Carol of The Bells played by Brian Brink Maple Grove, MN

[MrBufellow]

Is there sheet music??

[JurkoSirko]

Ukrainian Carols!!!

[vitaliyzolotoy]

Чудова колядка!

[06mvpplaya]

_______________________ (enter some stupid comment about how the counter is stuck and only shows your views)

[champjohnston]

Talk about a workout for your wrist!!!

[KendrasPhilosophies]

i remember seeing this arrangement linked in Yahoo a couple years back... Then I remembered this year how AMAZING it was and figured it was somewhere on youtube! I am so glad I found it, this is just as amazing now as I remember it! :D This has to be the best X-mas song I have EVER heard!

[sunseed65]

You are amazing

[CrookedGeeNome]

It's sad that YouTube is only showing my views on the counter.

[almostunrealthing]

When I listen to this amazing arrangement, I'm proud to be Ukrainian! even though most of the credit deservedly goes to the great pianist Brian Brink, this is an originally Ukrainian christmas song... thanks for this awesome performance! and yeah, bring back the same video with over a million views which was closed for some lame copyright claim

[soocool78]

hmm...what happened to all the views that was on this vid

[murrell420]

this is epic!!

[Reneloo3]

OMG OMG HE IS MY HERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OUTSTANDING,VANTASTIC,AMAZING,­JUST BLEW MY MIND!!!

[drankydrank1]

7:02

[MiriamVetter]

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooow! Awesooooooooome!! <3

[popCORRRRN]

Is there anywhere I can get the sheet music for this or some kind of tutorial. I NEED TO LEAR THIS!!!

[JonathanJanzen]

OH MY FREAKING GOODNESS GRACIOUS GOLLY GEE!!!!!!!!

I GOT CHILLS ALL THE WAY DOWN MY SPINE! ABSOLUTLY THE BEST ARANGMENT I HAVE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE!!

[JonathanJanzen]

10 people don't have ears.

[Reneloo3]

I can play this thanks to him!!

[Reneloo3]

Omg!!!!!! This dude is my hero!!!

[BobtheBobking]

THIS IS SO AMAZING

[JackJones15]

I myself am a drummer. . but I have so much respect for you, Brian. I have listened to this every year since you put it up! Awesome work

[KatD5394]

Actually I do have some to say... This was six minutes of spectacularness

[KatD5394]

No words. -3

[RGD856]

chuck norris has a challange now

[BobtheBobking]

I never thought I'd see the day when I started head-banging to Christmas music.

[Vallery19]

I need the SHEET MUSIC PLEASE!! does anybody have it/ know where I can buy it?!

[OmgzErica]

Is there anywhere I can buy the sheet music to this song???

[tabiwo94]

woooowwww :)



[OmgzErica]

Anywhere I Can Get Sheet Music To This??

[TheFantastic73]

W-O-W. This is breathtaking. If you wrote the sheet music and all knew about your song....youd have a lot of money from those sheets, its such an incredible arragement.

[0misaki0taro0]

Tout simplement magnifique :)

[TheFantastic73]

Can I get the music part from 2:40-3:02 THAT sounded AWESOME!! GREAT JOB...WOW. God bless!!!(:

[Lyme62]

I listened to this, then signed up for piano lessons

[callshadow3]

one day i will be able to play this song like him

[almostunrealthing]

this is awesome to hear this rendition of a great Ukrainian carol, thank you Brian Brink!

[fairydustem]

Beyond amazing, I literally have no words to describe how I feel

[Maagg56]

me emocionaa, por dios como toca el piano!! ES UN DIOS

[Bluestocking22]

HOLY CRAP man just tore the piano up for 9 minutes! I'm exhausted just watching this (10 people dislike sick talent)

[jgolddrummer123]

the most beautiful arrangement of carol of the bells i have ever heard. your piano playing is out of this world. the band compliments the intense arrangement very well. Did you write this arrangement??

[hippisarecool]

can i get the notes?

[spironicolas]

This is spectacular!!!

[sheldon227]

I listen to this every year.

[AlexKlaas4]

Purely incredible. I thought I loved music but when you play this it looks like your soul is being moved. Just awesome and its already on my ipod.

[XxXchrisXxXownsXxX]

i think he rocks !!!!

[misterpollo22]

demaciado divertido

este tipo tiene el don

Moe bn muy bn!

XD

[smsouthwick]

Simply Unbelievable! The key change at about 2:40 is AMAZING! It gives me chills every time. Thank you very much Brian for your inspiring music. :)

[thelifeaquatica]

Would you ever consider doing a solo piano piece of the same work?

[thelifeaquatica]

Holy shit, the guy playing is the user who put this up? your awesome!

[yeti179]

a true exhibit of ass kickery!

[macbobber]

"The intro gives me chills every time. Especially at the 9th bar or so... ( if counting in 3/4)"

Actually, it's at the 3rd bar or so...(when counting in 9/12).

[kaiyoko]

Amazing. You are incredibly talented.

[sheldon227]

The intro gives me chills every time. Especially at the 9th bar or so... ( if counting in 3/4)

[iChelseaP]

WOW!!!!!!

[greggorian7]

Brian, I still cry when I see/hear this song done by you on the Piano. I will never forget those nights when u played on our DC7...your amazing friend....Gregg

[Folkhippie]

STUNNING!!

[hippowithnoodles444]

..i cant even talk...amazing.

[katiebubbles]

this makes me really excited for christmas (:

[srobe89]

Remarkable and inspiring! My favourite!

[jallison501]

I saw you perform this live twice at a holiday

concert in Maple Grove several years ago. It is still amazing. You are truly a gifted musician. I was quite surprised to find it on U-Tube.

[itsthert43]

damn itunes wont let me download.. not sure if its the internet connection or the itunes itself... ill try again later... aside from this, GREAT JOB!!

[alunawulf]

ok thnx and ur welcome!

[funkysock321]

u are soooo amazing! ^__^

[erockcmu]

Amazing!

[AMAC121340]

Your an amazing piano player i take that back a SPECTACULAR piano player im definetly going to buy this. keep up the good work brian : )

[brianb01]

Thanks! I also have a solo piano album that you might enjoy on iTunes. Have a great day!

[Kristofor987]

Brian, man you are spectacular at playing the most magnificent instrument out there, I don't know how you move your hands so fast but its amazing, i have been playing the piano for close to 3 years now, and listening to you makes me want to practice even more with my piano, thanks for the inspiration man, thanks a lot.

[cajun040862]

my friend played that last year, i thought omg i have go to get the music! do u know where i can get it?

[muxodux]

0:00 - 9:10 is the best part.

[brianb01]

This is available on iTunes as an mp3. Just search on Brian Brink

[Trystaticus]

Oh! And don't forget 9:11

[Dgadude]

Hey Brian, Darren here. Just wanted to know the exact model number of the Yamaha in this video. I'd like to buy one, your's sounds better than any piano I've played. Btw I can now do this eyes closed thanks for the inspiration once again...how is everything? Are you going to be doing another Christmas show this year?

[brianb01]

This was played on a C7 Yamaha grand.

Yes were doing a Christmas show again this year but not sure where yet.

[Dayan3141]

Love the part at 3.21-4.00

absolutly amazing

[grnteabug]

simply magnificent.you almost never hear a piano playing so well with a bass and the complexity of the mix is just mind boggling

[danman00084]

Dude, you fucking ROCK!!

[brianb01]

Thanks! If you'd like you can get an mp3 of this on itunes. Just search on Brian Brink.

[Biblecarryer]

how can I learn how to play that song like that for Christmas at my church

[Arcanerain]

Holy shit this is amazing.

[PontiacHi]

Simply stunning! Thanks to Brian and his band! I would give millions to see that live!

Thanks from Germany

Pontiac

[brianb01]

Thanks! The mp3 is available for purchase on itunes. Search on Brian Brink.

[grov6land]

Brian - Quite the fan club you have here! I remember that specific night. We'd done the COTB holiday thing most every year for a decade, but each year it was like brand new, mainly thanks to the minimal rough-sketch rehearsal, at least 60% by-the-seat-of-our-pants improv on stage. Pretty cool. Good memory. Thanks for posting!

[bballwelshy10]

You are, sir, what I like to refer to as THE MAN!!! Keep it up! This is amazing!

[Tilanol]

You have to understand how much an mp3 would mean to all of us. Even just ripping the audio off of this and uploading it would make me ecstatic.

[sawio9]

la maestro realizzazione e l'arrangiamento, ukłony!

[Seamas011]

wonderfull best arrangement i have ever head, ive bin playing piano for 10 years and ive played many arrangements for this song but i love this arrangement the most im 14 btw :P but can someone plz tell me were i can buy this arrangement its amazing!

