"Carol of the Bells" Shepherd Boomwhacker Style

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  • @sewgardens
    @sewgardens ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Very creative! Kudos to the barefoot shepherd and crickets who braved the snow.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      One of my favorite replies! 😂😂😂

    • @moiracneill6478
      @moiracneill6478 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      He sang, and it was crickets..

    • @shellibelli4387
      @shellibelli4387 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Sometimes the development of humor takes time.

  • @TwoWholeWorms
    @TwoWholeWorms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +567

    NGL, it's the "BAAAAA!" handshake that makes it. xD

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Which works really good when we're all in shepherd's costumes. NOT so good when we're in street clothes at Qdoba.

    • @catherinehazur7336
      @catherinehazur7336 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      How can this scene even work in plain clothes, but its a very phenomenal piece of stage work with the shepherd costumes. All the various aspects should have a synergistic theatrical effect which they certainly do in this scene:

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@catherinehazur7336 - Sorry, I was referring in jest that the BAA handshake fits people dressed as shepherds at Christmas Eve service... and wouldn't work in normal day life. 🤪

    • @sharonjones1900
      @sharonjones1900 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BWPorter wa 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
      🤗

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@sharonjones1900 - is this a code I need to decipher? Awesome.

  • @themedia1271
    @themedia1271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +230

    Just imagine being a Shepard during the biblical times just taking care of sheep and waiting around for Jesus when a UPS guy comes up like "Hey I got a package for.....Bartholomewl?"

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Ha! I know, right? 😆

    • @prnothall9302
      @prnothall9302 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Why anyone would write shepherd as Shepard, spelled wrongly and with a capital is beyond me, I mean the bloody word is right there in front of you, dopey.

    • @AuntNutmeg
      @AuntNutmeg ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@prnothall9302 A-U-T-O-C-O-R-R-E-C-T

    • @anniemcewen9049
      @anniemcewen9049 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Um they weren't waiting around for Jesus, look, they had no idea what was about to transpire that night! And they weren't regular shepherds but Levitical priests who looked after the spotless sheep that were used for the sacrifices in the temple.

    • @Karenpayne47
      @Karenpayne47 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@anniemcewen9049 This is the first I’ve heard of them being Levitical shepherds…where can I find information about this?

  • @gunnarthorsen
    @gunnarthorsen หลายเดือนก่อน +161

    "Carol of the Bells" was composed in 1914 by the Ukrainian composer, Mykola Leontovych. In 1921, he and his wife and children were visiting his parents for the Feast of the Epiphany when two strangers knocked on the door, asking for overnight shelter from the bad weather. Mykola's father welcomed them. A conversation later that evening turned contentious. The two strangers were pro-soviet, Mykola Leontovych favored independence for Ukraine, and blamed the Soviet regime for suffering that Ukrainians were experiencing. After everyone went to bed, one of the strangers - who was in fact a Soviet agent who was looking for "dissidents", shot Mykola, robbed the family, and fled with his accomplice. Mykola Leontovych, composer of "Carol of the Bells", died in his father's arms as his little daughter looked on. I add this information, not to detract from this video performance, but to show that the song has much deeper roots than it would suggest.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  28 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

      Wow. Thanks so much for sharing. We did not know this aspect. So tragic.

    • @Calgary27
      @Calgary27 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

      What a shame - the world lost a composer of this immense talent. It is one of my favourite pieces.
      Thank you for sharing

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  24 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      @@Calgary27 - agreed.

    • @BaileyBrendt
      @BaileyBrendt 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      How sad. 😢

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@BaileyBrendt - indeed.

  • @amjPeace
    @amjPeace 3 ปีที่แล้ว +419

    It must have been a great way to get to know each other whilst practicing, creating costumes, lighting, etc. A great way to build community!

