The Story of Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas” (+Xmas Heist!)

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  • @firewordsparkler
    @firewordsparkler ปีที่แล้ว +176

    I want to note that adding this song to your own playlists boosts visibility as well. Spotify could boost this song on individualized automated playlists (discover weekly, morning drive) of people who have similar music taste to you. Also, make sure your player isn't muted, but your computer, so Spotify counts the stream. Let's do this!!

    • @diggingthegreats
      @diggingthegreats  ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Pinning this comment! Let's go!!!

    • @Kohbruh
      @Kohbruh ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Here for it, but it gets play round my home anyway✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

    • @raggaeldestro8609
      @raggaeldestro8609 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I always thought it was #1. I also hate most Christmas songs (Vince Guaraldi, James Brown and Donny Hathaway not included).

    • @jelanilbc
      @jelanilbc ปีที่แล้ว

      Facts plus Tax

    • @lowlowseesee
      @lowlowseesee ปีที่แล้ว

      i havent ever streamed (still listening to cds, and tapes and records at work on portables) but i will mention it to people in conversation

  • @zoradaughter
    @zoradaughter ปีที่แล้ว +393

    “This Christmas” is sooo incredibly popular in Black households! We love it! 🎉

    • @kadu51044
      @kadu51044 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It's like an inherent song that when it plays, you sing. I got this playing on my machine while I work right now! I'll be sharing this with my work friends here shortly

    • @OfficialReggieJamz
      @OfficialReggieJamz ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Facts 💯

    • @Spoonkid222
      @Spoonkid222 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MoonLanta someway, somehow, imma just assume you're racist.

    • @thatsit5049
      @thatsit5049 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MoonLanta why the nut face🤨

    • @catastrophic3
      @catastrophic3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yep we listen to this way more than the Mariah Carey song

  • @totaldstruktion
    @totaldstruktion ปีที่แล้ว +201

    As a black man from Chicago, this IS the definitive Christmas song

    • @tywayne3
      @tywayne3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Chitown!

    • @desantonia
      @desantonia ปีที่แล้ว +3

      can confirm as a Black woman also from Chicago

    • @southsideman4891
      @southsideman4891 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Southside, my brother...

    • @brianburkett6606
      @brianburkett6606 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      FACTZZZZZ!!!

    • @rillloudmother
      @rillloudmother ปีที่แล้ว +3

      as a white man from nyc, this is the definitive christmas song.

  • @DubGDJ
    @DubGDJ ปีที่แล้ว +126

    Let's do this. It needs to be No. 1. It's the epitome of "Christmas Classic".

  • @nykki21
    @nykki21 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Christmas isn’t official until I hear this song. I am ABSOLUTELY IN!

    • @diggingthegreats
      @diggingthegreats  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      YES!!

    • @nykki21
      @nykki21 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Only 69 more plays for me and I'm through the playlist!! This was fun

  • @ace15Nura
    @ace15Nura ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Donny Hathaway deserved every flower you can give, he's a legend, a great vocalist and an insane piano player in the way he could move around the keys.

  • @DanFreeman723
    @DanFreeman723 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    That flatted 5th chord on the turnaround is the magic.

    • @diggingthegreats
      @diggingthegreats  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      so good!

    • @jakekeys88music
      @jakekeys88music ปีที่แล้ว

      Would you say that, going into that 4 chord, it basically acts as a tritone substitution? I'd analyze it that way.

    • @cfibb
      @cfibb 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      3:35
      Btw, one chord during the last measure of the chorus Donny plays -which everyone else seems to omit in their versions of this classic tune- is the rather sweetly mischievous B7b5 on beats 3 & 4 that follows the Bm7b5 (of beats 1 & 2).
      So that particular measure, counting quarter notes when Donny sings “from MEEE” on the downbeat, plays like this:
      1 2 3 4
      |Bm7b5 B7b5 |
      Every other cover seems to lack this magical moment which to me, among other reasons, is why Donny’s original version can’t be touched.
      Thanks for the breakdown tho! Sorry to be that guy! 🤷🏿

  • @theresearchchannel1609
    @theresearchchannel1609 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Real talk, This Christmas is not my only one of my favorite Christmas songs, but one of my favorite songs PERIOD. Could never go wrong with DONNY Hathaway.

    • @diggingthegreats
      @diggingthegreats  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same here- It's so good!

