its so depressing seeing people look up to people like kesha for inspiration. when the true talented singers/songwriters such as aretha herself are a click away..
This is a wonderful air check of Aretha singing and playing O Holy Night. Every piano player should check out how she accompanies the vocalist. The way that it is supposed to be done.
Wow she sounds better now after being sick for a while and being 68 yrs old. And you idiots on here who can't sing have a lot of nerve comparing her voice now to her younger years.
Even Patti's voice is starting to change now, and I am a devout Patti fan, but that's what happens as you age.
Aretha is a legend and unfading...unlike many artists who shine and then turns into black holes. She does not have to be controversial..but she lets her voice rise impeccably. That is a REAL singer artist.
What sets Aretha apart from other singers is the ability to tell a story with each song she sings. You feel her joy, laughter, pain etc. and it hits at the heart of your soul. Not many singers can give you goose bumps, but she can. Everyone's voice changes as you grow older; a lot of Aretha's changed because of somoking but as you can her she has not lost the ability to sing so therefore you know it is truly a gift from God!
I think the worst thing is that age effects a singers voice so much, be it Aretha or Patti. None of them ca isng like they use to, its not their fault but a shame
I have listened to scores of versions of this popular song and none can compare to a version that Aretha did at a "Christmas at The White House" Special many years ago. If anyone finds it and uploads it, the world is in for a special treat.
@Raanthony86 i wouldn't say its long gone, there are flickers of the old power coming back after some weight loss, you can debate how much, but she is thinner, and its starting to come back, she's still got the magic, at least for me :)
@Raanthony86 Either that or they'd think you are deaf.
OK, she doesn't have the voice she had way back when. She is still the most musical and expressive singer of her time, and no one who might once have laid claim to being her peer (and that list is tiny) has as much of their power left as she has of hers.
Patti Labelle can still go just as high as she did when she was younger. Might not be as crisp anymore, but she can certainly give a younger artist a run for their money at her age.
@Raanthony86 They are so different. Patti's voice is bigger -- it always was. But she is more of a show-off. I'm not saying I don't like her, because I do, but she never sounds as connected to what she's singing as Aretha does. There's an intimacy to Aretha, a quiet touch, that's just not Patti's thing.
@paleyoungman Doesn't matter how different their voices are. Doesn't change the fact that Patti can still sing in the range she did during her prime, where as Aretha can't anymore.
@Raanthony86 Fair enough. But Aretha does in fact have more of her original range back now than she had for most of the smoke-damaged 80's, and she usually sounds great. (Darlene Love sang "Please Come Home" in its original key for many years, and that's a tough song, but she started lowering it around 10 years ago.)
@Raanthony86 Actually you are incredibly incorrect, over the last 3 or 4 years Patti's voice has significantly aged. She relies nearly solely on head voice foe high notes now, her range has dramitcally dropped
@Raanthony86 Are you serious? Like what planet are you from? Better yet, what planet do you think we're all from. Take this negativity somewhere else. It's not wanted here!
@bigdogg11 What is wrong with you? I'm not speaking negatively about Aretha, I love Aretha Franklin! You just need to learn to read.
I clearly said in her prime is what people unfamiliar with her need to listen to in order to understand the talent that this woman had. Ofcourse at 60 something, she's not going to sound like she did 30 years ago, which is why I stated that.
Why to compare Lady gaga wiht ALL others stars??? So dum! I love Both! Aretha is SOUL, Gaga is Pop. Here is ALL about ARETHA and GOD BLESS THE QUEEN OF THE SOUL MUSIC!!!
@jamstrings100 And why do you compare them in the first place? They are totally different artists. And let me say you that prising one while dumping another in the shit is very low
@jamstrings100 I believe God gifted Aretha Franklin real special...and that is the end of that!!! Plus, I as so sick of contemporary wanna be singers, trashing this song!!!
Aretha is good POWER VOICE BUT SHE NOTGOOD TO SALE ALBUM ANYMORE
LADY GAGA SALE ALBUM AND SINGER MORE THAN HER.
