Steeleye Span - 'Gaudete' (Live)

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  • Steeleye Span's 'Gaudete', taken from the 'World Tour' 35th Anniversary DVD. Available to buy from the Park Shop here: parkrecords.com/product/prkdvd...
    You can stream and download the Best of Steeleye Span: Catch Up on platforms such as Spotify and Apple here: orcd.co/catchup
    In an age when bands seem to come and go in the blink of an eye, an occasion such as a thirty fifth anniversary is one that just has to be marked. Such it was for Steeleye Span, who decided to celebrate the best way they know how - by taking their music of the people to the people across the country. With a line-up featuring names from every period of the band’s illustrious history, the music captured here also reflects every aspect of their stunning career - from their earliest adventures into electric folk through to their commercial heyday and latter work. This is not only the first time that all these individual personalities have been in the same band at the same time, it is also the first time that the magic of Steeleye Span in concert has been caught especially for DVD. Let the celebrations begin….
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  • @robbiewood9008
    @robbiewood9008 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Only a British band could make this obscure European medieval plainsong monks chant an international hit.Britain yet again leading the world.

  • @00Recoil
    @00Recoil 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Maddy Prior is electric in the energy she brings to this piece.

  • @unidentifiedbass
    @unidentifiedbass 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is the only Christmas song I will tolerate before Advent.

  • @aaronburns8858
    @aaronburns8858 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Listen to this, it'll blow your socks off

  • @moiraspeed6356
    @moiraspeed6356 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    This lady has an amazing beautiful voice

    • @eddiestafford3313
      @eddiestafford3313 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@markfletton5901 Maddy has such a beautiful voice.....and sounds the same as I first heard her away back in 1973!!!

    • @flamencoprof
      @flamencoprof หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@eddiestafford3313 I thought the same.

  • @knowhere60
    @knowhere60 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I love that they song it with a rustic English accent!

    • @a.y.t.a.s.494
      @a.y.t.a.s.494 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ^sang😉

    • @catherinejoy9298
      @catherinejoy9298 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, but it is in Latin!

    • @flamencoprof
      @flamencoprof หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well, they are English, and a Folk-Rock group.

  • @juniper5438
    @juniper5438 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    Wonderful memories of being in the back of the Austin Allegro listening to this, one of my Mum's favourites. She passed away earlier this year and listening to Steeleye Span always makes me feel like she's nearby singing along with me. Thank you for this wonderful live recording.

  • @Neb2117
    @Neb2117 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    Back in early 1970’s I was listening to the likes of Black Sabbath, Mountain, Hendrix, Cream, et al., when I found myself sitting in a crowd anxiously awaiting the headliner Jethro Tull. Suddenly the lights went down and music unlike anything I had ever heard filled the air and my love of traditional English, Scottish, Irish, and French folk music was born. I became mesmerized, almost transfixed by the sound as it washed over me. The lead singer danced about the stage in a long, beautiful, flowing dress that seemed almost hypnotic. Thank you Steeleye Span for educating my ear and sending me along to ensembles such as The Baltimore Consort, Quink, and many others.

  • @chansonpapillon2391
    @chansonpapillon2391 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Never heard of Jesus until I was 10...Never heard this beautiful song until today at 70. Thanks God, I'm learning :)

  • @davidclark7557
    @davidclark7557 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Maddy Prior’s Latin pronunciation is excellent. Every syllable is crystal clear.

  • @skyboswell
    @skyboswell 8 ปีที่แล้ว +917

    When Maddy's voice kicks in I get literal shivers down my spine. What a singer.

    • @trevorfoulkes7867
      @trevorfoulkes7867 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      +Krystyna Boswell does the same to me not sure why but it does

    • @nonameafixed5394
      @nonameafixed5394 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I feel exactly the same! What a blessed voice!

    • @martynflynn8368
      @martynflynn8368 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@nonameafixed5394 As good as when she first sang it nigh on fifty years ago. Beautiful voice, great band.

    • @briane5706
      @briane5706 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Now a Grandmother in her seventies, her voice is still magic.

    • @Battlady57
      @Battlady57 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too.wonderful

  • @calumdyet6858
    @calumdyet6858 4 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    it's not Christmas until I hear this 🌲

  • @curlyjim2550
    @curlyjim2550 6 ปีที่แล้ว +400

    Maddy's voice is like a laser, it's pin point accurate and a never ending pleasure to listen to.

