King's College Cambridge 2005 #5 O Holy Night Adolphe Adam

[avuncular300]

A lovely song of praise. Makes living in this sphere almost worthwhile

[conman2317]

Great song! atheism FTW

[jonahkwok]

It's amazing how 1 or 2 superb tenors can stand out from the whole choir!

[dragonize1952]

@jonahkwok

Totally agree. I got gooseflesh at 2.06

[TheTrebbieFan]

Just wonderful! I am sure none of these boys are angels, but they sure could fool me with

their beautiful singing!

[icutsubad]

shit

[dasrhinegold]

@icutsubad yawn

[basicaa]

Out of the silence, Music.

Out of the darkness, Light.

Out of the uncertainty, Promise. Hope was born that night.

[Chimpshoeglass]

Quit yo trollin' TeenBite.

[irishrocker182183]

My choir sang this song this year... I was in the bass but we got a Soprano soloist to sing the main melody with the full Choir behind her...and I honestly dont think ive heard anything like it since...theres just something about a strong Soprano singer...it gives me goosebumps!!!

[aortablue]

I wish I sang in this choir and chapel!!!!

[hornby123me]

Yes! The do the slip notes! My choir has done this every other year for the past few years, it's just such a joy to sing - even now I've switched from treble to bass :P

[watevnotus]

Beautiful!!

[124gbb]

It does not get any better than this.

[lovemusic12310]

how can you hate music that i speaking about the jesus christ the lord and saviour

[Leitilumo]

Rushing.

[girlygirlgloss]

Oh this is in home alone!! :D 

[CFarleySNL2490]

Here we come again :)

[BelladonnaRLGK]

my friend's going to be the organ scholar here next year :) this choir is blimmin awesome :D

[spiritdei]

@BelladonnaRLGK Congrats! will look out for him during this year's carols

[LilDumar]

Truly Amazing

[mrjkdeyoung]

Definitely the prettiest Christmas hymn of all time.

[1976bigjon]

any body agree with me the use of a pipe organ sets this song of better than a full orchestra

[bostonbruinsfan100]

I swear I must have reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder. It's 103 outside today, so the furthest thing from mind should be winter and Christmas music, but I can't wait for either, summer just depresses the hell out of me. Hearing this version of this truly magnificent song helps to get me through. Thanks for sharing!

[spiritdei]

@bostonbruinsfan100 Happy you are lifted by the music!

[ursie1986]

religion has harnessed some of the most powerful conceptions of beauty, this and the rubens hanging behind them are two examples. utterly mortal, though, and all the more magnificent for it.

[spiritdei]

@ursie1986 So cool that you referenced the art work!

[TeenBite]

@ursie1986 don't forget the crusades and the killing of non-believers!

[ursie1986]

@TeenBite too right. so much beauty in the name of scaring people into submission.

[sue200012]

@TeenBite and don't forget the Muslims' killing of nonbelievers, and Luther's killing of Catholics, and Elizabeth I's killing of Catholics, Catholics killed in the French Revolution, and millions of Christians who were killed by the Nazis and Christians killed by Hindus in India, and the Christians that were killed by the Roman emperors....just sayin'

[Totoraworld]

Lovely! This is magic!!!!

[FrederickKatan]

this movie is awesome..going to watch this in webmovietube

[LeOniDaSandSpartans]

Reminds me Home Alone...God I love this beautidul world with such an epic music!

[maxisussex]

@LeOniDaSandSpartans It is the song from home alone,thats what made me come to youtube haha =D

[Aryanor86]

What a pity for the sound quality

[bowey1987]

actually sends chills all through my body such power

[waleedgilani]

Hogwarts ! 

[leonidaroofner27]

thanks andrea haha!! nice movie..just watched this in webmovietube

[MuSiCk96]

wow, this is different from what i usually listen to... i actually love music like this, but i come from an athiest family, so nun of my family wants to celebrate christmas. in my confidential opinion, whether your christian or not, these songs are amazing. and even strengthens my faith, just a little

[LuminosaMundo]

@MuSiCk96 You don't don't have to be religious to appreciate this music - I'm completely and ardently atheist, but still love to listen to choral music. (I'm aware of the inconsistencies here, but so be it).

[stanwichrocks]

beautiful!!!!

[ANTOONMAKA]

Dieu que c'est beau!

