Aretha Franklin Christmas, Silent Night Live.

[tabasca007]

Beautiful! 

[MARIOLUMARIO]

THE QUEEN!!!!

[Emeless]

Wonderful performance. Masterful.

[mostick313]

This is a MAGNIFICENT performance that ONLY the ROYAL QUEEN ARETHA can deliver and MISS Aretha sings this song MUCH BETTER than the Great Mahalia! Miss Aretha is far more UNIQUE!!!!!!! Aretha #1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[geus1]

@mostick313 You're kiddin' right? :)))

Nobody sings anything spiritual or related to the Christian faith even close to the level of Mahalia Jackson, let alone "much better". It takes more than just vocal skills (here unfortunately already faded).

[geus1]

@mostick313 Don't get me wrong, I love Aretha , she's great , but I wouldn't even compare her to Mahalia Jackson, when it comes to Christian songs, the music of praise and worship . That's Mahalia's Kingdom.

[mostick313]

@geus1 So many of u see those pictures of Mahalia looking up to God and you,d SWEAR that Mahalia is the Greatest Gospel Singer Ever and more in tuned with The Church than "Queen Aretha"! Wrong Answer!! Gospel is all Mahalia did but Queen Aretha DOES IT ALL Beyond Superb!! Dont let Arethas "Inner Diva" fool you! Aretha is MORE CHURCH than Mahalia ever was!! Aretha, the daughter of the Ace#1 Preacher then, Reverend Cl Franklin was born and raised in the church and simply OUTSHINED Mahalia!

[mostick313]

Furthermore, Aretha was singing BIGTIME at age 2, became the Greatest Teenage Gospel Singer Wordwide, The CRITICS Ace#1 It Girl and recorded the GREATEST GOSPEL ALBUM OF ALL TIME!! Mahalia, None Of The Above!! Queen Aretha, not in Mahalias CATEGORY of Gospel, walked right in that GOSPEL arena and CONQUERED IT!! Aretha is Gospel!! Arethas Artistic, Soulful and Symphonic Mezzo Saprano style made Mahalias Sad and Bluesy Contralto style OBSELETE!! Arethas voice knows no CATEGORY!! Recognize!

[geus1]

@mostick313 Oh please, stop being fanatically delusional:). Nobody in the SANE WORLD ever questions the fact that the gospel and spirituals are the realm of Mahalia. You can shout, type in caps and put exclamation marls all you want, but that doesn't change anything:). Mahalia was and is The God's Singer. Aretha? Well she's just another great singer - nothing less, nothing more:) End of discussion.

[mostick313]

@geus1 Oh please my foot!! Me delusional? Thats the stage in life that one day you will grow out of!! I just STUMPED U with al of Arethas MONUMENTAL ACCOLADES that Mahalia NEVER ACCOMPLISHED and youre still talking like a RETARD, then that makes you the INSANE ONE!! And the Fabulous Miss Aretha, "The Queen" IS GODS ACE#1 SINGING ANGEL!! Arethas voice has more Flavor, Flare, Better Diction, More Unpredictable and just plain Sings CIRCLES around Mahalia!! Recognize!!

[geus1]

@mostick313 listen you, fanatic:) Mahalia wouldn't give a rat's ass about the "critics" and charts, "accomplishments" and such crap. She sang for God and she's never ever did anything else but God's songs. That's why she's timeless and that's why every time people listen to her they cry, they rejoice, they repent and they pray. You got it? I guess not. OK then. You go praise Aretha and I'll go listen to the one that praises the Lord:) Now get off my butt or I will report you for harassment.

[mostick313]

@geus 1 Its because of Arethas Critically Aclaimed Status and being the holder of the MOST PRESTIGIOUS HONORS held by ANY GATDAMN SINGER, is why Queen Aretha is Officially the Greatest Singer of All Time U Asshole!! And if that make u mad, then Yo Sorry Ass is gonna STAY MAD!! I am not the one to dry up your tears and make u happy!! I aint yo PEAPICKIN' PAPPY!! U love Mahalia, then Ghetto Yo Dumb Ass on her Video instead of searving as a SLIMY LAPTOP VIRUS on Arethas!! Recognize!!

[wambui37]

not bad, but  LISTEN TO MAHELIA JACKSON - Nobody sings it as nicely as Mahelia Jackson, she was the biggest one!!!

[geus1]

@wambui37 she still is when it comes to the gospels and spirituals. Because she was 100% into it, she felt and believed with her heart and soul what she was singing about.

It was her life, her way of connecting to God.

[wsardin]

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Sing it, Ms. Aretha!

[EmpressMahalia]

OH MY LORD! This is so neat! Is it me or does she take some of the melody from 'Ave Maria'? BEAUTIFUL~!!!!

[MrStyle23]

Looking beautiful and singing just as beautiful! The Queen!

[ZebFAN00]

This was last christmas, right? Love it!