Jesus Christ The Apple Tree

[katiroxursox]

King's College of Pennsylvania just did this piece. Irony

[wfbrown1234]

This approaches heaven.

[AgnesRegina]

Ohhh, I just want to hug the little one at 1:44!!! He looks so solemn and adorable!! And the tune is lovely.

[DIBBY40]

wonderful.

[keshuer]

Fabulous recording. Privately I like it more than the recent recordings.

[MrsAForsyth]

A simply sumptuous performance. Just wish the boys didn't sound as though they were singing in a foreign language, the enunciation is quite painfully mannered, which would work better in a larger ensemble - here it's too forward. Fabulous melodic line in all parts, though.

[supee]

The little ones must all be about 30 years old now.

[1darlin1angel1]

Something about this song gives me so much comfort! I listen to it when ever I'm feeling stressed, or if I ever have a bad day at school. I just listen to thier beautiful voices, and think about the words they're saying and somehow I feel....loved. It's amazing. They're so talented.

[waterloomaxwells]

beauty in its purest form.

[AngloBaptist]

Thanks for this. I know it's traditionally sung at Christmas or Advent, but I think it would make the most beautiful Good Friday piece. The veneration of the cross accompanied by this? Lovely.

[marcuslaughton]

perfect. i was at the nine lessons in york min ster on the 22nd this year. every bit as lovely as this.

[sunmaidliz]

They sound so much better than when I was in high school and a bunch of screechy, teenage sopranos did it.

[SINGINinTHErain212]

amazing. they're so pure and excellent.

[RetroMaryMiata]

One of my favorite carols, by my favorite choir.... Thank you for this joy...

[duskateteam2]

gorgeous.

[vulcarik]

Reminds me of my days as a choirboy, I only wish I'd had the chance to sing with this group.

[job87meh]

Things like this make me truly glad that I haven't become cynical enough not to have faith. If something can inspire such beatific music then I'm in.

Used to sing this every Advent service at school. Still know the words and my part (alto). Humming along. Colleagues looking at me strangely.

[psgorman1949]

I used to sing this to my now 23- and 26-year old sons as a lullaby - and not just at Christmas.

[crasmane1]

May God guide you well through life, little ones.

[benz981]

I am used to hearing this in C Major usually... I wonder why they sang it in B Major instead??

[Staymewithflagons]

Beautiful...singing in a beautiful chorus is a nearly spiritual experience...and this one is gorgeous.

[timothyj1966]

NOBODY - does justice to carols like Kings College... ever watch the vatican on Christmas eve.... dreadfully out of tune, sloppy and dry.... This is simply Angelic in tone, beauty , phrasing.....

[brotherfrank62]

All thing's work out for the good of those who love the Lord who's called according to his purpose!

[ausiesurfer]

exquisite phrasing :)

[13bzhang]

Justin Bieber has nothing on these guys.

[chrysopylaedesign]

All I can say after hearing this is praise Jesus Christ. As all art does, thank you for bringing me closer to God.

[apotd]

@chrysopylaedesign: you are so right. This song has gotten me through so many long nights in school...including this night!

[Mischafour]

One of my favorite carols, exquisitely well done!

[WildwoodFlowerGirl]

I felt the urge to hear this song today. This is a beautiful version.

[scifugitive]

This is my sister's favorite Christmas carol! Thanks for posting this. I am just sorry I didn't see it a couple of months ago.

[MrWingdong]

This has to be my favourite carol but my choir master makes us sing all the other boring carols:(

[diceman74]

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree is about him bringing life to sin starved people. Just like an apple is good nourishing food, Jesus nourishes his people. That is what the carol is about.

[wnjs]

what is this carol all about? Was Jesus an apple tree?

[SmileLoveForgive]

It's based on the Song of Solomn Chapter 2! In the Holy Bible!

[thatwardgirl]

My favorite carol, and the best version I have heard.

[nodlon20]

Thank you for sharing! Can't get enough of these "angel voices!!"

[jillgivler]

The first little fellow looks like "Harry Potter Goes to Choir." :-) I love this unusual piece - I have a beautiful version on a James Galway Christmas CD I've had for years. These young singers just give me goosebumps. Wonderful.