Aretha is good but she was yesterday, SHE IS BIG FOR OLD PEPLO. generation LIKE LADY GAGA NOW LADY GAGA SELL ALBUM MORE THAN ARETHA.SO DONT LOOK BACK YESTERDAY . LOOK FOR generation SINGERS
Aretha is good but she was yesterday, SHE IS BIG FOR OLD PEPLO. generation LIKE LADY GAGA NOW LADY GAGA SELL ALBUM MORE THAN ARETHA.SO DONT LOOK BACK YESTERDAY . LOOK FOR generation SINGERS
Some of you guys can surely make some ignorant comments. First of all when you try to compare Aretha to these younger singers....please remember the miles Aretha's voice has on it. Aretha will soon be 70 years old and she has been singing since she was 5 years old. Stop trying to compare the vocal power of a 20 year old or even 30s to a woman of Aretha's years. Truth be told she is better than alot of these so-called artist today. Her soul style is still unmatched til this very day. Grow Up !
@stillwill2215 Mariah could never sing this live - any singer can exaggerate their vocals in the studio like Mariah does so frequently. Show me a Live Mariah version. And, if it is live, she cheating by singing to a track. don't play yourself on Mariah, she not real. Her voice is okay at best........!
@rjcooljr yeah, mariah sings this live at a church with a choir and hits it note for note, punch it up, it's real. and i'm not frontin' 'cause patti is my top singer but no one can touch mariah on this.
That just brought me to tears. The way Aretha can interpret a lyric and make it her own...There will never be another. Prayers for her in this trying hour. 'Amazing Grace' , the best gospel album EVER, got me through many hard times. And a living light like this will never be extinguished.
Nothing tops off the holidays like a Christmas song being played and sung by the Queen............I love the Christmas CD. If you dont have a copy, make sure you get one this Christmas....buy one for yourself and a friend.........
At almost 70 yrs of age..Mama Aretha still got it...now that talent, gifting compared some of this mess out today...too many wannabee's without puttin in the work..Go Mama Aretha n do ur thing
This is a first for me -- an artist singing a song that's NOT on the album she's promoting! If you like this, you can keep coming back to You Tube, because it's not for sale!
Beyond Paradise Ms. Franklin
spellbound008 19 hours ago
As great as always!! She really has a unique voice, what a soulful artist!
melliug93 1 month ago
SHE PLAYS THE PIANO????? Uau...
dbf678 1 month ago
@dbf678 chiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiile!!!!!!!!!! where have you been? she's been tickling them ivories for yeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaars!!! lol.
TT1478 1 month ago
The One And Only Aretha Franklin No One Can Do It Like Aretha She Is Simply The Best.
RITAC1310 1 month ago
wow
marydwyer14119 1 month ago
its so depressing seeing people look up to people like kesha for inspiration. when the true talented singers/songwriters such as aretha herself are a click away..
victorious7093 1 month ago
damn aretha be makin christmas songs fonky!!!! ooooh weee!
momo251985 1 month ago
All I can say is wow!
angelraresome 2 months ago
Much love and respect to u Ms Aretha Franklin.
jacko9166 2 months ago
Gorgeous!!!!
SuperSmile2004 2 months ago
This is a wonderful air check of Aretha singing and playing O Holy Night. Every piano player should check out how she accompanies the vocalist. The way that it is supposed to be done.
JHVMRECORDINGS1 2 months ago
Wow she sounds better now after being sick for a while and being 68 yrs old. And you idiots on here who can't sing have a lot of nerve comparing her voice now to her younger years.
Even Patti's voice is starting to change now, and I am a devout Patti fan, but that's what happens as you age.
redgpgtp 2 months ago
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ArtenellaVita 2 months ago
Aretha is a legend and unfading...unlike many artists who shine and then turns into black holes. She does not have to be controversial..but she lets her voice rise impeccably. That is a REAL singer artist.
fayrdancer 2 months ago
Appreciate the continuing brilliance of a legend.
Geezyone 2 months ago
Wow!!! Just pure soul and gospel! She's still got it! Gives me chills all down my spine! No doubt still the Queen of soul!
Jere7575 2 months ago
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Enough said.
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sisterelena 2 months ago
Thought she was washed up, but boy, was I wrong! Sing AND play! She's still tops!!
MiristWurst 2 months ago
LOVE IT
jewellsanders2 2 months ago
2 people are rebecca black fans, therefore are deaf
aliciaraye 2 months ago
sing the shit out of it aretha much respect to her. I want to learn to play the piano with soul loike she does too
jzett01 2 months ago 2
I love me some Ms. Aretha Franklin! She has a voice no one can touch! Forever loved!
Choclongleggz 2 months ago 11
love me some Aretha.....
