Last year, Scottish rock group Brògeal released a very solid debut album, Tuesday Paper Club, and we dubbed them one of the Best New Artists of 2025. Today, they've returned with a new single for the holidays. It's called "The Last Noel" and features fellow Scottish singer-songwriter Rianne Downey. There are jingle bells! There's accordion! There's melancholy! It feels like a modern classic, with potent storytelling about past lovers.
In a press release, the band shared:
"The Last Noel" is a new offering as a Classic Scottish Christmas song. The tale is told between a man and a woman who haven’t seen each other in quite some time, it is unbeknownst to the couple whether the other is still in love or even still breathing. Every year when the nights turn cold and the Christmas decorations are put up around town and appear down from the loft, the memories of love from previous years come flying back. It also brings back a bitter twinge of the end times of a relationship, and memories are cast back to 'The Last Noel.' The song is a classic tale of love, loss and nostalgia set at Christmas time.
Listen below.
