King's College Cambridge 2010 #10 God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

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  • @juttaagatha7640
    @juttaagatha7640 5 ปีที่แล้ว +351

    One of the most beautiful Christmas carols

    • @gavinedinburgh
      @gavinedinburgh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      For some reason I always think it's very Dickensian Jutta Agatha....

    • @soupdragon151
      @soupdragon151 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@gavinedinburgh Thats because its usually featured in dickensian adaptations on tv/film, it might be mentioned in the book I can't remember it certainly would have been a familiar carol at the time

    • @gavinedinburgh
      @gavinedinburgh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@soupdragon151 Yes...I seem to remember that it featured in an animated version of A Christmas Carol which was screened in my very early teens, in the mid-1970s. Perhaps that sowed the seed!

    • @agonsigrace8981
      @agonsigrace8981 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The best Christmas song I have ever heard.

    • @zdankzdale6445
      @zdankzdale6445 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Page 40 of Charles Dicken’s, Penguin Classics, “A Christmas Carol”, “God bless you merry gentleman! May nothing you dismay!
      Dickens changes “let” to “may” for the first time in a long time since the carol was popularised because “let” implied predetermination which in all reality is a bit of a grim notion to include in a book about poverty, whereas “may” implies some sort of hope. This was, I think, a bit of a change in the Victorian attitude but also Dickens himself pushes back against predetermination in life and rather seeks to suggest that there should be, in England and the UK at large, the possibility of class mobility not only from Middle Class to Upper Middle, but also from the lowest sections of society upwards.

  • @BethanyAlexander-y8b
    @BethanyAlexander-y8b 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

    My FAVOURITE Christmas tune EVER ! That and the Carol of The Bells and am all HAPPY! X

  • @dantegabrielittesor4483
    @dantegabrielittesor4483 5 ปีที่แล้ว +304

    “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

  • @owenmills3517
    @owenmills3517 4 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    Sat here on a cold, depressing bus after a shit day at college and this honestly warms me up ngl

    • @yayyay7076
      @yayyay7076 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I hope you keep pushing to get your degree !

    • @owenmills3517
      @owenmills3517 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@yayyay7076 thanks man, I passed both my courses back in may. I’m now a fully licensed electrician

    • @dannymcmince
      @dannymcmince 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@owenmills3517 Congrats...plenty of work at the moment for sparks...Merry Xmas

    • @LolLol-gd7ly
      @LolLol-gd7ly 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@owenmills3517 I'm on a level 3 electrical installation course right now, are people hiring those without apprenticeship experience?

    • @owenmills3517
      @owenmills3517 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dannymcmince merry Christmas to you aswell!

  • @CowboyPreston
    @CowboyPreston หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    No other religion can hold a candle to this.

    • @jeanmorel3737
      @jeanmorel3737 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Is it still religion? To worship its creator is not to play beautiful music, it is to manifest true acts of faith on a daily basis. This music is pleasant to listen to, very pleasant even, but it does not bring me closer to God. It's just a good time for me. God is above that it seems to me. I find it deplorable that this religion claims to reproach the Men of God when this is not the case, it is just our human passions dressed in an alleged faith in God. I say this because our Christian world is intrinsically selfish

    • @Kamel-d7o
      @Kamel-d7o 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      But good music doesnt make Religion better or worse

    • @clivebaxter6354
      @clivebaxter6354 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@jeanmorel3737 I am Allah and I approve this carol

    • @jeanmorel3737
      @jeanmorel3737 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@clivebaxter6354 The freedom to do what you have in mind is not the same as the freedom to follow or not what God has commanded. Just say it honestly. However, you follow your passions, by falsely presenting them as being of God

    • @YouTubingz
      @YouTubingz 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      So competitive 😂

  • @lightgrey5365
    @lightgrey5365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    ive been coming back here for almost 10 years. this particular recording is so special.

    • @ganrimmonim
      @ganrimmonim ปีที่แล้ว

      So have I and I'm not even Chirstian.

