My wife and I attending his concert in Portland Oregon in the mid 1990’s. To hear his voice live in a beautiful theater was so much for the senses. Pitch perfect. Deep, rich and melodic. He was and is truly a legend.
I got chills on the last note. Only a handful of singers have given me chills--Frank Sinatra at the end of Autumn Leaves, John Raitt in the climax of Soliloquy, 11 year old Jackie Evancho, soprano Sonya Yoncheva, and currently, Filipina singer Jona Viray, numerous times, especially when she goes suddenly from soft to loud while rising in pitch.
December 1983 Torme performed it for us kids backstage after our practice before parade and concert at Disney World. We gave three standing ovations and it was the best performance I saw him do of the song. Mom almost got Michael Jackson's autograph that day as he was in the park so I saved part of it he handed back, my pass and Christmas program. I was more impressed with Torme.
Just no way to describe the ultimate magic in this man's voice. Brings me to tears. To watch the man who wrote this song sing it is awe inspiring. A completely underrated talent. This is quite probably the best singer who ever lived. RIP Mr. Mel Torme. I know you didn't like it, but the "Velvet Fog" is amazing.
I'm not sure how old he was when he sung this, but I'm guessing he performed this in the mid to late 90's which would make him in his 70's at the time. If that's the case, you can tell that he took good care of his voice. Vocal folds tend to get a little more relaxed as you get older, but his voice had no pitch issues and his overall sound was just amazing. Simply wonderful!
What a wonderful talent and not only does he present it with the expertise he only does, but he allowed his friend and protege Mr. Nat King Cole to take part in presenting it as well!!! A genious!!
He sang this on the Tonight Show (Jay Leno may have already taken over) and he was perfect! You could have heard a pin drop! The audience was spellbound
The Maestro of song in the Autumn and best years of his life. I can think of other great songs sung by legendary performers including the great Sinatra but when Torme weaves his magic then the work becomes truly definitive. I doubt that we will see such musical talent in one individual again. Thank you nicemanko for posting yet another superlative video.
Been playing this on the piano again this December...one of my favorites. I have Mel, the velvet fog singing in my brain to guide me... I play by ear, as I'm too nearsighted to read music. Seems you can achieve immortality by composing a good Christmas carol. This will be played and heard hundreds of years from now, I'm sure.
Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel... Master Maestro ! I was in the Custom Clothing Business and Majored in Music... He Dressed, Perfect ! His Music Perfect ! Perfectly Mel !
With joy he sang and hit the heights while touching all that heard... actually saw one of his last concerts and this song sung . Amazing memory to touch
This must be the best Chistmas song of them all. No one performs it better than the Velvet Fog, God bless you Mel and thanks for leaning us such a legacy
A treasure, yes, you said it just right! A Joyous Noel to You & Yours! From Leo in the town of Alamosa in the beautiful San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado USA. Check out Leo's Christmas on TH-cam (Garyskiman L) 🎅🤶🦌❄☃🎵🎄🎁✨🖖🙏
I love this composition, I am working on a guitar and vocal version of this, I get obseessed every Christmas with this song, and this improv- tender and respective of his own composition yet jamming it so beautifully, man he was something!!
He might not "own" it, but he is the composer of this, the greatest Christmas song of all time (written in 1946 with Bob Wells on a 100 plus degrees day in Beverly Hills CA).
100+degrees in Beverly Hills Ca 'Wow !! Back in the day I use to frequent Ye Little Club on Canon Drive in Beverly Hills come Fri & Sat evening.... Was a fun & intimate cabaret & sometimes the Bel Air Hotel piano bar lounge where Bud Herman use to play & Estelle Reiner would sing.... Relished Piano Bars & at one time LA had a plethora of them scattered All about the LA basin
Great ！！！！ His singing technique is excellent. But it is not his technique that makes him great. He sings freely with a rich musicality, yet is not a bit technical.The whole song is filled with a simple and warm message. That's what makes him great. 素晴らしい！！！！ 彼は上手い歌手だ。でも、上手いから素晴らしいのではない、彼は豊かな音楽性で自由に歌いながら、少しも技術を感じさせない、素朴で暖かなメッセージが歌全体に溢れている。それが素晴らしい。
Thanks for posting! Love it! I wish I could find a live version he did with the Boston Pops (I think) in the 90s. He ends it with "love and joy, come to you..." The last notes he sings there just about the most gorgeous I've ever heard! Let me know if anyone knows where I could find it.
