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10 songs that feel like In the Bleak Midwinter

Matched to In the Bleak Midwinter by Holst on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

In the Bleak Midwinter
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In the Bleak Midwinter
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safe 18/100 intensity 60 BPM
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Amazing Grace — Judy Collins safe 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (18/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Peaceful Easy Feeling — Eagles safe 75 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Same smooth texture.

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Largo from Xerxes — George Frideric Handel safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag) — Sherman Brothers safe 65 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

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Tea for the Tillerman — Cat Stevens safe 72 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100).

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Swing Low Sweet Chariot — Joan Baez safe 70 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

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Tenderly — Chet Baker safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (18/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Cradle Song — Edvard Grieg safe 60 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (14/100). Same smooth texture.

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Slow Cheetah — Red Hot Chili Peppers safe 70 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100).

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Gabriel and Me — Joan Baez safe 70 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “In the Bleak Midwinter” by Holst?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Amazing Grace” by Judy Collins, “Peaceful Easy Feeling” by Eagles, “Largo from Xerxes” by George Frideric Handel — the top match scores 99% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

How intense is “In the Bleak Midwinter”?

It measures 18/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 60 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 92% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 18/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 100% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep9/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype1/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity18
Dynamics44
Tempo11
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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