I agree entirely, however I don't know if "pride" is the correct expression for the clear devotion they exude, especially as it relates to hymns to the Divine. I'd say what has already been said, that men like these are "a beacon to civilization!"
As a young bride from Wyoming, I first saw the Kings Singers live in London, way back in the day in 1974. Since then, back in Wyoming, I have tracked them over the years via vinal record albums, CDs, DVDs, and now You Tube. The singers change but the sound doesn’t. Right on! 🙋🏼♀️⛰♥️🌠
I was a young freshman music student at Baylor in 1975 when the King's Singers stopped on tour. They were magnificent, and I was hugely impressed - and intimidated - when a member of the ensemble (I'm sorry to say I can't remember which one) stopped into my voice lesson that afternoon to chat with my teacher, the late, great John McFadden. Singing for these two brilliant performers was unforgettable, and a little frightening. Anyway, I've been a fan ever since.
Don't forget to give a little love to the arrangers, folks. Those tight harmonies don't create themselves. (Especially that Take Five backing on G-d Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.)
I agree with you, arrangers are not on stage but the success is thanks to them. Singers can change but the music is always here.( I do recognize also the singer's job ;)))
I think the Kings Singers themselves are the arrangers. And don’t you think each have perfect pitch. I wrote on this site five years ago. I only love them more with time.
It may be well after Christmas but oh, how I love the Kings Singers. No matter the time of year for these songs. I love that they sing serious but can be fun. They can magnify wonderful tradition, oh they can sing anything and it is perfection. Thank you for all your hard work that brings fun, peace and joy to the rest of us. Thank you.
I have a degree in music and enjoyed this so much! Can't believe I'm only finding it now. Great mix of songs - old, new, languages, tempi... and DAMN what wonderfully uncomplicated, pleasant voices, perfectly balanced with great intonation! Well done, gentlemen!! 💓
I think the baritone with the beard is my favorite voice of this bunch, but that pretty young tenor is pretty spectacular too! Oh heck, I love them all!
Growing up (30 years ago) listening to the King's Singers Christmas became a yearly tradition. I have yet to hear more feeling performances or thoughtful arrangements on these Christmas classics. Thank you for sharing your God-given talents and hard work.
As an a capella singer I can assure you that their precision is exquisite. Oh, and their pitch. And their vowels. And their harmonies. Did I leave anything out?
Their German pronounciation. "Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen" is flawlessly sung. If you told me they were native German speakers, anyone here would believe you.
Mary years of singing, especially the acapella, has enhanced my appreciation for these amazing tight harmonies**I really love the King Singers!😮 Colleen Marie Cornick
Agree, he is the inimitable, sublime David Hurley. I have never heard any CT, including the famous ones, sound as perfect and beautiful as David Hurley.
You Are the New Day...gives me chills every time!! This arrangement is, by far, the best I've ever heard. The King's Singers are always far above any other group!
I note that The King's Singers do perform a number of songs, mostly contemporary popular songs, with an accompaniment. But I do like them best when they're singing a cappella. Then the music relies solely on their own harmony and I can appreciate the beauty of that harmony, just as it is, undisguised -- and I can even appreciate the beauty of each voice. I don't know of any other group of singers I think are as excellent as these guys -- and even though the personnel has changed over the years, they've managed to keep up their high standard. The two counter-tenors constantly surprise me -- that they can sing so beautifully using their falsetto voices is amazing. I note that as of today, only three of the singers seen in this video are still singing -- the other three have moved on and three new singers have replaced them.
@@ToddSF for me is another unknown group who sound better,Is a quartet,the name is The King s heralds.Just look in You tube:Pray is the Key of Heaven for this quartet,sound amazing.Is the oldest quartet in Usa and through the years they changed the singers but keep the quality.Another Rainbow is another Cd I recomend,is in You tube too.
I sang in a semi-professional choir growing up, and a staple of our Christmas repertoire was their arrangement of "Gaudete", which still sticks to my family even decades later (my eldest sibling sang in another choir, whose Chrismas programs also often featured that carol). Watching this particular performance by the King's Singers has become a family tradition in the past few years. Happy Christmas time/Yuletide, everyone!
I first heard them when I was 16. They came to Calgary to perform and my high school madrigal choir went to hear them. What a revelation! I still remember it... that was 30 years ago now. :O
I have no words for this beautiful music.....the best singers in the world and every year I listen to their wonderful voices for all of December... and I am forever in love with David Hurley!!
Just the thing to listen to when you're feeling a bit overwhelmed by the holidays. Such lovely traditional music. Their tight harmonies are just perfect. Thanks for posting this!