    • @zoradaughter
      @zoradaughter ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same! I could listen to this song in June & feel so much joy! 🥹

    • @oliviamurphy9482
      @oliviamurphy9482 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      same!! I can listen to it any day haha

  • @richrodriguez1356
    @richrodriguez1356 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I’m CONSTANTLY arguing this song (and Donnie’s OG recording) is the best Christmas song of all time, ruffling the feathers of many a Mariah fan. I’ve even fractured friendships over this argument. THIS IS MY HILL TO DIE ON!

    • @728huey
      @728huey ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They're both awesome, but I would argue the that extended version of "Silent Night" by the Temptations is the best Christmas song.

    • @southsideman4891
      @southsideman4891 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL!
      GOD bless you, my brother

    • @jakekeys88music
      @jakekeys88music ปีที่แล้ว

      If I had to pick a cover of this that's pretty excellent, I'd vote for Mary J. Blige's rendition. The host for this channel is right: the Train version is pretty "meh".

    • @p1nkyblue
      @p1nkyblue ปีที่แล้ว

      It's crazy because even Mariah agrees with you! Every time she is asked her what her favorite Christmas songs are she says This Christmas and The Christmas Song. She has also said she will never cover them out of respect, they are perfect Christmas songs and she doesn't believe she could do them justice or add anything of value.

  • @notsogood9449
    @notsogood9449 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    To most of us Black folks Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas" has always been the No. 1 Christmas song. When I was a kid growing up it didn't feel like Christmas until they started playing Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas" on the radio.
    #1. Donny Hathaway's - "This Christmas"
    #2. Nat King Cole - "The Christmas Song"
    #3. ?
    #4. ?
    #5. ?

    • @wrightcommunications8235
      @wrightcommunications8235 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed, this video is appreciated but fourty years too late.

    • @bagley232
      @bagley232 ปีที่แล้ว

      Carla Thomas Gee Whiz its Christmas

    • @NomusaMagical
      @NomusaMagical ปีที่แล้ว

      “In my mind …” starts Christmas for us. Silent Night by Temptations is our black family’s #1. Donny Hathaway is a close 2nd! 👩🏾‍🦳🫶🏽

    • @sptmbr2891
      @sptmbr2891 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Let it Snow- Boyz II Men

  • @joshhernandez2292
    @joshhernandez2292 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Hands down the best modern Xmas song. Not even a question. The chord progressions and tension, that groove, and obviously Donny’s voice. 🔥 🔥 🔥

    • @southsideman4891
      @southsideman4891 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Donny didn't say X. He said
      JESUS CHRIST.
      Say that with Donny too. It's good for your soul...

  • @KKAkuoku
    @KKAkuoku ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Never heard of this song before this video, so I dipped out to listen, and can proudly declare that it’s a cheetah-gliding-on-an-oil-slick smooth alternative to what’s incessantly playing on the radio this time of year.

    • @kh4901
      @kh4901 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Never heard it? I love it so much, I wish I could hear it for the first time again. Play it for your friends and get them in on this!😊

  • @maxacorn
    @maxacorn ปีที่แล้ว +5

    for me, until i hear this song, it's not christmas. and i do mean THIS song. this version is the best version of the song and only donny could do it. i loved it as a kid and i still love it to this day.

  • @hadjiioke
    @hadjiioke ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Dude, this is my all time favorite Christmas song. If this son were played repeatedly in stores, I would never leave.

  • @yetispaghetti5754
    @yetispaghetti5754 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I can only imagine how many people from that era getting the rush of nostalgia from hearing this when they go to the store

    • @dusteddevilapparel
      @dusteddevilapparel ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's the sign of the Christmas season for me!!!

  • @angelamarinelli2017
    @angelamarinelli2017 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Started listening to Donny Hathaway when I was about 14... he is my ALL time favorite male vocalist & this is my ALL time favorite Holiday song!! & him & Lalah together?!?! Are u kidding me?!?! It's magical!! 🥰 🥰🥰

  • @JeffTheGent
    @JeffTheGent ปีที่แล้ว +3

    👏🏽 “This Christmas” is not just one of my favorite holiday songs. It’s one of my most beloved tunes of all time, period, maybe top 20. And I’m a _huge_ music-lover, so that’s really saying something.
    Thank you, *so* much for making this video. I bought Donny Hathaway’s original version of “This Christmas” today, 12/23/23, on Amazon and iTunes to help make it the commercial hit it deserves to be.