    • @Peacefully-Happy-86
      @Peacefully-Happy-86 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Beautiful and couldn't agree more x

    • @thereverendsam413
      @thereverendsam413 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If you like that, I recommend you listen to Hilary James. I've never heard such precision in any voice ever

    • @ConsairtinFergus
      @ConsairtinFergus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Crystal clear voice, powerful and perfectly in tune. You can't ask for more :)

    • @koolarooo
      @koolarooo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lasers are a pleasure to listen to?

    • @deborahcurtis1385
      @deborahcurtis1385 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ConsairtinFergus It sounds a bit sharp to me, but I love it nonetheless.

  • @lordmorley7561
    @lordmorley7561 4 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    This is one of the most beautiful Christmas hymns ever written, and the way the group creates the music with only their voices is absolutely astounding . I listen to this every Christmastime , and I am in awe every single time.

    • @smallfeet4581
      @smallfeet4581 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I've been trying to find out this song for a long long time , first heard it in 70s maybe , but never knew what it was called just knew it was Maddy prior , now after searching again and down to the last song in the list I've found it , yes she has a great voice , pity these songs are not played more on the radio with a station , I'd maybe listen more to the radio lol or better still a channel on TV for folkies

    • @KittyStarlight
      @KittyStarlight ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@smallfeet4581 Well, TH-cam channels are good too, right?
      Get it on a CD and you can carry around a CD player with you. (Or a smartphone but some people do tend to prefer CDs, tapes, etc.)

    • @KittyStarlight
      @KittyStarlight ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lord Morley: Why only at Christmas? ^___^ I think any time of year is good. ^___^

    • @lordmorley7561
      @lordmorley7561 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I beg your pardon @Kitty Starlight, I should have said I listen to it mostly at Christmas time, every day for weeks on the run up to Christmas in fact, and also at several junctures throughout the year, every time annoying my wife by singing along to the chorus. I would sing along to the verses if my tongue and mind could keep up with the pace of the words, however I have not been able to master that skill. Regards, L M

    • @c0neyisland
      @c0neyisland 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yep, like you, I make my way here every Christmas eve to listen to one of the best Christmas songs ever!

  • @stiggdogg13
    @stiggdogg13 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This will blow your socks off !

  • @derekcoe9633
    @derekcoe9633 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How the heck am I just getting into Steeleye Span nearly 50 years after the fact?

  • @mankin49
    @mankin49 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    My favorite Medieval hit.

  • @IamWoodstaman
    @IamWoodstaman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    I remember when my dad would play this in the car when we would go on trips. I remember as a kid we were going to watch Millwall somewhere, and he took us on the scenic route through some beautiful hills. We stopped at a pub and had a meal and went on our way. I was really young and can't remember where it was, but this song and that scenery mean this memory has been etched into my mind ever since.

  • @Kevh1963
    @Kevh1963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    1 Dec 2020. I’ve been waiting 11 months to play this again. Perfect antidote to 2020!

    • @ericgeorge5483
      @ericgeorge5483 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Absolutely. It certainly has cheered me up, just wonderful.

    • @michaelobrien8420
      @michaelobrien8420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wonderful....mediavel... Reconquista......WOW!!!

    • @Nommicus
      @Nommicus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahaha I listened to it today to celebrate too!
      Edit, well its 01.20 does that still count, haven't slept yet!
      My Mum has damn near all Span and Maddys records, grew up with Giant Longbone, this, silver sails, The Black Freighter... list goes on.. magical!

    • @ericgeorge5483
      @ericgeorge5483 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Nommicus No doubt about it they are folk legends.

    • @RS250Squid
      @RS250Squid 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Give it another couple of days...

  • @carolkujawa2718
    @carolkujawa2718 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Brings back my past. Still awesome after all these years.

  • @tutin4090
    @tutin4090 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    listen to this it'll blow your socks off

  • @bellerophonchallen8861
    @bellerophonchallen8861 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    There's something so emotional about religious music sung in Latin.

    • @de-bo2515
      @de-bo2515 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you heard these London choir boys singing this song?
      th-cam.com/video/jrND_c1f4Ow/w-d-xo.html

    • @jasonudall8614
      @jasonudall8614 วันที่ผ่านมา

      And it " feels" to sing it..

