Welcome back to the final day of the Pentatonix Pentathlon! I hope you enjoyed this journey through some of their greatest Xmas hits as much as I did -- it was so fun to fall back in love with this group. Please leave recommendations for any PTX songs I've missed over the years!
This still is one of my top favorite arrangements of theirs. So beautiful! Goosebumps goes nuts when Kevin with his angel voice comes in right after that big belt and brief silence. Clever arranging. Thanks for a great analysis!
It's past time you heard this outstanding Pentatonix carol. It's an "oldie" in their terms but will always be great. Thank you, Peter. I wish you a very Merry Christmas!
I have seen this vid literally over a thousand times, I'm sure, and it still gets a reaction, generally tears, out of me. Whatever chords they hit seem to just rake my brain the right way. Also in response to the thoughts about Kevin, you should look at his solo stuff on his channel, his KOvers are all honestly incredible. It's just him, some loopers, and some instruments, in real time for the most part, and they're all awesome.
This, and Hallelujah, are two of my absolute favorites from Pentatonix. They are a master class in vocal arrangements and technique, and I've loved just about every arrangement they've ever done. And you're right about them featuring Kevin towards the end! They did it in Amazing Grace, too, and a little bit in First Noel. He's so multi talented; they all are, really, but it's easy to have it slip your mind that Kevin has this beautiful voice. So when he does come in and let loose, it's a happy surprise for our brains each time. Thank you so much for this series, Peter! It's been a joy to have you react and analyze to their music again. Merry Christmas, and hugs and love from California!
This was the first PTX song I ever heard. I loved it so much, Little did I realize that they would be an important part of my Christmas tradition. First comes Voiceplay for Halloween that leads to my PTX Christmas playlist. But Mary Did You Know is still my favorite. Thank you for this drive into this wonderful group.
This song usually give me chills, but Penatonix makes them extra! Your analysis add so much depth…. I don’t listen to any songs the same since I’ve been watching/listening to you! Love all your videos. Thank you for all!!
Merry Christmas, Peter! Thank you for doing this during the week before Christmas! It was a real treat, and some of my favorite arrangements of my favorite Christmas songs! Wonderful analysis, as always! 🎄❄️⛄️🎉💙
It always blows my mind how crisp and clean they end a song. They are so tight that they all end exactly together so you don't hear any "muddy" ending notes. So AWSOME!! I hope you listen to some of their newer Christmas songs. Thanks again Peter. I always learn so much from you. Merry Christmas !!
So happy to see you getting back into Pentatonix! Others I think you’d really enjoy: Kiss From a Rose, Mad World, 90s Dance Medley, When the Party’s Over and the live version of Aha! in Singapore 😊
I have enjoyed your Pentatonix Christmas video reactions. Thank you. Pentatonix is amazing. I listen to their Christmas music year-round so I was thrilled by the reactions and that you've fallen back in love with them.
Interesting also that in the section just before Kevin's solo, Kirstie and Mitch are actually harmonising with vibrato. And their vibratos are in sync! I guess it's possible when you've been singing together basically since childhood.
Exactly. Mitch and Scott can also sync their vibratos. It’s very evident in Superfruits cover of defying gravity. I’m sure them all having the same choir teacher helped too. Pretty sure the three of them could all sync vibratos perfectly. Even though Kirsties solo vibrato style has changed quite a bit the last few years. Ben Bram is also good at getting them to sing in the same style and sound when he’s in the studio while they record.
This is my absolute favorite carol from them. The first time I heard it I cried; it told the story of Mary as the Mother of the Christ child. After all, she was reportedly about 14yrs old and newly married to an older man, Joseph. The enormity of her situation was harrowing, to say the least…yet she trusted God. This song, soooo beautifully sung by PTX has never been outdone, IMO 💎
Kevin's voice is so beautiful! But he didn't think he was good enough to solo in the beginning. In the early years, he & Avi roomed together & Avi gave Kevin singing lessons! Now his sweet bell-like tenor is often mistaken for Mitch! 😮If there's no perc going on, be sure & listen for Kevin in the high notes! Even if it's just a few beats or measures w/out perc! Good example is the end of The Prayer. So many reactors think Mitch was double tracked! But that loud bell note at the end is Kevin - while Mitch soars in the background clouds! 💖
Still 1 of my all time favorites from them is silent night Just simple the 5 of them in a church doing acapella. Some of my other favorites though are My favorite things, please Santa please, That's Christmas to me! And so many more!
Peter would LOVE that version of Silent Night! Straight a capella arranged by Avi & Kevin! They were such an amazing team! I was so happy when I heard Kevin say they are still very good friends! ❤️
This wàs gorgeous and was my first introduction to PTX back in the day. Loved Avi's voice from the beginning notes. His timbre is so smooth. The AI says Scott is 6'3" and Avi is 5'11" if that helps. I did see Avi say just recently that he is leaving his current management arrangement so maybe you and the bass gang can get together with him soon. Have a great holiday Peter.
Love your analysis as always. If I had a musical wish it would be to have Geoff, Tim Foust, and Avi with whoever else wants to join in, do a low bass collaboration. I love how warm Avi's voice is when he sings, Geoff is just a bass god (or dragon), and Tim has it all. If the music gods are kind...
Got here late but as always I’ve learned from your expert analysis. Now I need to go find the piece to listen to it straight through. They did a brilliant job with it!! Thank you Peter.
Merry Christmas, Peter. I'm so glad to see you dive back into PTX, I love the way you break them down. I'm curious if you've ever heard their covers of: Problem (Scott's highs & sassy Mitch); Take on Me (Mitch's range), or; Scott's of I Should Tell Ya Momma on You (for whatever the heck you can call what he's doing in that), I believe he either privated or deleted his old stuff off his own channel when he launched Mars but it is still out there as a reupload.
I heard that Kirsten kept blowing out her candle, if you look at times she has a plastic flame, instead of a regular candle. Love your thoughtful insights! interestingly - this was the batcave in the original Adam West Batman series!
You couldn't ask for a better Xmas gift than to reconnect with PTX. I used to sing while working alone in big empty spaces and the reberv/echo in this song always takes me back to those moments. PTX do it so well. Sorry .. and you don't need to answer but are you related to singer Jill Barber? "Oh My My" popped up on my playlist and while listening, I realized that it's practically A Capella already and since I've recently been watching your videos the question was born. Regardless have a great 2025! Your PTX reactions got my subscription too.
PTX's version is truly beautiful. If you want to hear how this song would sound sung by the angels in Heaven, check out Voctave's version featuring Mark Lowry, the man who wrote the actual lyrics of this carol. It's transcendent and I cry every single time, no matter how many times I've heard it.
Wish you would have done their newest Christmas song written by Kirstie called "Please Santa Please". The video is sooo cute & Kirstie does the lead vocals. Check it out. Also, check out the making of video.
Why "leave 'em behind for awhile"? They have so much non-Christmas music including many written by PTX themselves. Keep going! Loved this reaction and your analysis. You're so good at teaching. Thank you
Kevin and Matt are both 6'1 and Scott 6'3. So Scott wins. Lol mitch is 5'10. Avi waz 5'11, and kirstie wins shortest at 5'4. There is things you notice with ptx, they know each other's strength and are placed strategically. Kirstie and mitch in unison hits a frequency that you can feel almost in you teeth, or does that sound crazy? Could be me! Also mitch and avi and mitch and Matt are this great dichotomy of highest and lowest, mitch and Kevin can harmonize also tho many don't always hear it, but you can in Imagine. Have you reacted to that masterpiece? Kevin is used vocally because he has an innocent sounding tone that hits differently and his is not as powerful as voice but he sets up tbe belters in the finale. But it's mitch they use the most strategically. They know his voice has the biggest impact because of that rare counter tenor(ness) and plus his voice is just so different from any voice anyone has heard (similar in unique quality to Freddy mercury and michael jackson), but therez three other qualities that are his superpower. The clearness that cuts through everyone so you virtually always hear him, he pronounces every word to the point people have said they siddenly realized the lyrics to a song they've heard all their lives wasn't what they thought and they learned lyrics through him, and finally anf perhaps most importantly., his voice can draw the emotion out of his audience like no one else. Kevin is second. But that's why mitch will get the drop out in many songs where its just his clear voice like an angel and it can bring tears (hallelujah, prayers for this world....). Ptx are masters at knowing how to arrange music but vocals perfectly. Just masterful. They should have gotten at least 3 more grammys I think
I don't care for this song lyrically, but man is it beautiful. This is one of my favorite Pentatonix songs--and yet, Vocative's version is even better.
Only Avi (bass) left. Replaced by Matt. 🙂 Kirstie and Mitch change their looks so often that many people think the line up has changed more than just Avi leaving.
I generally keep these comments to myself, but in this case, there's way too much bloviating and very little Pentatonix. So far, considerably more yakity-yak than listening to this lovely performance. You stopped it four times before the first line of lyrics began. Why not actually **listen** to the song and then talk about it? As it is, you're missing so much.
Music is all about emotions and the feelings it stirs in you. You seem to have “0” emotional responses. Kids today seem to be more concerned with the technical side. It’s to bad because your missing out on the true beauty.
Welcome back to the final day of the Pentatonix Pentathlon! I hope you enjoyed this journey through some of their greatest Xmas hits as much as I did -- it was so fun to fall back in love with this group. Please leave recommendations for any PTX songs I've missed over the years!
Aha live from Singapore….. bad ass Avi base and nuts tones from Mitch!
Have you seen their most recent Christmas song, Meet Me Next Christmas?
Thanks for the Pentathlon. Have a Merry Christmas!
This still is one of my top favorite arrangements of theirs. So beautiful! Goosebumps goes nuts when Kevin with his angel voice comes in right after that big belt and brief silence. Clever arranging. Thanks for a great analysis!
It's past time you heard this outstanding Pentatonix carol. It's an "oldie" in their terms but will always be great. Thank you, Peter. I wish you a very Merry Christmas!
I have seen this vid literally over a thousand times, I'm sure, and it still gets a reaction, generally tears, out of me. Whatever chords they hit seem to just rake my brain the right way.
Also in response to the thoughts about Kevin, you should look at his solo stuff on his channel, his KOvers are all honestly incredible. It's just him, some loopers, and some instruments, in real time for the most part, and they're all awesome.
Thanks so much Peter, for this amazing Pentathlon reactions. A wonderful gift for us pentaholics. I hope you and your family have a happy holidays ❤
This, and Hallelujah, are two of my absolute favorites from Pentatonix. They are a master class in vocal arrangements and technique, and I've loved just about every arrangement they've ever done. And you're right about them featuring Kevin towards the end! They did it in Amazing Grace, too, and a little bit in First Noel. He's so multi talented; they all are, really, but it's easy to have it slip your mind that Kevin has this beautiful voice. So when he does come in and let loose, it's a happy surprise for our brains each time. Thank you so much for this series, Peter! It's been a joy to have you react and analyze to their music again. Merry Christmas, and hugs and love from California!
I’ve been listening to this song of theirs for years, not quite 10 years though, and to date it still gives me chills and goosebumps hearing it.
This track, yes this one is THE BANGER.
This was the first PTX song I ever heard. I loved it so much, Little did I realize that they would be an important part of my Christmas tradition. First comes Voiceplay for Halloween that leads to my PTX Christmas playlist. But Mary Did You Know is still my favorite. Thank you for this drive into this wonderful group.
One of my favorites by them. I love to listen to it cranked up. It feels like light entering my entire body.
This song usually give me chills, but Penatonix makes them extra! Your analysis add so much depth…. I don’t listen to any songs the same since I’ve been watching/listening to you! Love all your videos. Thank you for all!!
Merry Christmas, Peter! Thank you for doing this during the week before Christmas! It was a real treat, and some of my favorite arrangements of my favorite Christmas songs! Wonderful analysis, as always!
🎄❄️⛄️🎉💙
It always blows my mind how crisp and clean they end a song. They are so tight that they all end exactly together so you don't hear any "muddy" ending notes. So AWSOME!! I hope you listen to some of their newer Christmas songs. Thanks again Peter. I always learn so much from you. Merry Christmas !!
This was the first thing I heard them do! Made me cry!💜💜💜
It's the reverence that sells the whole thing.
My favorite Pentatonix song of all times!! Thank you 😊
Kiss from a rose - Pentatonix
So happy to see you getting back into Pentatonix! Others I think you’d really enjoy: Kiss From a Rose, Mad World, 90s Dance Medley, When the Party’s Over and the live version of Aha! in Singapore 😊
Please do more Ptx reactions! These are awesome recommendations plus Sound of Silence!!!
he did do Sound of Silence 😊 trust me if he hadn’t it would have been on the list lol
Great breakdown and reaction! I love how Kevin comes in at the end of Amazing Grace.
This one blew my mind. So utterly amazing.
Oh and if you haven't seen it check it out. Amazing Grace, Kirsty goes higher like 5 or 6 times on her solo. Her range is insane.
This is the song that introduced me to Pentatonix and started me on the road to becoming a pentaholic.
"God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen" is great as well
I have enjoyed your Pentatonix Christmas video reactions. Thank you. Pentatonix is amazing. I listen to their Christmas music year-round so I was thrilled by the reactions and that you've fallen back in love with them.
Interesting also that in the section just before Kevin's solo, Kirstie and Mitch are actually harmonising with vibrato. And their vibratos are in sync!
I guess it's possible when you've been singing together basically since childhood.