  • @blurelic4
    @blurelic4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I must add that The Whispers' cover of "This Christmas" is phenomenal! It is a slowed down arrangement but I believe it is good. Yet, as stated, nothing beats the original. Side note: I share a birthday with Donny Hathaway.

    • @ImJustEricka
      @ImJustEricka ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's beautiful !! But love the original as well

    • @placebosyndrome
      @placebosyndrome ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I love that cover as well, and I love how they used the exact same music from that cover for their beautiful tribute, "A Song for Donny" (also released in 1979). so good!

  • @nekola413
    @nekola413 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Donny Hathaway is one of my all-time favorite artists second only to Same Cooke. Honestly, I go back and forth between the two. This Christmas is the ultimate Christmas song. I've already started streaming it. Let's do this!

  • @andrewswagmane
    @andrewswagmane ปีที่แล้ว +17

    It’s notable to mention that Donny Hathaway once said “When I think of music, I think of music in its totality, complete. From the lowest blues to the highest symphony, you know, so what I'd like to do is exemplify each style of as many periods as I can possibly do”, which really resonates with what Jonte was explaining about how he uses elements of all genres in one song.

    • @southsideman4891
      @southsideman4891 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So THATS the key!
      A lot of times I try to figure out why things are good, I thought that about Donnie several times...

  • @oneinamillennial
    @oneinamillennial ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Your channel is truly something special. This version of “This Christmas” is my favorite Christmas song. Also, thanks for mentioning Patti Labelle’s performance too. I watch it every year to get me in the holiday spirit. 😂😅❤

    • @southsideman4891
      @southsideman4891 ปีที่แล้ว

      He warmed my heart making an effort to make this number one. May this be remembered for his good. Respect.

  • @tyler8902
    @tyler8902 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Donny Hathaway made some of the best music we have to offer as a species. He deserves this and so much more

  • @robbiedubbelman3024
    @robbiedubbelman3024 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Those chords were beautifully played, very warm sound 😊

  • @karencoleman6442
    @karencoleman6442 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Donny Hatheway sung this song with a soulfulness. To many African Americans who also celebrate Christmas see it as that Christmas is also for us. Growing up as a black kid You always heard white Americans like Bing Crosby, or Rose Mary Cloney sings White Christmas. To me it tells a story that to many of African American in the the social and economic struggle that we will have better days and "This Christmas Will Be A Very Special Christmas For Me tells you that you can have a very Merry Christmas too. To many of us kids in the hood sung along with Mr. Donny Hathaway with such joy. Donny Hathaway song is a true classic. He left us a rich true treasure!!! 🎵

  • @amontaineaurore4700
    @amontaineaurore4700 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I am so down for this. It irks me when people don't know this song. My favorite Christmas song! Thank you for doing this!

  • @charlescdt6509
    @charlescdt6509 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Thank you for doing this break down. It was awesome. I feel the reason Mariah's song is known more is its pure pop and easier to sing. The meter changes can catch folks unless you really know the song.

  • @jracerichards
    @jracerichards ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The song was recorded during sessions for his 2nd album. The company never released it as a single but slowly started getting play over many many years. Since Lalah took over his estate she has definitely pushed for the song to be part of Christmas music tradition . The arrangement is classic Donny ,which he's used in other songs including Someday we'll all be free.

  • @oscarcronin428
    @oscarcronin428 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The odd-metered groove is so natural and smooth. Been my fav xmas tune for years. Glad its starting to get some recognition.

    • @diggingthegreats
      @diggingthegreats  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s too good to NOT be number 1!

    • @southsideman4891
      @southsideman4891 ปีที่แล้ว

      Donny didn't say X. He said
      JESUS CHRIST.
      Say that with Donny too. It's good for your soul...

    • @jbstein
      @jbstein 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@southsideman4891 X is a traditional way to write Christ. Χριστός is how you write "Christ" in Greek. In many traditional Christian abbreviations, X stands for Christ, as in the "Jesus fish" acronym ΙΧΘΥΣ (Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior)

    • @southsideman4891
      @southsideman4891 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@jbstein there is no power in the name of "X"; but
      ALL POWER IN HEAVEN AND EARTH IS IN THE NAME OF JESUS!
      Amen and Amen

  • @seanw7452
    @seanw7452 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I adore this channel so much. You masterfully tell stories. I am excited every time a very drops. All the best mate!

