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Amen ! 👏

Lol, you're killing her... Out of your bouquet of artists I'd go with Sohyang for this song... Mori might be interesting as well, for this song it takes some deep soul...

@@Hundhammer Dura lex, sed lex !

@@continentzero7572 Bona nox!

@@Hundhammer Right, Sohyang is also my N°1, but Sissel and Lucy aren’t without soul in this Gospel.

@@continentzero7572 ...wait until the 29th on this channell...

"Something more than what we humans understand" ? Easy ! We understand nothing ! We know nothing ! Not what reality is. Not what the universe is. Not what consciousness is. Not what life (or death) is. We are completely ignorant of everything that truly matters. So, what to do ? Should we invent a concept (or worse, a character) like God, and continue sleeping peacefully under the sedative of belief ? Or should we dedicate our lives to prioritizing the effort to dispel our ignorance about all these essential things ?

@@continentzero7572 Great points and good questions. Not sure if I agree that we understand nothing, but I get your point. In many ways, humans are like toddlers, fighting each other over trivial things. If there's a creator, maybe it is some advanced alien race who is conducting experiments in a petri dish called Earth. Who knows. Until we know the answers, music helps us keep our sanity :)

@@tolun99 Once again, I’ve expressed myself poorly. Of course, we have some knowledge about how life works or what the universe is made of, but what I meant was that we have absolutely no idea what it is. Take someone five minutes before their death and five minutes after. Analyzing their chemical composition, their cells, their molecules, reveals no change. The heart has stopped beating, but that’s not definitive proof, as it can start again. Even the brain’s electromagnetic activity can resume. We know all this. But we don’t know what life is. Just as we don’t know what the universe is. Energy? Waves? Information? Something else? That’s what I meant by "we know absolutely nothing." The word "know" has many meanings. You know you exist. But you don’t know it because you read it somewhere or because someone told you. You know it because it’s a natural self-evidence. But this kind of natural self-evidence doesn’t apply to knowing what life, death, the universe, consciousness, or reality are. It’s this type of innate knowledge that we are completely ignorant of. Our only absolute, innate and real knowledge is that we exist. In terms of knowledge, that’s really the bare minimum.

@@continentzero7572 Wow great perspectives. You're the type of person I would love having a discussion with over a couple of beers (or coffee if you prefer). Are you a philosophy student by any chance? I don't know if we will ever find the answers to what life is. Not the meaning of life, either. It's different to each person, or maybe the meaning is the search itself.

@@tolun99 Is knowing that you exist an answer ? Answers teach us nothing. At 76 years old, yes, I'm still, if not a "student," at least a disciple of philosophy, but only in its etymological sense : philo = love, and sophia = wisdom. In other words, my discipline is to love wisdom... because it's better to love than to seek answers.

Yes, yes and yes! After hearing Man of Constant Sorrow, I must say this was NOT the next thing I would have expected to hear! From funny and playful to this serious and just plain beautiful performance should be a long way to go, but obviously not for these guys. I like them even more now! ❤❤❤

@@AleksReacts That's good! 😊

Thank you! ❤

Thank you so much for this! I really tried to figure it out through a Google search after recording the reaction, but I still wasn't exactly sure based on photos which members took part in this performance. Some look a bit or a even a lot alike. I'll learn, one song at a time. ❤

@@AleksReacts - Rob always looks the same. - Adam Rupp, as the beatboxer is usually obvious. Though his hair is always different as he donates it for wigs to kids with cancer. - Post Lockdown Tim, the bass, has shorter, greying hair. Before mid 2016, the guy usually in the hat is Chris Rupp. After May 2016, the guy usually in the hat, and with a beard is Adam Chance. Before this summer, the thin guy is Austin. Since then, the high tenor is Adam Bastien (Bas teen). Good luck. Most of us HomeFries will be patient.

Thank you so much, that was a lovely reaction to a beautiful song! This is my favorite rendition of my favorite carol and it never fails to lift me up and fill me with joy - and your description of the feeling of this song captured that perfectly! For yet another facet of Home Free, that silly song at the end 'Full of Cheer' will do it :)

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Спасибо, Людмила!

Happy to, this was just the first one, given that I do think her voice is really beautiful.

Thank you, Larry! I'm ambivalent towards jazz, some performances I love, others are not exactly to my taste. Usually the ones where the melody disappears into improv... but, like you, I think her voice is quite beautiful, so I'll explore further. People say her renditions differ greatly. Happy holidays to you and yours! 🎄❤🎄

@@AleksReacts We both rercognize improvisation can be a large part of musical inspiration, but in this case, maybe 'not so much' ? srec'ni praznici i tebi (hope that's correct!).......

Thank you so much! Tastes differ and I am glad that we can both appreciate the beauty of her voice, even though it seems this arrangement suits you better than me. Btw, people pointed me to the other version of this song, where she sings in a black shirt, and I admit - I liked it better. Just enough improv, but not too much for my taste. I'll gladly listen to more by Gigi. She has a very pleasant voice and seems to be a sweet young lady, too. I've jotted down the many suggestions including yours and will explore further. Thank you kindly for giving me a shot and for your comment! ❤❤❤

Happy to! She's quite lovely. ❤❤❤

Muito obrigada! Concordo plenamente com você - foi lindo em todos os sentidos. Mas, novamente, aprendi a esperar o melhor de Lara e ela nunca decepciona. Um Feliz Natal e um Próspero Ano Novo para você e os seus! 🎄🎄🎄

This little girl is absolutely remarkable. She can sing and has an incredible ear for capturing the musicality of every language she hears. So, a sharp ear and beautiful vocal cords. Of course, we’re mostly amazed by the quantity rather than the quality (in my native language, French, I couldn’t understand a single word). She seems to have an easier time reproducing phonetically the languages of her region (plus her own and English) than others. But the result is nonetheless spectacular. In her youth, the Russian Alisa Supronova also specialized in singing in the various languages of her region (her "Mama" in Chechen is sublime). In India, the young prodigy Varsha Renjith, with her incredible voice, effortlessly sang Hindu, Muslim, Christian songs, and more. These connections between nations, religions and languages are always as beautiful as they are moving.

@@continentzero7572 What I respect about her is her fearless intention to sing in all these languages, as phonetically close as she is able to get of course. But the musical result is very pleasing, and it is more about the ability to capture the feelings/emotions in the song than the accuracy of the pronunciation. Every day, I hear songs sung by English speakers, in English and I am very lucky if I actually understand 60% of the song! So, bravo young Anukriti, for trying to capture the flavour of the language, at least! 😊👏

@@peterhowells7309 Children grasp the musicality of a language and the emotion conveyed by its music better than adults do (I even wonder if this is essentially why they learn languages so quickly). The little Chinese girl Miumiu, at just 6 years old (Hotel California), sang almost perfectly in English without understanding a single word of what she was saying. Languages are music ! And music is a universal language, an antidote to Babel.

@@continentzero7572 To perhaps explain, I just posted a video on my channel. Diana Ankudinova explains how, at 15yo, she learns a foreign language film. Take a look, fascinating!

Yes, she really is remarkable! Like Mr. Zero, I agree, the Serbian was only 50% comprehensible after a couple of listens, but phonetically very similar to how the whole of it would sound (e.g. instead of "dom" she pronounces "tom", but it's not very far off from its actual sound). Also, Peter, I'm starting to fear for all languages, as like you, when I listen to modern songs in English or Serbian, they really aren't very intelligible and enunciation is almost non-existent in some cases. To me, a language is a reflection of the way a mind processes information. At the University, as part of linguists we were taught that only some Native American languages had the tense incorporated within the noun rather than the verb. To this day I find that fascinating and can't quite comprehend the reason behind that grammatical structure, but cannot but be in awe of human ingenuity when it comes to expression. Actually, if you have a theory as to why the tense would be within the noun, I'd love to hear it. In my view, it might the emphasis of importance of humans, animals, nature and objects over actions or in a way saying that actions should not negatively impact them. Just a personal theory, no proof for that whatsoever... Mr. Zero, I also agree with your view of language being music. That's why I'm fascinated by people who have an excellent ear for music, but not for languages and vice versa... It feels like they are one and the same in some respect, but obviously it is not exactly so as the phenomenon I just described would not exist.

As you so aptly put it, don’t watch if don’t like it. At least I wasn't insulting when I commented on Gigi, unlike your comment about something I can't even influence.

Same to you!

@@AleksReacts Do you better understand now what I mean by "religiosity"?

Thank you both! 🥰 Mr. Zero, oh yes!

@Jackie-w2o We're having a very Merry Little Christmas here ... pls. don't spoil it. I do hope you have a Merry *Grand* Christmas!

