December 30, 2024 - January 5, 2025

Joy.

Is there anything better than celebrating the holiday season with our loved ones?

I know I look forward to rewatching FM 06.13’s holiday specials each year, listening to Jung Kook sing, “O, Holy Night”, as well as seeing him and Jimin do their karaoke version of V’s “Winter Bear”. Also, who doesn’t love the “Please Santa” episode of “Run BTS!”? They’re all so cute in their Santa hats…

Oh. Did you think I meant, like, your actual friends and family? This is awkward. No, I definitely meant BTS. And ARMY, of course. Who better to shake some tinsel and deck the halls with?

Join us this week as we do something a little bit different. In order to bring 2024 to a close, we decided to compile and share everything BTS and its members have done over the years to celebrate the holidays with us. From their very early collaborations with other Big Hit artists, to the current benevolent stranglehold Kim Taehyung has on the winter season, BTS is always there for us this time of year, giving us all things “merry and bright”.

So, buckle up.  Let’s go listen to the Rap Line get lyrical about being a K-Pop Idol during the holidays in “A Common Trainee’s Christmas” and “A Typical Idol’s Christmas”. We’ll watch watch V force (a very uncaring) SUGA to sing “Jingle Bell Rock” because he saw it once in “Mean Girls”. And last but not least, let’s write a strongly-worded letter to Big Hit asking for a full version of “Last Christmas” from Jin.

Now, excuse me, I must get back to playing my “V Owns Everything Winter: Fight Me, Bitches” streaming playlist…

Playlists & Lyrics

• BTS: “HOLITAN!” SPOTIFY PLAYLIST (link)

• ARMY PROJECT 529 WEEK 52 VIDEO PLAYLIST (all YouTube links)
  

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2012-2013:

1. "PERFECT CHRISTMAS" (2012) | OFFICIAL TEASER (0:32)

2. "PERFECT CHRISTMAS" SPECIAL WITH JO KWON, LIM JUNG HEE, JOO HEE, RAP MONSTER, JUNGKOOK (2012) | OFFICIAL M/V (3:46)

3. EPISODE: "PERFECT CHRISTMAS" WITH BIGHIT ARTIST SKETCH (3:31)

4. "SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN" ACAPPELLA VER. (JO KWON, LIM JUNG HEE, JOO HEE, RAP MONSTER, JUNGKOOK) (3:37)

5. BTS FM 06.13: THE VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS WITH BTS! PART 1 (14:40 - as shown)

6. BTS FM 06.13: THE VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS WITH BTS! PART 2 (13:30)

7. BANGTAN BOMB: "A COMMON TRAINEE'S CHRISTMAS" | VIDEO EDIT BY BTS (1:26)

8. "A TYPICAL IDOL'S CHRISTMAS" (2013) | COLOR CODED LYRICS (3:14)

9. "A TYPICAL IDOL'S CHRISTMAS" (2013) | STAGE MIX (3:35 - as shown)

2014-2015:

1. BTS FM 06.13: CHRISTMAS 2014 SPECIAL 'VOICE RADIO' (27:25)

2. 141201 "SAD MEMORIES OF CHRISTMAS" | KBS (7:26)

3. [25.12.2014] BTS- M-COUNTDOWN BEGINS ~ MERRY CHRISTMAS (1:15)

4. [MPD MISSION] BTS SEASON GREETING CARD MISSION (15:58)

5. [MPD] 141225 BTS - "JUST ONE DAY" + "WAR OF HORMONE" (5:14)

6. SIMPLY K-POP CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM BTS (0:42 - as shown above)

7. "ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU" | SIMPLY K-POP TEASER (1:56)

8. SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT BTS | SIMPLY K-POP (13:01)

9. "RUN" | SIMPLY K-POP (3:57)

10. BANGTAN BOMB: "RUN" CHRISTMAS VER. (4:01)

11. "MISTLETOE (CHRISTMAS DAY)" JIMIN & JUNGKOOK (JUSTIN BIEBER COVER) | OFFICIAL AUDIO (3:15)

12. "MISTLETOE (CHRISTMAS DAY)" JIMIN & JUNGKOOK (JUSTIN BIEBER COVER) | COLOR CODED LYRICS (3:14)

13. "MISTLETOE (CHRISTMAS DAY)" JIMIN & JUNGKOOK (JUSTIN BIEBER COVER) | FMV (2:25)