[MUSICCGP]

woooow!

I'm in tears! Thank you very much for sharing this beautiful video!

[jtrstrings]

how lovely to listen and sing along with...........

[V00Rozen]

This makes me cry in... something... Awe?

[satothequeen2]

God bless the world!

[carvajal1011]

very nice !

[ondineclaudel]

les mots ont tellement plus de portée en Français ...Noel voici le Rédempteur ***

[Brunnhild77]

Splendido!!!!!!

[akatsukifan2901]

I don't believe in "God", or "Christ"

but this song is still a very beautiful piece and very wonderfully sung here. <3

[VL2891]

meraviglioso... celestiale!!!

[quinkish]

this is AMAZING!!! 

[brassspitoon]

The chapel is a world class treasure. I'm wondering about the altar painting (by Rubens I'm guessing). The BVM in a low cut red dress is certainly different than the traditional depiction. I like it, as it shows her as the flesh and blood teenage mother she was, and not an untouchable abstraction.

[onehappymealplease]

this is amazing, so magical i was touched deeply

[TACYELLA11]

Beautiful :-)

[ceasexfire10x9x8]

@cody1800212 We don't applaud in my church until the very end of the service. We tried making it so we did after every song, but that meant that the service was an extra fifteen minutes long with all the songs and applause, so we just do mass applause at the end.

[TheAnn2shoes]

@ceasexfire10x9x8 We have some wonderful music in our church but we hardly ever applaud (unless it is an actual concert), because the music is an act of worship to God and not a performance. That's not to say it doesn't deserve applause of course! But the glory all goes to God.

[ispaul69]

In the whole World I see the The Kings College Cambrige Choir performance are exceptional. Heavenly Language and Voices. May the God the Saviour Lord Jesus Christ accept your praises and bless you all

[J81988]

Behold your king...behold yourr KINNGG!!!

[UllysesJoyce]

Pure and breathtaking music

Only 14 days untill Christmas !

[Avalon041167]

Absolutely fantastic.

[kaintucky901]

What wonderfull singing & direction!

[sarahjacob2008]

Thank you so much for this video. I have spent all week trying to find O Holy Night with all 3 verses. The celebrities just seem to sing the first verse and maybe the second. Thank you again.

[tlawless001]

sounds a lil fast

[muellkoerbchen]

@BeauTenor: that is exactly right; although the "Xmas" seems to be connoted with commercialization and secularisation anyway. Merry Christmas 2010! ;-)

[muellkoerbchen]

Dear cody1800212, I'm sorry but I wonder if you got, what this song and video is all about?! No applause during a service; in my Lutheran parish we mostly applaud AFTER the service.

[AdamGillett]

@cody1800212 We don't do that in church. After all, it's not meant to be about them. An appreciative, calm silence is what we give instead.

[grexnix]

@AdamGillett Wow! I'm sure people are banging down your door to get in. How exciting! Silence! Thank fuck I'm an Atheist! The excitement would kill me!

[AdamGillett]

@grexnix Quite a bore, aren't you? I'm an atheist too. Doesn't mean I don't appreciate the impact of a collective silence in this kind of setting.

[pla1945]

My mom's favorite...thanks for posting.

[Jeremie1987]

Magnifique ! Très belle interprétation, les choeurs d'enfants anglais sont très bons !

[raadiodaysyt]

What's up with me.... but why can't anyone sing: "Oh, hear the angel's voices..." sound like angel's voices???? I mean, am I the only one on earth to interpret that as "heavenly, or celestial???" contact me, if you agree.

[tcvicesquad]

chills!

[skippymagrue]

Those little kids are so cute and sing like angels. What more could you want?

[aortablue]

@cody1800212

i think because its inappropriate to applaud the choir in a church service...i think =p

[cooljj82]

@aortablue Depends of the church, in some protestant churches people applaud the choir.

[noeldeni]

"1871"... No. No trenches in 1871, the Franco-Prussian being a war of movement. The bit of truth in the legend: on Xmas Eve 1914, some English and German soldiers briefly fraternized (their respective HQs made sure it never happened again). No Frenchman in the area, as French and English didn't fight side by side, for obvious linguistic reasons. Anyway the French were fighting for their survival, defending their territory, hoping to recapture Alsace, and in no mood for fraternization.

