@DainGerrUsss If you insist on raising this debate (due to your apparent lack of humour), note that prior to King James, all three Abrahamic religions saw God as beyond any specific gender and made clear that God was in no way like a person, and that all physical descriptions of God were only metaphors. In Hebrew, grammatical gender is NOT an indicator of actual gender. Ruach Elohim (Genesis 1:2) and Shekhinah are both feminine. Elohim, El, Adonai both masculine. God, clearly, encompasses both.
@stephenintoronto I am only speaking of work that went into the music that Mr. Handel wrote....not anything else. NOTHING about gender. Where the hell did THAT come from? It is the general lack of respect for a great composer here that bothers me. Remember that King George rose from his seat at the first performance. THAT is respect. But what the hell do YOU care. Just make fun of it, that's fine. Whatever. Oh, and by the way, I do have a sense of humor, you jerk.
I'm with @jonmortensen. I'm sure Handel would have approved a little humour in festive times. "It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good-humour." (Dickens)
I want to sing this! What fun it would be to perform with a caroling group! I don't think it cheapens the scripture at all. Martin Luther said something like "why should the devil have all the good tunes?"
This was awesome. I love how they blended the religious with the secular, and the solemn with the humorous! And it was an amazing piece of art. Very enjoyable.
Outstanding! Frozen-chosen Presbyterians DO have a sense of humor. Love it! I'm sure George Frideric Handel would ask this group to totally rewrite the lyrics to his masterpiece.
Oh you lovely people! I'm a singer with a cold, drinking steamy drinks, inhaling bowls-ful of salty water, hoping to be able to sing my Weihnachtsoratorium tomorrow and you have given me a delightful lift! What a blast it is to sing!!!
@DainGerrUsss If you insist on raising this debate (due to your apparent lack of humour), note that prior to King James, all three Abrahamic religions saw God as beyond any specific gender and made clear that God was in no way like a person, and that all physical descriptions of God were only metaphors. In Hebrew, grammatical gender is NOT an indicator of actual gender. Ruach Elohim (Genesis 1:2) and Shekhinah are both feminine. Elohim, El, Adonai both masculine. God, clearly, encompasses both.
stephenintoronto 2 months ago
@stephenintoronto I am only speaking of work that went into the music that Mr. Handel wrote....not anything else. NOTHING about gender. Where the hell did THAT come from? It is the general lack of respect for a great composer here that bothers me. Remember that King George rose from his seat at the first performance. THAT is respect. But what the hell do YOU care. Just make fun of it, that's fine. Whatever. Oh, and by the way, I do have a sense of humor, you jerk.
DainGerrUsss 2 months ago
I'm with @jonmortensen. I'm sure Handel would have approved a little humour in festive times. "It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good-humour." (Dickens)
stephenintoronto 2 months ago
These guys look like they are having so much fun. Almost makes me want to start going to church again!
DJAudioBoots 2 months ago
Why don't you just stab Handel in the back you morons !!!!!!!!!!!
DainGerrUsss 2 months ago
I want to sing this! What fun it would be to perform with a caroling group! I don't think it cheapens the scripture at all. Martin Luther said something like "why should the devil have all the good tunes?"
Lightseeker001 2 months ago 2
This was awesome. I love how they blended the religious with the secular, and the solemn with the humorous! And it was an amazing piece of art. Very enjoyable.
jubchuqun 2 months ago
Great fun in Oak Park venue as well. Love it!
Munnagain 2 months ago
I think someone had too much time on their hands!
sdawomyn 2 months ago
Outstanding! Frozen-chosen Presbyterians DO have a sense of humor. Love it! I'm sure George Frideric Handel would ask this group to totally rewrite the lyrics to his masterpiece.
jrdallasjr 2 months ago 2
I love this. You must had fun. Witty and original!
Linda
AwesomeForever 2 months ago
Love it! Having just sung the Hallelujah Chorus with my daughter's high school choir, the director thanked us by sending us this link.
rohanlady4 2 months ago
Oh you lovely people! I'm a singer with a cold, drinking steamy drinks, inhaling bowls-ful of salty water, hoping to be able to sing my Weihnachtsoratorium tomorrow and you have given me a delightful lift! What a blast it is to sing!!!
fraulein40 2 months ago
This doesn't work for me....cheapens the truth of the scriptures being sung.
bobandjudyhm 2 months ago
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@bobandjudyhm: How does singing Hallelujah to ANY tune cheapen its truth? *shrug*
megmcgarry 2 months ago
@bobandjudyhm So God doesn't have a sense of humor? I think that she does.
jonmortensen 2 months ago 4
@jonmortensen SHE??? SHE??? Christ said "whomever has seen ME has seen the Father". FATHER !!! FATHER!!! FATHER!!! you IDIOT !!!!!!!!!!!
DainGerrUsss 2 months ago
@DainGerrUsss He also said one of the most important commandments was "love your neighbor as yourself". Big fail on your part there.
Lonhall 2 months ago
Gotta love it!!
GinnyJohnson2008 2 months ago
I can't even begin to imagine how much fun that was to sing!!
jtw122080 2 months ago
2500 hits and by Christmas who knows 100's of thousands now that it hit face book .
thanspapa 2 months ago
THIS HAS HIT FACEBOOK AND IS GOING VIRAL!!!
What fun!
jstinemire 2 months ago
This was really fun to listen to at Wentz Hall in Naperville, IL. You can't help cracking up!
peacenow13 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
That was so much fun to hear and watch.
jasmlh 2 months ago
Fabulous!
dexlives 2 months ago
It was terrific and fun when heard live in this venue, and it's terrific and fun here. Better live from a musical point of view though.
Munnagain 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos