O Holy Night Ultimate Version: concert piano arrangement [Cantique de Noël]

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  • Inspired by Prokofiev's 2nd Concerto. The first half is also great on its own!
    📃Sheet music (typeset, not handwritten):
    www.HanDingOnline.com/arrange...
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    ⤵️Download version (no intro):
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    Chopin-style Christmas medley
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    🎄O Holy Night JAZZ Remix
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    0:00 Intro
    0:50 Verse 1: calm
    2:55 Verse 2: fire
    #oholynight #oholynightpiano
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  • @hanellipsis
    @hanellipsis  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    🎄 🌟 Happy holidays 2023! Thanks for all the positive feedback on this arrangement, and for so many downloads from around the world over the past four years! Please visit my channel for more Christmas music, including the ones below and more! Which one is your favourite?
    O Holy Night Jazz Remix:
    th-cam.com/video/JTzYstXg_ek/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
    Chopin Christmas Medley:
    th-cam.com/video/JIxuSzqkpE4/w-d-xo.html
    Away in a Manger Jazz:
    th-cam.com/video/hkats6IyTAI/w-d-xo.html

    • @m-leigh
      @m-leigh 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      This one!

  • @jonbudy
    @jonbudy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Most of the time less is more, as a pianist, it's a beautiful arrangement but most people that hear this arn't going appreciate the complexity of this arrangement!

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Thanks for watching :)
      I agree that less is often more. In classical rep I really favour Bach more than anything else. In the first half of this I wanted to create that feeling of 'every note matters', and then have the massive textural and emotional contrast in the second half.

    • @Comptonisa
      @Comptonisa 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I appreciate it.

  • @JRock-vf4fw
    @JRock-vf4fw 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Wow, that was beautiful played. Thank you for posting. Cheers 🍾

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks so much, and happy holidays this year!

  • @titohasudungan3013
    @titohasudungan3013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    My favourite Christmast song.. You play it so amazingly... GREAT JOB!!!!

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching!

  • @djnoy842
    @djnoy842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wow amazing!

  • @stephenroym.9730
    @stephenroym.9730 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Incredible!!!!! Thank your for sharing your gift with us!!!!!!!!

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much for watching! I'm prepping another Christmas arrangement for this year, and hoping to get it up soon!

  • @lydiabutterfield4103
    @lydiabutterfield4103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This talented guy needs more subscribers. Let's do it!

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for your vote of confidence! Really appreciate it : )

  • @e7venjedi
    @e7venjedi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Loved the peaceful intro Han. The 2nd half made me feel like the stars were rushing down towards the Earth and it was the end times 😉

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love that imagery! I'd love to hear your thoughts on the new jazz version I just did, as well. It's different... decidedly less cataclysmic!

  • @fechnerjean-philippe3238
    @fechnerjean-philippe3238 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    WHAT A MASTERPIECE!! ABSOLUTELY EXQUISITE

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks, I really appreciate it!

  • @webbycookie
    @webbycookie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Goose bumps

  • @deoncorrea
    @deoncorrea 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ding Han, you must have been in an octopus in a previous life!! Loved the arrangement and the playing!

  • @joedyng784
    @joedyng784 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I like this vision , it is so beautiful

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much! 🙂

  • @shin-i-chikozima
    @shin-i-chikozima 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He is an Alchemist of Holy Night
    Ì felt cozy listening to Holy Night

  • @janicenagao7409
    @janicenagao7409 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    MAGNIFICENT & ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!!

  • @jimc1466
    @jimc1466 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Beautiful playing of a most beautiful song

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks so much for watching!

  • @remyedwards1097
    @remyedwards1097 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It’s a wonderful music to listen to keep up the good work.

  • @natew9970
    @natew9970 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    All of the jazzy and softly played versions of this song, as pretty as they all are, just really fall flat for me. THIS is the way this song was meant to be played. EPIC!! Really captures the spirit of the song. Great Job.

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you, I really appreciate that! Yes, I think this song has a really intense quality. Emotionally, spiritually, whatever you perceive. It's not a chill radio sort of Christmas carol. Thanks for watching!