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What sets Aretha apart from other singers is the ability to tell a story with each song she sings. You feel her joy, laughter, pain etc. and it hits at the heart of your soul. Not many singers can give you goose bumps, but she can. Everyone's voice changes as you grow older; a lot of Aretha's changed because of somoking but as you can her she has not lost the ability to sing so therefore you know it is truly a gift from God!
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minjeffreyjordan 2 months ago
I think the worst thing is that age effects a singers voice so much, be it Aretha or Patti. None of them ca isng like they use to, its not their fault but a shame
moroney1 2 months ago
god gives gifts
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aretha still rocks big time!!!!!
hakkenesmariska 2 months ago
MAKES ME WANT TO TEAR MY HEART OUT, IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL AND SOULFUL! QUEEN OF SOUL!!! GO BABY!!!!!!
YajaBeige 2 months ago
Simply Amazing!
DennisNJ1968 2 months ago
please dont EVER delete this
Her Tone & Pace is still perfect!
the echo keeps it haunting and magical
Merry Christmas
xo
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lb6822 2 months ago
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Totally was thinking the same thing when I saw this!!
1joker88 2 months ago
Das ist Soul pur und diese nenne ich eine Simme..Ihr Katzenjammer Aguiliera, Carey and co...
TheLuminitaSoare 2 months ago
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cdavetype 2 months ago
OMG!!!
MrNayte84 2 months ago
mmmmm mmmmm good!
nancysjourney 2 months ago
ARETHA YOU BETTER PUCKER THEM LIPS AND SING THAT LAST RUN!
chordsofcolor 2 months ago 4
she still has it after all these years...so soulful
sjseeba 2 months ago
sounds like an angel!!
Sniper806 2 months ago
Yes suh! Truly blessed! Keep using her Lord!
CareyP1972 2 months ago
OH !! GOD ! she's awesome !!!
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kiamuze 2 months ago
Soulful!
robaby 3 months ago
When I grow up I want to be ARETHA! This version is whats up!!!☺
ashleyscarsgard 3 months ago
I have listened to scores of versions of this popular song and none can compare to a version that Aretha did at a "Christmas at The White House" Special many years ago. If anyone finds it and uploads it, the world is in for a special treat.
robertomisacriolla 3 months ago
SHE OVERATED!!!!!
cjzzzzz 3 months ago
@cjzzzzz agree with you 100%
helaya007 3 months ago
@cjzzzzz I use to say the same thing.
You really have to go and look at Aretha's older stuff to really get the hype about her. In her prime, she really did have one hell of a voice.
It's long gone now, but then again, she is like 67 years old or something like that.
Raanthony86 3 months ago
@Raanthony86 so true-if people look back they will really get why she is the queen
collegeri 3 months ago
@Raanthony86 i wouldn't say its long gone, there are flickers of the old power coming back after some weight loss, you can debate how much, but she is thinner, and its starting to come back, she's still got the magic, at least for me :)
scififan117 2 months ago
@scififan117 When I say long gone, I don't mean she can't sing anymore. She can still do well for herself at her age quite well I think.
Just for the average person who might not know much about her voice, would think she's nothing but average at best judging her current voice.
Raanthony86 2 months ago
@Raanthony86 Either that or they'd think you are deaf.
OK, she doesn't have the voice she had way back when. She is still the most musical and expressive singer of her time, and no one who might once have laid claim to being her peer (and that list is tiny) has as much of their power left as she has of hers.
paleyoungman 2 months ago
@paleyoungman That's not true either.
Patti Labelle can still go just as high as she did when she was younger. Might not be as crisp anymore, but she can certainly give a younger artist a run for their money at her age.
Raanthony86 2 months ago
@Raanthony86 They are so different. Patti's voice is bigger -- it always was. But she is more of a show-off. I'm not saying I don't like her, because I do, but she never sounds as connected to what she's singing as Aretha does. There's an intimacy to Aretha, a quiet touch, that's just not Patti's thing.
paleyoungman 2 months ago
@paleyoungman Doesn't matter how different their voices are. Doesn't change the fact that Patti can still sing in the range she did during her prime, where as Aretha can't anymore.
Raanthony86 2 months ago
@Raanthony86 Fair enough. But Aretha does in fact have more of her original range back now than she had for most of the smoke-damaged 80's, and she usually sounds great. (Darlene Love sang "Please Come Home" in its original key for many years, and that's a tough song, but she started lowering it around 10 years ago.)
paleyoungman 2 months ago
@Raanthony86 Actually you are incredibly incorrect, over the last 3 or 4 years Patti's voice has significantly aged. She relies nearly solely on head voice foe high notes now, her range has dramitcally dropped
moroney1 2 months ago
@moroney1 Patti's head voice is stronger than most people's chest voice.