Thanks for sharing! L'émotion des voix a capella, un délice pour les oreilles! Que 2021 nous rassemble pour retourner voir des concerts :) I fell like going on to see music concerts again hopping 2021 will alowed us to share music in live!
It's hard to find words... If I have a choice in the matter, I will be listening to The King's Singers as I lay dying. Well, them and some favorite Mozart, Bach, and Dvorak pieces. This is one of my favorite iterations of the group. One of my favorite pieces on this recording is "There is a Flower" because Christopher Gabbitas is like an angel! I read that he is a choral conductor, lawyer and university professor. Sheesh! Guess I found a few words... :o)
Just listen a vocal quartet named The King s heralds and tell me if you still think the same.Look in you tube the song:Pray is the key of heaven.They have amazing voices.
meraviglioso, assolutamente: sono sicuramente tra i cantanti più bravi che abbia mai visto e ho apprezzato molto l'idea di aprire con veni veni Emmanuel perchè è un canto poco conosciuto per quel che meriterebbe.
This vocal group has been around for decades! They started up in King's College, Cambridge, England in 1968 and soon became internationally famous. The brand name is now 50 years old!
Imagine human society blending in such harmony it would mean the end of war and true peace on earth to men of good will. Let us pray for such a grace and let us pray for the end of but first the end of the greater evil in our midst, the killing of the innocents in the womb.
@@francisscott8527 No society that kills its unborn can be called civilized. As Nobel Peace Prize recipient, St. Mother Theresa, once said, anyone who can kill their own child is capable of anything. These people need our compassionate prayer most of all.
When was this concert recorded? Does anybody know? It's not written in the description and the group looks to be the same I saw in 2007-2008 in France...It's filmed in London, that's all I saw in the video. :(
I would agree with you except for the fact that this line-up is missing the wonderful Robin Tyson (CT #2) and Stephen Connelly (bass). With them in place, it was truly the dream team, in my opinion. Once David Hurley( who had the most astonishingly beautiful voice) left, even though Chris G. was (is still) the last hold-out, I lost interest in the group, unfortunately.
3:13 The Text of the famous second verse of this song was writen hundrets of years ago by Michael Praetorius in a cloister in our village Phoelde in Germany near the low mountain range Harz. A beautiful song! :) Es ist ein Ros entsprugen. Wonderfull sung by TKS :-)
I go to a choir, and our choirmaster recommended you to us and said that we should take an example from you, it's wonderful. Greetings from the Czech republic :)
What words can express such a perfection ? such refinement ? Those men are the pride of our civilization. Thank you.
I agree entirely, however I don't know if "pride" is the correct expression for the clear devotion they exude, especially as it relates to hymns to the Divine. I'd say what has already been said, that men like these are "a beacon to civilization!"
@@jjns5600 "pride" is fine
As a young bride from Wyoming, I first saw the Kings Singers live in London, way back in the day in 1974. Since then, back in Wyoming, I have tracked them over the years via vinal record albums, CDs, DVDs, and now You Tube. The singers change but the sound doesn’t. Right on! 🙋🏼♀️⛰♥️🌠
In all my years, never heard men sing like this, pure joy. What a gift God has blessed them with. It is perfection.
The King's Singers are gem in the queen's crown.
Sweet harmony on a cold Christmas Eve. May such harmony steady our hearts in the coming uncertain year.
Wishing 2021 will be a better year for everyone all over the world!
And I’m listening on New Years Eve. A bodacious welcome for 2021
I was a young freshman music student at Baylor in 1975 when the King's Singers stopped on tour. They were magnificent, and I was hugely impressed - and intimidated - when a member of the ensemble (I'm sorry to say I can't remember which one) stopped into my voice lesson that afternoon to chat with my teacher, the late, great John McFadden. Singing for these two brilliant performers was unforgettable, and a little frightening. Anyway, I've been a fan ever since.
Wow! I wouldn't have been able to squeak a sound out under such circumstances.
Healed, purified, and ready for a sacred Christmas. I am deeply grateful.
Best christmas concert in the history
Wunder schöne Stimmen und Gottes Talente die Ihm singen. Amen aus Frankfurt aM
Don't forget to give a little love to the arrangers, folks. Those tight harmonies don't create themselves. (Especially that Take Five backing on G-d Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.)
I agree with you, arrangers are not on stage but the success is thanks to them. Singers can change but the music is always here.( I do recognize also the singer's job ;)))
I believe a number of these arrangements are, in fact, by one of the gentlemen on stage :)
@@bentway2836 can i get God rest ye merry gentlemen score online...(with take 5 interpolation)
I think the Kings Singers themselves are the arrangers. And don’t you think each have perfect pitch. I wrote on this site five years ago. I only love them more with time.