Exactly. Mitch and Scott can also sync their vibratos. It’s very evident in Superfruits cover of defying gravity. I’m sure them all having the same choir teacher helped too. Pretty sure the three of them could all sync vibratos perfectly. Even though Kirsties solo vibrato style has changed quite a bit the last few years. Ben Bram is also good at getting them to sing in the same style and sound when he’s in the studio while they record.
This is my absolute favorite carol from them. The first time I heard it I cried; it told the story of Mary as the Mother of the Christ child. After all, she was reportedly about 14yrs old and newly married to an older man, Joseph. The enormity of her situation was harrowing, to say the least…yet she trusted God. This song, soooo beautifully sung by PTX has never been outdone, IMO 💎
I didn't even have Avi and Scott harmonizing on my Christmas list but bam there it is! Joyeaux Noél from Louisiana ⚜
Kevin's voice is so beautiful! But he didn't think he was good enough to solo in the beginning. In the early years, he & Avi roomed together & Avi gave Kevin singing lessons! Now his sweet bell-like tenor is often mistaken for Mitch! 😮If there's no perc going on, be sure & listen for Kevin in the high notes! Even if it's just a few beats or measures w/out perc! Good example is the end of The Prayer. So many reactors think Mitch was double tracked! But that loud bell note at the end is Kevin - while Mitch soars in the background clouds! 💖
Love your festive jacket!
Still 1 of my all time favorites from them is silent night Just simple the 5 of them in a church doing acapella.
Some of my other favorites though are My favorite things, please Santa please, That's Christmas to me! And so many more!
Peter would LOVE that version of Silent Night! Straight a capella arranged by Avi & Kevin! They were such an amazing team! I was so happy when I heard Kevin say they are still very good friends! ❤️
This has been my favourite Christmas song for years now.
LOVE this one - thank you
This wàs gorgeous and was my first introduction to PTX back in the day.
Loved Avi's voice from the beginning notes. His timbre is so smooth. The AI says Scott is 6'3" and Avi is 5'11" if that helps.
I did see Avi say just recently that he is leaving his current management arrangement so maybe you and the bass gang can get together with him soon. Have a great holiday Peter.
I think Scott has said 6'3" with shoes, 6'2" without and 6'4" without scoliosis 😅
I can't believe that this is one you haven't heard. It's so so good.
This was such a fun series!!
Thanks for this series! ❤
Nice way of wishing us a Merry Christmas so Glædelig Jul to you as well Mr. Barber
Love your analysis as always. If I had a musical wish it would be to have Geoff, Tim Foust, and Avi with whoever else wants to join in, do a low bass collaboration. I love how warm Avi's voice is when he sings, Geoff is just a bass god (or dragon), and Tim has it all. If the music gods are kind...
Absolutely amazing. Tx a lot. From South African Pentaholic
Love this song. This was the first time I heard Mitch slapp
Got here late but as always I’ve learned from your expert analysis. Now I need to go find the piece to listen to it straight through. They did a brilliant job with it!! Thank you Peter.
Merry Christmas, Peter. I'm so glad to see you dive back into PTX, I love the way you break them down.
I'm curious if you've ever heard their covers of: Problem (Scott's highs & sassy Mitch); Take on Me (Mitch's range), or; Scott's of I Should Tell Ya Momma on You (for whatever the heck you can call what he's doing in that), I believe he either privated or deleted his old stuff off his own channel when he launched Mars but it is still out there as a reupload.
I heard that Kirsten kept blowing out her candle, if you look at times she has a plastic flame, instead of a regular candle. Love your thoughtful insights!
interestingly - this was the batcave in the original Adam West Batman series!
If you haven’t seen their live recording of Silent Night from a cathedral in, I think, Germany, it’s definitely worth the listen!
Mitch brings me to tears every time he sings "when you kiss your little baby, you kiss the face of God".
You couldn't ask for a better Xmas gift than to reconnect with PTX. I used to sing while working alone in big empty spaces and the reberv/echo in this song always takes me back to those moments. PTX do it so well.
Sorry .. and you don't need to answer but are you related to singer Jill Barber? "Oh My My" popped up on my playlist and while listening, I realized that it's practically A Capella already and since I've recently been watching your videos the question was born. Regardless have a great 2025! Your PTX reactions got my subscription too.
So enjoyed this today!
This is my favorite Christmas song by Pentatonix.
Its so good!
Scott... gritt..... Oh Holy Night
I saw the pic of you with Avi and you guys look the same height.
Kevin is about 6'1" Scott is 6'4" Matt is 6'
Beautiful, stunning ❤❤❤
Aghhhhh i'm waiting..... Merry Christmas to you 🌲Try have a bit of a rest as well as lots of fun and great things to eat and drink....
Beautiful! Thanks for reviewing this one!