[brianb01]

You can purchase this on itunes. Search on Brian Brink

[theweasel1986]

Yes, an MP3 would be awesome. Mad Skills man.

[kaiyoko]

This is by far my absolute favorite arrangement of this song that I have ever heard in my life, and I'm a musician. Do you have the mp3? Please??? Phenomenally done.

[Delia00]

I think that I just fallen in love whit this song and you're hands !!!! You Are Amazing !! Indubitably that this is the best piano version!

[EnurJackie]

omg this is awesome

[sumiyiajafri]

amazing...

[kjack5]

His hands are not matching the music-some parts-most of what is being played is not coming from the person you see playing-but that is not to say he isn't an excellent pianist however!

[EnurJackie]

.......true

[herperatu]

not true at all. youtube or the people uploading these videos sometimes have problems with video/sound syncing. so the video/sound do not match up well. I've seen it in probably half the youtube videos i've watched. This is live and the dude is really playing it live...

[goblingouger]

hes playing it all, its lagg

[discordany]

I have to tell you, I found this two years and two computers ago. The bookmark follows me, and Ill go to it even in the middle of July for a pick-me-up. Its always been my favorite carol, and your work with it is simply fantastic.

I have to ask, though; is there anywhere that I can buy the music for this arrangement? Id love to give it a try myself. Granted, Ill probably never play half so well as you do, but Id like to try anyway :P

[JocelynFowler]

I have 2 sing this son in chorus this yeer. it's so pretty

[tom9987]

this is so bluddy good. fuckign amazing.

[soulbanisher34]

Play this song backwards and its VERY CREEPY

[kjack5]

It must be very creepy to play it backwards on Youtube!

[EnurJackie]

how do u do that?

[blackexican08]

the most beautiful thing ever

[freedom0527]

he so pro!!!!!!the musiz so nice!!!!

[joaomad]

-_-'...he looks like he's "playing" with the piano..amazing!

[bballwelshy10]

does anyone know if/where you can buy sheet music to this? he's incredible!!

[pegcaptain]

Amazing, keep coming back to this!

[jasthejasper]

How come the myspace version of your Carol of the Bells is a little different? Other than that awesome! :)

[ZeroTheHero88]

He was improvising a bit on this version, you can see him signal the band.

[Naps1Kenobs]

So freakin' awesome! Thank you so much for this powerfull interpretation!

[nicochico12]

dood frikin sick... i go to school with you daughter and she is great too.... i will never be as good as you dang....

[brianb01]

Yes you can! Practice practice practice. Make sure you learn your scales. Thanks for listening. :)

[tuanonnadue]

That sounds really good!

Congrats ;)

[cannabL1sS]

brian your improv sounds composed as hell. wish i could get mine to that point. fantastic. it must feel awesome playing your stuff with an orchestra to back you up too!

[MushyMongoose]

do you have any tips on arranging a piece?

cuz i was going to arrange canon in D.

to more like what your doing....

but i just can't think of anything

[gammaray0wn]

Absolutely wonderful arrangement, it retains its elegance while the rock band makes it sound really contemporary. The kind of music i love!

[MushyMongoose]

where'd you get the music?

i wanna learn it.

your really good.

jsut to tell you

[brianb01]

This is my original arrangement. Alot of it is also improv. Thanks for watching!

[piano113093]

where did you get the chords from to improv? by the way you are the most amazing pianist i have ever seen!! i love that song i cant stop listening to it!!

[brianb01]

for the common main parts of the song I just used the traditional chords. The other stuff I composed myself. The big classical middle section is pure improv playing just what ever came to me at the time.

[aladdin2240]

Do you have any more selections or a website where one could download more of your music? It's really beautiful and awe-inspiring.

[allandeyn]

i taught him that arrangement....xD

naw, i wish i could play like that...absolutely amazing O_O

[blehxxx94]

WHO IS THIS GENIUS?

ITS SO TOUCHING..

[lilmawl]

holy sh!t, that was sick!! sweet arrangement!!

[scornsoul]

Mr. Brink,

If you ever read this, and I hope you do, I wanted to let you know that your arrangement was an absolute epiphany. It has inspired me and re-ignited my flare for piano. You have produced melodious art to witch no other compares. I look forward to getting aquianted with all of your works. Keep creating and inspireing... Happy Holidays.

[brianb01]

Thank you!

[koreanjeenyus]

loving the different styles, jazz, classical, gospel, choir, comp everything

[Trystaticus]

Unbelievable Arangement!!