It may be well after Christmas but oh, how I love the Kings Singers. No matter the time of year for these songs. I love that they sing serious but can be fun. They can magnify wonderful tradition, oh they can sing anything and it is perfection. Thank you for all your hard work that brings fun, peace and joy to the rest of us. Thank you.
It's true that human voice is the most wonderful musical instrument...
Came across this post by chance and so glad I did. Such an amazing sound from this ensemble. John Rutter's "There is a Flower" brought me to tears.
I have a degree in music and enjoyed this so much! Can't believe I'm only finding it now. Great mix of songs - old, new, languages, tempi... and DAMN what wonderfully uncomplicated, pleasant voices, perfectly balanced with great intonation! Well done, gentlemen!! 💓
I think the baritone with the beard is my favorite voice of this bunch, but that pretty young tenor is pretty spectacular too! Oh heck, I love them all!
they have a rotating cast
Both baritones and the 1st countertenor are my favorites, but all 6 are fantastic. This particular line-up of the Kings Singers is my favorite.
Bravo, tutti! Only the bass remains of this lovely line-up.
空腹の心を満たしてくれた素敵なスープを有難う。とても幸せな気持ちになりました。
Growing up (30 years ago) listening to the King's Singers Christmas became a yearly tradition. I have yet to hear more feeling performances or thoughtful arrangements on these Christmas classics. Thank you for sharing your God-given talents and hard work.
I cannot believe my ears! Such perfection!!!
De la précision , des nuances: deux exigences majeures de la polyphonie avec des voies qui vous transportent !! Bravo!
Perfect beauty and harmony💖. music will save the world
More than amazing -- this is a gift to the whole world! Thank you so very much.
Thank you God for this wondrous gift! Especially Stille Nacht is simply divine, a balm for your soul. 🙏
As an a capella singer I can assure you that their precision is exquisite. Oh, and their pitch. And their vowels. And their harmonies. Did I leave anything out?
Well, fantastic arrangements.
their musical feeling. And the quality of the voices themselves
The blend.
Their German pronounciation. "Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen" is flawlessly sung. If you told me they were native German speakers, anyone here would believe you.
Color of shawls?
Such purity in their voices. Beautiful and moving.
BEAUTIFUL CHORISTERS!
THANK YOU FROM MY HEART! U HAVE MADE MY CHRISTMAS! 💞💐➕🌹‼️
Mary years of singing, especially the acapella, has enhanced my appreciation for these amazing tight harmonies**I really love the King Singers!😮
Colleen Marie Cornick
Christmas Would Not Be The Same, Without The Glorious Voices Of ‘The King’s Singers’
Quelle joie d'écouter ces voix merveilleuses la veille de Noël. René Québec, Canada
Heavenly choir, sweeeeet blessings. Thankyou and bravo!
Lord have mercy the lead countertenor's voice is perfection
Agree, he is the inimitable, sublime David Hurley. I have never heard any CT, including the famous ones, sound as perfect and beautiful as David Hurley.
You Are the New Day...gives me chills every time!! This arrangement is, by far, the best I've ever heard. The King's Singers are always far above any other group!
Well, I still like the Comedian Harmonists better; I deem them much more livelier.
@@AndyPWolf I'll definitely look up this group! Thanks!
Handpicked voices, dedication, a lot of practicing. Yes, they are the best on the planet.
"Hear, Hear!!!"
손으로 전하는 목소리는 많은 뜻을내포하고 있다.
그렇습니다.
그것은 훌륭한 계획들입니다.
Rise up, Shepherd, and follow! Beautiful!
Amazing. This is entirely a Capella. Pitch, blend all perfect. Simply unspeakably beautiful--a bit of heaven here on earth. Thank you so much.
I note that The King's Singers do perform a number of songs, mostly contemporary popular songs, with an accompaniment. But I do like them best when they're singing a cappella. Then the music relies solely on their own harmony and I can appreciate the beauty of that harmony, just as it is, undisguised -- and I can even appreciate the beauty of each voice. I don't know of any other group of singers I think are as excellent as these guys -- and even though the personnel has changed over the years, they've managed to keep up their high standard. The two counter-tenors constantly surprise me -- that they can sing so beautifully using their falsetto voices is amazing. I note that as of today, only three of the singers seen in this video are still singing -- the other three have moved on and three new singers have replaced them.
Thanks
As of 12/22/18, Johnny Howard, the bass is the only one remaining of the ones in this video. Tim and Chris retired at the end of 2018.
