MANILA - The response to "Ikaw ang Liwanag at Ligaya" - the tune of ABS-CBN's 2020 Christmas ID - just a day after its launch has already reached the level of one of the network's most beloved jingles in the past, its co-writer said Saturday.
Even though viewers have always appreciated the network's Christmas songs, Labayen said the reception this time was "beyond our expectations". The song's iconic status was reaffirmed with its revival 10 years later along with other selected ABS-CBN Christmas tracks in the 2019 station ID "Family is Forever".
"'Yong mga tao, naghihintay ng something na bubuhayin ang kalooban nila sa panahon ng Pasko. Tapos dumating ang kanta, and that is how it served its purpose. Tapos ngayon, parang ganoon din," he said.The lyrics of this year's song--co-written by Labayen and CCM staffer Love Rose De Leon--encapsulate a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, various natural disasters, and the ABS-CBN broadcast shutdown.
"Talagang lahat sila na-o-overwhelm. Sinasabi nila, 'Sa dami ng pinagdaanan natin ngayong taon, kailangan natin ng ganitong mensahe'," he said. "Noong nakaraang taon, maraming-maraming comments na naka-focus sa singers, sa artista, na ang galing ng singer, ang galing ng artista. Ito, mga 90% ng mga comments, naka-focus sa mensahe ng kanta--paano sila tinamaan, paano sila na-lift sa panahong ito.
"So noong biglang dumating 'yong kanta at may mensaheng gustong-gusto nila, parang 'Wow', parang nag-spark ng something sa kanila."
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