[noeldeni]

"the heads of the French Catholic Church decreed it "unsuitable" for a Catholic Mass"... No. Before the 2nd Vatican Council, it was hugely popular and featured in many Christmas masses... but before the actual liturgy, as the music was regarded by the high clergy as being too mililtary-like, not dignified enough. After the Council, it was de facto banned because of references (in the original French lyrics) to the original sin and to the Father's wrath. In other words : not "progressive" enough.

[Jeremie1987]

@noeldeni : Vatican II, ou en tout cas l'esprit qui l'a inspiré et suivi, aura vraiment été un suicide de l'église catholique...

[noeldeni]

"Adams (SIC) was a Jew"... No. Some unsourced list of Jewish musicians including Adolphe Adam might be found on the Web, but in Alsace the surname “Adam” is no more Jewish than the English surname “Adams” or the Swedish surname “Adamsson”. As far as I know (and I'm Alsatian) , in Alsace not one family bearing this surname is of Jewish ancestry. In Muttersholtz (birthplace of Adolphe Adam’s father) one can find Protestants and Catholics called “Adam” - the local majority faith being Lutheran.

[noeldeni]

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION : Adolphe Adam's funeral took place in Notre-Dame-de-Lorette (a Roman Catholic parish) in Paris.

[noeldeni]

Placide (...) titled it "Cantique de Noel"... Yes and no. In France and the Francophone world, nobody calls it "Cantique de Noël (anyway, "Christmas hymn" obviously wasn't a title, or if you prefer it was a temporary (non-)title). The unofficial title of this world-famous hymn is actually "Minuit, Chrétiens !" (roughly translated : "Christians, it's midnight !")

[noeldeni]

"O Holy Night was written by Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure in 1847."... No. It was written by a cooper's son, Placide Cappeau, who happened to live in Roquemaure. Placide Cappeau was no aristocrat.

"The music was written by Adolphe Charles Adams."... No. Il was written by Adolphe Charles Adam. No "s" at the end, please. Adam was no Englishman. He was French, born in Paris from French parents (his father was Johann Ludwig Adam, from Muttersholtz, Alsace, France).

[DerRene86]

epic

[dragchute86]

Very well done.

Some parts go a little too fast in my opinion.

I like this song sung slower...paced out more.....im old school that way i guess....

...however great performance nonetheless

[gagehughes1]

wonderful,Gage

[panchoscottasj]

muy buen trabajo!!! saludos desde santa fe, argentina!

[swannie1503]

i love the arrangement

the counterpoint is simply stunning during the choruses

[bostonbruinsfan100]

Simply magnificent! Very, very moving.

[bostonbruinsfan100]

Absolutely beautiful. This is truly a magnificent rendition of, "O Holy Night."

[Gencturk92]

Home Alone version is better

[mgbo0415]

@Gencturk92 i have always thought so. this song always remind me of the movie too.

[psychobugler]

This is probably going to sound really creepy, but I think that a man's voice is so much better than a woman's. It's not because I'm a man, either. I just think men can sing better than women on most occasions (depending on the singer). I even think a man's falsetto is better than a woman's natural voice. It can just sound more pure. This is a perfect example of why I think this.

[jpstenino]

@psychobugler you have arrived in the right harbor on the wrong boat

[Stnt190]

To me this song is much better in English then french

[SANDEization]

beautiful voices,god bless this

[reggaeman1956]

brilliant but whoes the sound engineers ?? distortion caused by overloading the input to there computer, spoils an otherwise brilliant tune ""

[aldiviolin]

Like the little Haydn or Schubert (L)LOVELY(L) WONDERFUL

[okebaram]

Those boy sopranos are so high. They would be either tenors or counter tenor when they grow older, what do you think, spiritdei? Were they selected or is that the average range of boys

[jpstenino]

@okebaram It is not unusual for the boys with the highest voices to develop into basses and baritones.

[okebaram]

Amazing!

[BASSROCKRECORDS]

Beautiful , The Kings version from 2009 is also worth looking for :)

[Sundancer213]

I SEEN BNETTER

[joeyboi87]

Good for you you ignorant twat, just out of curiousity where did you see better?

[amauryberto]

This song, interpreted masterfully by this children, remind us the song that the angels sang in the 2010 years ago night. It is impossible do not enter in the Christmas atmosphere.