  • @sk3lly704
    @sk3lly704 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    BRO I JUST DISCOVERED DONNY HATHAWAY AND FOUND HIS CHRISTMAS SONG, I WAS LITERALLY RANTING TO MY FRIENDS HOW IT'S THE BEST CHRISTMAS SONG. AND NOW YOUR VIDEO CAME UP ON MY RECOMMENDED.

  • @nicolebrown2851
    @nicolebrown2851 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Definitely my Xmas fave! Streaming the playlist for 2 days now nonstop and counting! This song deserves to be #️⃣1️⃣❗️

  • @horissores
    @horissores ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Definitely my favourite Christmas song. The only Christmas song I can listen to any day of the year

  • @cliffordporter9086
    @cliffordporter9086 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best Christmas song ever!!!

  • @jadimwendo464
    @jadimwendo464 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This Christmas has long been the best Christmas song in my opinion. I'm down to make it number 1.

  • @cashnprizes317
    @cashnprizes317 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is my favorite Christmas song. It's gotta be the first Christmas song I hear after thanksgiving; and i can't fully get into the Christmas spirit if i don't hear it on the radio. Donny's version is the only one I ever want to hear.

  • @joem1152
    @joem1152 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I’m so happy to see this video, I was just looking up chords, I love lots of Xmas songs but this one is my favorite! Best vibe and happy, and I’ve always noticed how it’s so different from other more nostalgic Xmas songs

    • @southsideman4891
      @southsideman4891 ปีที่แล้ว

      Donny didn't say X. He said
      JESUS CHRIST.
      Say that with Donny too. It's good for your soul...

  • @ErikOlkiewicz
    @ErikOlkiewicz ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am so glad I found this channel. Great!

  • @aldon560
    @aldon560 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This Christmas is the best Christmas song. Periodt

  • @jdmaccordcoupe1727
    @jdmaccordcoupe1727 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lalah just shared this . But I’ve been advocating hard for this song , it was not only a masterpiece but so many favorites. Love this channel can’t believe how quick it’s grown

  • @cwwheelz
    @cwwheelz ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Let's make this happen! Donny deserves this!

  • @djhollywoodlive6910
    @djhollywoodlive6910 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I agree this song deserves more credit

  • @mojomogul
    @mojomogul ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Shout-out to this channel, the algorithm suggested the "Rock With U" video and I've been watching the others since. Love this video, song, and entire vibe of sonic exploration of classic songs. Keep on!

  • @G400martin
    @G400martin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We had a tree fall on our house while we were in it, just a couple days after finishing decorating earlier this month. All our hard work crushed with no chance to enjoy it. This song got us through it.

  • @joedellava7805
    @joedellava7805 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you, my toddler's "new" favorite Christmas is now this ❤. We're making sure the next gen listens to quality music 🙏 The playlist works!

  • @karla.with.a.k
    @karla.with.a.k ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for this video! Donny Hathaway’s This Christmas is my absolute favorite holiday song. Always has been and always will be.

  • @flowmaka
    @flowmaka ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the breakdown and review of this song. The chords are amazing and were so ahead of his time. Amazing story of how this song came to be! Great overall presentation! ❤

  • @Notcoolkid
    @Notcoolkid ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I just discovered this channel and it’s already a fave!

  • @HorneATL
    @HorneATL ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Listening to it at this hour … and, it’s AMAZING! The chords are complex and require your heart and soul to digest!

  • @lairdhercules4553
    @lairdhercules4553 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dude I don't know how you got the mark with me every video, but this is one of the most underrated Christmas songs. It's known in black households like Stevie Wonder's Happy Birthday. It just hasn't fully crossed over into a pop Christmas classic. I'll try getting that playlist going.

  • @StoneFreeSofie
    @StoneFreeSofie ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ha love it! Donny Hathaway is my favorite singer of all time. His voice, his live performances, he really deserves to be known by a lot more people! Gonna stream this till my ears bleed :D

  • @c.cosman3674
    @c.cosman3674 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    glad im not late to this one, lets get this track up there!

  • @LLuke.
    @LLuke. ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you are just forever goated man, this channel hits every. time.

  • @godivabaker6622
    @godivabaker6622 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It’s not Christmas until I hear this. I love this song so much I listen to it all year long.

  • @parkerchace
    @parkerchace ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm a huge fan of Donny and love this idea!! I'll try to do what I can

  • @JC20XX
    @JC20XX ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My workplace plays the radio so I've heard this a few times a day for a couple weeks now and it truly is one of the best.