    • @kccwam1856
      @kccwam1856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It was! That's always a significant part of the win! 👍🏼

    • @catherinehazur7336
      @catherinehazur7336 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It is. That's why people do it. It takes on its own reality. It's its own escape, you shift quickly and apparently easily from real life role into that of a fantasy character. In the process of which it may become more and more difficult for " to differentiate between what is real and what is not."
      Such is theater.
      GREAT theater opens up the magic proscenium and when the actor becomes the character onstage an exchange of energy takes place that draws the audience inexorably in.
      The successful theater performance is magnified to the extent that all persons involved understand their roles, take them seriously and sheer energy and dynamism from this very process comes through to everyone involved in the production both on and off stage.......definitely could be community building

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ok. Just gotta say... catherine - you are obviously a fan of intellectual words. 😆 I'm not sure I've ever read proscenium, inexorably, and dynamism in the same post.

  • @susiemurphy4285
    @susiemurphy4285 3 ปีที่แล้ว +376

    This is so fun! Kudos to whomever came up with the idea of a UPS delivery & the cell phone! And the 'baa' greeting? Fantastic!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Thank you. I'm claiming divine inspiration... but some would probably have issue with that. 🤣

    • @susiemurphy4285
      @susiemurphy4285 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      To God be the glory!

    • @3horsesrunning199
      @3horsesrunning199 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I work for UPS & this slays me!!!! Great video!!!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@3horsesrunning199 - Thanks for delivering all our packages!

    • @randygreen007
      @randygreen007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@3horsesrunning199 UPS, America’s unsung heroes! Thank you and have a blessed holiday season and a very merry Christmas!

  • @jtrawson1559
    @jtrawson1559 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I wonder what these guys do when they aren't busy!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The video answers that exact question. 😂

    • @philkearny5587
      @philkearny5587 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Dey muss be Yoopers!

  • @jasonayres
    @jasonayres 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    The shepherds ringtone,
    "Hello from the Other Side."
    Biblical, Dad joke.
    Wonderful.
    I noticed some pretty harsh comments here.
    Just remember,
    "To avoid criticism :
    Say nothing
    Do nothing
    Be nothing."
    Hello from an another side (of the world) 🇦🇺
    Merry Christmas from Australia.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Totally agree! And no harm. I don't take it personally. 😉 Thanks!

  • @eirireve
    @eirireve 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    With that ringtone I can only assume God was calling.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ha! 🤣

    • @swell_gal
      @swell_gal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol. Thought the same

  • @Filcayra72
    @Filcayra72 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    It’s been four years. Algorithm. Why am I four years late to the masterpiece

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      TH-cam was waiting for this EXACT moment... this specific timeline in your journey.... Bam! How is it changing your life? 🤪

    • @CerealProtocol
      @CerealProtocol 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      7 years here.

    • @thejellies5192
      @thejellies5192 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CerealProtocolsame!! 😂

    • @jmf2674
      @jmf2674 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      2024🎉

    • @darlascott7585
      @darlascott7585 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same​@@thejellies5192

  • @lilithrogers5204
    @lilithrogers5204 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Oh, that's Hilarious!!! Merry Christmas!!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Lilith!

  • @Availablenameistaken
    @Availablenameistaken 3 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    I like to imagine that to the shepard’s, it’s their sheep that do the clapping

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      9 likes? I must be clueless, cause I don't even know what your sentence means. 😆

    • @mamaksstorytime
      @mamaksstorytime 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@BWPorter Because the sheep would have been the only audience they would have had back in the day. 😅

    • @JaneDoe-ci3gj
      @JaneDoe-ci3gj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mamaksstorytime Like this
      th-cam.com/video/LeWyE-RgRzE/w-d-xo.html

  • @lcoyotes
    @lcoyotes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I came back to watch this again after I came across it last year. Such a brilliant skit!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Repeat viewers! Awesome. We've got a hilarious new one in the works that will be filmed on Christmas Eve. Stay tuned!

  • @annasahlstrom6109
    @annasahlstrom6109 3 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    I loved it! As shepherds watched their flocks by night, they heard a bright new shining melody.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks Anna!