[Cellogirl1000]

I love this piece! I sung the first verse solo in my choir's Christmas concert, which was absoulutely fantastic. It wasn't the Rutter arrangement, like this one, but this is lovely all the same!

[rawmeat92]

my all time favourite christmas song! :)

thank you so much for uploading this video!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[koketsucivicsi]

very nice

[VtheGreat87]

X marks the spot where Christ used to be

[fckualreadyaye]

X marks the spot where he was and he was on youtube reading your comments. NOW FALL ONTO YOUR KNEES BEFORE ME HEAR THE ANGLES SING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gorefatale]

Merry Christmas everyone! from Scotland!xx

[wanttoseegoodstuff]

great video- shame about the adults fighting under the tree . good that at least the children here have the spirit!

[Voiceguardian]

Oh please guys. If you use the X instead of Christ in Christmas; it doesn't mean you're going to hell....

[goldenfilly]

there's nothing wrong with it it's just vulgar

[RamenOps]

There's nothing vulgar about it you're just a stiff.

[Andante735]

Ah yes, "stiff and dumb". I'm impressed by your easy command of adjectives. It's almost as impressive as your ability to identify and understand an analogy.

Merry Christmas!

[VtheGreat87]

@Voiceguardian x marks the spot where Christ used to be

[BJT75]

I guess the X's and the Merry is definitely between the American's and the Brits. We for me, I'd prefer the Merry Christmas. I mean, coming from a commonwealth country. Merry Christmas everyone.

[badturkali]

home alone

[AutumnGirl77]

i wish they would have slown it down..

[Knappa22]

Great but why do they hurry so much from 4.20 onwards? I think that very last part needs to be slowed down a bit, especially that soaring treble note and the very last vocal chord, which was cut really short here.

[picardythirds]

it was filmed for TV - perhaps they had time constraints....or it was edited in order to fit the TV slot.

[josparkes1]

Beautiful and describes Xmas exactly as it should be described, arrangment lovely and spiritually excellent !

[Andante735]

It's "Christmas", not "Xmas". Do you refer to Thanksgiving as "Xgiving" as well?

[BeauTenor]

The X in "Xmas" is derived from the Greek letter Chi, which has historically been used as a symbol for Christ. So, Xmas is a perfectly acceptable substitute.

[Andante735]

According to you it's a perfectly acceptable subsitute. The fish has also been historically used as a representation for Christ. Perhaps you might consider hanging a salmon on your front door, in place of a wreath.

[BeauTenor]

Actually, I would love to have a fish on my front door...maybe one carved from Cedar would be nice. Aren't you getting just a little silly over an abbreviation that's been used for so many years? Why is everyone so militant over the holidays?

[josparkes1]

That is a very nice attitude actually, though Andante 735 below would not agree with you on that !

Happy Christmas from Norfolk UK !

[esreagan]

absolutely, and X is a cross just turned on the side... and it is seen in many monograms for Christ

[wordwitch54]

It is not a cross turned on its side. It is the Greek letter Chi, the first sound/letter in Greek for Christ (the other being the letter rho which looks like our letter "P").

[cshaverj]

@BeauTenor Do shut it

[valvetrom]

@BeauTenor see also in ICHTHYS (Greek fish) =  Jesus Xristus son of god Saviour

[amazingly44]

@BeauTenor lies

[josparkes1]

I am not being cheap or indeed making the Christmas Story any less important than it is, I was just using a shortened version. Sorry if you are offended, that was not my intention !

[RamenOps]

Xgiving?

Wow, you're pretty dumb aren't you.

[wrjhdaniel]

this is fantastic

[nendey87]

I LOVE IT.......GOD NICE

[shockingpinks]

these men....look like boys...hobbits?!

[joeyboi87]

absolutely fantastic

[Mackaronni]

Sorry if you think this would be better sung in French.... Personally, I think the composer would be "flattered" that people from all around the world find the MUSIC beautiful,....not just the country of origin.....

[Jeremie1987]

@Mackaronni : It's true, he would be flattered. La musique est vraiment universelle !

[bendoyle1983]

Bloody French griping!

Beautiful music like this should be heard by everyone.

Are you saying that this song should never be performed in English, just because the original is in a different language?

So what?