  • @steventerry593
    @steventerry593 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Excellent arrangement. My 2nd favorite of this Christmas classic next to Luca Sestak's "bluesy" arrangement (also on youtube). May I offer a freindly suggestion? Post another recording without the verbal introduction. That way, listeners can add it to their Christmas/holiday playlists and have continuous music with no verbal interruption (especially at an event).

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks for watching, and thanks for the excellent suggestion! I've just posted a version with no intro (link in description). Incidentally, I'm also working on a full jazz remix of this song as we speak! Cheers, and happy holidays!

  • @yennguyen-uj3ri
    @yennguyen-uj3ri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow, beautiful

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, happy holidays!

  • @johnb.m6719
    @johnb.m6719 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    For Christmas songs I like to hear slow and clear melody. It is the melody touches heart.

  • @izzaroy9778
    @izzaroy9778 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I really love your arrangement ! great work !

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much, and thank you for watching!

  • @cofg349
    @cofg349 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My mind is blown. I'd love to play a thing close to that.

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks so much for watching! It was definitely a satisfying arrangement to play, and I've been trying to top it ever since :D

  • @gracek1711
    @gracek1711 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Daaaaaaaaaang😦 a prodigy🙌🤩

  • @bozenamasliczek2447
    @bozenamasliczek2447 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, this is So Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. 💓❤️🤗🙏🇦🇺💖💐

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much! Happy new year!

  • @remyedwards1097
    @remyedwards1097 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No matter what others say of his musical arrangements it is still a great Christmas song to listen to. Great job.

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! Thanks for listening!

  • @elsagutierrez7940
    @elsagutierrez7940 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Beautiful!

  • @fulcherpj
    @fulcherpj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wonderful!

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much for watching!

  • @joliesock2654
    @joliesock2654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Awesome music!!😄

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much!

  • @HymnsMadeFresh
    @HymnsMadeFresh ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful play! It starts clam in the beginning but then it gets more intense after each repetition

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank so much for watching and enjoying! Merry Christmas!

    • @HymnsMadeFresh
      @HymnsMadeFresh ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hanellipsis Merry Christmas 😇

  • @margaritakleyman6014
    @margaritakleyman6014 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Loved it!

  • @peggychi6120
    @peggychi6120 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    excellent!

  • @chloetolman5279
    @chloetolman5279 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are so gifted. Beautiful

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much, and an early happy holidays to you!

  • @olumideojelabi7997
    @olumideojelabi7997 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well... now it's just about the final week of 2023! Merry CHRISTmas everyone

  • @garyswanson9113
    @garyswanson9113 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Exquisite ❤

  • @johnlantvet6439
    @johnlantvet6439 ปีที่แล้ว

    Stunning gave me chills!

  • @DALEVW
    @DALEVW 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing! I love it

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much!

  • @josephinecurl4393
    @josephinecurl4393 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent😉🎶

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks very much!

  • @mauriziocarminati1577
    @mauriziocarminati1577 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bravo ❤

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks! : )

  • @michaelhogan7059
    @michaelhogan7059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your talent.

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much for watching!

  • @ckl5590
    @ckl5590 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very beautiful. Everything was lovely including the presentation and filming. I got a kick out of seeing a concert pianist using a chair. Glenn Gould would be pleased. Merry Christmas!

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for watching!
      Yeah, I think a contoured chair is actually so much more comfortable than most benches, and yes, Gould was definitely an inspiration for that. Merry Christmas to you as well!

  • @ejs4354
    @ejs4354 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    오 ~~너무 멋진 연주입니다

  • @dermwestcott6130
    @dermwestcott6130 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love to be able to pull that off myself 😮

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks for watching!

  • @miltonmcbride5453
    @miltonmcbride5453 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I realize you did this arrangement and I do not profess being a concert pianist but I feel compelled to give a "listener of her favorite song" word of advice. I watched and listened carefully and what I heard was my favorite Carol being butchered. I could listen only once and I feel confident it would be very beautiful if at lease one-third of the runs were eliminated. Sometimes, as I have proven many times to myself, less truly is more.

