the best o holy night arrangement i've ever heard | Pentatonix vocal reaction/analysis
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- Опубліковано 1 січ 2024
- Catching the tail end of the christmas spirit, we'll be diving into the Pentatonix new 'O Holy Night' arrangement. Holy Moly the writing and singing in this thing is pretty incredible - would definitely need a team of vocal monsters to pull this off!
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Epic! A performance for the ages. Matt is out of his shell and the Mattamorphosis is complete!
Their voices have all matured and become fuller in recent years. They’re just amazing.
I mentioned a long time ago -- when God does a roll call in heaven, there are at least five angels who are mute -- they've loaned their voices to these angels among us. These singers connect with our souls.
So nicely said! Happy 2024 from Uruguay, mate. 🍀🥂♥️
How beautifully stated❤
those poor angels being counted absent smh
Never heard anything so beautiful in all my life!!! If they don't win a Grammy for this I'm done with the grammy's! God and his Angels are just so full of love for this group!
That is beautifully put.
There are no words in any language that can describe the beauty of this performance. This was just transcendent. This was not a Wall of Sound, this was an Avalanche or a Tsunami.
After they did The Prayer we all thought they were at their peak, then they hit us with Kiss From A Rose (another Matt gem in it) and blew our minds. After that they gave us Pure Imagination/ Christmas Time is Here as a little brain relaxer just so they could turn around & hit us with this! How do they keep getting better?!?! Their voices have matured like fine wine and I wonder how far they can go! They are amazing.
Great reaction to this song. Matt has been here almost as long as Avi was with the group. While Avi has a once in a generation voice, Matt has been maturing & his voice is getting more flexible, powerful & he really seems to be enjoying being a part of the group. He’s a good fit!
An absolutely stunning arrangement. (There's another one for those playing along. lol) Matt shines, his verse is like velvet and his passion for what he's singing comes through so authentically. I feel like they use Mitch so well, almost like a floaty relief from all the sucker-punches the rest are delivering. Scott and that grit are now a power couple, and my girl Kirstie... Mama Bear has found her growl and I am here for it. Her belt is insane but her lower range is like honey. (And Kevin is Kevin, the man is so damn good at everything!) We've entered the adult stage of PTX and their sound just keeps improving somehow, whilst not overshadowing the beauty of their earlier work. I don't get how they do that!
Their new music this fall is outstanding - listen to their arrangement of "Christmastime is Here/Pure Imagination" and also "Kiss From a Rose" -
Thanks for sharing this with me! If you’ve not delved into PTX, since Avi left, you’re really missing out. I think Matt has actually improved the band. He’s not a better singer, but he’s a happier singer, and it changes how you sound. This song is a prime example, they are so into the music, and they’re expressing it so beautifully, because they believe in the meaning. You might want to start with Amazing Grace, to update your PTX experience. Btw, you are slaying right now! Your hair, gorgeous, makeup perfect, and those lips…wow!
Matt is out of his shell! The Mattamorphosis is complete!
Hee Hee this is so funny to me - Thanks for the laugh on my lunch break!! @@LeskeyC001
The Matt “Attack”
Mattamorphosis!! 😂😂😂 that’s good. I’ll definitely have to dive into more of their stuff. I’ve heard the new songs are absolutely killer.
@@jvoxfoxOh yeah, they have upped their already incredible game. You seriously need to check out their Kiss From A Rose - live (Vevo) performance as well. That one is absolute 🔥
Subbed for more PTX. Hard to imagine but Matt has been with PTX longer than Avi. I love Matt’s sound.
That absolutely blows my mind! This group has such incredible longevity
This is a masterpiece from Pentatonix All 5 shined in the song, but together they created something completely stunning. The best version of O Holy Night I have ever heard ( and I am 61 so I have heard many versions) ❤❤❤❤❤
Pentatonix arranges their songs in group sessions where they start with a general plan (who sings lead, etc.) and improvise as a group to get something they like. Their "sixth member", Ben Bram gives input and advice and eventually produces sheet music. If they record as a group there can be more changes in the studio, As for production and vocal engineering, the group has become very knowledgeable over the years so they and Bram produce. For their original songs or when they want a special sound there may be other producers and engineers involved. Finally, they have a genius mixer, Ed Boyer, who specializes in a capella groups. He does sound positioning, layering, filtering, effects, etc. as needed, but usually minimally.
There is a video on UA-cam, the "Making of Evergreen" which goes over the recording of their last Christmas album "Evergreen". Ben Bram is in most of that video and you can see their process of making an album.
This is an epic display of their talent and passion!!!
I can’t even begin to explain how many times I’m truly moved in this performance/arrangement. Bravo Pentatonix! Matt & Kirstie stole the show for me this time but they are all so phenomenal and together, chef’s kiss. Love them, love this song, and loved your reaction. Happy New Year! 🫶🏼
Their bass singer is such rich, i really liked it, headphones got MAD!
I know when I am emotionally moved......my hair stands up on my neck. Their voices are so clear and the timing is spot on. It's all majestic on every level
And then check out Kiss From A Rose…. Preposterous holiday season from them this year.
Yes! Must watch!
Great song, great singers, great arrangement, great reaction! Thanks for the entertainment!
This better win a Grammy!
Oooooh I love how you do this with the text above the video! Very cool! Subscribed for PTX!
My only problem with the text above the video is time to read it, I would prefer a pause to voice the comment.
They’re masters of dynamics and their expert use of silence
Lovely reaction and analysis! Thank you for reacting to this gorgeousness!
They as a group have grown exponentially...check out their live video of "Kiss From A Rose" (Seal)...just as good (It's my Xmas present to you!!!). Oh, and I always like your reactions for your passion and knowledge of music !!
My FAVORITE Christmas song... and PTX nailed it! Thanks for bringing this - love your reactions and analysis.
Kerstie is usually best in her Alto range. My favorite is „rather be“. And her sass in „Havanna“! - Although I have to admit that her sustained D5 belt in the end was beyond impressive!
And - she even sings in whistle range, check out ua-cam.com/video/qO01TIVX3SM/v-deo.html&pp=ygUacGVudGF0b25peCBzZWFzb25zIG9mIGxvdmU%3D
She's not an alto
Kirstie is a technically a mezzo-soprano with a lovely upper alto range and lower soprano range. However, at each of their concerts, Scott introduces her as their Alto-Soprano.
@@AlishaYouch Their ranges are all so wide so while they have a starting range, what they actually sing during a show is likely covering the "roles" of quite a few ranges, haha
What a lovely reaction and analysis of this fabulous rendition by Pentatonix! To me, they have grown and developed by a mile since the forced break of the pandemic, they are just so powerful and passionate - can it be they’ve gotten better? If you want to see another recent release, please check out Kiss From a Rose (live VEVO session video, please). Kevin breaks out his electric cello, which is always a treat, and Matt shines in that cover as well. Loved your reaction, thanks. Peace …
The cello is called Beyonce by PTX, BTW.
@@LWM521That's actually the name of his classic cello, the one in the video is electric and I think he calls it Mr. Carter
Thank you for your analysis. It was very educational. So glad you liked this. It is my fave song on their new holiday album. I look forward to any of your other PTX song reactions. They have 3 other videos from their newest album and 2 of those also have live Vevo videos. One of them is an original led by Kirstie and written with help from Kirstie and Kevin.
I have so many chills
Thank you. Your technique of placing text over the “window” is excellent.
I'd rather she say it then write it. My eyes are bad and cannot read it unless I pause her video to enlarge the screen, read it, then go back.
That was a great share Julia! Yes it is emotional for sure. That arrangement and execution was amazing.
It already has over 1.9 million view and counting. They did it justice and beyond. Thanks for ur reactions. And you are a beautiful woman. Sorry had to say it...