You should think before you write such bitter comments. A lot of English-speakers do speak other languages, and are offended by your sweeping generalisations.

This is my favourite Christmas hymn, brilliantly performed by this choir.

[optimatus]

What a nonsense. This is beautiful music, world heritage. Please keep your nationalism somewhere else.

[mtenor]

too fast

[raff1869]

Comme d'habitude aucun respect de la langue d'origine. Ils sont seul au monde ces anglais ( & anglophones). Ils n'ont pas de compositeurs de la trempe d'Adolphe Adam.

[8r0]

Je sorte de savoir ce que vous voulez dire, mais ce n'est pas vraiment équitable. Cela semble trop beau en anglais ...

[raff1869]

Vous êtes anglais et insulaire. Sortez de votre coquille !

[8r0]

Je suis et irlandais et insultés.

[raff1869]

Les anglophones ne sont pas universels et ne veulent pas l'être. Ils en sont encore à nous contre le reste du monde. On voit d'ailleurs ce que le monde leur doit. Ce n'est pas une insulte, c'est A.C.Adam qui est insulté en premier!

[Jonas1145]

Quant au manque d'universalisme, vu de Belgique je dirais que les Français ne sont nullement en position de donner des leçons aux Britanniques. Je ne connais point pays plus égocentrique et nombriliste que la France. Il faut vraimment être un Français frustré par le déclin du rayonnement international de la francophonie afin de baffouer une si belle version de "Cantique de Noël", bien qu'elle soit chantée en anglais. Pitoyable!

[raff1869]

Ce qui est pitoyable c'est que des gens comme vous (les belges) sont responsables du déclin de la langue française dans le monde. Je dis que Adolphe Adam est français et, que les anglais pètent plus haut que leur trou du cul !

[Jonas1145]

Nous tenir responsable du déclin de la langue française dans le monde, c'est grotesque. Il faudrait ouvrir les yeux et avouer que ce déclin est en rapport causal avec le déclin de la France en tant que puissance mondiale, plutôt que culpabiliser ce plat pays qui est le mien. Mais pour un tel aveu, il vous faut les capacités intellectuelles de sortir de votre cadre gaulliste-nombriliste, bien évidemment.

[raff1869]

Je ne met pas en doute vos capacités intellectuelles, mais universellement la pensée française est celle qui vous permet d'exister vassal. Autre chose : Minuit chrétien n'est pas o sainte nuit ! Vive les voleurs déformeurs, il existe aussi les petits chanteurs à la croix de bois & les knabenchor de Tölz, il ne déforme pas pour leur besoin les œuvres des autres.

[cristianevallim]

Jonas1145

Les americans et les anglais tenez le domination de tout la Media de notre monde. Peut-étre le francais peux essayer de tenir un petit place in Media aussi?

[wesleyrocks1738]

@Jonas1145 ............I just wanted to tell you about a great piece of "real French singing'. It's on a CD called "Heavenly Voices" by the boys of Kings College Choir.....Track 7, Cesar Franck; Its called "Alleluia" (Choeur de Paques)..............amazing..­..... C'est magnafique.................per­haps you could interpret it for me, but I just love it in French. PS: I love your language, maybe we will all speak it in heaven!!!

[wesleyrocks1738]

@raff1869 I'm not sure what you're saying, but do what the song says whether it be French or English.............."fall on your knees and worship Him"

[RandomNess522]

beautiful. this is my favorite christmas song by far.

[optimatus]

Heavenly beautiful.

[angelicmelody404]

It's the best version i've heard so far!!

[optimatus]

Who made this version? I mean, this arrangement?

[angelicmelody404]

Sorry but I have no idea what so ever.

I wish i knew. I have a feeling that it's someone like, John Rutter.

[spiritdei]

Well spotted angelicmelody404. The Choir just sung an identical version for the 2009 carols and John Rutter was credited as the arranger.

[wesleyrocks1738]

Absolutely superb! I first saw this Christmas Eve '06 and you could have heard a pin drop. Surely one of the most remarkable and powerful versions of this popular song.........can't believe there have been so few hits! Thanks for posting........I hope they release this on CD at some point!

[spiritdei]

You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it.

[cgambler864]

@wesleyrocks1738 had i been there listening to them i would have been carried out..............chains shall he break for the slave is our brother and in His name all oppression shall cease.....