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I just never set it to write an easy listening version for a general audience (because that's been overdone), but this recording has reached a general audience. Most listeners have really enjoyed it; the occasional one may not. You said it's your favourite song and so you're used to hearing it in a particular way.
      I wrote it for myself and classical pianists like me who are familiar with the type of repertoire I'm referencing - variation technique, cadenza style, and the Prok 2 concerto cadenza specifically. And in that context, this arrangement, by concert repertoire standards, wouldn't be considered even close to maximum virtuosity or technical difficulty. The formal point of this arrangement was to have maximum textural contrast between the first and second verse; to thin out the cadenza passages would weaken the cataclysmic character of the second half.
      I know it's not for everyone, but I really wrote it for a pretty niche segment: people who like this song and who also either appreciate or are familiar with some very specific aspects of classical music, namely 19th to mid-20th century concert rep. If you strongly prefer easy listening and are also not familiar with those eras and what many composers did with the development of piano writing, then my arrangement would be a mismatch for you.
      So I'm afraid this is a case of the wrong piece for the wrong listener in your case. However, thanks for listening anyway!

  • @MarcPiano
    @MarcPiano 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Hand written notes! Where do you find that these days :) Lovely arrangement! and great playing!

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I always score by hand cause it's quicker and much more flexible! The sheet music for download is a typeset version, though. Thanks for watching! Happy holidays!

    • @bmoy2812
      @bmoy2812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🎉🎉🎹🎹👏👏👍👍😇😇

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bmoy2812 🙏🏻😊🎶

    • @bmoy2812
      @bmoy2812 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hanellipsis Thank you. You are great piano player. Happy holiday.

  • @Al-dp1pe
    @Al-dp1pe 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Developing my piano skills -have time now -retired engineer -doing music theory, TH-cam tutorials -etc , not sure of my finger positions.
    Have a burning desire ( what an eloquent arrangement) to play it -Can you provide finger , hand position Joyeux Noel

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Merry Christmas and thanks for your interest! The entire sheet music for this is available for download if you follow the link. Cheers!

  • @gracealiven4250
    @gracealiven4250 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Han Ding, I love your arrangement on one of my favourite Christmas songs. Where can I purchase its music sheets? Have you ever published it by any chance? I would like my kids to play that too. Thank you for the lovely music!

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi, thanks for watching! You can find sheet music for all my existing and upcoming arrangements on my site (go to my channel's 'About' tab)! Happy holidays!

  • @wayne88keys42
    @wayne88keys42 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Impressive.

  • @cassntim
    @cassntim 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very nice. More pianistic than vocal, but I gather that's what you were going for. Are you selling the sheet music for this anywhere? Would be fun to play it for my church (next year, lol).

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching! Yeah, I wanted to make a piano concert piece out of it. In the first half, though, the little bits of counterpoint were based on choral arrangements I'm familiar with. You can download the score from my site (see 'About'). Happy holidays! 😊

  • @Tescos_F1nest666
    @Tescos_F1nest666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Toast.

  • @vigilantezack
    @vigilantezack 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    One of the best versions I've heard so far. The song works well with lots of arpeggios but you've kept it interesting throughout without being boring or repetitive. It's well above my skill level though!

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, I really appreciate that! I really enjoyed working on this one : )

  • @Cardstacker
    @Cardstacker 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I really like concert piano arrangements of classics like this! Well done!

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks so much!

  • @williamlhamon8443
    @williamlhamon8443 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Absolutely moving piece. Thank you.

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks so much for listening!

  • @ernestbal633
    @ernestbal633 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What song you playing?

  • @anthonyazar9121
    @anthonyazar9121 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hello where can I find the sheets

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching! You can find the sheets by following the link for it in the About page for my channel, which you can reach by clicking to expand the channel description near the top.

  • @reydor100
    @reydor100 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:26

  • @loupdubois5147
    @loupdubois5147 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it possible to buy these partitions?

    • @hanellipsis
      @hanellipsis  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, please see the video info for a sheet music link. Thanks for watching!

  • @yjuinbya1206
    @yjuinbya1206 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Emanuel

  • @wayne88keys42
    @wayne88keys42 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it okay to say check out my arrangement?

  • @leewilson77
    @leewilson77 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful!