Christmas music often arrives dressed for the biggest room it can find. Osken takes a quieter route. His new three-song EP, Leave the Christmas Lights On, is released through Wallstone Records on 13 November and brings the season into a smaller, warmer space.
The record includes two original songs, Christmas, Just Like This and Leave the Christmas Lights On, alongside a new interpretation of Silent Night. Together, they find their atmosphere in lit windows, winter streets and the relief of being close to someone when the rest of the world begins to slow down.
Listen to Leave the Christmas Lights On
Listen to Leave the Christmas Lights On on Spotify. Direct links for the other major streaming services will be added as they become available.
A Christmas Record Built Around Small Moments
There is no need for a dramatic entrance here. The EP stays close to the understated qualities that have shaped Osken’s music from the beginning: intimate vocals, warm piano, clean guitar, melodic bass and arrangements that leave room for a song to breathe.
That restraint suits the season. Christmas can be crowded and bright, but its most lasting moments are often ordinary ones: a familiar room, light against a dark window, a journey home or the brief sense that nobody needs to be anywhere else.
Leave the Christmas Lights On treats those details as the centre of the story. Rather than trying to manufacture a perfect celebration, the EP notices the warmth that already exists.
Three Songs, Three Ways Into the Season
Christmas, Just Like This begins with the pleasure of recognising what is already enough. Its world is personal and lived-in rather than spectacular. The song makes room for the imperfect details that turn a general holiday into somebody’s own Christmas.
The title track carries more movement. Leave the Christmas Lights On has the feeling of returning towards a place that is still waiting for you. Warm piano, seasonal colour and a gentle soul influence give the song lift without pushing it into glossy Christmas pop.
Then there is Silent Night. Osken’s version opens with the familiar calm of the traditional carol before gradually moving into his own musical language. Rhodes, clean electric guitar, melodic bass, brushed drums and restrained strings widen the arrangement while preserving its stillness.
It is not a reinvention designed to erase the original. The song begins somewhere listeners already know, then lets Osken’s indie-soul sound enter slowly enough to feel like part of the same winter evening.
Seasonal Music Without the Spectacle
A Christmas release can easily become an exercise in decoration. Bells, strings and choirs are added because the calendar seems to require them. Osken’s EP uses seasonal textures more carefully. They support the emotional setting instead of becoming the whole point.
That approach gives the record a life beyond a single festive playlist. The songs are unmistakably connected to Christmas, yet their deeper subjects are familiar throughout the year: home, distance, memory, closeness and the hope that a quiet moment might last a little longer.
The official artwork captures that balance. A star glows inside a warm window while snow and darkness gather outside. The scene does not show a crowded celebration. It shows the invitation at the heart of the title: the light is still on.
A Natural Extension of Osken’s Storytelling
Osken’s earlier singles have often found emotional change inside a physical setting. Gone by Dawn stayed with the silence after a relationship had already begun to disappear. Every Mile Becomes a Question looked through a train window and allowed movement to become a way of thinking. Now I’m Listening to the Day turned towards the city as it woke.
This EP moves into winter, but it keeps the same trust in small observations. A window, a light, a road home or a room becoming quiet can carry more weight than a large declaration.
The difference is that these three songs feel more openly communal. The earlier singles often followed one person trying to understand where he was going. Leave the Christmas Lights On asks what it means to make room for someone else when they arrive.
Available 13 November
Leave the Christmas Lights On is released by Wallstone Records on Friday, 13 November 2026, across major streaming services.
The official Spotify page is linked near the beginning of this article. Direct links to Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube Music will be added when they are available. Listeners can also visit Osken’s artist page to explore his previous releases.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is Osken’s Leave the Christmas Lights On EP released?
The EP is released through Wallstone Records on 13 November 2026.
Which songs are on the EP?
The three-song release includes Christmas, Just Like This, Leave the Christmas Lights On and Silent Night.
Where can I listen to it?
The EP has an official Spotify page and will be available across major streaming services from release day. Other direct service links will be added as they become available.
Sources and Release Information
- Official release information and artwork supplied by Osken and Wallstone Records.
- Wallstone Records: Osken artist profile.
- Wallstone Records: Every Mile Becomes a Question Finds Osken Moving Forward.
- Wallstone Records: Osken Turns Towards Morning on Now I’m Listening to the Day.