  • @iciclecold2991
    @iciclecold2991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +383

    This is amazing and hilarious and something my church would totally do if we had the resources. We're pretty laid back and love to have a little silliness from time to time

    • @iciclecold2991
      @iciclecold2991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The cell phone bit was great

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Aw thanks!

    • @123-yoyo3
      @123-yoyo3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      True

    • @1cjadefox
      @1cjadefox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BWPorter Which one are you in the group?

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@1cjadefox - I'm the one that is left out. 😉

  • @jenniferjohns5087
    @jenniferjohns5087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I came for the bushwacking, but you had me at the UPS delivery. ... this is so awesome!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I THINK... you mean boomwhacking! 🤣. But hey, maybe this year we will do "Landscaper Bushwhacker" style!

    • @jenniferjohns5087
      @jenniferjohns5087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@BWPorter Omgoodness! Good catch. It would certainly be an interesting take. The creative and humors potential abound.

    • @jenniferjohns5087
      @jenniferjohns5087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hunorous. ... I almost wish I had autocorrect today.

    • @jenniferjohns5087
      @jenniferjohns5087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Pretend that was an "m"

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jenniferjohns5087 - you are either a blistering fast typer, love creating new words in the English language, or have a broken autocorrect. 🤣

  • @peggylam9830
    @peggylam9830 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    This is one of the Christmas carols I love. Th asks for sharing it.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  ปีที่แล้ว

      You're very welcome, Thanks Peggy!

  • @mattanderson9124
    @mattanderson9124 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Thoroughly enjoyed this video. The mixture of ancient shepherds and modern cell phones and UPS drivers was stupendous. Good things do come from Michigan !!!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Ok, I about lol'd at the Michigan comment. 😂. Thanks for kind words and enjoyment!

  • @JaneDoe-ci3gj
    @JaneDoe-ci3gj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    This was great fun!
    Greetings from Sweden or should I say BAA!🐑😉

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      🤣 Awesome! Thanks for watching, Jane Doe (classic) from Sweden!

  • @erflingnot
    @erflingnot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I wish the bell choir at my mom and dad‘s church with loosen up! :-)…that comes with confidence ((you can really laugh when you know you’re good))))! Thank you so much for this delight!
    I really believe this put a smile on Gods face!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome! Thanks erflingnot. 😃

    • @AKHWJ3ST
      @AKHWJ3ST ปีที่แล้ว

      It's even better if you let go and enjoy the foul ups also! Life is not perfect. Don't expect perfection or you will be disappointed.

  • @brianb4390
    @brianb4390 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Amazing how this just magically popped up in my feed. 😱🚫🤣🤣🤣

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm not understanding. Why is it amazing?

  • @CariSabretooth2401
    @CariSabretooth2401 5 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Just saw this for the first time... that was great😂. Totally loved it...
    What a cool, inventive and modern way to do this...

    • @kccwam1856
      @kccwam1856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks! We had a blast with it. :)

  • @antm64
    @antm64 6 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    UPS is wa-ay too cute!! Such a clever way to open this delightful piece! Well done!

    • @valeriepark9444
      @valeriepark9444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Headcanon: it's the same delivery man in Good Omens 😇

  • @tambrosia
    @tambrosia ปีที่แล้ว +10

    BRAVO so funny
    Thank you for sharing with all
    Pax+

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks!! (Ok. I think I might be regretting this question…😂, but what’s “pax+”?)

