Kings College: Ding Dong Merrily On High!

[rideronthestormdrain]

As i listen to this purity and musicality ... on the 23rd of january I may add ... thery are pitch perfect , absolutely perfect . In fact my Spider sense is tingling... I have played it 4 times to be sure. Decades before the Vocoder.. Thank you thank you for posting this. It gives me a glow internal. And yes....they were clearly the best of their age.

[MrGabry23ful]

Can I find the score of this version?

[GlassedXKE]

All things of beauty come from England ;) 

[sundayliein4]

@GlassedXKE This is a French Tune.

[GlassedXKE]

@sundayliein4 Thanks, I'm aware of that. But the choir is British.

[jonnibegood1]

Happy Christmas. 25th December, 2011. :)

[wfbrown1234]

A lovely reflection of the joy of the incarnation of Jesus Christ, son of God. I just found this wonderful album in a thrift shop.

[TheTwistedDiamond]

Yesterday I visited a concert at a church, and a girls choir sung this. It was very heartwarming. 

[dellaroux]

Well sung. This tune is a dance tune in Arbeau's L 16th c. 'Orchesography,' called "Branle l'Officiel." I have set it to a choir singing the hymn for a Christmas pageant a couple of times, with the dancers in early garb, it worked well. (However, I'm NOT implying it was used that way historically: the hymn text was written in 1924). I had thought to link a clip of the dance, but no YT examples show Arbeau's original correctly reconstructed: they're all re-choreographed and I don't have a video.

[Niobesnuppa]

I've had this song stuck in my head all day. -___- But thanks for uploading, it's a nice song.

[deeaxd15]

i love christmas :x

[WolfeJackie]

We played this in band.... it sounds great.

[TinyGaz]

nothing like a good christmas carol to get you into the mood.

[Prancer1231]

This is a great album, I had it.

[dixonhpboosh]

Got gosebumps listening to this

[christodoulos240491]

i love this version of the song <3

[ChibiCheung]

singing this in choir LOL

[WaffleBlako]

Now watch ding ding dong :P

[purlpl3appl3]

were doing this for chorus at my school, but only the girls have to do it haha ;PP

[MrKevinbratcher]

I love the bass line in this version! :D So much fun to sing!

[pinksoccer9]

We are singing this for Select Choir at our school... Where's the alto part?

[gibin18]

gud :D

[quadnark]

so beutheful

[rogernma]

I really enjoy this carole. Reason enough to listen to Christmas music all year long!

[atheatergeek]

This college is the most beautiful college in Cambridge!

And makes me miss my Grandpa (who is the oldest student there) even more!

Happy Christmas everyone!

[sussexpenguin]

lovely. Happy xmas to those who do! x

[LadyKateChanteuse]

Gloria! Hosanna in excelsis! Merry Christmas to all, and may God bless us, every one!

[yes13no]

merry christmas from Romania

[timothyj1966]

angels....

[Taralover14]

Sang this at my choir concert tonight. It sounded amazing! Love it. <3

[dannymaestro]

They are singing so smooth and light, very touching. The sopranos are crystal clear as bell (as it should be;-) and the lower parts dancing around on their tunes. A wonderful performance!

[thelastmaruader]

@dannymaestro Kings College is all boys

[dannymaestro]

@thelastmaruader Yes, I know, thank you.

[ChristianEastern]

To the guy who gave a thumbs down: what are you music critic?

[KadieKade90]

This brings back memories of my christmas recital when i was 7 yrs... I mastered this song on the piano that christmas boy .... Love this song/vid ;)

[Howgooditcanbe]

The sound of perfection! <3

[icytadbull]

nice song for the festive season

[MagicalHotDogs]

i love this music gloooooooooooooooooooooooooori­a hasanna in Excelsis

[kendiieli]

the music is so wonderful and blended tightly !!!

it made me hair- raised !!!! :))

i can feel the spirit of christmas !!

[vodorf]

Yahoo! this is the song I play now at musicschool on piano.

[timothyj1966]

". . . and the angels sing" sounds like a still winter night with voices wafting down through the snowy sky

[mozarttheraver123]

this is one of my favourite christmas carols - the senior choir is doing it at my school, im alto.

[allaboutheaven]

I love this song.

[NicoleAshleyTV]

im singing this for my chorus concert

[conall1234]

whose arrangement is this?

[Pandasarecool441]

I'm singing the soprano part and i absolutely love it!

[perishingtardis]

i love the way the words "swungen" and "sungen" are used!! it just makes it so much quainter!

[HerrProfessorDoktor]

In addition to being a wonderful contrast to, say, "Coventry Carol" in the program order, this delightful, dance -like carol presents both challenges and growth opportunities to good student ensembles. I recommend it highly as one who has taught vocal-choral as well as orchestral strings, music literature, and music history.

[MissCongresswoman]

I have to sing this in choir:)

[richardmbome]

This is one of the best song that will be alwayst be loved above the time!!!!

[OEBD]

I love Christmas. I really can't wait. It is only the 19th of July, so I have a ways to go, but listening to this once a day will tide me over until it arrives.

[AsksOneThing]

Oh my....it is almost too perfect for words.

This is the arrangement I was looking for as well. Thank you so much for posting. I may have to see if I can get my hands on this album.

[DarthBlyton]

Man these guys really ROCK!!!

[songpidgeon]

You're right, the blend is wonderful!

I love this carol!

XxSarah

[TheFreddie22]

I LOVE Christmas carols and this is one of my favourites!!! Love the echo!!! very

moving!! makes me teary!!!  Thankyou!!!

[snicker368]

i love this song! were singing it in choir at our school and tomorrow is our concert so hopefully the audience likes it (:

[csheff1014]

it's an upbeat song. who wouldn't like it?

[sammeiii]

@csheff1014 I can hear the tight blend alright..

[HaileySavannah1996]

@snicker368 Were singing it tonight!!!! I got a solo lol!!

[thelastmaruader]

@HaileySavannah1996

how do you get a solo for this song? it's a really choral song...

[HaileySavannah1996]

@thelastmaruader Not the whole song. Just certain parts. lol It was a beautiful song & an honor to sing it.

[thelastmaruader]

Respond to this video...  wow that's really cool!

[HaileySavannah1996]

@thelastmaruader Thank you very much!

[thelastmaruader]

@thelastmaruader 

[prup3]

@snicker368 did they like it?

[BlackFairy988]

LOVE THIS SONG!! My english school organises a X-mas party with it's students telling poems!! I have to tell a oem and sin ths lovely song!! i'm so happy!! But i don't think it's so easy to sing Gloooooooooooooooria.. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

[ilikespiano]

im singing this in my choir recital tonight!!!

[mawi71]

@ilikespiano Your choir rectal?!

[Rylosalex]

So pretty!

[84ui]

met malam..........semoga anda dalam lindungan Tuhan...amin...

[uwchlaw]

awesome

[ArchangelxSeraphim]

My parents own this record and I grew up listening to Kings College every single Christmas. It's definately an amazing choir. :)

[easyonhold]

Beautifully and masterfully performed. Thank you.

tb

[rockchalk39]

Wow!!!!

[csheff1014]

i love this song...it sounds good like u said--on piano-- with this choir, an orchestra, even on organ... it's just a great song!

[luticia]

Dude, that's sooo good. Love it!

[csheff1014]

yes, they sing so well together!

[8Chapman8]

wow...

the choir does really sound wonderful.

never heard such a choir on youtube singing as perfect as this one does.

really like the choir and especially this song.

amazing!

[csheff1014]

thnx 4 comment. I agree with everything you said :)