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@Raanthony86 Are you serious? Like what planet are you from? Better yet, what planet do you think we're all from. Take this negativity somewhere else. It's not wanted here!
bigdogg11 2 months ago
@bigdogg11 What is wrong with you? I'm not speaking negatively about Aretha, I love Aretha Franklin! You just need to learn to read.
I clearly said in her prime is what people unfamiliar with her need to listen to in order to understand the talent that this woman had. Ofcourse at 60 something, she's not going to sound like she did 30 years ago, which is why I stated that.
Raanthony86 2 months ago
Why to compare Lady gaga wiht ALL others stars??? So dum! I love Both! Aretha is SOUL, Gaga is Pop. Here is ALL about ARETHA and GOD BLESS THE QUEEN OF THE SOUL MUSIC!!!
mizafr 3 months ago
Oh my God. Flawless.
jamstrings100 3 months ago
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Comparing Aretha Franklin to Lady Gaga is like comparing gold to shit.
jamstrings100 3 months ago 63
@jamstrings100 WRONG
watch?v=oP8SrlbpJ5A
zucchini2007 2 months ago
@jamstrings100 who's gold and who's shit?
cyberdudebm 2 months ago
@cyberdudebm the queen of soul is gold duhh,LOL
lathanregintree 2 months ago
@jamstrings100 HAHAHA SO TRUE!!!!! :'''-D=
lathanregintree 2 months ago
@jamstrings100 ......LOL.....but your right!!
KarinParkerBiz 2 months ago
@jamstrings100 And why do you compare them in the first place? They are totally different artists. And let me say you that prising one while dumping another in the shit is very low
reercudi 2 months ago
@jamstrings100 you got that right!!
armywife2248 2 months ago
@jamstrings100 yep
MimiDove9 2 months ago
@jamstrings100 I believe God gifted Aretha Franklin real special...and that is the end of that!!! Plus, I as so sick of contemporary wanna be singers, trashing this song!!!
MimiDove9 2 months ago
@jamstrings100 You betta PREACH!!!!
1QTMOM 2 months ago
@jamstrings100 watch your tongue
commonthread2 2 months ago
Say what you want...But Aretha at the piano is no joke !!!
DNatural 3 months ago
@DNatural AMEN TO THAT!
62Elvis 3 months ago
sorry but the best version of this song is the one at the end of this is christmas when there in church !
luciee1324 4 months ago
Aretha is back I don't care what nobody say I was haten at 1st tooo cuz she was messn up but mane she can sang she got it
matthewthefine 4 months ago
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Aretha is good POWER VOICE BUT SHE NOTGOOD TO SALE ALBUM ANYMORE
LADY GAGA SALE ALBUM AND SINGER MORE THAN HER.
Aretha is good but she was yesterday, SHE IS BIG FOR OLD PEPLO. generation LIKE LADY GAGA NOW LADY GAGA SELL ALBUM MORE THAN ARETHA.SO DONT LOOK BACK YESTERDAY . LOOK FOR generation SINGERS
calearm99 4 months ago
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Aretha is good POWER VOICE BUT SHE NOTGOOD TO SALE ALBUM ANYMORE
LADY GAGA SALE ALBUM AND SINGER MORE THAN HER
calearm99 4 months ago
@calearm99 ....what in the blue hell does Lady Gaga have to do with Aretha Franklin singing "O Holy Night"?
Raanthony86 4 months ago
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Aretha is good but she was yesterday, SHE IS BIG FOR OLD PEPLO. generation LIKE LADY GAGA NOW LADY GAGA SELL ALBUM MORE THAN ARETHA.SO DONT LOOK BACK YESTERDAY . LOOK FOR generation SINGERS
calearm99 4 months ago
Some of you guys can surely make some ignorant comments. First of all when you try to compare Aretha to these younger singers....please remember the miles Aretha's voice has on it. Aretha will soon be 70 years old and she has been singing since she was 5 years old. Stop trying to compare the vocal power of a 20 year old or even 30s to a woman of Aretha's years. Truth be told she is better than alot of these so-called artist today. Her soul style is still unmatched til this very day. Grow Up !