  • @nativevirginian8344
    @nativevirginian8344 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I love anything that makes me laugh out loud. “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord”. 😊🎄

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me too! Laughter is such an awesome gift! 🤣

  • @elainekoeppel7250
    @elainekoeppel7250 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Shepard watching their sheep by night are watching to care for them as they give birth so that all goes well with them

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The shepherds are an important part, for sure. 😊

  • @hemlock4519
    @hemlock4519 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Lol!!! In the Army I did guard duty all night watching a big field with a sheep herd!The things you do to stay awake. Speaking in sheep is a real thing after a week. I’ve delivered packages, played percussion for church Xmas performances that did not go quite as planned, and lived in North Africa/middle East were these stories occur. This skit was spot on. very vocal invisible sheep, God Calling a cell phone vía Adel, a package delivery driver who GPS probably had him driving through every field until after dark, and a climatic ending when a music maker massacre was narrowly avoided. Smart way to blend Xmas and anti bullying message. Thank you, thank you, thank you, I was rolling with laughter.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks Hemlock! Appreciate your serving in military - and church alike!

  • @molly6739
    @molly6739 5 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    This is how they really did it in church 😂

  • @jdoyle7768
    @jdoyle7768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I had gone to KCC for a little bit. Pastor Kyle was a good guy when I went there. Blessings to him and his family

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He still is! 😃 (...a good guy.). Thanks for being a part of our fam for a little. Come on back when you're able!

    • @jdoyle7768
      @jdoyle7768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BWPorter I actually am now practicing in the eastern orthodox tradition of Christianity. I love all of my brothers and sisters but we need to keep close to the Bible. And remember the church fathers prior to the reformation and know where the roots of the church came from.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jdoyle7768 No argument there regarding the Word! We need to know it and live it more than ever. 👍🏼

  • @magdakriegler5706
    @magdakriegler5706 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I'm recovering from covid, and you guys make my day. Thank you very much, between the coughs i have a good laugh.😷

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yea! What a great response. Stopping to say a little prayer for your recovery - and thanks for the encouragement!

    • @CrankyGrandma
      @CrankyGrandma 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      🙏❤️

  • @johnmckenzie8522
    @johnmckenzie8522 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is a great way to have a good holiday humor in Christmas spirit

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you, John!

  • @christineagnew7777
    @christineagnew7777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    my son and I having a giggle over this! ty so much! Merry Christmas!!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's awesome! Glad to imagine that of you two. Thanks.

  • @sherimcdaniel3491
    @sherimcdaniel3491 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    You guys are hysterical! Thanks so much for the laughs, my friends.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you enjoyed it, Sheri!

  • @-Beidou-
    @-Beidou- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    This is officially the funniest thing I have seen in forever and I have no clue why. 😂😂

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      🤣. Well, we're glad you escaped from that bunker! And grateful you saw this first!! (Sincerely - thanks.)

  • @appaloosa42
    @appaloosa42 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Why am I imagining Tim Conway as the misfit shepherd?

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  28 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Ha! Very true. Definitely has a Tim Conway-esque feel to it. 😂

  • @Borisgyad
    @Borisgyad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I just loved this! "Baa" from Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. I was in a bell choir so I know the work you guys put in and the fun you had doing it. A fun filled masterpiece!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Keith - you are the first of millions to send a "Baa". 😆 Perfect. Thanks bro.

  • @bleeka325
    @bleeka325 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This was great 😆 props to who ever wrote this script !

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks!

  • @blackpink4492
    @blackpink4492 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Every thing in this video was just perfect !

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow. So nice of you to say!

  • @fluteteatime
    @fluteteatime ปีที่แล้ว +5

    hello from the other side, i must have called you a thousand times... wow. what a message.😄very intense in evangelical context😁

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think you might be the first person that has mentioned that subtle messaging! Glad you caught it. ;)

  • @AndreaSaadeLundahl
    @AndreaSaadeLundahl 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I wasn’t prepared for the last “boink” and the chase 🤣🤣🤣

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Delightful! That's what we were hoping!

  • @TheKazadoodle
    @TheKazadoodle 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    This is great! Fantastic job everyone!

  • @bettinagerloff1379
    @bettinagerloff1379 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Selten so eine lustige Darbietung gesehen. Macht weiter so.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're very welcome! Thanks for the kind words.

  • @abigailwrigley6462
    @abigailwrigley6462 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Utterly brilliant. This made me smile so much

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Utterly brilliant." I'm going tell my wife I am "utterly brilliant" today, and see if that has any advantages? Most likely, she'll say to take my utterly brilliant self to the sink and finish the dishes. 🤣

  • @merryhunt9153
    @merryhunt9153 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I guess the length of the tube determines the note it produces. Fun.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Yes. They're pretty cool! And a rubber end cap will drop it an octave.

    • @richardscaggs5936
      @richardscaggs5936 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes adding more rubber bands to different places to the plastic tubes gives it different sounds on a 36 inches long tube even how thick the plastic tubes are , as a kid growing up in grade schools we had Christmas wrapping paper tubes made of cardboard tube 36 inches long and made a lot of music 🎵 in music class wrapping rubber bands around the tubes at different lengths to made sounds . And didn't have any plastic tubes in the 1970s we also have Quaker oatmeal cereal boxes as drums the tube shaped not the box type . I even made a guitar with 2 deep dish Paper throw away dishes and added a paper tubes to the dishes bowls as the neck part and added rubber bands on the end of the small stiff string to attach to the tube end and stretch it to the paper bowls to make different types of sounds of 6 tightness string then added a drinking straws on both ends to raised the strings up off the tube and bowl ends . Oh I forgot I added a hole first in the top part of the paper bowl to added deep sounds then staple gun around the bowl and adding strings .

    • @richardscaggs5936
      @richardscaggs5936 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This brings back memories of my grade schools music class . Thanks you for the music 🎶🪕🎶❣️

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@richardscaggs5936 - You're quite welcome!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@richardscaggs5936 - Richard, you were the MacGyver of instruments, dude! 😆

  • @dorothybadrick2963
    @dorothybadrick2963 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Absolutely brilliant! Loved it.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, Dorothy! So glad you enjoyed it. 😃

  • @elizabethkutinmensah3395
    @elizabethkutinmensah3395 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Wow..this is very very beautiful ❤

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Elizabeth - thanks for the very kind words. 😌

  • @williamschlosser77
    @williamschlosser77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Guarded by sheppards, worshipped by kings, yet he had no palace!
    Owned no slaves had no servants yet they called Him master!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well said, William! ❤

  • @peacelovetennis10
    @peacelovetennis10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    This is so great!! I was involved in a living nativity scene last year with my church and it would be really funny if we did this!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Living nativity's are awesome! What part did you play?

  • @AGDinCA
    @AGDinCA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Not into the church thing anymore, but I can definitely appreciate the fun skit and the skill of those performers!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      AGD... why you not into the church thing anymore??

    • @AGDinCA
      @AGDinCA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BWPorter I was born and raised in the church, a devout believer up to and into my early 20s... until I wasn't.
      I could be more specific and detailed if you request, but since I'm not sure that's really what you were asking about, for now, I'll spare you the boring bits. 😁👍

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AGDinCA - caring about people and their God relationship is the most important thing I do! 🙂 Let's dive into details! Why so devout, and then not?