Found it and listened. You were right, the black shirt version feels more natural to me. 😊❤

Thank you! I've added it to the list. I really like her voice, though this one felt a bit odd to me, so I do want to hear other songs she performed. 😊

That is a good way to put it, "expect the unexpected". 😉

Thank you and welcome to the channel! Always happy to feature good voices and good or better yet, great artists! ❤❤❤

@ You would love Give love on Christmas Day , not too much unexpected here But O Holy Night will surprise you Very unexpected 😁

Both added to the list. I don't mind surprises, it's just that I do GET surprised and confused by them. 😂

Thank you! This Christmas list is full, but there are many more to come and it's great to have a lot of choices. Still, I understand there are many non-Christmas songs by Gigi, so I'll be sure to check out some others.

Thank you! ❤❤❤

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Seems we agree on both counts. If you watched the entire reaction, I wonder if the reason is the same for this performance not putting either of us in the holiday spirit...

I sure will, you're not the only one to point me in that direction. 😉

@@AleksReacts If it hadn't been mentioned GiGi is "The Cover Queen". Another song Christmas song "Grown-Up Christmas List" (written by David Foster in 1989 originally released by Natalie Cole and covered by Amy Grant in 1992) - 2023? covered by 4 Filipino singers Daryl Ong, Sam Mangubat, Katrina Velarde, Gigi De Lana. ua-cam.com/video/xT1qTF0Dg0Q/v-deo.html

@@rlew49ers This last one is a masterpiece !

Thank you so much! Unless someone provides me with an original Filipino Christmas song, this one will be a good addition to my plan for Christmas 2025 - originals from 14-15 countries. In the meantime, there seems to be quite a choice of songs by Gigi de Lana to hear and get to know her better.

@@AleksReacts I’m failing all my duties ! What a scandal ! Not a single Christmas song in Tagalog (for "Christmas," say "Pasko"), from the country most specialized in Christmas songs in the world ! Filipinos even have a TV channel exclusively dedicated to Christmas. And they’re not nostalgic people. They celebrate it joyfully. Here’s a collective video featuring the legendary jury from The Voice Kids, composed of the international superstar Lea Salonga (with the most beautiful diction in the world) and two Filipino stars, Sarah Geronimo and Bamboo, joined by some of their best child prodigies, like Vanjoss and the adorable Alexa Salcedo. It’s mostly in Tagalog, though with a few English words… which is inevitable in the Philippines : ua-cam.com/video/wKNUGzaRjow/v-deo.html It’s typically Filipino and, as I mentioned, just one song among hundreds of others dedicated to Pasko.

Thank you, dear Hector! Have a wonderful holiday season!❤

Thank you so much for not taking my real opinion against me. It seems we both have the same view of what a reaction should be - either say truthfully what you feel or don't react. I do agree it depends on the approach. As you know I try not to know too much in advance, so I literally reacted to what I saw and heard and you are right. If we think about the song only, it sounded odd, but if we consider that she's primarily a jazz singer, it makes sense. Funny, but I have never heard Christina Aguilera’s rendition of this song. Maybe because I generally do not listen much to Christmas songs or rather do not search for them. I know many, but it's because they're everywhere. I now wonder what Christina's sounded like and knowing her style, sight unseen I'm very ready not to be surprised if I was to think "OMG, how sweet Gigi was !" 🤣

Hello my fr fr, French friend or French fries, depending on context, what a beautiful comment, couldn't have said it any better, actually I said something quite similar, but not as detailed, in my comment, also mentioned Better Days and Unholy (+FMTTM) - but instead of mentioning the Xtina I went with Haley, not saying, but thinking, that if you would compare Gigi's version to Haley's, you might think "Gosh, how brutal Gigi was..." - Haley's is pure sweetness, a teeny-tiny merrylarry little Christmas... In case you haven't heard it, here's a link: ua-cam.com/video/BHLQRURRubA/v-deo.htmlsi=FlsRfBNVECPVfyQa Passez un joyeux petit Noël!

@Hundhammer Aha, now I have the link too! Love to you and BavaRAYa, dear Dominik! ❤❤❤

@@Hundhammer Oh, I love that ! Naturally ! Even more tender than the lively Ella or the plaintive Billie (Eilish), though still not as sweet as the syrupy Judy. In short, it’s just beautiful ! Regarding Gigi, I was mainly emphasizing that we should recognize what we’re listening to : an improvisation for fun, not something polished or finalized. To hear Gigi in her role as a singer (and not in her hobby mode), it’s better to listen to her on her "Sakalam" in Tagalog and on the Wish Bus, which is an absolute marvel. I’m not sure if you remember Yao Xiao Tang, whom I mentioned recently regarding her soft tone vs Wang Xin. Well, I just discovered another female singer with a similarly sweet voice, curiously named Wang Xin Yi. Here she is in the beautiful classic song "Spring Breeze Ten Miles" : ua-cam.com/video/q2zj74iK1MI/v-deo.html.