You need to hear Seasons of Love. Thank you for reacting.
My all time favorite version of any Christmas carol -exquisite!
This is my 1st time seeing your channel. Nice rendition. Absolutely love Kirstie Maldonado especially when she performed Disney Melody with Voctave. Sorry, but David Phelps literally blows them away. As well as Voctave with Tiffany Coburn as the featured vocals. Hope you will listen to the 3 songs provided you want to hear PERFECTION in voices. Hope to view more.😊😊 Ron
Happy new years Miss Julia and everyone here!
Wonderful to have you back! Hope you have a wonderful New Year and come back to the states to visit.
you really help me understand what i am hearing and giving it vocabulary and that makes me enjoy it even more. thanks.
A sensational reaction to an even better performance; thank you for that!
Only just got round to watching this but I'm so glad u did this one. Thank you Julia 🙂🙂
Wow. This is the best, most vocally informative reaction to this song I have ever seen! Thank you! Subscribed.
Great reaction Julia. Wishing you a Merry Christmas (a little late) and a Happy New Year
Matt took us to church and Kirstin took us to the angels.
I love your reactions…how I get emotional from watching others react emotionally. Thank you!
My all time favorite Christmas Hymn!!! Thank you, Julia!! Merry Christmas and happy New Year!!!
I loved this!! Listening to PTX, and watching YOU react to them! These vocals are incredible... even more than "usual" for PTX. Great reaction!
Wishing you a safe, healthy, and Happy New Year!
I'm so glad you got the chance to share your reaction to this epic video with us! It's always a treat to see you respond to PTX's songs, and this was no exception. This is a spectacular arrangement of a well-known song, and I think with all of the videos they've released PTX has definitely stepped up their game this holiday season!
For me, Matt and Kirstie stole the show. Matt's soulful and emotional solo highlighted his warm voice and amazing upper range, and Kirstie's ending belts just took the song to a climax it's never seen before. Mitch was...well, Mitch - perfect in almost every way, as we've come to expect from him. Scott was really showcasing the "grit" he seems to be using more and more, and of course his riffs and runs were amazing. I'm a little disappointed that Kevin didn't seem to get a chance to sing, but his percussion (and the silences without his percussion) emphasized the points in the song where he used it.
All in all, this song was the highlight for the holiday season for me, and I appreciate your knowledge and ability to convey that knowledge to a non-singer like me. Thank you!
That was a BEAUTIFUL reaction and analysis...so good! New subscriber here...keep 'em coming!
Where do you get so much knowledge for someone so young. I've been musician for over 50 years and your assessments are spot on . Cheers love. I'm coming back for more.
Hi Julia. I'm a huge fan of your channel. I've been using your videos along with some other video lectures to "raise my music IQ". I've been a singer since I could talk, but I learned everything by ear. So, my knowledge of music theory is pretty poor. But it's getting better, and you're one of the people I have to thank. About a month ago I was talking about music with some friends and a few people I had just met. After hearing me talk about music for a few minutes, one of the people I had just met asked me if I was classically trained, which I definitely am not :). So, I guess this is just a long winded way of saying thank you for making me look cool in front of my friends. In all seriousness, thank you for making these videos. Cheers.
Pentatonix are the Royal Court of Christmas music!
Happy new year Julia. Belated as it is. I love this group. I went to see them last year on the hottest night in Phoenix, 120 degrees when I showed up. I had to leave. I'm beyond a little old, and it was so hard to be there. I bought the ticket before I thought about it. But man, even though I think I made six songs, I loved them as I thought I would. They admitted it was so hot that night. Luckily I got home. I miss you to Julia. I'm not on board that often. I love your reviews though, I wish you the best in this new year,
Julia... this is the first time I have heard one of your reactions (actually two because I listened just a moment ago to your reaction to Home Free's A Man of Constant Sorrow. I must say that you are GOOD girl! I so agree with your opinion/thoughts. I have always loved Pentatonix from when they were first on The Sing Off. How could people NOT love them!! I tell you what though. As much as music is something I grew up with one would think that I know a lot about it but I don't. Gosh, if we were neighbors, I would want to take lessons from you!!! I can't wait to listen to more of your reactions! I was actually looking for your reaction to Pentatonix's Sound of Silence. I heard the reaction to Disturb and I love him as well (can't begin to tell you all of the goose bumps I got to his vocals. Whew!! If you have reacted to the Pentatonix SoS could you please tell me where I might find it? If you haven't, would you please?