  • @david-2vm278
    @david-2vm278 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love your work. I love your passion. And you are right it is the best. I loved it every since 1973 when I first heard it.

    • @diggingthegreats
      @diggingthegreats  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for the kind words, this song is so good!

  • @davidrauline9730
    @davidrauline9730 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Donny Hathaway is one of the most unjustifiably underrated artist of that period.
    Now I want an episode about is cover of Jaleous Guy which make totally forget about the Lennon Version.

  • @irvegriffiths8256
    @irvegriffiths8256 ปีที่แล้ว

    Get Jonte in more - he has such a beautiful way of explaining 😀😀😀

  • @octothorpe12
    @octothorpe12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Word. THE best Christmas song.

  • @jjutt87
    @jjutt87 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent video - 7min - 👌🏽👏🏽👍🏼📹💯🔥

  • @Sean72_
    @Sean72_ ปีที่แล้ว

    This Christmas is the BEST Christmas song ever written and sung in my opinion! You can play that song at anytime of the year and it'll feel like Christmas...NO other Christmas song does that.

  • @mctulkyviperbit6166
    @mctulkyviperbit6166 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m glad you’re giving us this mission! Can’t wait

  • @shawncharles6077
    @shawncharles6077 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The conversation with Jonte Moore reminds me of talks I'll have with my dude Will. He's not as active but when I get confused about a chord or two he can explain it just like that and it makes complete sense. Big Dawg keep these coming. I love the content. Might wanna think of some merch soon. You get my support for sure.

    • @diggingthegreats
      @diggingthegreats  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes! Jonte is the man - so great having him come on and share his knowledge and heart on this song. Thank you for the support! Figuring out merch now, so stay tuned!

  • @machinelearng
    @machinelearng ปีที่แล้ว

    My favorite and the most soulful Christmas song ever. This should be the number Christmas song and Donny's version of it can not be matched

  • @joshualawrence7785
    @joshualawrence7785 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always hear this everywhere during Christmas

  • @thomasbrown3356
    @thomasbrown3356 ปีที่แล้ว

    This song came out when I was 5 years old. I was probably unwrapping a gift, under the pine Christmas Tree, when I first heard it. This tune brings back some good Christmas memories.

  • @1mespud
    @1mespud ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "This Christmas" Facts: The bassline was done on a Fender/Rhodes keyboard bass. There's also a marching band bass drum in the chorus not so much to be an African homage, but to immolate a Salvation Army band that were always out in public and in front of stores during the Christmas season.

  • @TheTheoTherone
    @TheTheoTherone ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello from January! Love this song!
    2023 ya'll!
    This plan is genius!!!!
    LET'S GO!!!!

  • @mischievousjr.9299
    @mischievousjr.9299 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dayuum this sound track is criminally Underrated imo
    I've never heard of this track appreciate it for adding it to my yearly tracks to play for the seasons

  • @curtismillerjr3173
    @curtismillerjr3173 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good job Guy’s Thanx for illuminating on the epic of this song which is one of my faves no one else can sing this song like Donny Hathaway well Chris Breezy version I must say was dope also the rich color and emotional content puts this song at the top of the list show me some more chords my gratitude to y’all for this video a virtuoso song of hope.

  • @Drrolfski
    @Drrolfski ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Kurtis Blow - Christmas Rappin', BY FAR the best Christmas groove ever made, if only for being inspired by Chic's legendary Good Times. Also highly influential for being one of the very first commercial hiphop tracks ever released with half a million copies sold. It got him signed to a major label as the first rapper in history.

  • @MrDbuccaneer
    @MrDbuccaneer ปีที่แล้ว

    Unquestionably beautiful, what a song 👌🏿

  • @robynology101
    @robynology101 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Please tell me original writer got her dues for this masterpiece. This Christmas is the warmest, sweetest, and most soulful Christmas song ever 🎄
    Edit: I just listened to Train’s rendition all the way through and was pleasantly surprised. No apologies necessary. Merry Christmas ❤

  • @dirtyjirz
    @dirtyjirz ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant idea! This made me smile my man, I'm already 3 songs deep

  • @jorgereynolds3237
    @jorgereynolds3237 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    been trying to tell everyone this for years…thank you!!!

  • @JoshuaMartelli
    @JoshuaMartelli ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for reminding me of this classic B. Got it rolling right now. Will leave it going through NYE! Let's do this!!