  • @gunnarthorsen
    @gunnarthorsen 10 ปีที่แล้ว +891

    Sigh....people still harping on Steeleye Span's "bad" Latin pronunciation in this song? My thanks to all of you who correctly understand that at one time, ALL Christians in Europe (not just educated monks, nuns, and clergy) sang or prayed in Latin, with pronunciation that was undoubtedly less than "perfect". Heck, even average parish priests were accused of botching it at times, right up into the 1960's, when the vernacular was introduced into the Catholic Mass. I love Steeleye Span's rendition of Gaudete. It's joyful, connects me to my ancestors, and their English inflections change the meaning and spirit of the words, not one jot or tittle!

    • @bluebird7962
      @bluebird7962 10 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Well said and why aye man marrer! Keep the English dialects alive...I love this version

    • @veggie42
      @veggie42 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gunnar Thorsen It's supposed to be veirginae not Virginae

    • @AaaBbb-cn3ql
      @AaaBbb-cn3ql 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gunnar Thorsen give it s bye

    • @Sharkable
      @Sharkable 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Gunnar Thorsen yeah she is bad at pronouncing the words

    • @jonsmith4669
      @jonsmith4669 6 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      You always get the clever Dicks who have to analyze everything instead of just simply enjoy the sound of the music.How can anyone possibly know how medieval people sang Latin? anyway there are many English dialects.
      I love this version,I used to work with Peter'Knights dad , a very clever man who also played violin..

  • @waynephillips1538
    @waynephillips1538 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Haven't heard this song for over 40 years. I did Latin for four years at school, so I could understand some of the words. I'm an atheist now, but I can still appreciate the song.

  • @DarenPage
    @DarenPage 8 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    I was born in November 1974 and the first time I heard this was last night... How on earth have I gone through my life without hearing this... You don't have to be religious to appreciate this.

    • @TheMightyGusset
      @TheMightyGusset 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Daren Page A sheltered life and it rarely gets played on the radio ?

    • @DarenPage
      @DarenPage 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cannot disagree with you there. XD

    • @Man777Alive
      @Man777Alive 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      But it helps! 😂

    • @CMA0333
      @CMA0333 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don't underestimate Jesus Christ - it's love for HIM that gains you Heaven. It's He who CREATED Heaven, for people who serve Him.

    • @thetruth-bf6je
      @thetruth-bf6je 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Daren,have a listen to Steeleye Span Thomas the Rhymer ( live).

  • @kennyramsey4555
    @kennyramsey4555 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Listen to this... it'll blow your socks off!

  • @larryc3860
    @larryc3860 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    any hymn sung in Latin paints a picture of life and faith in the Middle Ages

  • @KnappKnits
    @KnappKnits ปีที่แล้ว +61

    This gives me shivers. This woman has a wonderful voice.

  • @englishrose47
    @englishrose47 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Lucky to see this performed at Bradford Cathedral (England) by Steelye Span. Maddie Prior - what a voice

  • @TihetrisWeathersby
    @TihetrisWeathersby 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    One of the most magical songs ever written

  • @only1utdanditsleeds
    @only1utdanditsleeds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    The cleanest clearest purest voice in the history of recording

    • @ZAPHODWAT
      @ZAPHODWAT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Listen to June Tabor as well, She and Maddy sang together as the Silly Sisters

    • @Brian-om2hh
      @Brian-om2hh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The late Karen Carpenter would have run her a close second......

    • @only1utdanditsleeds
      @only1utdanditsleeds 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Brian-om2hh very true. But Karen was a deeper more mellow tone. Both of them beautiful

    • @DanBeech-ht7sw
      @DanBeech-ht7sw 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Eddie Reader

    • @kerrieflindall4437
      @kerrieflindall4437 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Have you forgotten Karen Carpenter??

  • @donnairene62
    @donnairene62 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This song connects me to my English ancestors.

  • @telmas7183
    @telmas7183 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Like Judith Durham; there is a beautiful crystal clarity in her voice!

    • @Brian-om2hh
      @Brian-om2hh 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Indeed. Few singers have it. Karen Carpenter had. it in spades.... As did Kate Bush.....

  • @darrenknaggs9113
    @darrenknaggs9113 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My Mother is the Double of Maddy and loves her Music and Family.Truly Blessed.Maddy's Voice is Eternal

  • @alfiekelly5914
    @alfiekelly5914 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Maddy is simply wonderful. And the harmonies are very tight. Superb

  • @SteveReplin
    @SteveReplin ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I listen to this every Christmas time and this is probably the best version of this incredible song that I've heard. Their voices blend like a fine recipe.