@@continentzero7572 If you loved Haley's Have Yourself I have another on for you: Haley Reinhart - Santa Baby ua-cam.com/video/W4m5tX5K7RU/v-deo.htmlsi=4MkYpUY4zTLhvMD- I saw Gigi's newest hobby is cooking, if she does that only half as well as she executes her first hobby, her cuisine will easily outshine L'Oustau de Baumaniére... Wish Bus is quite magical, they manage to bring out the best in any given artist, no matter if Gigi or Morissette or Katrina, you name them... and in the US Angelina Jordan recently with Toby Gad... I remember the vocalist you suggested, but not her name, I'm sorry, but Chinese names, even if Latinized, are not compatible with my poor brain. I'm content to remember Wang OK (but not her real name...), and the other day I was very proud of myself as I spotted a video with AiNA THE END in it, which had only Japanese characters in its title, my brain identifies that combination of signs and points... Japanese names are slightly easier for me than Chinese, I also know Fujii Kaze, and Band Maid (but they are not my style...), but the latter band name is but a play on English words anyway... I listened to your link: A very beautiful voice and a beautiful song, merci beaucoup! I'm afraid I will have forgotten Wang Xin Yi in an instant - the name, not the voice... we can call her Wang the Second, or WXY... Salut!

"Look at all that I can do with my voice," you say ? Oh no… go check out her other performances to see everything she can really do with her voice. Here, she didn’t do anything with her voice. She just had some fun doing a little bit of jazz.

@@continentzero7572 Not saying she hasn't a great voice or talent, just didn't go with the spirit of this Christmas song in my view, didn't mean to offend.

@@xerezjg52 OMG, absolutely no offense taken. I’m not a fan hypnotized by Gigi’s divinity. 😂 I was simply clarifying a fact about what she was doing : a kind of jazzy improvisation for fun.

@xerezjg52 Thank you so much! I am very fortunate that my truthful opinion opens up a conversation, rather than a fight over who's right. It only proves that no intelligent person wants to be pandered to. If a reaction is not real, than it's not worth doing at all, in my opinion at least. As @continentzero7572 pointed out, she seems to improvise a lot and I can understand that when you have a strong voice, like she does, you might want to play with a song. Some people will LOVE it, others might have a similar opinion to ours, and truth be told, if I was listening to this in a club, I might have loved it too. A lot to take into account. I didn't even know why her voice sounded so sweet to me at the start, but you're right, she does evoke Judy Garland a bit there. Unless I'm sick, if I'm holding a mug, it's always coffee. Glad we had one together! ☕ Also, I have to say I love reading interactions between you guys - a lot for me to learn often, or at least enjoy a healthy, respectful and intelligent discourse! Thank you both once again. ❤❤❤

@@continentzero7572 Will check out her other videos in order to experience a bit more of her!

Thank you so much, Dominik! I'm sure you know that @continentzero7572 provided me with this interesting rendition. I really do want to hear more by Gigi, as her voice is really beautiful, just surprised me in this rendition. 😊 So, all the suggestions you just gave have made it onto my list. There was no change of plans, but the plan was for Sunday, December 29, 2024. Remember, I have longer for Christmas songs and the season ends on January 7th. 😉 There will be 8 more songs and one that manages to combine Polish artists and a Serbian Christmas song. However, I just checked the video link I kept for my Raye White Christmas reaction and it has been blocked. Tried to search and like you could not fine one... I guess I might have to go with Raye - O' Holy Night instead, unless they block that too. 😒 Always good to hear from you, dear friend. Greetings to Bavaria. ❤❤❤

@@AleksReacts RAYE has the audio of Oh Holy Night on her own channel, that one will not be blocked as she's independent, but also the video has been up for quite a while now and there are several unfiltered reactions out... It's a great choice as well, anything with RAYE in it is, except for one song called Tequila, but that was many years ago when she had no control about her career (I would not have found it if she hadn't mentioned it in an interview, being asked if there's a song she regrets having sung... - it's really bad, not her vocals, but the song... :) ... it's maybe even worse than Angelina Jordan's performance at the FIFA Awards... :D ...) - anyway, if you want to stick with the Christmas theme for now, Oh Holy Night is perfect, the angel of music who is RAYE will drip it on you like nectar and ambrosia even on the 29th (or whenever you're recording...) Good night piccolina!