    • @xslonk
      @xslonk ปีที่แล้ว

      The harmony of the final verse as it reaches its crescendo is mystical.

  • @Miriam-so6fp
    @Miriam-so6fp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I’m muslim, but this song and performance/setting really gives me goosebumps ❤️ May peace be upon Jesus ❤️

    • @eternalbyzantium262
      @eternalbyzantium262 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Jesus was not a prophet. Regardless of your anger of what I am to say, Jesus as God Almighty loves you. Come to Him as He calls out to His children, in an age where many deny the divinity of Christ. I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me- Jesus. If you reject this message, I will be on my way. God bless, I pray humbly that you will come to Jesus because he died for the sins of men and women alike. I say this out of the love Jesus tells Christians to have.

    • @Miriam-so6fp
      @Miriam-so6fp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@eternalbyzantium262 Hihi why would I be angry 😁 I am familiar about the status of Jesus, peace be upon him, within Christian tradion and I really respect that. Within islamic tradition, Jesus was a prophet, just like Abraham, Mozes and Mohamed peace be upon them all. They follow the same line in monothisme and had one message and that was: spreading the word of God. Mary was a honarable woman, there is a whole chapter named after her in the Quran. We don’t believe that the only way to God is through Jesus, he was just the messenger of God (for the people of Israel in Jesus case), just like the messengers before him, but we do believe that he could bring the dead back to life and he could cure the blind and that he will come back to earth to rule.
      I actually didn’t came here to discuss which religion is the truth, I really love this song and the way Jesus and Mary are honered. 😌❤️

    • @eternalbyzantium262
      @eternalbyzantium262 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Miriam-so6fp I pray you read about the testimonies of ex-muslims who have accepted the Lord Jesus and He has done for them before Judgement Day 😊, I mean that sincerely. God bless.

    • @Miriam-so6fp
      @Miriam-so6fp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@eternalbyzantium262 I really appreciate your effort, I think we all need to do some investigation about other religions, open our hearts and draw our own conclusion. 👍🏼 I pray to God 5 times a day to guide me to the straight path. Lakoem dinoe koem waliya dien’ means For you your religion and for me my religion. God bless you too ❤️

    • @Im-insanity-uwu
      @Im-insanity-uwu 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@eternalbyzantium262 you can read the story of prophet isa a.s

  • @TheChrisEMartin
    @TheChrisEMartin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +393

    You can feel the spirit of the centuries in this choir and this piece. The connection with times past brings goosebumps. And it is a reminder to all of us that, no matter how bad things may seem at the moment, many of our ancestors lived more difficult lives, endured greater suffering, but humanity survived. Peace and love to all at Christmas.

    • @thomashenrydoak9150
      @thomashenrydoak9150 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Miklos Andrassy yes, very perceptive and inspiring commentary!

    • @montaxvideo
      @montaxvideo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      God rest ye merry, gentlemen
      Let nothing you dismay
      for Jesus Christ our Saviour
      Was born upon this day
      To save us all from Satan's power
      When we were gone astray
      O tidings of comfort and joy,
      Comfort and joy
      O tidings of comfort and joy.
      From God our Heavenly Father
      A blessed Angel came;
      And unto certain Shepherds
      Brought tidings of the same:
      How that in Bethlehem was born
      The Son of God by Name.
      O tidings of comfort and joy,
      Comfort and joy
      O tidings of comfort and joy.
      The shepherds at those tidings
      Rejoiced much in mind,
      And left their flocks a-feeding
      In tempest, storm and wind:
      And went to Bethlehem straightway
      The Son of God to find.
      O tidings of comfort and joy,
      Comfort and joy
      O tidings of comfort and joy.
      And when they came to Bethlehem
      Where our dear Saviour lay,
      They found Him in a manger,
      Where oxen feed on hay;
      His Mother Mary kneeling
      down,Unto the Lord did pray.
      O tidings of comfort and joy,
      Comfort and joy
      O tidings of comfort and joy.
      Now to the Lord sing praises,
      All you within this place,
      And with true love and brotherhood
      Each other now embrace;
      This holy tide of Christmas
      All other doth deface.
      O tidings of comfort and joy,
      Comfort and joy
      O tidings of comfort and joy.

    • @ianmedford4855
      @ianmedford4855 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      For some reason, I always picture a couple dozen redcoats at some abandoned church on Christmas Eve in Spain during the peninsular wars.
      Couldn't tell you why for all the tea in China, but there we are.

    • @jennifernowak5075
      @jennifernowak5075 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ♥️

    • @TigerzLionzPistonzWingz
      @TigerzLionzPistonzWingz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very well said. I've often thought that myself.

  • @FurryAminal
    @FurryAminal 10 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    Beautiful, soothing, and still sends a chill down my spine.

  • @stoneage1971
    @stoneage1971 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    At peace when i hear this❤

  • @GlennDavidson-x1w
    @GlennDavidson-x1w วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Truly amazing carol, it’s the only way to sing these old carols.

  • @arienrhod4166
    @arienrhod4166 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This is my favorite carol. And this rendition is majestic.

  • @mannymarotta
    @mannymarotta 7 ปีที่แล้ว +348

    Whenever someone asks me how powerful the Church is, I show them this video. This is legitimately awe-striking.

    • @food-lover17
      @food-lover17 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow 👏 👏

    • @thegreatpearloftheclamkin9814
      @thegreatpearloftheclamkin9814 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Really? All I show them is THE SPANISH INQUISITION!
      They never see it coming.

    • @sam0tech
      @sam0tech 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Manny Marotta i agree with you.. i’m Muslim but i liked this song so much
      it’s full of power

    • @theredpanda3709
      @theredpanda3709 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And yet in America it's falling.

    • @Tom135
      @Tom135 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Its not the power of religion but the power of the human voice. God is dead

  • @thesinfultictac5704
    @thesinfultictac5704 6 ปีที่แล้ว +539

    This Carol is was written in English it is one of the oldest written English Carols being found on a broad sheet in the 1700's. This is English folks engaging in their English heritage.

    • @Hallahanify
      @Hallahanify 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Long live the english race. Viva la raza

    • @jcuellar1118
      @jcuellar1118 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I love how they sing this in the beginning of “a Christmas Carol”

    • @chriskavanagh7230
      @chriskavanagh7230 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@philipwilliams5808 Yeah but that wouldn't have been written in modern English. English would have been so different at that time as to be completely illegible to a modern speaker. I believe the original commenter meant that this hymn would have been understood by any modern English speaker who happened across it.

    • @I_rosemary
      @I_rosemary 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yea we just see it as a Christmas carol you sing at church normally out church choir would speed it up a bit though.

    • @truth__hurts
      @truth__hurts 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@chriskavanagh7230 Not exactly, Modern English has been around since the time of Shakespeare, a 100 years prior to this carol being written. Obviously there are certain words and phrasings that are no longer in common use, even the language used in this piece sound extremely dated. Nevertheless people would’ve spoken vs similar English as you and I at the time this was written.

  • @angelacooper2661
    @angelacooper2661 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    This carol is in E minor. The four part harmony of a Cathedral Choir cannot be beaten. Climax in the final verse with a descant and triumphant last chord (Picardy Third). Listen out for the G# that makes a happy ending!

    • @spiritdei
      @spiritdei  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lovely to hear you break down the piece, you clearly know it well.

    • @l.v1473
      @l.v1473 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yea the church likes minors

    • @angelacooper2661
      @angelacooper2661 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I have a musical background and blessed with perfect pitch. I can sing the alto part from memory as I am a member of a church choir as well.

    • @KevinElamMusic
      @KevinElamMusic ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not only a descant but a triadic descant!

    • @leightongrimes1912
      @leightongrimes1912 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      It’s all about the descant in the last verse and the clash in the penultimate organ chord!