@sugar1756 Uh, Mel was pretty famous. Yeah. Will Friedwald, a noted jazz author and historian said of Mel, “ Tormé works with the most beautiful voice a man is allowed to have, and he combines it with a flawless sense of pitch… As an improviser he shames all but two or three other scat singers and quite a few horn players as well. ” -Will Friedwald, Jazz Singing Yeah, Mel Torme was kinda famous.
"The Christmas Song" 1944(Robert Wells / Mel Torme) Pat Shea Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at your nose Yule-tide carols being sung by a choir And folks dressed up like Eskimos. Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoeHelp to make the season bright Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow Will find it hard to sleep tonight. They know that Santa's on his way He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh And every mother's child is gonna spy To see if reindeer really know how to fly. And so I'm offering this simple phrase To kids from one to ninety-two Although it's been said many times, many ways Merry Christmas to you.
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The great, great Mel Torme…. A gift to have him in our lifetime….❤
My wife and I attending his concert in Portland Oregon in the mid 1990’s. To hear his voice live in a beautiful theater was so much for the senses. Pitch perfect. Deep, rich and melodic. He was and is truly a legend.
Indeed, truly a vocal artistic. What control & expression of his instrument - his singing musical voice. Wow, amazing.
Amazing how his voice and singing just got better as he got older. Never get tired of listening to him.
Way back when the Vegas strip still had intimate lounge shows, I had the privilege of seeing him perform. It was a wonderful display of pure talent.
Oh man, he still had it all in his twilight years. What a wonderful talent.
Those who know of Mr.Torme are very fortunate people🤗
Oh my God!!!! This performance gave me CHILLS!!!! Pure perfection!!!!
Yes! My feelings also!
I got chills on the last note. Only a handful of singers have given me chills--Frank Sinatra at the end of Autumn Leaves, John Raitt in the climax of Soliloquy, 11 year old Jackie Evancho, soprano Sonya Yoncheva, and currently, Filipina singer Jona Viray, numerous times, especially when she goes suddenly from soft to loud while rising in pitch.
December 1983 Torme performed it for us kids backstage after our practice before parade and concert at Disney World. We gave three standing ovations and it was the best performance I saw him do of the song. Mom almost got Michael Jackson's autograph that day as he was in the park so I saved part of it he handed back, my pass and Christmas program. I was more impressed with Torme.
Just no way to describe the ultimate magic in this man's voice. Brings me to tears. To watch the man who wrote this song sing it is awe inspiring. A completely underrated talent. This is quite probably the best singer who ever lived. RIP Mr. Mel Torme. I know you didn't like it, but the "Velvet Fog" is amazing.
Can you imagine being able to write a song like this.? He did... Thank you, Mr. Torme.
xxxx ooo RIP
I will never stop admiring his talent, or singing his songs.
AND ON THE BEACH IN JULY.
AWESOME ♪♪♫♪
He is so amazing.
That's so shame I cant see him
A master vocalist. What great musical imagination. Hard to imagine why Mel Torme wasn't more famous. This performance was absolutely wonderful.
Mel Torme and The Christmas Songs ❤
Now I remember why Mel is still my favorite male singer.
Absolute magic. every note and vocal quality has true meaning. He has sublime expression.
I'm not sure how old he was when he sung this, but I'm guessing he performed this in the mid to late 90's which would make him in his 70's at the time. If that's the case, you can tell that he took good care of his voice. Vocal folds tend to get a little more relaxed as you get older, but his voice had no pitch issues and his overall sound was just amazing. Simply wonderful!