    • @AGDinCA
      @AGDinCA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BWPorter Hmm... OK, since you seem to be genuinely interested (and not someone looking to fight), I'll share. You asked two questions, which I will answer separately.
      *"Why so devout?"*
      Well, I was born and raised in a Christian family, with all members of both sides belonging to the same denomination. My grandpa was a deacon and my grandmother was a deaconess. It was joked about within my family that I would marry the music pastor's son who was the same age as me. I'm sure you get the picture here. Everyone in my life was Christian - my family, my friends, my classmates, my teachers, etc. My life was my religion. I believed everything I read in my Bible and everything I was told by my pastors, without question. I studied my faith, prayed fervently, proselytized when possible and, in general, tried to be everything the Christian God would want me to be. I was proud of my unwavering beliefs and of my relationship with God - a relationship that shaped and dominated my life for the first 20 years.
      *"And then not?"*
      Quite simply, I went to college and made a new friend. She was a Hindu, which my sheltered mind found fascinating. She was genuinely one of the kindest people I had ever met and we instantly clicked. We were very good friends for about a year and then she moved back to India with her family.
      Long story short - the first cracks in my faith came from my internal struggle realizing this wonderful person was destined for Hell. She was a better human than many Christians I knew, so how could a loving God allow her to go to Hell? After all, she was only Hindu because she was born in India, to a Hindu family. So, surely God would say it's not her fault and let her into Heaven anyway, right? Wrong.
      But wait... if she was Hindu due to the circumstances of her birth, couldn't I just as easily say the same about myself?
      Anyway, this was the beginning of the end of my religious beliefs. It took about a decade of soul-crushing self-examination, but the journey has been worth it.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AGDinCA - I can certainly see how that would test your faith! That's a difficult scenario for sure. However, one of my good friends lives in Nagpur, India... and loves and follows Jesus. Likewise, I have friends here in the USA that are muslim. Is the location of one's birth truly the determination of faith? Your friends sounds awesome and a beautiful gift in your life... but the Bible is clear "all have sinned" and it's only through Jesus, and His holy sacrifice, that we are saved. Our efforts cannot earn this salvation. So, I'm curious - and if it's too personal of a question, please don't feel obligated to answer - but genuinely, do you have a faith now? Some say that given the miraculous evident all around us, it requires MORE faith to NOT believe in God, than it does to believe in God.

  • @IamHelenKeller
    @IamHelenKeller 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Thanks for the charming video.
    Nice work.
    Hope things are going well for you.
    Best Wishes! 🦋🌷🥀🦋

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks for the kind comments! Things could be worse... or better - but it matters not. God is good! 😃

  • @annawhistles
    @annawhistles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Whoever wrote and designed this is a genius! This is awesome!!!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow. Very kind. Thanks Anna!

  • @Mama-Ames
    @Mama-Ames 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Working in His mysterious ways, from nowhere, your video appeared as a YT "Recommended."
    I felt our Lord speak to my heart as He offered your joyful video to me... for MY sake. I am so humbly thankful, dear Lord Jesus.💕🙏💕

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow. What a great blessing to read! Thanks Mama Ames. ❤️

  • @melaniamonicacraciun9900
    @melaniamonicacraciun9900 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Let it happen again guys 😂😂😂😅😅😅this is so cute😂😂😂😅😅😅a lot of fun indeed 😂😂😂😅😅😅

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, Melania! We are edited down our new one and releasing shortly!

  • @brianthompson8301
    @brianthompson8301 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Enjoyed that. Very clever. Gotta believe this was somehow inspired by "STOMP". Look forward to seeing more of these.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Wow Brian... not sure how you nailed that - but STOMP is definitely an influence in our crew. Well done, detective!

  • @polyglot.basketer947
    @polyglot.basketer947 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great joke....I've been watching this video for years around Christmas and it always puts me in a really good mood 😂 It's very witty, and I also like the original song, which is really beautiful.❤

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      For years!? Wow. Humbled to be a yearly tradition! Thanks - and may it keep on giving. 😃

  • @gusbeau1
    @gusbeau1 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Love this beautiful song. !

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      THAT is true... it IS a beautiful, timeless, classic. ❤️

  • @jewelmathews1444
    @jewelmathews1444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is my fave Christmas carol, now this is my new fave version!!! This is great!!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Jewel! Love your name. ❤️

  • @MissyFo
    @MissyFo 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Great boomwhacker performance! That took some work!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Thanks Missy! It was worth it! 👍🏼

  • @eveningstar-j1b
    @eveningstar-j1b หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Really creative. I love it!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you!