  • @julianbennett3772
    @julianbennett3772 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Maddy still so beautiful in voice and appearance! Thanks

  • @antonialucas2888
    @antonialucas2888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    OMG - breath taking - Maddy Priors voice is truly amazing. Together, they are just spectacular.

  • @user-yg7ks9yr9q
    @user-yg7ks9yr9q ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I never tire of this beautiful medieval sounding piece that Steeleye Span do such justice to. They sound just like they did on Top of the Pops all those years ago. Marvellous!

  • @mattlewis5190
    @mattlewis5190 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Here, listen to this.. it'll blow your socks off

    • @itsretlig
      @itsretlig 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      👏🏼

  • @onlylexus
    @onlylexus 9 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    As always, from the very first day I heard the Span singing this back in the 70s, I am in tears, I can not explain to you exactly why though. Maybe it is the power of it's melody, its seeming ancient sound that fills my heart, I do not know why, but I just love it and it lifts my spirit.

    • @sannctuary
      @sannctuary 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ditto :)

    • @BetaboyBuffet
      @BetaboyBuffet 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      .

    • @pietrufarrugia9617
      @pietrufarrugia9617 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      BetaboyBuffet It's a combination of many things, not least the beautiful melody and the power of the thing. You might have a dog-like reaction (and that's awesome!) but I don't think that's universal ;)

    • @dpm
      @dpm 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Paul Manning Yes, I remember hearing this song for the first time. It was as though it was coming from another world. Still moves me.

    • @alancollis488
      @alancollis488 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +paul manning I agree with you. I fully appreciate this song. love the melody and it's entirety.

  • @CliffJekel
    @CliffJekel ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I lived in England when I was 13 years old in 1973 and this was on the top of the pop charts that Christmas. I can't keep a dry eye when Maddy does her thing on here.

  • @davidmccarter9479
    @davidmccarter9479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It’s the harmony. It’s all about the lovely harmony.

  • @richdyas
    @richdyas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So glad to still be Alive & able to watch this again

  • @mirennejackrabbit7110
    @mirennejackrabbit7110 11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The beauty of the web! I only wished I had heard this in 72, instead of finding Maddy at 66. How touching to meet her both old and young through her videos.

  • @balluumm1
    @balluumm1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    A wonderful rendition in acapella and nothing wrong with the Latin!

  • @sidclark3871
    @sidclark3871 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Have not got a clue what this song is all about, but it's sung brilliantly. Listen to it so often.

    • @jonsmith4669
      @jonsmith4669 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Rejoice, Rejoice!
      Christ is born
      Of the virgin Mary,
      Rejoice!
      etc

  • @stevendimmock4791
    @stevendimmock4791 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My favourite Christmas song, sung by the people who sing it best.

  • @shurley96
    @shurley96 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Happy Gaudete Sunday!

  • @cardwitch91
    @cardwitch91 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I adore this. Of all the versions, this remains the most... authentic version. I hope that makes sense. It feels like true Medieval English villagers would sing this way in the days before this hymn was written down finally in the 16th century. No instruments, no twenty bellowing tenors. Just them and their voices.

  • @danielbaker8950
    @danielbaker8950 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Listen to this, it will blow your socks off.

  • @aqeiwwrgunaug4ne3
    @aqeiwwrgunaug4ne3 8 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    she has the voice of an angel

    • @anndroid3712
      @anndroid3712 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      dutchbagel heaven...

    • @kitcarr4668
      @kitcarr4668 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @ dutchbagel ... all of them, but yes she's a voice that has matured like a fine wine, whereas many older artistes ( sadly ) persist long after the 'best by date' \\
      A real joy to listen and thanks to Park Records - appreciated

    • @elduck2787
      @elduck2787 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Had.

    • @mistermatix8241
      @mistermatix8241 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, a strangled one, she sounds awful.

    • @sb6678
      @sb6678 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      dutchbagel yea, Lucifer the fallen angel

  • @briandavies1000
    @briandavies1000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Comercialism has ruined Christmas forever but the simplicity and brilliance of this song restores the magic I felt as a child. Christmas is in your heart.

  • @Binze1507
    @Binze1507 7 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    her voice still perfect.
    thanks Maddy.