14. 151218 BTS JIMIN & JUNGKOOK SINGING CHRISTMAS DAY | YEOUIDO FAN SIGN (0:55)

15. [D-6] KBS SONG FESTIVAL X BTS CHRISTMAS EVE J-HOPE, JIMIN, JUNG KOOK | VLIVE 2015 (33:42)

2016-2017:

1. "CRYSTAL SNOW" | OFFICIAL AUDIO (5:23)

2. "CRYSTAL SNOW" | COLOR CODED LYRICS (5:21)

3. "CRYSTAL SNOW" | 2018 HAPPILY EVER AFTER FANMEET (5:51)

4. "OH HOLY NIGHT" JUNG KOOK | OFFICIAL AUDIO (3:29)

5. "OH HOLY NIGHT" JUNG KOOK | LYRICS (3:29)

6. "OH HOLY NIGHT" JUNG KOOK | 2019 SBS KPOP AWARDS (2:29)

7. "OH HOLY NIGHT" JUNG KOOK | 2023 WE-LIVE (2:17)

8. "AWAKE" (CHRISTMAS VER) JIN | OFFICIAL AUDIO (4:05)

9. "AWAKE" (CHRISTMAS VER) JIN | LYRICS (4:06)

10. "AWAKE" (CHRISTMAS VER) JIN | FMV (4:14)

11. RUN BTS! 2017 EP.32 - PLEASE SANTA (28:43)

12. BTS HOLIDAY HOT OR NOT | RADIO DISNEY (2:08 - as shown)

2018-2019:

1. "WINTER BEAR" V | OFFICIAL M/V (3:32)

2. BANGTAN BOMB: "WINTER BEAR" COVER SHOOTING BEHIND (3:27 - as shown)

3. "WINTER BEAR" V | LYRICS (2:56)

4. "WINTER BEAR" JIMIN AND JUNG KOOK KARAOKE | 2020 FESTA (1:59)

5. MEMBERS TALKING ABOUT "WINTER BEAR" - JIMIN LIVE WITH J-HOPE AND V | VLIVE (4:54)

6. "MIKROKOSMOS" CHRISTMAS VER | COLOR CODED LYRICS (3:56)

7. "MIKROKOSMOS" CHRISTMAS VER | FMV (3:56)

8. TAEHYUNG'S CHRISTMAS SONG FEAT. ADORA | 191214 VLIVE (1:34)

9. "MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS" (SAM SMITH COVER) V | LYRICS (2:25)

10. V RECORDING "MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS" FEAT JIMIN (0:48)

11. "FELIZ NAVIDAD" JIN, J-HOPE | LYRICS (2:20)

12. "OH HOLY NIGHT" JUNG KOOK | 2019 SBS KP-OP AWARDS (2:29)

13. "SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN" RM AND JIMIN | 2019 SBS K-POP AWARDS (1:55)

14. "FELIZ NAVIDAD" JIN, J-HOPE | 2019 SBS K-POP AWARDS (1:31)

15. "SILENT NIGHT" BTS | 2019 SBS K-POP AWARDS (2:41 - as shown)

16. BTS FULL CHRISTMAS CAROL MEDLEY | 2019 SBS GAYO DAEJEON MUSIC FESTIVAL (11:46)

2020-2021:

1. "SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN" | IHEARTRADIO (0:36)

2. "BLACK SWAN" HOLIDAY VER | 2020 SBS K-POP AWARDS (3:17)

3. "LIFE GOES ON" HOLIDAY VER | 2020 SBS K-POP AWARDS (3:37 - as shown)

4. "DYNAMITE" HOLIDAY VER | 2020 SBS K-POP AWARDS (3:28)

5. A.R.M.Y ASKED FOR THIS | 2020 SBS GAYO DAEJUN IN DAEGU (11:13)

6. EPISODE: BTS @ 2020 GAYO DAEJEON (22:36)

7. SING "DYNAMITE" WITH ME (HOLIDAY REMIX) - JIMIN & JUNG KOOK (3:40)

8. "DYNAMITE" HOLIDAY VER | CDTV LIVE HOLIDAY SPECIAL (3:19 - as shown)

9. "DYNAMITE" HOLIDAY VER | COLOR CODED LYRICS (3:32)

10. "SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN" | DISNEY SING-ALONG (2:11)

