsessed with it. thank you for writing such lovely words.


we did this for our choir concert last year and I still have the clapping memorized! this song makes me so nostalgic and you did a lovely job


I was panicking so much about my driving test tomorrow, but listening to this song and taking a few breaths helped me so much. Thank you for such a gorgeous song Dodie!


Song sounds super lovely, also your hat is great ❤


We sand this in choir and I got so excited when I saw this video 😍 I wanna hear her on raido


This song used to scare me when I was little but it's so fun to sing along to :)


i've only ever heard the fleet foxes (is that right? I think so) version before but this is just soooo beautiful. I'm in love


If this was on Spotify it would go on my holiday playlist so fast


AAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA I LOVE THIS SO MUCH THO i mean the lyrics are kinda sad but just anything that is said in your voice is beautifulllll I LOVE YOU DODIE i love youuuu xxxxx


I was just reading your book and then you post this! Fleet Foxes is one of my favourite bands and this was the first song I heard by them, this is too good to be true c:


We sang this in choir last year it was so beautiful


This is my favorite winter song and my favorite artist 👌🏻👏🏻💛


I’m so happy now I can listen to both yours and ptx’s versions of one of my favorite Christmas songs aHHhHh


nice song you have such a soothing beautiful voice I love your book


YES THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS <br>THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL

YES THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL


DODIE YOUR VOICE IS LIKE A BIG, GIANT BOWL OF CANDY FOR MY EARS I LOVE YOU SO MUCH THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU AND INSPIRING ME


never clicked so hard in my life THIS IS MY FAV HOLIDAY SONG <br>ps i've missed you Dodie

never clicked so hard in my life THIS IS MY FAV HOLIDAY SONG
ps i've missed you Dodie


I love this and i love you, you're a cute lil genius in a cute lil bobble hat that deserves so much more credit for your content


THIS IS MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONG OH MY GOD DODIE I LOVE YOU


ONE OF MY FAVOURITES AND MY ANGEL COVERED IT


Well I'll be putting this on repeat for the rest of winter lol


I love your voice & harmonies so fucking much! 😍


We sing this in a chorus and we sound like we are dying but this is a just pure beauty.


dodie, this is one of my favourite songs and you are one of my favourite youtubers in existence...how could you?!?! ^^ <3 <3 <3 <3


My new obsession is joining in on the harmony and making it a 4 part harmony ahhhh it's so fun


I'm super proud of your new song on your main channel!


it's originally a fleet foxes song. absolutely amazing


hey dodie!! you said you didn’t know what the song was about- so I’ll tell you how I interpreted it!!<br>I think it’s about the French Revolution. Everyone’s making their was to the guillotine, and many are wearing red scarves to show they are pro-revolution, as to not get their heads cut off. then this michael person was guillotined and his blood turned the snow “red as strawberries in the summertime” :) hope this helped. I’m not sure if this is totally right but after analyzing it- this is what I came up with!!

hey dodie!! you said you didn’t know what the song was about- so I’ll tell you how I interpreted it!!
I think it’s about the French Revolution. Everyone’s making their was to the guillotine, and many are wearing red scarves to show they are pro-revolution, as to not get their heads cut off. then this michael person was guillotined and his blood turned the snow “red as strawberries in the summertime” :) hope this helped. I’m not sure if this is totally right but after analyzing it- this is what I came up with!!


You just saved me so much stress 😂 I was trying to figure out the name of that song!


this shot is so particular! i love it. also that fluffy beanie is HUGE! i also love it!

and finally, the song is so ominous...i love it.

update: i researched about the song because i loved the harmonies and wanted to learn more about it and i was surprised to learn that's by fleet foxes! i thought it was an ancient song handed down generation to generation for centuries. turns out it's not, it's from 2008.
the singer of fleet foxes said that the lyrics are fairly meaningless and the track it's just supposed to be a lil' exercise in style, of their singing and their vibe.
anyway i'm obsessed now and i'm going to listen to it until my head doesn't fall off like poor michael's.


for those of you who've been asking, and Dodie, my mother, I love you, Michael was an angel. I'm a Buddhist so idk why he was super significant but he was one of the big important ones like Lucifer and such


omfg im literally singing this song in my acapella group

apparently according to fleet foxes there's literally no meaning to the song. they made it nonsense on purpose but wanted it to sound pretty?? so there's that!