Thank you for being there and being you and for your talent that you share with us!
Stephanie
Wow! You must also check out their version of Seal's Kiss from a Rose, it's insane!
For a more traditional version of this song, listen to Jussi Björling. Elisabeth did a reaction last year, I think
Thank you 💖
My God you nailed it .
I would love to see your take on daughtry break into my heart
If you liked this, you'll LOVE this one.
"Mary, Did You Know - Voctave feat. Mark Lowry"
Thanks for explaining what you mean by “distortion”. I thought you were saying that the voices were being distorted artificially in post-production.
I'm so glad you watched this.
I love how you break the vocals down.. Thank You. I do have a request.. Can you do a breakdown on Sebastian Back from Skid Row. 18 & Life would be a good start.
as this is the last video you uploaded...where are you??? I need you in my life
If you look at her release schedule here, you'll see that she's not very prolific on average, so no need to worry yet. Hopefully it's simply because she's doing things that she enjoys more ;)
Great reaction! It's been said several times but Kiss from a rose by PTX will 🤯. This was their first release that told me they upped their games by 100. Subbed for more PTX! That was a lot of reading on my tiny phone😅
Julia i no you have covered some sabaton on your channel in the past. I feel like you should check out some of tommy johanssons work too! His cover of "She's Gone" is an absolute masterpiece! feel like it would be right up your alley! :) Great video as always!!
😊You've gotta try their other recent one... Kiss from a Rose.
My favorite top
Look up the Christmas episode of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. It's a wind choir, not vocals. But the arrangement is STUNNING! (Trombone shorty).
Thank you for reminding me about this. Trombone Shorty's version changed my mind about "O Holy NIght." I never cared for it until I heard this version on Studio 60. ua-cam.com/video/_rayDO-gS4Q/v-deo.html
I'd love for you to react to Myles Kennedy singing with Alter Bridge. His voice is absolutely amazing.
I feel like you might enjoy the voice audition of Dan Daniels doing a cover of the Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash his vocals are amazing
Great version. If you haven't heard Sugarland (Jennifer Nettles) doing O Holy Night / Hallelujah, you need to give it a listen. Powerful. Her singing Stay is the most emotional video I've ever watched (perhaps with the exception of Hi Ren). It's a song about the "other woman" and she was going through a divorce at the time. Make sure you see the official video.
Hello Julia, nice to see you again :) i saw you did a reaction to one of my favorite singers: Sharon & Aneke (Somewhere) - There is only one duet i love even more than this - maybe you can react to it? Its "Halestorm (Lucy Hale) feat. Amy Lee - Break In" - this hits different...more.... :) greetings from Germany
Fabulous perfmance and arrangement. Thanks for reacting.
To save you from embarrassing lashing....they've never been THE Pentatonix. Just Pentatonix or PTX.
Fun: Carry on. Great lyrics
Dan Vasc cover blows this one away his is a true masterpiece just look around and ask
Hey Julia, love your breakdown on vocals and insightful commentary. Please react to Red velvet's Killing Voice on Dingo music (30 min medley of their songs) and also Wendy on Lee mujin service. This will give you a fair idea of their live vocals...
Great! By the way, have you listened to Lucy and Marta Thomas' version of this song? I suggest it to you.
Would love to see you react to Lara Fabian's "Yentl Medly". You will be blown away. Live from the Molson Center in Montreal.
