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"One More Christmas" is Aden Foyer's modern Christmas song about longing, memories, and the desire for one more holiday with those who are no longer there.
/ 16/12/2025 / Kristian DugstadChristmas is a time of nostalgia. Many of us seek the magic of childhood with its lights, warmth, and togetherness. But it can also be a reminder of, and a longing for, everything you can never experience again.
In "One More Christmas", Aden Foyer (Jonas Engelschiøn Mjåset) takes this duality as his starting point, and the desire for one more Christmas with those who are no longer there.
– The inspiration comes from the magical feeling of Christmas, but with a bittersweet twist. That longing for one more Christmas with someone you miss, says Foyer.
"One More Christmas" is built around a simple question: Can I have one more Christmas? One chance to hold on to something that is already becoming a memory.
“The chorus came first. The line ‘can I have one more Christmas’ became an emotional anchor for the whole song. That’s where it all started,” Foyer says.
In the text, snow-covered Christmas trees, lights and decorations stand side by side with an underlying realization that nothing lasts.
– I thought about how Christmas is often about memories, family and the little moments that disappear too quickly.
– The song began with the piano melody and a simple hum. I knew pretty quickly what mood it had to have. It had to be warm, but also a little wistful.
From there, the song gradually grew. The verses were kept deliberately simple, almost restrained, to give the chorus maximum emotional weight.
– The challenge was not to overcompose. To let the song breathe, and trust that simplicity can also be strong.
As with much of Aden Foyer's catalog, the song was produced by Paul Hers. The collaboration between the two is close, characterized by long processes and great attention to detail.
– We spent a lot of time on the arrangement. Especially on giving the instruments clear roles, as you often hear in older Christmas songs. Don't let everything play all the time, but give it space.
The choice fell on organic instruments like strings and winds, rather than heavy synths. The result is a soundscape that points back to classic Christmas songs, but without becoming nostalgic in a calculated way.
– It was about finding sounds that both give a Christmas feeling and that complement each other. And that don't drown out the vocals.
Even though the song stems from a personal experience, it was important to Foyer that it not be too closed.
– Christmas means something very concrete to me. But I didn't want to write something that felt private or inaccessible. I searched for a long time for a tone that felt genuine, but that others could also identify with.
That balance is reflected in the text, where the wish for one more Christmas is not necessarily directed at one specific person, but towards an experience shared by many.
– Loss is universal. Everyone has lost something, or someone, at some point.
In recent years, Aden Foyer has established himself as one of Norway's most played and high-profile pop artists. In 2023, "The Ballet Girl" was the most played song on Norwegian radio. Yet it is the response to a more quiet Christmas project that has made the biggest impression this time.
– The most rewarding thing has been seeing how many people find the song comforting. I've received messages from people who have lost someone, or are going through hard things, and yet feel hope from the song.
For Foyer, it is the very core of songwriting.
– It's perhaps the greatest gift you can receive as an artist. Knowing that something you've written in a quiet room means something to another person.
