Once Upon a December - Anastasia Original Broadway Cast Recording

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[nonikaguya]

Dancing bears,
Painted wings,
Things I almost remember,
And a song someone sings
Once upon a December.

Someone holds me safe and warm.
Horses prance through a silver storm.
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory...

(Instrumental interlude)

Someone holds me safe and warm.
Horses prance through a silver storm.
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory...

Far away, long ago,
Glowing dim as an ember,
Things my heart
Used to know,
Things it yearns to remember...

And a song
Someone sings
Once upon a December

[SeeTwittyTV]

I think a lot of people have a nostalgic attachment to the original and I love it too, but I was really surprised to prefer this version. Something about this arrangement just feels bolder, more melancholic and wistful. It especially fits into the darker theme of the show.

[younice]

I don't know if it's the right term (if it's not, please forgive me), but her voice sounds so... pure. It's beautiful.

[EssiCrossed]

I am so lucky to have seen this musical live on Broadway with the original cast. This song made me cry. They had projections of dancing people on the walls, the singing was phenomenal... I don't cry very often at all, but I was so close to weeping with this..

[MrJuanito]

Anastasia did survive, not in flesh but in spirit as we tell her story and pay homage to her memory through art turning her into one of the greatest icons of the 20th century.

[helenerickson]

Oh, the violin makes me feel so warm and happy inside.
I actually prefer this version rather than the movie version.
I hear more feeling and emotion in her voice.

[Courtneybenson]

I watched the movie when I was little, I was fascinated with the real Anastasia Romanov and was disappointed to find out what happened to her and her family. Ever since I've been salty about the movie itself, given that the real Anastasia was brutally murdered when she was only 17. I wasn't ecstatic to find out they were making a stage adaptation, but I kind of understood why, luckily they made some big changes, particularly with Rasputin and that Anastasia was 17 not 9. I saw Anastasia on Broadway for my 18th birthday, and met Christy Altomare at the stage door, I was shocked when she sang me happy birthday. Two months later I got to meet Liz Callaway, the woman who did the original singing for Anastasia. Overall, I enjoyed the show, and the movie, but this whole thing would not exist if innocent children hadn't been butchered by the Bolsheviks.

[lukemckenzie]

No one:
Not a single person:
Not in all of Russia:
Me at 3 AM: **descending my stairs while I (attempt to) sing the soprano note in the background as I waltz into and around my kitchen**
My family: [fear and confusion]
Me, still dancing but now on the table: “fAar awAY LoNg AgO”

[ohifonlyx]

Dat Vibrato tho... like clinking pure crystal.

[ChristinaLMason]

I saw the show out of town and this was the showstopper. Christy is a powerhouse.

[servo]

the movie verson will always be the best, but they did keep to the original song. Christy did a fabulous job

[peachykeen]

I think she sounds almost exactly like the movie version but with more fluidity Either way I think if people knew how hard it was to actually sing this song they might feel differently but idk

[etps]

She did it justice. Even more than that.

[MrJuanito]

Anastasia, though your life ended in tragedy, you have achieved immortality by becoming a legend.

[Chudoenot]

≈correct translation from Russian

Like a pattern on a window
The past is near again
Someone sang a song to me
Once upon a winter evening.
As if revived in the past
Someone's careful hands are warm,
Waltz of exquisite guests
And the race of dashing horses.
The waltz circled and carried me
As if beckoning his fairy tale,
First Ball and First Waltz
Sound in me now.
Amber Mirrors
My delight is reflected
Someone sang at dawn
Native home leaving.
Will you be in December
Again with me dear

[SindromeDeMascotinha]

Gorgeous show! The way they project the ghosts around the theatre is breathtaking.

[genner-vincenthodgson]

WHAT?! Excuse me?! There is a Musical about one of my favorite movies of all time?! How have I not heard of this?! (and I just happen to find this musical with this video which features my favorite song throughout the entire movie)

[mackenziewalker]

I've been imagining myself as Anastasia and singing this song for as long as I can remember. Here's to hoping I can fulfill my dream one day.

[zellethee]

"Once Upon a December: is one of the most enchanting songs I have ever heard. Absolutely gorgeous.

[MisterMagikarp]

I saw Christy Altomare in the touring cast of Spring Awakening twice and all I could think of was that her voice was so angelic/ethereal. It's soft, yet powerful and so beautiful.