    • @diggingthegreats
      @diggingthegreats  ปีที่แล้ว

      YES!!!

    • @JoshuaMartelli
      @JoshuaMartelli ปีที่แล้ว

      Question - if we want to double down does it matter which version we buy on iTunes?

  • @anonymouspreme3425
    @anonymouspreme3425 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is definitely the best Xmas song....period.

  • @vitormxavier
    @vitormxavier ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cool! We can do it!
    I love the classic The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole (actually composed by Mel Torme). Nat turned it into a must-song for the season. I always remember my 82yo dad, the biggest of Nat's fan I know, teaching us about this song when we were little (we are from Brazil, BTW - and there is a bit of cultural adjustment in this!). Anyway, Nat is the greatest for me in many different aspects. But Donny, man...Donny is super special and his This Christmas deserves to be first! Loved the story!

  • @truthdotnet
    @truthdotnet ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Consistently great videos, man-content, editing, and length are all on point. Excited to follow along as your channel continues to grow

  • @DaFlasher
    @DaFlasher ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Youre a gosh darn madman if you think you can beat Queen Diva/Xmas on her Xmas song…
    IM IN! Streaming now ;)

  • @Mustardknuckles
    @Mustardknuckles ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this video!!!! I can't stand when I only here the cover versions of this masterpiece!

  • @Scoots1994
    @Scoots1994 ปีที่แล้ว

    Playlist opened and playing!

  • @AnnFlori
    @AnnFlori ปีที่แล้ว

    Can't wait for christmas!

  • @OlegTsoyArchive
    @OlegTsoyArchive ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice information my friend 👍🏼👍🏼 Great video

  • @debbienehikhuere
    @debbienehikhuere ปีที่แล้ว +4

    YES PLEASE THIS CHRISTMAS IS AN AMAZING SONG!!!!

    • @diggingthegreats
      @diggingthegreats  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We gotta make it go number 1! We can do this!

    • @debbienehikhuere
      @debbienehikhuere ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@diggingthegreats IM READY LETS FUCKING GO!!!
      This is an amazing video btw, love Donnie love Nat, love all of this!!!

  • @user-eu3op7or6v
    @user-eu3op7or6v ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m so happy you did this video the ding or so good and so underrated! ❤🎄✨

  • @redhouaneboulechbak8316
    @redhouaneboulechbak8316 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    You forgot to mention The Whispers version (They also did a remake of it by changing the lyrics tited 'song for Donny')

    • @diggingthegreats
      @diggingthegreats  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Another great one!

    • @tywayne3
      @tywayne3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, both great versions! Slow and mellow. They both slap on different ways.

    • @redhouaneboulechbak8316
      @redhouaneboulechbak8316 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tywayne3 The latter was a tribute for their friend Donny

    • @tywayne3
      @tywayne3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@redhouaneboulechbak8316 thanks, don't think I never knew that. Kinda makes sense.

  • @jusherbtv
    @jusherbtv 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just seeing this and it’s still dope!

  • @StayBased_
    @StayBased_ ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your videos are dope. Im binge watching all of them. Thank you!

  • @FrankJKiddIII
    @FrankJKiddIII ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome, '06Brother Donnie Hathaway!🖤💛

  • @AmericaWhatsup
    @AmericaWhatsup ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just discovered your channel. I am in.

  • @123lovemusic72
    @123lovemusic72 ปีที่แล้ว

    A real Masterpiece!!

  • @JohnnyBananas0
    @JohnnyBananas0 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yo, I’m in. Love this song, X-max Banger!

  • @michaelgarbett4088
    @michaelgarbett4088 ปีที่แล้ว

    I LOVE THIS SONG.

  • @samhardingham5591
    @samhardingham5591 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Feel like this channel is just breaking down all of my favourite tunes :D

  • @bjang6065
    @bjang6065 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm calling it now. This channel will get to millions of subs in the following year. I want to work with you.

  • @Jesuslovesme357
    @Jesuslovesme357 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm down! It's my favorite Christmas song.

  • @Kattywampus
    @Kattywampus ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the best Christmas song, hands down. I have tried to collect all the covers, and even did one myself!

  • @bbs1613
    @bbs1613 ปีที่แล้ว

    Christmas season does not start for me until I hear Donny Hathaway's This Christmas!!

  • @LiverpoolFan74
    @LiverpoolFan74 ปีที่แล้ว

    And now it has 120+ million streams on Spotify!! CLASSIC SONG!!