  • @jenellsaphid
    @jenellsaphid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That last ten seconds was the best. Great job

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Ashbranch! Merry Christmas. :)

  • @ckeilah
    @ckeilah หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    4:45 if you want to skip all the mimes

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yep. 👍🏼

  • @laurapeterson391
    @laurapeterson391 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Since when have Shepard's had delivery? Very funny. I mean that. It's very funny.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aww, thanks Laura!

  • @lilithrogers5204
    @lilithrogers5204 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ho, Ho, Hoooooo!!!! Merrrry Christmas!!!🥰🤩

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Merry CHRISTmas! 🌟

  • @RedNiel100
    @RedNiel100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This was the shortest 7 minutes of my life! Would have loved to see more :D

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Now that's a new comment! Thanks Bosse! 👍🏼

  • @notyourmemily1790
    @notyourmemily1790 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This video is loads of fun, and I have enormous respect for how you choose to respond to negative comments. ❤️

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Aw thanks. It's all good! It's been fun to hear of those enjoying it - and I can still smile at those that think it's the worst video they've ever seen in their life. 🤪. My identity and self worth is NOT wrapped up in this video. 🤣

  • @piotryczek9114
    @piotryczek9114 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Super video & super TEAM - i like this

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Piotr!

  • @RBerube76
    @RBerube76 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I loved this!! So funny and creative.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Rachel! 😌

  • @PigeonsPie1
    @PigeonsPie1 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This was FANNN-TASTIC!!!!!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Well, THANNNNNNNK-YOU!

  • @Brievel
    @Brievel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    THE most entertaining thing I've watched this season.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aw cmon.... now you're just making us feel warm and happy all over! 😉

  • @peggyknecht5551
    @peggyknecht5551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I am going to share this with my assistant minister.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Feel free to edit, borrow, or whatever! 😃

  • @pdequestrian5681
    @pdequestrian5681 6 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    4:48 is the actual song 😊

  • @Kagenoaki
    @Kagenoaki หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ah, I made it back to this video!! It's still so funny!!!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ha! We're glad it keeps giving. :)

    • @Kagenoaki
      @Kagenoaki หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @BWPorter It is! I play this every time I see it for my nibblings and they all giggle at the silly antics.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Kagenoaki - I'm cracking up at the "nibblings" reference. 🤣 Is that an adorable reference to your children?

  • @Errr717
    @Errr717 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    HAHAHA so funny! Whoever thought it up is very creative.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Ed!

  • @annetee6567
    @annetee6567 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great! thanks!! and merry Christmas!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're very welcome, Anne! 🙂

  • @christopherkuechmann9774
    @christopherkuechmann9774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this very much. What a fun way to do this song.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Christopher!

  • @patrickmullen1153
    @patrickmullen1153 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    L.O.L. Great fun. Love it! Merry Christmas!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, Patrick! Merry Christmas. :)

  • @kathyjones1576
    @kathyjones1576 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was cute! So much fun. ❤️

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wonderful! Thanks Kathy. A new one is coming soon!

  • @susanpayer3472
    @susanpayer3472 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    But…the UPS truck didn’t squeak when the driver hit the brakes! What? Did they rent from Hertz or something?

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ha! 🤪

  • @mzzpw
    @mzzpw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This was amazing, loved it!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Sandy!

  • @mistyfrith3475
    @mistyfrith3475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The way he flipped his scarf lmbo 😂

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  ปีที่แล้ว

      Ha! Thanks for watching! 😃

  • @dianemarshall3250
    @dianemarshall3250 3 ปีที่แล้ว +309

    Wow - I scrolled through the comments simply to see if I could find anything relating to your boomwhackers arrangement for this amazing performance, and I was so disappointed by some of the comments and judgments that were made .
    This performance was brilliant! Your timing and modern elements thrown in are absolutely hilarious, and the ending was the best ! Well-done and BRAVO! I may attempt an abbreviated version of this with my middle schoolers this year! Wish me luck ! And again - AMAZING JOB!!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Diane... very sweet. Would you like me to send you the color coded arrangement? I'm all about making things easier for our teachers!