11. BEHIND THE SCENES OF "SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN" | DISNEY SING-ALONG (2:00)

12. "SNOW FLOWER (FEAT. PEAKBOY)" | OFFICIAL AUDIO (3:49)

13. "SNOW FLOWER (FEAT. PEAKBOY)" | COLOR CODED LYRICS (3:49)

14. "CHRISTMAS LOVE" JIMIN | OFFICIAL AUDIO (3:18)

15. "CHRISTMAS LOVE" JIMIN | LYRICS (3:17)

16. "BUTTER (HOLIDAY REMIX)" | OFFICIAL AUDIO (2:42)

17. "BUTTER (HOLIDAY REMIX)" | DANCE PRACTICE (2:55)

18. "BUTTER (HOLIDAY REMIX)" | COLOR CODED LYRICS (2:42)

19. "BUTTER" & "DYNAMITE (HOLIDAY REMIX)" | 2021 IHEARTRADIO JINGLE BALL (6:23)

20. "DYNAMITE (TROPICAL REMIX)" + "BUTTER" (HOLIDAY REMIX) J-HOPE | 2023 THE SEASONS (2:34)

21. "CHRISTMAS TREE" (OUR BELOVED SUMMER OST) V | OFFICIAL M/V (3:41)

22. "CHRISTMAS TREE" (OUR BELOVED SUMMER OST) V | LYRICS (3:50)

23. "CHRISTMAS TREE" JUNG KOOK (V COVER) | 2022 WE-LIVE (1:06 - as shown)

24. "WINTER FLOWER" YOUNHA (FEAT.RM) | OFFICIAL M/V (4:07)

25. "WINTER FLOWER" YOUNHA (FEAT.RM) | COLOR CODED LYRICS (4:22)

26. "WINTER FLOWER" X GOBLIN | FMV (3:51)

27. [DICON 10TH] HAPPY HOLIDAY WITH BTS💜 (1:13 - as shown)

28. BANGTAN BOMB: BTS' HOLIDAY MEMORIES (4:14)

2022-2024:

1. "IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS" | OFFICIAL M/V (2:51)

2. "IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS" | LYRICS (3:22)

3. "IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS" | CLIP - JAZZ DE V (3:04)

4. "STANDING NEXT TO YOU (HOLIDAY MIX)" (3:14)

5. EPISODE: J-HOPE @ DICK CLARK’S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE 2023 (17:53 - as shown)

6. J-HOPE NEW YEAR ROCKIN EVE TIMES SQUARE 2023 FULL PERFORMANCE (5:05)

7. 2023 NEW YEAR GREETINGS FROM BTS (16:14)

8. "RUNNING WILD" HOLIDAY REMIX - JIN | OFFICIAL VISUALIZER (2:33)

9. "WINTER AHEAD" - V AND PARK HYOSHIN | OFFICIAL M/V (6:22 - as shown)

10. "WINTER AHEAD" - V AND PARK HYOSHIN | CINEMATIC STILL VER. (4:07)

11. "WINTER AHEAD" - V AND PARK HYOSHIN | SILENT CAROL VER. VISUALIZER (3:36)

12. V "WINTER AHEAD (WITH PARK HYO SHIN) : YUNSEOKCHEOL TRIO VER." VISUALIZER (3:44)

13. "WHITE CHRISTMAS" - BING CROSBY AND V (2:55)

14. BING CROSBY X V (OF BTS) “WHITE CHRISTMAS” (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO) (2:53)

Bangtan Bubble:What’s your favorite BTS holiday moment?

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FINAL THOUGHTS:

And that brings 2024, and the first year of ARMY Project 529’s blog to a close! What a journey it’s been so far, yeah? When we dropped the very first week of content on January 1st, we weren’t sure how it would be received, or if we’d even make it all the way until the end of the year. But here we are… 5,000 strong on our Ma City Map, and almost 3,000 in our Discord community.

Writing this blog for all of you each week has simultaneously been the hardest and most rewarding thing I’ve done in a really long time. Not only have I learned more about BTS, but I’ve learned A LOT about myself. Here’s to 52 incredible weeks completed and 23 still to go! When we return next week we’ll begin “Yoonguary”, our exploration of “tongue technology” and say hello to 2025.

Merry Holidays and Happy New Year from all of us at ARMY Project 529! Borahae!

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