If you haven't yet, you should react to the birth of PTX on the singoff!
PTX's version is truly beautiful. If you want to hear how this song would sound sung by the angels in Heaven, check out Voctave's version featuring Mark Lowry, the man who wrote the actual lyrics of this carol. It's transcendent and I cry every single time, no matter how many times I've heard it.
Wish you would have done their newest Christmas song written by Kirstie called "Please Santa Please". The video is sooo cute & Kirstie does the lead vocals. Check it out. Also, check out the making of video.
Scott and Kevin are both very tall. Scott is about 6’3 (and would be even taller if not for his scoliosis) while Kevin is 6’1
have you heard ceelo greens version. the best I've heard❤❤
Merry Christmas! 🎄
You MUSTT listen to Silent Night. It's live recording! Its ethereal !!
Can't wait!❤
Please check also Christmas In Our Hearts - Pentatonix ft. Lea Salonga 🤍
Did you notice that the initial high "ooo" came from Kevin?
Merry Christmas!
Why "leave 'em behind for awhile"? They have so much non-Christmas music including many written by PTX themselves.
Keep going!
Loved this reaction and your analysis.
You're so good at teaching.
Thank you
🩵🖤🩵🖤
👉 Suggestion: Mark Lowry (co- author) sings with a cappella group Voctave 'Mary, Did You Know?' (2016) - th-cam.com/video/uaRpeMT1tjQ/w-d-xo.html
Kevin and Matt are both 6'1 and Scott 6'3. So Scott wins. Lol mitch is 5'10. Avi waz 5'11, and kirstie wins shortest at 5'4. There is things you notice with ptx, they know each other's strength and are placed strategically. Kirstie and mitch in unison hits a frequency that you can feel almost in you teeth, or does that sound crazy? Could be me! Also mitch and avi and mitch and Matt are this great dichotomy of highest and lowest, mitch and Kevin can harmonize also tho many don't always hear it, but you can in Imagine. Have you reacted to that masterpiece? Kevin is used vocally because he has an innocent sounding tone that hits differently and his is not as powerful as voice but he sets up tbe belters in the finale. But it's mitch they use the most strategically. They know his voice has the biggest impact because of that rare counter tenor(ness) and plus his voice is just so different from any voice anyone has heard (similar in unique quality to Freddy mercury and michael jackson), but therez three other qualities that are his superpower. The clearness that cuts through everyone so you virtually always hear him, he pronounces every word to the point people have said they siddenly realized the lyrics to a song they've heard all their lives wasn't what they thought and they learned lyrics through him, and finally anf perhaps most importantly., his voice can draw the emotion out of his audience like no one else. Kevin is second. But that's why mitch will get the drop out in many songs where its just his clear voice like an angel and it can bring tears (hallelujah, prayers for this world....). Ptx are masters at knowing how to arrange music but vocals perfectly. Just masterful. They should have gotten at least 3 more grammys I think
I don't care for this song lyrically, but man is it beautiful. This is one of my favorite Pentatonix songs--and yet, Vocative's version is even better.
Scott is 6' 3*
Kevin is 6' 1*
Avi is 5' 11*
Mitch is 5' 10"
Kirstin is 5' 4"
Matt is 6' 1"
Scott is 6' 3" and Kevin is 6' 1"
merry xmas Peter.
Here’s the live show they did in Buffalo this year.
th-cam.com/video/eWt-rET9pwg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=WDEQaauc0Ontlj8g
You must react to Dan Vascs O holy night it is incredible please it’s Christmas what a great time to do this love ya man you won’t be sorry
Earcandy...
their line up has hanged a bit. I forget who exactly left tho
Only Avi (bass) left. Replaced by Matt. 🙂 Kirstie and Mitch change their looks so often that many people think the line up has changed more than just Avi leaving.
Scott's at least 6'4
He's 6'3"...Kevin is 6'1".
@helenabdulah7263 thanks 👍
@@melbanton yw...apparently he might have been taller but he had severe scoliosis as a kid.
I generally keep these comments to myself, but in this case, there's way too much bloviating and very little Pentatonix. So far, considerably more yakity-yak than listening to this lovely performance. You stopped it four times before the first line of lyrics began. Why not actually **listen** to the song and then talk about it? As it is, you're missing so much.
Music is all about emotions and the feelings it stirs in you. You seem to have “0” emotional responses. Kids today seem to be more concerned with the technical side. It’s to bad because your missing out on the true beauty.
Stop talking🎉you are ruining this beautiful song.
Why did you click an analysis? Watch the official music video if you want the music. Not good to hate for no reason
Merry Christmas!!