Hey idk if you’re willing to check out rap, but Yamé has a song called Bécane(Color Show version) and he shows absolutely crazy vocal range and acrobatics. If you could do a video on it I’d like to see your thoughts on it.
you are so adorable
big reaction. I would like to see you reacting to a Brazilian Gabriel Henrique, singing something beautiful
You should do The Ark-It takes a fool to remain sane, and the ark - calleth you cometh i
Mitch did a convincing impersonation of Freddy Mercury from Queen, with his robe, retro sideburns, and mustache. I almost did a double-take. He looks just like Freddy Mercury!
3 months ago? Have you quit doing these?
Julia, if you're looking for Sohyang meets Pentatonix, please do Forestella's Scarborough Fair (although, beware of copyright issues) ... no regrets!
Hi ! That a nice video. ! It will be nice than you react to Jinjer Vortex Live 2023 Wacken ! Its a really nice performance of all the band ! But the voice of Tatiana Live is so crazy ! 😮😊
Hey Julia, I'm a long time fan and I reckon you should give 'You put a spell on me' by Austin Giogio a listen for a future video, I think you'd really like it as a contemporary singing specialist
You should check out Faith No More - Midlife Crisis. Mike Patton is the best in the biz, his vocal range is incredible. I cant believe you have none of his content.
He also did the monster voices in I am Legend. And the Zombie voices in Left for Dead videogame. He does vocals for 7 bands including with an Italian Orchestra.
Has an album called Adult Themes for Voice, where its just his voice doing all the sounds lol. He is a beast.
This reaction was genuine! I liked it a lot. I would like you to react to the Brazilian, owner of a unique voice, self-taught singer, winner of Sofia Vergara's Golden Buzzer on AGT 18, received by Jennifer Hudson on her program, GABRIEL HENRIQUE, in the video Something Beautiful on your UA-cam channel.
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Hi from the UK. I enjoy your reactions. Would love if you could react to PTX version of "Say something," and some of Avi kaplin solo work "change on the rise", Healing and feel alright. I don't think you will be disappointed.
You gotta do the new falling in reverse song “Ronald”
Muito bom esse grupo de artista. Adorei sua reação, eu iria gostar de uma reação sua ao Gabriel Henrique #SomethingBeautiful
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Hi. Hot recommandation :
The Warning.
1) video clip of : S!CK
2) more, concert on mtv
3) automatic sun, studio version on pictures of tecate concert. Big up. 😉
Curious, what happened with your audio? It sounds a little eco 😅 but as always loving your reaction ❤
I like this rendition, but not sure if I like it better than HF's version. Both stunning and beautiful in their own ways
Please react to Kiss From A Rose by them…it’s PTX next level!
💯🔥💯🔥💯
Scott is my favorite
Another nice video reaction!! I’m surprised I didn’t see any recent videos from your channel. Can you do a voice reaction video to Linkin Park’s Chester vocal of “The Messenger?” They just released the Linkin Park Best of Album, “Papercuts” which I was surprised this song which captures Chester’s vocal range was not in this greatest hits compilation. You will not be disappointed. Thanks
Oh, I have something for you... Check out Helen Sjöholms rendition of 'Du måste finnas'. It's heart wrenching. Vid with subs : ua-cam.com/video/vAOA_KWwFxY/v-deo.html
English version: ua-cam.com/video/61ZIsdrlxnY/v-deo.html
I do recommend the Swedish version with subtitles. She gives such a performance.
She plays the part of a Swedish emigrant in the US, singing about her hardships.
Nearly overwhelming. I may be an atheist, but this was simply magnificent. I am undone.
Agree this is the best version of O Holy Night ever. It has all the feels. (BTW - typo in the comments - Kirstin hits a D6 at the end, rather than D5.)
You MUST do Skid Row. 2 songs. I Remember You and Wasted Time. You will be blown away by the lead singer Sebastian Bach. His vocal range and control is unreal. I guarantee you will be blown away...