[mattpopowich]

Carol of the bells is overdone as a rock song...but this is a sick verison! Do jews listen to Christmas music?

[slaptasticdave21]

yes especially during chanukah, they play deck the halls while gathering around the menorah, they also listen to santa clause is coming to town. also during passover the listen to here comes peter cotton tail

[saxogrrl]

omg omg omg!

this is amazing!

pure musical genius talent!

=DDD

[PoJoDx]

do u have the sheet music for this piece and how can i acquire a copy

[iamwhoiam11]

omg this version of carols is one of a kind, I never heard it like this before this... the bass and the guitar and the piano matches perfectly, especially when you play and the bass stop playing, the guitar get softer omg that was so sweet

i like it

[truebluevix]

omg i wish i could play like that!!

[LinkOtaru777]

awesome!!!

[Taggerung797]

^_^

Mr. Brink-

Whenever I get out of college and go on to be a famous bass clarinetist, I want to work with you.

It'll... Take some time....

-Insert High-school freshmanism here-

;~;

Your song made me cry. XD

~Scourge

[wall116]

anyone know who they are?

[Sachseguy07]

im not sayin it sounded bad

just sayin there was some wrong notes lol

myspace dot com/page9

=)

[Jestereating22]

where exactly did you hear the bad notes??? its sounded perfect to me=)

[piano113093]

it is supposed to sound like that...he plays some diminished chords which makes it sound funky but really cool...thats what makes jazz how it is

[dhunterhitman]

Ya, there are some wrong notes, but he's human. It sounded great.

[HybridChick09]

this is amazing-- if you (or anyone else for that matter) had this in MP3 form...contact me-- I really want it!!

[DasAennchen]

soooo amazing

[bob762109]

WELL GOOD I LIKE IT.

[Sachseguy07]

anyone else hear some wrong notes in there?

or was that just me?

myspace dot com/page9

[papaface1611]

I agree I think there are quite a lot of wrong notes in this. He seems to start well and then get all excited causing him to put his fingers in the wrong places.

I love it at the beginning its just a shame it goes downhill...

[cheeseclo]

it doesn't. he meant for it to sound dissonant.

[sswizard]

i personally like the wrong notes, i think it makes it sound better

[LFODNH]

yeah dude sounded like there was one chord in the progression he didn't have nailed every time. Pretty cool, though, i'm throwin together my own jazz arrangement right now so i'm listening to all these different versions...

[andywatson1]

i like his music. apparently he had a CD out, but i've emailed him to try to buy one, and he never replies

[smshamma]

go to itunes. you can buy his CD off of itunes for like a dollar or so.

[jcirmsa]

Holy God that was amazing.

[DarkMatterOfFantasys]

i love the first 3 and a half mins of this song the other 6 mins is ok but not as brilliant as the frist bit! dose any one know were i could get this???

[cheeseclo]

haha. NOWHERE. i asked brian if he would give me the sheet music and he said no. then i asked him if there was anywhere that had an mp3 and he said no again.

[DarkMatterOfFantasys]

lol =D

[cheeseclo]

:l

but besides that he's nice. =D

[snowball1019]

Where could I get a copy of this arrangement?

[cheeseclo]

once again, no where. it's HIS arrangement. and when i asked him he said no.

[ckcchapman]

That was absolutely wonderful! Awesome! Amazing! Moving! Can't get enough of that! Loved It, thanks for sharing that.

[magic8919]

*drool*..HOLY SH*T!!! that was freaking amazing haha!

[JesseMartinez2]

Does anybody know where I can find this arrangement. Please tell me, and write me a message:)

[Elliot221]

amazing, but i would personally enjoy it more without an accompaniment.

[cheeseclo]

same here. i would like it more if the arrangement was just brian on piano.

[walalangman]

galing!

[mattmoliterni]

______________________________­_______wow good job. well played. people come check out my short film of the same name - a short video i filmed with friends inspired by this song. i guarantee, after watching my video, you'll NEVER think of this song the same way again...

[duchessmaeve92]

ahh to fancy i dont like... lol

[bleach8piano]

-*mouth drops open*-

[moonstaff123123]

Can anyone send me the sheet music for this? Please!!!!!!

[gammit1]

i got the sheet music for alto sax or what do you play, my band teacher could get it for you

[pianoplayer19955]

i guess you like carol of the bells!

[Ansel989]

great stuff!