Spot on - Incredible legend. Mr. Torme could write songs, too. This song is his! Merry Christmas, and God bless you and yours! 🙏🏻✝️🎄
His son, Steve March Torme has a tremendous voice. What treasures - two great talents (Mel and Steve Torne) and this timeless song.
Kind of learned about Mel, as a lot of guys my age, from Night Court. So many of them have passed; shows how old I am….
God! How I miss this man. I still have his autographed book in my collection.
When I get to heaven, I hope I get to hear him all the time
the way he sings it. I feel this is the song one listens to when alone for christmas.
Wonderful. What a voice. He makes Christmas for me and many thousands. Love him.
Just beautiful
What a wonderful talent and not only does he present it with the expertise he only does, but he allowed his friend and protege Mr. Nat King Cole to take part in presenting it as well!!! A genious!!
He sang this on the Tonight Show (Jay Leno may have already taken over) and he was perfect! You could have heard a pin drop! The audience was spellbound
Watching him now on the Lucy Show.....2022.....What a talented dude..
When it comes to Christmas Song, Mel rules !
Another wonderful voice, lost to the ages!
That last note though…pipes still there in his 70s…Salute to you Mel! Harry knew what he was talking about 😉
My go to after a harrowing day of christmas shopping. Brings back the warm fuzzy feeling...
What a voice.
no one compares to Mel, whether singing or composing
the BEST
Holy...that was INCREDIBLE. Classic Mel. Now guardian angel for all of us who sing. :)
simply stunning,
A unimaginable brilliantly well written classic.
The Maestro of song in the Autumn and best years of his life. I can think of other great songs sung by legendary performers including the great Sinatra but when Torme weaves his magic then the work becomes truly definitive. I doubt that we will see such musical talent in one individual again.
Thank you nicemanko for posting yet another superlative video.
He not only sings it the best, he *wrote* the song. Damn straight he rules on this one!
Excellent Voice ^-^
Been playing this on the piano again this December...one of my favorites. I have Mel, the velvet fog singing in my brain to guide me... I play by ear, as I'm too nearsighted to read music. Seems you can achieve immortality by composing a good Christmas carol. This will be played and heard hundreds of years from now, I'm sure.
Superb! Only the master...I bow.
This has got to be the #1 Christmas Carol of all time. And the best rendition by none other than the master Mr. Mel Torme. thank you for posting.
Mel Mel Mel Mel Mel... Master Maestro ! I was in the Custom Clothing Business and Majored in Music... He Dressed, Perfect ! His Music Perfect ! Perfectly Mel !
The Velvet Fog. Smooth as ever.
Thank you maestro Mr.Torme! You made this marvelous song.
A song capturing to the beauty and simple things in life we can all relate to...its better together.
THIS is why hes the master of Music
With joy he sang and hit the heights while touching all that heard... actually saw one of his last concerts and this song sung . Amazing memory to touch
One of my favorite songs, and it just can't be beat when it is sung by the man himself, the Velvet Fog.
This must be the best Chistmas song of them all.
No one performs it better than the Velvet Fog,
God bless you Mel and thanks for leaning us
such a legacy
Thát's a way of telling a story, a song..
Most Beautiful song
Just incredible.I will be enjoying this treasure all season.🎄⭐
A treasure, yes, you said it just right! A Joyous Noel to You & Yours! From Leo in the town of Alamosa in the beautiful San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado USA. Check out Leo's Christmas on TH-cam (Garyskiman L) 🎅🤶🦌❄☃🎵🎄🎁✨🖖🙏
Gorgeous
The velvet fog!! Gotta love him!
This is the best Christmas melody ever...
Amazing. So beautiful!
I love this composition, I am working on a guitar and vocal version of this, I get obseessed every Christmas with this song, and this improv- tender and respective of his own composition yet jamming it so beautifully, man he was something!!
Love Mel. Harry Anderson turned me on to Mel. Miss both Harry & Mel. Thanks Judge Stone & The Velvet Fog.