    • @mistermatix8241
      @mistermatix8241 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Binze1507 Still perfectly dreadful, no thanks

    • @TheMaz64
      @TheMaz64 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      this Lady is a national treasure.

    • @jimmcintyre6664
      @jimmcintyre6664 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      leave it out!!

  • @sidefish8362
    @sidefish8362 9 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    Maddy Prior has the most perfect and wonderful voice.

    • @jillelliott8175
      @jillelliott8175 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      sidefish Agreed and it never seemed to deteriorate appreciably to the point of being a has-been.

    • @tomski787
      @tomski787 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +sidefish Mike Oldfield knew what he was doing, alright...

    • @russs7574
      @russs7574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Maddy Prior, Sandy Denny, and Annie Haslam all have such gorgeous voices. It's so sad that Sandy was taken way too young. Late 60's-mid 70's was the golden age of female vocalists in American Soul/R&B and British Progressive/Folk Rock.

    • @allanbriggs807
      @allanbriggs807 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@russs7574 And Jackie McShee from Pentangle

    • @russs7574
      @russs7574 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@allanbriggs807 You know, I was never into Pentangle for some reason. I'm going to have to rectify that. I know some people who are into Pentangle, and they rave about her voice as well.

  • @ironhorsedb
    @ironhorsedb 12 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    i envy them, keeping a band going this long. theyre great

  • @burraladd
    @burraladd 12 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Brought goosebumps all over!!! Gotta be '70, '71 original. Voices not changed at all!! Quality!

  • @stormbringerr7806
    @stormbringerr7806 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    she still has such an amazing voice after 35 yrs.

  • @Kevh1963
    @Kevh1963 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Every hair on my body has stood on end listening to this. Glorious.

  • @makethman007
    @makethman007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    best voice in the business

  • @markariss6272
    @markariss6272 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Magnificent version 🎄☃️🧑‍🎄

  • @midgecooper1772
    @midgecooper1772 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I heard this in Tesco a few weeks ago and now finally I have found out who it is. It's just amazing, literally an audio brain massage.

  • @davidfisher9767
    @davidfisher9767 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Wow! 😊

  • @hifibrony
    @hifibrony 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Maddy is still bringing that bell-clear soprano after all those years.

  • @Twirlyhead
    @Twirlyhead 4 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    Singing latin in a local, not technically perfect manner (possibly with little understanding) is actually completely authentic as that is how it was done all over Europe. Plus this is a great version and performance.

    • @ConsairtinFergus
      @ConsairtinFergus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They're English, so they do their best.
      I meself am Spanish and studied Latin at 2ndary school, so I understood most of what they sing. Far from perfect, but perfect pronunciation is reserved for native Romance languajes speakers ;D
      Anyway, their voices and harmonies are amazing.

    • @Twirlyhead
      @Twirlyhead 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@ConsairtinFergus You've managed to miss the whole point. Well done.

    • @ConsairtinFergus
      @ConsairtinFergus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Twirlyhead NO, you did. You're one of these English they think they can do everything right.
      Sorry, you're not. The simplicity of phonetics of Spanish and Latin - leave alone Finnish and Japanese - allows us to speak a FAR better Latin than you.
      Come on, go cry in your corner of your little island.

    • @elsalaiho1699
      @elsalaiho1699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      This is really fascinating to me (especially since I'm interested in languages and study English) to hear their pronunciation, since I've heard this same song before sung by Finnish people (on Neumann's album Albion), which on the other hand sings in a much more Finnish manner. Actually, hearing this version and having heard the other before kind of helps me form an image of various pronunciation differences between Finnish and English

    • @ConsairtinFergus
      @ConsairtinFergus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @CheatyTycoon 2 Aye, with British phonetics. Spare me the laugh, please...

  • @randybenjamin5685
    @randybenjamin5685 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I heard this on FM free form radio in early ' 70's, hadn't yet heard of Steeleye Span.
    Spent the next FIVE YEARS searching for it !
    Worth the search!

  • @ufoman4468
    @ufoman4468 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Absolutely wonderful.

  • @Sunflowers159
    @Sunflowers159 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I remember the original version but Maddy still has that lovely clear soprano voice.

  • @karenmahaffey1473
    @karenmahaffey1473 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Lifts my spirits every time I hear it. So grateful this sound is preserved.
    A Christmas favorite of my family and choir friends.

  • @wayne90079
    @wayne90079 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fantastic

  • @Katya-zj7ni
    @Katya-zj7ni 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    2020 .. we get shivers ?