@@ToddSF for me is another unknown group who sound better,Is a quartet,the name is The King s heralds.Just look in You tube:Pray is the Key of Heaven for this quartet,sound amazing.Is the oldest quartet in Usa and through the years they changed the singers but keep the quality.Another Rainbow is another Cd I recomend,is in You tube too.
And you have the group Take 6 who win a Grammys.
I sang in a semi-professional choir growing up, and a staple of our Christmas repertoire was their arrangement of "Gaudete", which still sticks to my family even decades later (my eldest sibling sang in another choir, whose Chrismas programs also often featured that carol). Watching this particular performance by the King's Singers has become a family tradition in the past few years. Happy Christmas time/Yuletide, everyone!
How amazingly beautiful and harmonious it is with the voices ranging from counter- tenor to bass.
so beautyful, so soft, i aways love it
Bellissimo! Questi canti, esoressioine di veri artisti, favoriscono veramente il clima di Natale.
How do I thank you for your hard work and dedication? Thank you for sharing your glorious singing. A pure joy.. Every note sung so beautifully..
Christmas Would Not Be Christmas. Without The Amazing Voices That Make Up 'The King's Singers' ! 🎵
Just discovered this fabulous singing group courtesy of my colleague, Jim Campbell. Not sure how I lived this long without hearing them!
I first heard them when I was 16. They came to Calgary to perform and my high school madrigal choir went to hear them. What a revelation! I still remember it... that was 30 years ago now. :O
What a treasure to listen to the King's Singers on Christmas Day.
킹스씽어즈 ...익히 잘 알고 있었지만... 성가를 이렇게 잘 부를 줄이야!!!...넋을 잃고 듣고 있네요...6명이 이렇게 꽉 차고도 아름다운 소리를 내다니...정말 천상의 소리입니다^^
This is amazing. Christmas day 2021, you truly are the Kings singers; Bravo.
How beautiful is the harmony of the King's singers! Thank you. Glory to the Lord, our God!
+성하수 this is from composer william byrd from the 1500's
I have no words for this beautiful music.....the best singers in the world and every year I listen to their wonderful voices for all of December... and I am forever in love with David Hurley!!
I king's Singers sono una fonte di maestria, musicalita' e raffinatezza suprema. Una delizia ascoltarli
Je connaissais ce groupe avec le talent de. Cette interprétation c est encre meilleur Bravo! !
The King's Singers indeed!!
Just the thing to listen to when you're feeling a bit overwhelmed by the holidays. Such lovely traditional music. Their tight harmonies are just perfect. Thanks for posting this!
Contente de revoir cet excellent groupe venu dans notre commune pour 2 concerts il y a quelques années lors d'un festival, de chorales.
Not sure if I should be more impressed by the amazing counter-tenors or the rumbling bass....
Another SUPERB performance of one of my favorites!! The boy ensemble "Libera" also does a fantastic arrangement of this song.
Gaude te Merci pour autant de joie partagée .Joseph
The King's Singers are excellent, the most perfect, amazing!
Espléndido.🌿🌲🌿!!!!!
Que bonito!!!Feliz Navidad.
So beautiful to listen to, it resonates with ones soul.
Какое идеальное по балансу голосов пение.Завораживает Душу. Браво.
Simply beautiful. I'm lost for words!
increíbles voces...la voz humana es el mas bello instrumento creado por Dios....y con esta musica...simplemente maravilloso...desde Argentina
Have enjoyed and admired the Kings Singers from the late 60s. Beautifully done!
Thank you for this beautiful performance . The program starts off with two of my favorite Christmas songs.
I've been a fan of this spectacular group for decades .... no, not saying how many! :)
Me too! I will say I saw them live several times in the 80s, but thats as far as I will say. :)
I saw them in 1987 or so... outed myself already. ;)
Me too! And when the exquisitely-voiced David Hurley joined in 1990, I was overcome with his vocal beauty.
Love love love this!
Incroyablement beau! Bravo du Québec!
Adoro este concierto ! musica coral de calidad! me encanta Noel Nouvelet! Joy to the world y Christmas song! :)
久しぶりにKings Singersを楽しむ
頭のてっぺんから足の先まで
癒されたひと時であった！！！！！
非常にクオリティの高いハーモニー
遊び心溢れる表現
自分が歌い手の端くれであることを忘れてしまう
あ〜〜〜、この感覚は最高
They are everything an a'cappella group could aspire to be. I never heard such precision, intonation... loveliness.
A beautiful all time fave song growing up and singing in the school and church choir...but they sing impeccably and beautifulky.THANK YOU
JESUS the reason for the season!! Christmas 🎄!!!!!