  • @AlyxCoe
    @AlyxCoe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    That triplet on the second "comfort and joy" is very highbrow. Seriously, this is the best Christmas music ever, a tradition I was blessed to receive from my father. Sublime.

  • @tinkaluisa8540
    @tinkaluisa8540 9 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    RIP, Sir David Willcocks. Thank you so much for all the richness you added to Christmas music. Make beautiful music in heaven!

  • @TeaSquiffy2
    @TeaSquiffy2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    For a carol with 'comfort and joy' in the lyrics, this is so melancholic. One of the only Christmas carols that I like.

  • @annjacob7687
    @annjacob7687 11 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Don't be afraid god is with you all.😇😊.

  • @kesenaememere8520
    @kesenaememere8520 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Christmas is coming 2020.

  • @slyz1758
    @slyz1758 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Culture and history

    • @georgekas.
      @georgekas. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Now you are eurarabia...

  • @keamsilva
    @keamsilva 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Whatever type of music you listen to, country, rap, indie, pop, rock, you have to say this is absolutely beautiful music

  • @peterbalchin
    @peterbalchin 10 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    This is singing for the dark days of winter.
    Very accomplished from the most proficient choirs in the world (I was going to say one of the world's most proficient choirs but there you go as we know ….. ) …

  • @VulpesKitsune
    @VulpesKitsune 13 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    The atmosphere is beautiful here I love it.

  • @LukeatEindhoven
    @LukeatEindhoven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This is just the essence of christmas for me...goose bumps every time i hear it, timeless, medieval, eternal.

  • @MadalinaS55
    @MadalinaS55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This got me crying. And it's neither Christmas, nor am I a church-goer, lol. Goosebumps all over.

    • @nando7522
      @nando7522 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Outside of the salvation the Lord Jesus Christ offers to sinners, the warm feelings this song may induce is but temporary. Temporary comfort and temporary joy is not what the King died and rose again to offer us. Come therefore to Him for the forgiveness of your sins and receive eternal life, eternal comfort and eternal joy. Amen.

    • @l.v1473
      @l.v1473 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nando7522 cap

    • @PG-ts9xz
      @PG-ts9xz 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@nando7522 We ARE NOT SINNERS

    • @nando7522
      @nando7522 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@PG-ts9xz
      Explain please.

    • @Kamel-d7o
      @Kamel-d7o 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@nando7522 Whats there to explain, you are calling 6.5 Billion People sinners, which is everyone That isnt Christian. Please dont Project your Religion onto Others

  • @sstrykert
    @sstrykert 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Merry Christmas 2024!😇

  • @haiense3857
    @haiense3857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Most beautiful sentence ?? Tidings of COMFORT and JOY !!! This is what mankind needs.

  • @P540961K
    @P540961K 13 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    "And he shall be call the prince of peace and lord of lords"...

  • @TheKing-qz9wd
    @TheKing-qz9wd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The boys are trained spectacularly well.

  • @JewelyRedJet
    @JewelyRedJet 11 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    I don't think I have ever heard another rendition of this song that was more powerful! So many emotions felt at once while I listened. Well done.

  • @dougandtravis1972
    @dougandtravis1972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Makes me sad to know my church will not be having our beautiful Christmas Eve services this year but I’m fortunate to have been able to attend in the past and will be celebrating in my heart and spirit. Christmas is the gift of the Christ Child who is the savior of humankind. Gods blessings on everyone!!!

  • @paultjepanter1955
    @paultjepanter1955 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This was played on the private school in Suisse. My English classmate broke down in tears.

  • @jbut1208
    @jbut1208 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    God rest ye merry gentlemen and ladies! Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! God be with you!

    • @spiritdei
      @spiritdei  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you John!

    • @soupdragon151
      @soupdragon151 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Verily, and prithee good morrow to you on christmas morn!

    • @angelacooper2661
      @angelacooper2661 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@soupdragon151I like that sort of wording - better than the dumbing down of the English language!!!

