Vanessa Williams - GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN / MARY HAD A BABY (1993 TV Special)

Vanessa Williams sings a medley of "Mary Had a Baby" and "Go Tell It on the Mountain" on the TV special "David Foster's Christmas Album" (NBC, December 10, 1993).

This medley is from David Foster's Christmas CD, which features an all-star cast singing some of the best Christmas music of the 1990s:
http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Album-David-Foster/dp/B000001Y5V/ref=sr_1_1?i...

Vanessa Williams would later include this track on her 1996 "Star Bright" CD:
http://www.amazon.com/Star-Bright-Vanessa-Williams/dp/B000001END/ref=sr_1_1?i...

Like several other tracks on the Foster CD, this medley was edited for television. On "Mary Had a Baby," one verse was deleted; I restored it and filled the video gap with pictures. On "Go Tell It on the Mountain," several choruses were cut; I restored them and compensated by copying and repeating part of the video to fill time.

Audio:
Produced by David Foster
Arranged by David Foster, Jeremy Lubbock, Randy Waldman & Vanessa Williams
Orchestra & Choir Arranged by Jeremy Lubbock
Choir on "Go Tell It on the Mountain" Arranged by Andrae Crouch
Keyboards: David Foster
Acoustic Piano: Randy Waldman

Video:
Produced by Linda Jonsson, David Foster & Michael Petok
Directed by Paul Miller
Musical Staging & Choreography by Walter Painter
Dancers: Paula Brown & Darrel Wright

Category:

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[OceanKingNY]

100,000 views!

Thanks to all for supporting Vanessa's song and my little video.  Merry Christmas!

[jessicalm145]

do you know who the choir is? and was this in NYC?

[OceanKingNY]

According to the CD liner notes for this track, the orchestra & choir were arranged by Jeremy Lubbock, and the

choir on "Go Tell It on the Mountain" was arranged by Andrae Crouch.

However, that doesn't mean that the people we see singing are the actual choir members. Maybe they are, but they could have just been extras who were hired to lip synch to the recording.

This special was shot in Hollywood, I believe.

[OneHundredChords]

who are the dancers? or at least from what company?

[OceanKingNY]

The dancers' names are Paula Brown & Darrel Wright. I don't know what dance company they came from.

[Toxicflu]

Great job on the video splicing. Thank you for the full version of this song. (we can only see the lips not synced between 4:58-5:16) But other than that its perfect!

[OceanKingNY]

Thanks for the compliment. I think you're the first person to notice where that splice is (or the first person to comment on it, anyway). It was fun finding ways to "expand" the video so that I could use the uncut audio.

[CCarmen]

there's simply no other woman whose beauty compares to Vanessa's.

[GOP71]

Don't care when it was released, its just incredible! Mrs. Williams also is just too pretty!

[DannyLovesOregon]

This is awesome Thank you Lord for everything

[MsLucecita692003]

I Love this visdo. I am in a choir and I will be singing this song. Love you Vanessa

[SuperRandomJoker]

my class sang this for christmas carols except more.....energetic

[kwinfield1297]

5:13 i sense a praise break lol

[junior2004hasz]

Vanessa Williams has an absolutely incredible voice. INCREDIBLE. She's worth ten thousand screaming wailing Mariah Carey's. Williams is the real deal... seriously very talented.

[jorgealexandre]

Look for Yarelin García's Go Tell It On The Mountain COVER!! amazing!

[helumsunset]

@javierbabycakes i was thinking that too!

[irenebowie]

@javierbabycakes HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA 

[wb4ever1]

Beautiful production, wonderful dancers, incredible vocals. And Vanessa Williams is truly awesome. My favorite holiday YouTube video. Thank you OceanKingNY. Merry Christmas to all, each and every one.