    • @ericgeorge5483
      @ericgeorge5483 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I did; just a wonderful masterpiece.

  • @Smudgefizz
    @Smudgefizz 10 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Love this song!! As a Canadian, I was turned on to Steeleye Span "Below the Salt" & "Parcel of Rogues" in the mid 70's, when a British pen pal (Julie Douglass of Newcastle) sent me the tapes. Later on I bought the vinyl records, & now own the CD's. 40 years later this song still gives me the chills.

  • @grahampalmer9337
    @grahampalmer9337 7 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I have watched - listened to - countless 'versions' of this wonderful celebration, & I consider that Steeleye Span still do the best rendition.

    • @michaelrex6948
      @michaelrex6948 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why? Their Latin is the worst I've heard in my entire life- and that's saying something.

    • @kraavenhalftusk6121
      @kraavenhalftusk6121 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      who gives a crap...just treat it as a wonderful song

    • @michaelrex6948
      @michaelrex6948 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kraaven Halftusk
      I do treat it as a wonderful song. That's why I respect it by watching a version sung properly.

    • @kraavenhalftusk6121
      @kraavenhalftusk6121 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i have listened to various other versions on youtube (with the latin pronounced correctly) and this is still by far the best....her voice is just amazing

    • @wocko53
      @wocko53 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Edate Bibete Gaudiamus

  • @ZoahLord
    @ZoahLord 8 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    The key has dropped over the years to adjust to the natural aging of voices, but this is a fantastic piece of live music in any key. It aint Xmas without a little bit of Span.

    • @jvictor77
      @jvictor77 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes - the first thing I noticed. The key has been lowered. Can't be helped - but still wonderful!

    • @johnsullivan2652
      @johnsullivan2652 ปีที่แล้ว

      How tiresome calling Christmas Xmas. It's almost lazy.

    • @ZoahLord
      @ZoahLord ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@johnsullivan2652 How petty calling someone out for a trivial choice of abbreviation that they used 7 years ago. It's almost like you're an old man shouting at clouds

  • @trevorbaker8755
    @trevorbaker8755 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I bought this on a 45 many years ago, and I still love this with all my being.

  • @paulmoran7026
    @paulmoran7026 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Magnificent….I had forgotten about this song and this band for well over 40 years, then I heard it and was immediately transported back to my childhood. It’s not just good because of the nostalgia, but rather I’ve always loved English Gregorian chant. Beautiful!

  • @zipanauti
    @zipanauti 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I am always forced to cry when listening to this fantastic piece of music. Though people think an "evergreen" is something else, but I would say this song is one, and it doesn't matter that it is a Christmas song. I can hear it all through the year. Fantastic work!

  • @chaserhaywood2548
    @chaserhaywood2548 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    i sang this in my primary school and it showed me the real music of christmas

  • @taramagennis2400
    @taramagennis2400 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It isn’t Christmas but it’s fabulous but always be Christmas to me

  • @timcallahan9894
    @timcallahan9894 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    40 years on- this still warms my soul

  • @TerryTanktop
    @TerryTanktop 8 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    I always listen to this at Christmas. :)

    • @bluecamus5162
      @bluecamus5162 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That time of year again. Are you back?

    • @sueanne3139
      @sueanne3139 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I always listen to this at Christmas too...I love Maddy's voice.

    • @tricky159
      @tricky159 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think everyone does

    • @volkerwendt3061
      @volkerwendt3061 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same. And all the rest of the year

    • @NoelAustinUK
      @NoelAustinUK 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too - several times - many times

  • @GoodFellowCol
    @GoodFellowCol 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wonderful

  • @ianrobert6239
    @ianrobert6239 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I put my hand to my ear when I sing this

  • @anthonylees9029
    @anthonylees9029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Maddy Prior ......what a brilliant voice . Got goosebumps on my goosebumps listening to that ! Wow , lovely to hear Gaudete again ....

  • @jonsmith4669
    @jonsmith4669 10 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    "Bad" Latin or not Steeleye's version leaves all other ones trailing in the dust no matter how grand the assemble.
    Here is a simple dynamic chant that brings visions of an ancient Christmas celebration to my mind,job done, done so very well that no one can better it.
    It gives one the chills,so leave it alone please,it works.
    Those individuals who nit pick about the pronuciation have totally missed the point
    .If you dissect a Rose to see how its made you ruin it.