    • @jmcfall8505
      @jmcfall8505 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Some people have no sense of humor because I guess they think god doesn't have a sense of humor but have you SEEN the duck-billed platypus? I mean that's one of god's greatest punchlines ever and I don't even know what the joke is. LOL
      BTW, thanks for being a teacher. I know you don't do it for the recognition but teachers deserve way more love for what they do, especially with those middle schoolers.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@jmcfall8505 - Ha! Yes, the joy of laughter. What a gift it is to us! I can't wait to hear God's laughter.

    • @honeybadgerisme
      @honeybadgerisme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ooo! Good baaa-luuck!

    • @mamaksstorytime
      @mamaksstorytime 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@jmcfall8505 Amen! I taught middle schoolers for eight years, and my niece has been teaching them for 22 years! They are definitely a challenge, but actually sweeter than you would think. 😜

  • @PrincessGold1
    @PrincessGold1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Well done! Thanks for showing the video!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for the encouragement!

  • @garcia207
    @garcia207 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It’s like a like Blue Man Group

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very flattering reference. Blue Man Group rocks! Thanks!

  • @NReese-if1nm
    @NReese-if1nm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is crazy fun!!! Love it!

  • @joyceibanez8207
    @joyceibanez8207 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    😂😂😂👏👏👏👏👏😊❤ MERRY CHRISTMAS‼️🙏✝️❤️🎅🤶🦌🎄☃️

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      The merriest of Christmas's to you, Joyce! 🌟

  • @goldstern35satchitanand42
    @goldstern35satchitanand42 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    super, what a great idea ! 👍🏼😊🎅

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks Goldstern!

  • @patakel
    @patakel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the laughs!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're very welcome. Glad to do so!

  • @nonope4921
    @nonope4921 6 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Why is there an actual cricket noise

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      It’s out in the field 🤣

  • @sooz9433
    @sooz9433 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So that's what Shepherds do in their spare time... wonder no more!! ❤

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Our contribution to you. Doing what we can to answer the questions that consume our mind. 🤣

  • @Joli1958
    @Joli1958 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So Funny! Thank you for sharing this 😂

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! We've got a hilarious new one in the works that will be filmed this Christmas Eve. Stay tuned!

  • @zanthimos
    @zanthimos หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice! This makes me want to watch the rest of this then move on to Blue Man Group :D

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks. We do love some Blue Man Group. 🙂

  • @annettecaamano3536
    @annettecaamano3536 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful amazing performance!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, Annette. Merry Christmas!

  • @CaptainEverythingHumorandMore
    @CaptainEverythingHumorandMore หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    When ever I hear this song, I just picture in my head somebody is getting stabbed with the beat. 🤣🤣

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ha! Is that because of the repetitiveness?

  • @nmgt1048
    @nmgt1048 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Christmas at the farm? The sheep adds to it.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep... the sheep is an integral part of the shep-herd. 👍 Thanks!

  • @snowman333-
    @snowman333- หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    snow? in judea?
    in September?

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Well, you're the snowman333... so I'm guessing if anyone might know - it's you. 😉

  • @sharonrojas9569
    @sharonrojas9569 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was FANTASTIC.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  ปีที่แล้ว

      Merry Christmas! Thank you, Sharon. 🌟

  • @lexifuntimes4047
    @lexifuntimes4047 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Made me smile the whole time.

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ahhhh, that makes us smile reading this! Thanks.

  • @행복-s9l
    @행복-s9l 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    🎅GOD ✝️is❤ Love
    🎅GOD✝️ bless🌹 you

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much. Blessings to you as well. 😃

  • @dubious3231
    @dubious3231 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    comedy is about timing and that timed out after 30 seconds

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Ha! Great comment. 😂

  • @readthebible67
    @readthebible67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I laughed and laughed!! SO MUCH FUN!!

    • @BWPorter
      @BWPorter  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Warrior!