[goldieken]

Beautiful - simply beautiful.  Thank you.

[bilbobagins1951]

music for a troubled soul

[sherbetstraw]

LOL I'm all for good diction but these guys sound foreign! Stunning sound though i must say.

[FR665XN]

I was being told by my choirmaster about choirs whose latin pronunciation was so good they could no longer sing in English without an Italian accent!

[CarricThura]

a vintage year for trebles at King's...

[sherbetstraw]

:P  !!

[illumedaurora]

All i can say about this is... WOW!!!!

[SoftWhitePlume]

There is a video called :

True Jesus Church - Jesus Christ blood visible in water baptism (on youtube),

Please also take a look at the info :)

[aristegein]

There is another version of this carol, with music by derek Holman. I can't find a recording on YT. A pity, as it is a superb setting.

[AtemiRaven]

Just to note, this song is more of a philisophical song than religious. I love it even though I am a firm Buddhist. :)

[choirboy526]

Of course it is religious... listen to the lyrics

??????

[Rosiemoore]

Well God is all about Truth so of course His word is true, whatever 'religion' you might follow..........

[jibberjabber]

it's about Jesus...not to mention the Edenic overtones of trees...however, your enjoyment of the work is yours alone, so if it is to you a philosophical song, so be it :) just don't make sweeping statements of untruth.

[choirboy526]

" Jesus christ the Apple tree"...

and Apple tree bears good fruit..

it's a comparison

[dacatholicbandorgan]

Uhh I'm Roman Catholic, not a devout Anglican. LOL!

[SmileLoveForgive]

really? Well, how long have u been roman catholic for?

[dacatholicbandorgan]

4 Years this Easter.

[SmileLoveForgive]

Okay, interesting stuff; interesting stuff.

[Rosiemoore]

The words of this hymn are sooo beautiful and soooo true...

[green2narcoticz]

I love how uniform the soprano voices sound. I wish my choir could get our sopranos to blend that well.

[rambotambo13]

I think the soloist is very good. A true professional at such a young age. Shame he isn't now.

[jodaco22]

lindissima, muito boa apresentacao

[dacatholicbandorgan]

The Anglican boy choirs are so cute.

[presaia]

This song is absolutly beautiful, I love it so much.

[DefendingMormonism]

Absolutely love this song.

[Stefanthenautilus]

The little guy at 1:44 is cute. He looks like he's trying reeeeally hard!

[Knappa22]

Jeez, look at those specs 0.00-0.32!!!!

[Sesquiltera]

Ah the 90's.... gotta love it.

[monkeyface1222]

Anyone have any idea what cd this version is recorded on? Thanks so much!

[colenso05]

You will find this carol on the new "Christmas at King's" double CD (VTDCD 933). Just £10 for 50 carols, directed by Willcocks, Ledger and Cleobury, Wonderful performances and superbly remastered recording - not to be missed.

[randomcroatian]

I can't stop listening to this song! Unbelievably beautiful.

[fiddler32]

These boys are so pretty. You know what I mean? Their voices, their clean appearance...it's refreshing.

[madcatter88]

Music like this is my secret weapon against a job which requires me to listen to pop-carols 8 hours a day over the christmas period; they can't touch me when this is playing inside me

[6Ravens]

Yes! Yes! Yes! You poor soul, I hear you! Internal choirs play on! :D

[SisterKaff]

How lovely, thank you for sharing it.

At my old school, St helen's and St Katharine's in Abingdon Oxfordshire, our sixth form Madrigal group (16-18 year old girls) sang this (in the 1970s) and it was utter heaven. This performance reminds me of it

[dogsbreath101]

We're all 'brats'. Some people are blessed with the voices of Angels. Enjoy it x

[sheelf911]

lol my choir teacher when he was a kid got to sing with the Vienna Boys Choir once. He said they were little brats. But I'll assume Kings choir is different :D

[Ratci]

I'm not a Christian or even a religious person in any way but this kind of hymnal music still touches my heart with the beauty of the voices and the tune.

