Modern progressive/alternative rock band COHEED AND CAMBRIA has unveiled a politically charged animated holiday video for their song “One Last Miracle”. The track appears on the band’s acclaimed full-length album The Father Of Make Believe, released earlier this year via Virgin. Conceived by frontman Claudio Sanchez and directed by Alek Wasilewski, the official video tells a poignant story in which Santa Claus receives a letter from a child whose mother has been taken by ICE, pleading for her return in time for Christmas.
Inspired by the non-stop scenes on TV and social media, Sanchez elaborates: “The algorithm knows what bothers me. The non-stop scrolling through families being violently torn apart, children abandoned to fend for themselves, while their mothers are violently dragged away by men three times their size is upsetting. No political agenda is worth this twist of humanity’s moral compass. If there is a God… I guarantee you… she doesn’t approve”.
The visuals for “One Last Miracle” serve as a sequel to COHEED AND CAMBRIA’s 2019 video “The Unheavenly Christmas Carol,” the official clip for the song “Toys.” In that earlier chapter, Santa attempts to teach a lesson to an overweight, orange-hued president with fascist tendencies — a lesson that seemingly worked, at least for one term.
Fast forward six years and Santa realizes things have only grown worse. This time, he’s done playing nice. Joining forces with his usually villainous cousin Krampus, Santa sets out not only to reunite the child with their mother, but to put an end to the madness once and for all.