DaOrigTruthSeeker 5 months ago
Not a bad word at Aretha, she is awesome but I personally much prefer Shelby Lynne's rendition.
reddragonready 6 months ago
my favourite Christmas music and Aretha is fabulous.
cardiffbluesgirl 7 months ago
Simply magical
BIGTONY07 8 months ago
OMG...the vocal lick at 2:20 is pure genius..simple and effective....that is why she is who she is...
beckettmusic 11 months ago
That was great :' )
stardusth2o 1 year ago
She is incredible! THE BEST!
huffdaddypimp 1 year ago
HAIL TO THE QUEEN!....Her Highness. Her gospel roots resignates soo beautifully.
tommiexander 1 year ago
great rendition, loved it. mariah has the best interpretation i've heard yet but this is right up there.
stillwill2215 1 year ago
@stillwill2215 Mariah could never sing this live - any singer can exaggerate their vocals in the studio like Mariah does so frequently. Show me a Live Mariah version. And, if it is live, she cheating by singing to a track. don't play yourself on Mariah, she not real. Her voice is okay at best........!
rjcooljr 1 year ago
@rjcooljr yeah, mariah sings this live at a church with a choir and hits it note for note, punch it up, it's real. and i'm not frontin' 'cause patti is my top singer but no one can touch mariah on this.
stillwill2215 1 year ago 2
mariah is really an exceptional singer.she really owns this song. i like aretha and love patty btw....
felo4444 1 year ago
have yall heard Celine Dion sang this? wow.
MrEl420 2 months ago
Get well soon Queen of Soul! We need you!
johnnystir 1 year ago
Please get well soon, Aretha!
spartacus3 1 year ago
Amen.
fcs16948 1 year ago
sorry not a patch on Subo and Mariah for this song as much as I love Aretha - anyway get well soon
hunkhk 1 year ago
Get well soon Aretha - the world needs you
SaskiaCornell 1 year ago 2
lol, loved it...especially the arm/hand wave after the song.
JoeHolte 1 year ago
Aretha, I'd have given anything to see you sing a song with Freddie Mercury.
BlueSpirals 1 year ago
That just brought me to tears. The way Aretha can interpret a lyric and make it her own...There will never be another. Prayers for her in this trying hour. 'Amazing Grace' , the best gospel album EVER, got me through many hard times. And a living light like this will never be extinguished.
All hail THE QUEEN!!!
Peace.
Suecasehall 1 year ago
STILL AND ALWAYS WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE "THE BEST!!!!!" WE LOVE YOU ALWAYS MAMA RE RE!!!!!!
northfloridatrans 1 year ago
Aretha is great, don't get me wrong, but I don't care for her attitude. I think the title "Queen" should belong to Patti Labelle.
With that said, this is a beautiful rendition of the song, and done well by Aretha
derekwitthar 1 year ago
@derekwitthar it does; ree is queen of soul, patti is The Queen- period.
stillwill2215 1 year ago
Nothing tops off the holidays like a Christmas song being played and sung by the Queen............I love the Christmas CD. If you dont have a copy, make sure you get one this Christmas....buy one for yourself and a friend.........
oneloveatatime 1 year ago
At almost 70 yrs of age..Mama Aretha still got it...now that talent, gifting compared some of this mess out today...too many wannabee's without puttin in the work..Go Mama Aretha n do ur thing
schs19947 1 year ago
I sat in awe as I watched her perform this live on The View. And I still can't stop watching it lol.
MrNayte84 1 year ago
This was so passionate, so focused. Aretha has soul of days.
TheQueenAretha 2 years ago
Night Devine...? ARTIST Devine. Ma tow dat shit UP!
Agin.
tirayi 2 years ago
One of Arethas finest performances in years. Loved it!!! She has lost loads of weight too. Go Ree!!!
bobbybeanroger 2 years ago
@Doubtize It's called soul. Whitney Houston would straight up say Aretha Franklin is the greatest and one of her biggest inspirations.
ZebFAN00 2 years ago 4
Even Whitney says that you can not measure Aretha...
mhax3 2 years ago 18
yup
ZebFAN00 2 years ago
Do you have the second song from that show?
radical11 2 years ago
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We thank CHRIST for the Queen!
wsardin 2 years ago 24
This is a first for me -- an artist singing a song that's NOT on the album she's promoting! If you like this, you can keep coming back to You Tube, because it's not for sale!
titanium651 2 years ago
very nice perforomance thx for posting it!!
Ericm2 2 years ago
Inspirational!
irisheyes1959 2 years ago 2