WOW...I'd like to watch him sing...this is real singing.
perfection..wait for the ending folks !!
WOW, that last note that he holds.. amazing!
From 2:24 to the end (actually the whole song) is perfect and almost not human. Crazy smooth.
❤Mel Torme
This is really a WONDER! What a taste, what a sense of music... and a tiny tactfull touch of jazz
He might not "own" it, but he is the composer of this, the greatest Christmas song of all time (written in 1946 with Bob Wells on a 100 plus degrees day in Beverly Hills CA).
He wrote it....Therefore he does own it. There may be better known versions, but Mel does it so well.
100+degrees in Beverly Hills Ca 'Wow !! Back in the day I use to frequent Ye Little Club on Canon Drive in Beverly Hills come Fri & Sat evening.... Was a fun & intimate cabaret & sometimes the Bel Air Hotel piano bar lounge where Bud Herman use to play & Estelle Reiner would sing.... Relished Piano Bars & at one time LA had a plethora of them scattered All about the LA basin
Masterful ... by a Master.
Great ！！！！ His singing technique is excellent. But it is not his technique that makes him great. He sings freely with a rich musicality, yet is not a bit technical.The whole song is filled with a simple and warm message. That's what makes him great.
素晴らしい！！！！ 彼は上手い歌手だ。でも、上手いから素晴らしいのではない、彼は豊かな音楽性で自由に歌いながら、少しも技術を感じさせない、素朴で暖かなメッセージが歌全体に溢れている。それが素晴らしい。
'The Velvet Fog I once heard his voice lovingly described
Quelle délicatesse, quel maitrise. Il mérite d'être connu d'avantage. Grand bravo.
MÊME niveau que old blue eyes SINATRA
メル・トーメ自身が作曲した、世界で一番歌われているクリスマスソング。なのに日本では知られてない(涙)
wow, what an amazing voice. too bad they don't sing like this anymore. beautiful.
Beautiful voice.
Smooth and powerful vocals
Smooth! Very smooth rendition.
Thanks for posting! Love it! I wish I could find a live version he did with the Boston Pops (I think) in the 90s. He ends it with "love and joy, come to you..." The last notes he sings there just about the most gorgeous I've ever heard! Let me know if anyone knows where I could find it.
Just beautiful!
Wonderful!
A classic
The most romantic and dreamy Christmas song and lyrics for me.
I think this song is the tops
This is how you sing...
This is how it's done.
The ' M" in music stands for Mel !!!
The Velvet Fog. Lovely.
He's so cool, i mean look at that bow tie. A thing of Beauty.
O. M. G.
美空ひばりは8歳の時、デビューしましたが、メルトーメさんはもう4歳の時からクラブで歌っていたそうですもう超スーパー天才です
A near perfect song!
Mel was great
s'wonderful voice!
Це неймовірно ❤️
I think this is the tops
Velvet Fog for da Santie Claus win! Merry Christmas all!!
Sublime
❤❤❤❤❤❤
Sama biisi 50-vuotta myöhemmin!!Kyllä vanhakin osaa,varsinkin kun on oma sävellys!Hieno versio :)
Aww
@sugar1756 Uh, Mel was pretty famous. Yeah.
Will Friedwald, a noted jazz author and historian said of Mel, “ Tormé works with the most beautiful voice a man is allowed to have, and he combines it with a flawless sense of pitch… As an improviser he shames all but two or three other scat singers and quite a few horn players as well. ”
-Will Friedwald, Jazz Singing
Yeah, Mel Torme was kinda famous.
too much, Mel
many thanks
"The Christmas Song"
1944(Robert Wells / Mel Torme) Pat Shea
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yule-tide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos. Everybody knows a turkey
and some mistletoeHelp to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight. They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys
and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer
really know how to fly. And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it's been said
many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to you.
Meraviglia!
Pleno domínio da voz.
❤️❤️❤️
The Velvet Fog sings it best.