  • @gymguy25
    @gymguy25 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Why do seemingly few Christmas albums have this song? It's one of the best!

  • @xslonk
    @xslonk ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The harmony of the final verse as it reaches its crescendo is mystical.

    • @angelacooper2661
      @angelacooper2661 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Especially when the ending is a happy triumphal one! The very last chord is major ie a Picardy Third. Key of E minor with a G# in the final chord.

  • @KennyBlanx
    @KennyBlanx 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Just WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @sterkewester1185
    @sterkewester1185 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    surreal. a special time each year, with the quaint assemblee of young and old, celebrating christianity

  • @DiegoSilva-ss7zv
    @DiegoSilva-ss7zv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Came, Jesus! Prince of Peace!

  • @The_Viscount
    @The_Viscount 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    No matter your race, nationality, gender nor creed, I wish you peace, love, health, and happiness. We are all of one world, one sky.

  • @Its_Just_AGame
    @Its_Just_AGame 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Im not religious but damn did Christians make some hard ass Christmas songs

    • @IlaE.Williams-p1z
      @IlaE.Williams-p1z 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Boom! There it is....😮❤❤

  • @mcneeson
    @mcneeson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    The only reason I would ever step into a church is to hear this masterpiece in it's fullest glory

    • @aniomi4096
      @aniomi4096 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Even if not for that song, an organ in general is just so powerful. My school always had the Christmas concerts in an old church in my hometown and one of our music teachers knew how to play the organ.
      There is no instrument as powerful as the organ, especially when more registers are being pulled.
      The air vibrates and it honestly just felt the church that stood there for some 700 years started to shake.
      If you ever get the chance to hear the organ being played properly, take it, there is nothing like it.

    • @Tina06019
      @Tina06019 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I appreciate great religious music & art so much; like many others I am a High Church agnostic.

  • @marie-evepaquet7495
    @marie-evepaquet7495 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    De toute beauté!!! There is no equivalent in french from this song. And its Perfect like this. Magnifique! Grandiose!!!!

  • @nostajjia
    @nostajjia ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Been watching this by Christmas for ten years. Always love this version.

  • @progresov1083
    @progresov1083 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Si se me pone la piel de gallina escuchándolo en mi ordenador, no me imagino cómo será escucharlo en directo. Apabullante!! 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @ekalayac6
    @ekalayac6 10 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Oh tiding of comfort and joy

  • @johnuhr-henry9508
    @johnuhr-henry9508 11 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Another great hymn from the Anglicans at Kings` Very nice rendition.

  • @jokeyjoker4235
    @jokeyjoker4235 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    merry christmas from japan

  • @pianochannel100
    @pianochannel100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Tidings of comfort and joy, friends.

  • @epistemology453
    @epistemology453 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Goosebumps all video

  • @louisev6963
    @louisev6963 12 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    to me, its one of the great BRITISH traditions that the Kings Cllage Choir sing carols each year. Makes Christmas special to me, if nothing else does

  • @justinkantner
    @justinkantner 12 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is a song that always make me feel the TRUE christmas spirit! ♥

  • @joyturner2665
    @joyturner2665 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    We just attended the Carol Service of my son's school tonight (11 December 2015) and this piece was one of the Carols.
    A really beautiful piece.

    • @ILoveOldTWC
      @ILoveOldTWC 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It didn't feel like Christmas did it? If you were in the eastern U.S., it certainly didn't that year.

