one for December:

This piece is based on an Icelandic folktale which tells of a certain Troll who used to torment farmers on Christmas Eve.  One night a little girl stayed behind to look after the houses while the rest of her people went to observe the mass.  In the middle of the night she heard a voice outside her window and started singing to keep fear at bay.  At the end of her song the thing vanished.  When farmers returned the next morning they found a great stone right outside the house, where it stands to this day.

30 sec seamless loop, silent

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This piece is based on a Nordic folktale which tells us about the origins of snow. It talks of an ancient whale who left the ocean to die on land. The legend suggests that it was the same whale who originally abandoned dry ground in favor of the salty water as its new habitat and has now returned to its cradle to rest in peace.
As air and wind withered away his flesh and bones, all that was left, eventually, amidst the landscape was a colossal heart. It wasn’t too long before it too gave away. When it burst open millions of white particles escaped and fell all over the ground. Thus was the legacy of the very first whale.

40 sec seamless loop, silent