Goodness, all I got out of this is that I want to hear what AJ and Raye both hated when they sang it. 😂 I found the audio, so if I have no other choice, I'll go with that, but I will try the version with video if it works... Good night, kiddo. 😉

@@Hundhammerhi bh J ħuu J high t jig

Gigi - Better Days (see my other comment)

If I can help it, I don't miss your comments. It's already on the list. 😉❤

Thank you José! I'm glad that this is mentioned both in the video and the comments, so everyone can find information or even stumble onto it. ❤❤❤

Could you please clarify? What exactly is obvious?

Thank you! I don't know if I thought that and simply did not say it clearly during the video or someone else pointed it out before or even both. Either way, I think it was an excellent juxtaposition of melody and lyrics. It is also good that you did comment with that explanation, as the channel involves more people who might want to read the comments and learn more. Thanks again! ❤❤❤

From the moment I heard it until today I am still firmly in love with this song. Honestly, I wish I heard it when I was a teenager... Imagine the effect at that age, when you're hopelessly in love. 😂 Oh, it's been so long since I heard the band name Die Toten Hosen, thanks for reminding me of them. You know, I should check out more German music. I've only heard a few songs, mainly those that were internationally big. For example, of course I heard Rammstein's Du Hast, but not many more by them... I'll jot these down for further inspiration, if you don't mind.

Thank you! Do you happen to know the names of the songs?

If we're talking originals only, I'm thinking easy in the top five for me (so far). ❤❤❤

Hola! 😊 Yo sí lo tengo en mi lista y ya llegará el momento de que llegue también. He añadido tu sugerencia junto a otras, por supuesto. Muchas gracias y un saludo afectuoso a todos los lugares de habla hispana del mundo ya que no sé exactamente de cuál sois. ❤❤❤

@AleksReacts muchas gracias.Eres muy amable.Soy de Barcelona , España.

Ah, ya me lo habías dicho antes y creo que incluso comenté lo bonita que es tu ciudad. Te pido disculpas por no haberme acordado. Un saludo a Barcelona y ¡feliz Navidad! ❤❤❤

@@AleksReacts Holaaa ,no tienes que disculparte, estoy segura que has hablado con mucha gente ,es natural. Eres muy agradable y atenta y te lo agradezco mucho .Me gusta como escuchas y como reaccionas . Que este año nuevo venga con todo lo que esperas de el y lo disfrutes en la mejor compañía. Felices fiestas.

My pleasure, Peter! It is likewise always a joy to see a comment from you. Invariably short, sweet and makes me want to do this even more. ❤❤❤

Thank you, dear Tolun! My thoughts exactly and I love that even in this style she still kept the Christmas vibe. Judging by the comments, we're all missing snow more and more. Btw, if I may ask, is Tolun your actual name or a nick? You already know, no answer required, only if you wish to tell me. ❤

@@AleksReacts It's my youtube nick, my actual name is Torgeir. It's a combination of two old Norwegian names from the Viking era (or before): Tor and Geir. My mom loves the old culture, the Norse mythology and everything about it. Come to think of it, Torgeir was also a common name at that time. Naturally I got a name like that 🤣 It is usually a difficult name to pronounce for English speakers, and when I lived in California for a few years they called me Tom. LOL

Thank you so much for telling me your name! It sounds very strong and serious, and still quite beautiful! That's almost sacrilege, calling Torgeir a Tom instead. Funny and at the same time cool that you're name is a combination Tor known for his hammer and a name derived from the Old Norse word geirr, meaning spear (yes, I googled it). ❤❤❤

@@AleksReacts Thank you Aleks, I appreciate that! ♥ Exactly, you are correct, those are the correct meanings. I've grown to appreciate the name more and more over the years as I've grown older. Last summer, we went to see two outdoor theaters (huge productions) - reenactments of old Viking battles and stories, with music and everything. It was great. 2 of the old vikings was named Torgeir :) It was actually a little hilarious the many many ways the Americans butchered my name, so when a person from Vietnam, also a foreign student, said "I'm gonna call you Tom from now on!". And it stuck, and from that day forth, I was Tom 🤣

To me, from this point on, you will always be Torgeir! If I can pronounce a name of a song close to correctly, I'm sure I can manage a name. Also, this makes it less likely that I ever again forget you're a Viking 😉

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Yes, it IS a lovely rendition! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Lee! 🎄❄

This is uncalled for and you should be ashamed.

I sincerely apologize that my natural pigmentation around the eyes is so offensive to you and that my reaction disappointed you by actually being a reaction. As I plan to keep going exactly as is, I suggest you find quiet reactors with make-up and pretty eyelids that you can enjoy instead. Oh, and a Merry Christmas to you as well!