  • @ivelisseys7285
    @ivelisseys7285 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    It was removed from the original page! This is one of my favorite songs...so powerful and that organ gives me chills

  • @KevinElamMusic
    @KevinElamMusic ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best recording of the best arrangement of the best Christmas Carol ever. That three-part descant at the end brings me to tears. Epic, timeless beauty

  • @jennydale8680
    @jennydale8680 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That last verse always gets me, amazing

    • @soupdragon151
      @soupdragon151 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its the crescendo everyone including the congregation is singing at the top of their lungs, fantastic

  • @domib.3924
    @domib.3924 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All natural lighting. Gorgeous beyond description

  • @psybonchu
    @psybonchu 12 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This makes me feel so christmassy, it gives me goosebumps

  • @davehayes2824
    @davehayes2824 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good tidings to everyone this Xmas, we deserve it, you cant beat choral carols, so much better than cheesy last Xmas etc

    • @butuc8763
      @butuc8763 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's CHRISTmas

  • @samthesham5294
    @samthesham5294 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Here l am again 2yrs later on Christmas Morning 2019! Merry Christmas to All and to my favorite Choir singing their hearts out on my favorite Christmas song of all time God Rest! Ye Merry Gentleman! You Better Sing Fellas!! ⭐⭐⭐😍😍🎅🎄

    • @mikecarone7320
      @mikecarone7320 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Poeple have forgotten about Christ

    • @Dr0naxed
      @Dr0naxed 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Morning to you

    • @samthesham5294
      @samthesham5294 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mike Carone sadly most have but Some of us Remember😇 Thanks to this Old Hymn God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman! It will Never Grow Old! Or Forgotten

  • @joaosoares-rr5mj
    @joaosoares-rr5mj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    this is the best version of this song i found, and i looked 30 different versions

  • @samthesham5294
    @samthesham5294 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    The tenors at 2:48-3:09 Took this hands down! l always thought it was soprano hitting the highest notes on this song but seeing it perform live and showcasing that particular part in the song l had no idea is little boys that are youngest in the chour highest keys! ALL sound awesome! l sang tenor but couldn't hit these boys key even when 12 13. Superb!

    • @josh-fd2pr
      @josh-fd2pr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i could never hit those notes when i was 12 or 13 because for some reason i was a bass at that age

    • @Revolver_Oceleot
      @Revolver_Oceleot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Just so you know, that part of the song is known as the descant. It's a line that would typically be sung by the 1st sopranos in a choir, however the king's choir uses trebles (which are young boys who haven't hit puberty) to sing the female lines.

    • @ellie8782
      @ellie8782 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s so unbelievably cool

  • @josparkes9381
    @josparkes9381 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Its the power of Christ Himself !!

  • @ronniebozeman5059
    @ronniebozeman5059 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I absolutely love it...I listen all year long...my favorite thing is to come in after work and pull up Christmas at kings..2010...with a cup of coffee...love it. Thank you so much

  • @kayleenilsson3825
    @kayleenilsson3825 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wooow so incredibly beautiful! 😳 pretty much the first time I truly listen to choir music, just sitting here and thoroughly getting lost in the moment 🤤

  • @lighterhearts6112
    @lighterhearts6112 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Beautiful music, touches my soul!

  • @fontomfrom
    @fontomfrom ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Goosebumps inducing

  • @issa4548
    @issa4548 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Lyrics says it all! Christ - Mass is His Celebration with us His flocks!. Nothing can take us away from the love of God ❤️🙏

  • @aim_gtt1904
    @aim_gtt1904 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So schön ❤️ 🙏 Bravo 👏 👏

  • @lutek1
    @lutek1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Fullproof atheist here but that's neither here nor there. This is for me about as high up there as it gets for comfort, warmth, togetherness. Absolute bliss. Tears to my eyes (and ears) each time I hear it, and certainly this wonderful recording.

    • @derekrulez390527
      @derekrulez390527 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's an amazing feeling being in church and hearing every voice sing together such beautiful hymns with deep lyrics and powerful tunes.

  • @angelosterizakis7635
    @angelosterizakis7635 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is also one of my favourite carols. The arrangement and conducting by Stephen
    Cleobury gives this traditional carol such a beautiful richness. I particularly like the ah soprano harmony. I also think that the singing of the congregation blending with the angelic voices of the choir bleands and creates a more dynamic outcome.

  • @sonjawhite5815
    @sonjawhite5815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I used to just sit in the Cathedral grounds and appreciate the beauty of these boys - Canterbury that is

  • @georgiaschneider9744
    @georgiaschneider9744 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this gaves me goosebumps

  • @aureliendessauxmarkota8107
    @aureliendessauxmarkota8107 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I will never forget the wonderful memories evoked by these remarkable performance. Admirable purity... the best version of all time. Congratulations to the singers of King 's College Cambridge. You are the best. God bless you ! 👑🙏💗

  • @MaidenTrollBlood
    @MaidenTrollBlood 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Merry Christmas, everyone, comfort and joy! :-)

  • @andytarver263
    @andytarver263 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love this Carol
    God bless.

  • @Shala_Boi
    @Shala_Boi 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I got here because I love Christmas Music :)

  • @sehpianist2369
    @sehpianist2369 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Absolutely beautiful performance 👏👏🎄 Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🥰💓

  • @BB-xh6wf
    @BB-xh6wf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So beautiful

  • @atlien318
    @atlien318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This record goes nuts in the studio with all the right sounds

  • @certainlynothades
    @certainlynothades 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love David willcock's arrangments
    I also enjoyed singing them in the NBCA
    God Rest Ye, merry gentlemen (and ladies) from australia :)

  • @VerificationInProgress
    @VerificationInProgress 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful!

  • @DiegoSilva-ss7zv
    @DiegoSilva-ss7zv 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Aleluia! From Brazil!

    • @lanza323
      @lanza323 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      From

  • @georgekas.
    @georgekas. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Marry Christmas!!!!🙏

  • @BlueDuck97
    @BlueDuck97 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I like this song. Nice choir too.

  • @kevinadamson5768
    @kevinadamson5768 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This song embodies what is good about Christmas and the festive season, whether or not you are religious this lifts your spirits and takes you back to a time when all was well in your life growing up then having your own children and seeing them happy.

  • @obsidion_sings
    @obsidion_sings ปีที่แล้ว

    Literally my favorite choral version of this song- absolutely well done and just- haunting 💖

  • @jarek_426
    @jarek_426 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow I love it, such a great piece of culture! Magnificent music combined with these old walls, which are reflecting history of Europe's architecture and christianity influence on it. Simply great. ,

  • @sunflower46553
    @sunflower46553 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great singing and great organ music are always welcome. To have them together is beautiful!

  • @scottstevens4624
    @scottstevens4624 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    When your playing a christmas RPG and need motivation to beat the final boss

  • @gavhinds8190
    @gavhinds8190 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what a song...my favourite carol of all....n this is great....

  • @moimisma9393
    @moimisma9393 ปีที่แล้ว

    Christ has come in human flesh. There is hope for us, humanity.

  • @theferrones
    @theferrones ปีที่แล้ว

    This is near the top of my favorites. The meaning of the lyrics and of course the song itself. Right up there with o holy night. Which resonates with Christmas. Unfortunately it’s a victim of its own success. Overplayed but still it’s overplayed for a reason. Favorite version is by Celtic Women. The beauty of these songs is the fact that God between old and New Testament had nothing to say for 400 years and then Jesus was born and there was a light in the darkness. And it was good. Probably represented by all the lights at Christmas time. Even if people aren’t aware.

  • @andreatakacs4644
    @andreatakacs4644 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful songs ! Merry Christmas and Jesus Christ

  • @kesenaememere8520
    @kesenaememere8520 6 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Merry Christmas 🎄

  • @noreavad
    @noreavad 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It is still time to renounce your sins and embrace the lightened path. Christ will remember your efforts and grants you eternal comfort and joy.

    • @gch8810
      @gch8810 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amen!

  • @hudsonbailey674
    @hudsonbailey674 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Rich in spirit!

  • @rebeccaparkin4801
    @rebeccaparkin4801 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful,just beautiful.

  • @kesenaememere8520
    @kesenaememere8520 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Merry Christmas eve 2022 1 day to go 🎅😊🎄

  • @lia1740
    @lia1740 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I keep on getting the chills