    • @syfynightmares
      @syfynightmares 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My favourite Christmas tune.

    • @ealing456
      @ealing456 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mediaeval Baebes' version's probably my favourite, but this rendition has my respect too.

    • @julianwaugh968
      @julianwaugh968 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If I'm from Surrey, which I am actually, and I meets someone from Yorkshire or Ireland, Scotland etc , we all theoretically speak English, a common language it can be difficult to understand each accent that changes drastically from county to county.
      So for some dolt to criticize the pronounced latin is an
      Anus horribleness.

    • @jonsmith4669
      @jonsmith4669 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ealing456 I had a listen to Medieval Baebes ,very pretty singing like the girls are but it hasn't got that authentic old English feel like Steeleye Span.

  • @paulrosenberg4227
    @paulrosenberg4227 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This was the gateway song to Steeleye Span. Lucky to see them live. A blessing and fab concert. And Mummer's Play !

  • @rjwh67220
    @rjwh67220 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Whoever did their arrangements was simply amazing.

  • @DFVCosworth
    @DFVCosworth 12 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This sends a shiver down my spine, wonderful. Maddy Prior is a lovely person if you see her in the flesh.

  • @TomorrowWeLive
    @TomorrowWeLive 6 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    Love the pronunciation. This is how I imagine medieval English peasants singing this hymn-simple, rustic, heartfelt, unaffected. Beautiful. Far and away the best version of this song.

    • @abcbcde9985
      @abcbcde9985 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Simple? I think the harmonies go beyond that - just my opinion. One, I suspect, also can only speculate as to just how 'English peasants' would have sounded singing such a song. But, one's imagination is such a powerful thing and from that perspective I am totally with you.

    • @Peacefully-Happy-86
      @Peacefully-Happy-86 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Absolutely beautiful yet haunting I just love it ♥

    • @MartinWinter99
      @MartinWinter99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I feel my toenails curl from the atrocious pronunciation. Yet I still love this musically...

    • @therespectedlex9794
      @therespectedlex9794 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      'But you're all fucking peasants as far as I can see.' John Lennon, Working Class Hero

    • @admiral7043
      @admiral7043 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@MartinWinter99 Wouldn't the Medieval English have pronounced latin 'badly' anyway?

  • @thelabtechnicians5657
    @thelabtechnicians5657 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    💖🙏 So Beautiful 💖🙏 Bring Me Back To The 70's 💖🙏

  • @michaelhaywood8262
    @michaelhaywood8262 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can actually remember when this was in the charts. I think it made about no 14. I was a teenage boy at the time, I'm now an old man [64]. [posting this in Dec 2022].

  • @PamelaFlitton
    @PamelaFlitton 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Maddy Prior, just phenomenal x

  • @dannicu4537
    @dannicu4537 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This carol is divine! I hope that every Christmas will remain in everyone's hearts

  • @paulgriffiths6060
    @paulgriffiths6060 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Brilliant stuff👌👍👏

  • @unwoke1652
    @unwoke1652 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This song has been ringing pleasantly in my mind since 1975, when I was in Grade 8.

  • @noproblem53
    @noproblem53 13 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is perfection I need a twenty minute long version

  • @CarlosAlberto-ii1li
    @CarlosAlberto-ii1li 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Incredible song, Maddys is voice perfect, this song has a very great memory for me.

  • @iainfoxell8543
    @iainfoxell8543 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    She always had a beautiful voice....it just got better, spell binding.

  • @jonahjones1283
    @jonahjones1283 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    maddy prior....stole my heart back in 60s',,,,what an amazing voice

    • @Wombat1916
      @Wombat1916 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      jonah jones I went to a SES concert in London in 2002 and Gaudete was sung. Maddy Prior's daughter sang with the chorus. The result was superb. I wonder if that was taped and released in any format?

    • @kat2003bob
      @kat2003bob 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too! Her and Tim Hart in The Bay Tree, Southampton. Lovely memories. She's coming to Bury St Edmunds in December with The Carnival Band - I have tickets!

    • @peterk.jackson7536
      @peterk.jackson7536 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bob .Foskett thick as a brick

  • @lightwork11
    @lightwork11 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I didn't realize they were still around, I had their albums from the 70's. They are one of a kind.

    • @sb6678
      @sb6678 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      lightwork11 thank God they were only one of a kind