AFV News Feature (2025)

House of Buneau featured in AFV News – “Deck the Halls,” a Velvet Realism holiday reimagining

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In this AFV News editorial, House of Buneau unveils a bold reimagining of the classic carol “Deck the Halls” through the lens of Velvet Realism — a fusion of Dark Disco, trap production, cinematic soul, and theatrical art-pop. The piece frames the track as a modern, emotionally charged holiday vignette, designed to live far beyond seasonal playlists.

The feature highlights how the arrangement leans into that hard initial “D” in Deck — treated almost like percussion — and builds around it with choir-like harmonies, dramatic drums, and a modern trap pulse. Rather than a cozy background carol, the song becomes a tense, shimmering chamber scene: gold-fox crest, burning lights, and a deck of emotions turning over in slow motion.

AFV News also points to the broader Velvet Realism movement: House of Buneau as a multidisciplinary artist shaping not just songs, but an entire visual and emotional vocabulary. The article situates “Deck the Halls” as both a holiday release and a key document in the early public record of Velvet Realism — where glamour, tension, stillness, and rhythm collide.