Gosh, their blend and pitch is perfection!!!!
Das ist Musik vom Feinsten ♥️danke dafür ich wünsche Ihnen allen den Segen der Hl . Nacht🎄💥🌟⭐️
Thanks for sharing! L'émotion des voix a capella, un délice pour les oreilles! Que 2021 nous rassemble pour retourner voir des concerts :) I fell like going on to see music concerts again hopping 2021 will alowed us to share music in live!
Increíbles voces. Saludos desde México.
It's hard to find words... If I have a choice in the matter, I will be listening to The King's Singers as I lay dying. Well, them and some favorite Mozart, Bach, and Dvorak pieces. This is one of my favorite iterations of the group. One of my favorite pieces on this recording is "There is a Flower" because Christopher Gabbitas is like an angel! I read that he is a choral conductor, lawyer and university professor. Sheesh! Guess I found a few words... :o)
Awesome group! They are the best vocal ensemble in the whole world!
You have better tenor voice than their male counterpart, Arnel!
Just listen a vocal quartet named The King s heralds and tell me if you still think the same.Look in you tube the song:Pray is the key of heaven.They have amazing voices.
CONCERT REALMENTE GENIAL ..WONDERFULL
Maravilloso grupo de varones, voces de gran armonia y de interpretacion, Dios les bendiga, saludos desde Chile🎼🎶🇨🇱
WOW! from Bristol, Indiana - USA.
J ‘adore ce groupe leur répertoire est très varié et leurs voix s’accordent à merveille
This Is What Vocal Excellence Sounds Like🎵
meraviglioso, assolutamente: sono sicuramente tra i cantanti più bravi che abbia mai visto e ho apprezzato molto l'idea di aprire con veni veni Emmanuel perchè è un canto poco conosciuto per quel che meriterebbe.
Their performance gives me chills. So happy I found this video for this holiday season.
Still listening all these years later. We've been through a lot. This video reminds me of the joy in the world.
Wow! Just noticed the Christmas verse in You Are the New Day. Glorious!
Deck The Halls is a master lesson on how to arrange !!!
Fantastic blending of voices! Merry Christmas one and all! And peace to men of goodwill!
WHAT A PLEASURE LISTENING TO THESE GUYS!
This vocal group has been around for decades! They started up in King's College, Cambridge, England in 1968 and soon became internationally famous. The brand name is now 50 years old!
Imagine human society blending in such harmony it would mean the end of war and true peace on earth to men of good will. Let us pray for such a grace and let us pray for the end of but first the end of the greater evil in our midst,
the killing of the innocents in the womb.
very true
Lengo67 [)
@@francisscott8527 No society that kills its unborn can be called civilized. As Nobel Peace Prize recipient, St. Mother Theresa, once said, anyone who can kill their own child is capable of anything. These people need our compassionate prayer most of all.
@@timm7400 let's start with the born, shall we? and with the role of women in society?
This is even more valuable - as a record of the group before all of the recent member changes. The old group can never be replaced.
When was this concert recorded? Does anybody know? It's not written in the description and the group looks to be the same I saw in 2007-2008 in France...It's filmed in London, that's all I saw in the video. :(
It would have to have been after September 2010 - that's when Jonathan Howard replaced Stephen Parham-Connolly.
I would agree with you except for the fact that this line-up is missing the wonderful Robin Tyson (CT #2) and Stephen Connelly (bass). With them in place, it was truly the dream team, in my opinion. Once David Hurley( who had the most astonishingly beautiful voice) left, even though Chris G. was (is still) the last hold-out, I lost interest in the group, unfortunately.
@@coffeeandcakes1 You can see who was with the group when at www.kingssingers.com/history/#close
Philip Lawson does excellent arrangements- I’ve done a few with my senior school choir.
3:13 The Text of the famous second verse of this song was writen hundrets of years ago by Michael Praetorius in a cloister in our village Phoelde in Germany near the low mountain range Harz. A beautiful song! :) Es ist ein Ros entsprugen. Wonderfull sung by TKS :-)
I'm lost for words here. Wow!
Perfection and beauty !
Love the arrangement of * Douce Nuit* 🎄
I go to a choir, and our choirmaster recommended you to us and said that we should take an example from you, it's wonderful. Greetings from the Czech republic :)
angelic talent!! IF there's such a thing!! What a heavenly blessing!
thank you God bless you Merry Christmas prosper in your gift!
Beautiful voices !!! big like !
I was at school with the original Kings Singers. Nigel Perrin was a prefect in my house.
A very special Christmas. Thank you for the beautiful music.
Saw them at Goshen College a couple years ago. They are amazing!