[glexareen]

Of course mate. I happen to be Christen but that is purely coincidental; music like this has intrinsic value.

[ToxicSilver]

i get to sing the first verse as a solo next week! love this piece!

[janeym]

this is the best version I've heard!

[vsv818]

Should you wish to hear one even more beautifally performed, get a copy of either the video or the CD of "In Search of Angels" a documentary created for PBS in the 1990's. It will take a day to get the hair on your arms to lie down...truly ethereal!

[janeym]

I have long contemplated marrying a former choirboy. and then we can have a son who is a choirboy! yay! their voices are like that of angels!

[hanjane25]

We do this for our school carol service every year. This is a stunning version, especially the men, but nothing compares to this live in a cathedral. This is the most beautiful, spiritual song I've ever heard.

[Bine000]

It is so wonderful...so much feeling...who is the composer?

[rosamund123]

elizabeth poston

[Gimmer3]

I just love this song. It really is amazing to find it on You Tube. Thank you for sharing it!

[Glueflames]

I had to write a paper about this poem last year. This year, I had to sing it in All State Choir.

Wonderful video by the way. :)

[FobBossil]

Erm, well actually, choristers do have friends. I should know: I was at King's Choir School, and was (and still am) very good friends with the singer. Do you really think I'd spend hours trying to research some random singer from over 10 years ago? Duh.

[anarchocapitalist123]

Very true, I agree with you. The person insulting you was completely rude.

Although choristers aren't my cup of tea, as you can see by my profile :)

[FobBossil]

Ahahaaaa!

That cute little chorister who sings the solo at the beginning and the end is called Alex, or "organboy" to his friends. He's an absolute LEGEND. A legend in dated glasses, in this clip.

[cantorisdecani]

Idiotic reply to this removed...

[anarchocapitalist123]

I have been monitoring this video. It is my firm belief that censorship is not in G-d's plan for the world. It takes away the truth and fact that this world needs, in a world of crooks, thiefs, and charlatans.

If you want to take the moral high ground, do not remove comments. If your point is superior, people will be able to see that.

~~anarchocapitalist

[Franciscus1958]

If you left a comment that was inappropriate, it should be removed. I have seen too many people leaving ugly comments on other people's videos just to be mean, not because they believe it in some way serves the cause of freedom of speech.

[anarchocapitalist123]

Yes, agreed, but the people making mean comments only make fools of themselves.

That's why mean comments are self-incriminating, because they make the person who left them look very bad.

So naturally keeping mean comments up lets people know that the person who left it was idiotic.

[vinceaso]

I agree.

[rosamund123]

he's good! that octave leap is hard, and he keeps absolutely in tune.

[falstocat]

@FobBossil

The shifting eyes are freakin' adorable. "Organboy," huh?

[hilty7]

Its a beautiful metaphor: Song of Songs 2:3 As an apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. Under its shadow I delighted to sit, and its fruit was sweet to my taste.

Jesus Christ is truly everything to the soul that loves Him!

In this vein, 'Union and Communion' by Hudson Taylor is excellent.

[apostolicrestoration]

Amen. This hymn has a special meaning to me. Once you have beheld the beauty of Christ who dwells within you, you will never be the same. Seek him in the silence of the flesh and mind. Look deep within and gaze upon the Invisible One. I know many Hiltys among the Amish.

[rosamund123]

My family knew Elizabeth Poston... we have her children's song book signed for us... I absolutely love this piece; it's really beautiful.

[avs2765]

Just wonderful - thank you so much for posting this.

[susulovesjesus]

beautiful

pure sounds

[fandsfan]

gr8 im singing this a duet and it sounds gr8 thanx for the upload now i can practice at home lol

[dbrhine]

I searched for this to share with a friend after hearing it on the James Galway Christmas album. So beautiful - so powerful - so true.

[MARIAHjIM]

i love this song

i am singing this too and the sopranos cant even make the high notes like the little boys!

i love it they make it so beautiful

[sophhieseptember]

How beautiful, i'm singing this with my girls choir at the moment - the sound difference is interesting.

[EvelynCor]

This is great. It's so simple - and the way they sing it is perfect...