This was an Appalachian poem, sung by a poor young girl dressed in rags, the man who heard it couldn't forget it, it moved him, so he wrote lyrics and music was added. I read about it years ago, it is a beautiful song, many southern churches have it in their hymnal.
Simply wonderful! Vanessa is one of the most talented woman on Earth. Singer, actress, dancer. Completely artist. So sweet her voice. A perfect blend of mellowness and passion. Wow!
. A1 performance. No wonder why Vanessa Williams unlike many her peers is not only a15 time Grammy nom classically trained singer, but acclaimed and accomplished across the Broadway stage, celebrated across all of the Arts basically.
SHE IS SO FEMENINE AND BEAUTIFULL WITH A VERY RARE CLASSY,SOPHYSTICATED MANNER OF STAGE PRESENCE... VERY RARE THESE DAYS... REALNESS IS PRICELESS... ALL THESE YOUNG SINGERS THESE DAYS NEED TO LEARN FROM HER,BIG TIME...
Amazing! The best Miss America EVER. The hardest working woman in Hollywood, a woman with an awesome spirit who helps the Special Olympics and other causes. Beautiful inside and (obviously) out.
when has she performed that??? ... she's not singing lately, but Vanessa is such a fine performer.. Incredible actress, singer, mother... amazing person, and of course, breathtakingly butiful, precious woman! I'm proud that there are people like her... They are not a lot, but she definitely deserves everything she gets, all the nominations. She'll keep surprising us with her talant and passion to the art.
glorious. she's really a stunning woman and a vocal genius. it's not the style i might have expected to suit the carol, but it does - oddly and beautifully.
This arrangement by Rob Mathes is one of my favorites. The original John Jacob Niles is pretty barebones, which works really well given that it IS a folk song, but I love the additional pensive character Mathes gives it here. The solo muted trumpet is also a cool choice - I imagine it as the faint echo of the herald angel’s announcement to the shepherds, still sounding across the millennia and having a dialogue with the character singing this song. And of course Ms. Williams’ beautiful performance is the cherry on top of it all.
This Live recording is awesome...I Love Vanessa Williams...she's a triple threat...This recording was turned up too loud....but BEAU-TI-FUL JUST THE SAME.
Forget this glitzy ego stroking solo performance. Give me a good old fashioned choir performance. I'm in my early 30's but as far as I'm concerned, pop stars can keep their pop, and leave sacred music to the choirs.
+TdotSoul She sings with good old fashion choir every Sunday. I just sang with her this Easter service. She is an unbelievably humble person, with a beautiful voice.
Not in the public domain. Niles was given grief when he first published int in 1934 and there was a legal battle about it. Sure that has something to do with it.
Thank you my lady for sharing your gift with us and glorifying our Savior!!! God Bless you.
Vanessa sang this beautiful classic like none other
Beautiful!
🎁🎄☃️🎅🏼🎄🎁
Merry Christmas !!!
A gorgeous woman with a gorgeous voice!
This was an Appalachian poem, sung by a poor young girl dressed in rags, the man who heard it couldn't forget it, it moved him, so he wrote lyrics and music was added. I read about it years ago, it is a beautiful song, many southern churches have it in their hymnal.
I wonder if it's known who actually wrote this. Or if any more is known about the little girl.
John Jacob Niles gets credit for writing it down and publishing it.
I so love this carol. And she does a wonderful performance of it.
Angelic and Heavenly!
I still can't stop watching her sing this BEAUTIFUL song....
Simply wonderful! Vanessa is one of the most talented woman on Earth. Singer, actress, dancer. Completely artist. So sweet her voice. A perfect blend of mellowness and passion. Wow!
. A1 performance. No wonder why Vanessa Williams unlike many her peers is not only a15 time Grammy nom classically trained singer, but acclaimed and accomplished across the Broadway stage, celebrated across all of the Arts basically.
SHE IS SO FEMENINE AND BEAUTIFULL WITH A VERY RARE CLASSY,SOPHYSTICATED MANNER OF STAGE PRESENCE...
VERY RARE THESE DAYS...
REALNESS IS PRICELESS...
ALL THESE YOUNG SINGERS THESE DAYS NEED TO LEARN FROM HER,BIG TIME...
She's amazing ❤
My favorite Christmas song since I heard her singing this on the radio years ago.
Amazing! The best Miss America EVER. The hardest working woman in Hollywood, a woman with an awesome spirit who helps the Special Olympics and other causes. Beautiful inside and (obviously) out.
That was so beautiful .....❤️
My Good, Amazing Voice , Amazing Women, incredible,, THANKS to the Uoploader,,,,,😇
Exquisite !!!!!!! Beauty beyond words !!!
just beautiful
when has she performed that??? ... she's not singing lately, but Vanessa is such a fine performer.. Incredible actress, singer, mother... amazing person, and of course,
breathtakingly butiful, precious woman! I'm proud that there are people like her... They are not a lot, but she definitely deserves everything she gets, all the nominations. She'll keep surprising us with her talant and passion to the art.
Surely, angels could not sing this inspirational song better than Ms. Williams.
surely they definitely could
glorious. she's really a stunning woman and a vocal genius. it's not the style i might have expected to suit the carol, but it does - oddly and beautifully.
What a beautiful arrangement! Just love her voice!❤️
An Appalachian song, anyone who grew up in a southern church should remember this song!
THIS MAKE PEOPLE CRY ...
Just amazing!
Well done. Well done.
Top drawer. I'm adding this to my Christmas to-listen-to list.
This arrangement by Rob Mathes is one of my favorites. The original John Jacob Niles is pretty barebones, which works really well given that it IS a folk song, but I love the additional pensive character Mathes gives it here. The solo muted trumpet is also a cool choice - I imagine it as the faint echo of the herald angel’s announcement to the shepherds, still sounding across the millennia and having a dialogue with the character singing this song.
And of course Ms. Williams’ beautiful performance is the cherry on top of it all.
wow i felt this and he expression is amazing!
the woman's a stunner--- as always!
I cant wait to preform this in chorus
This is wonderful =)
👑King Jesus👑
Es muy bonito
Music.....adds stamina to. Your life .
I need to sing this at my church on Saturday and I need to find a track at this pace. D: Help?!
which year is this performance?
😢
maybe around 1996?
This Live recording is awesome...I Love Vanessa Williams...she's a triple threat...This recording was turned up too loud....but BEAU-TI-FUL JUST THE SAME.
if the volume was not blarring I could enjoy this
Forget this glitzy ego stroking solo performance. Give me a good old fashioned choir performance. I'm in my early 30's but as far as I'm concerned, pop stars can keep their pop, and leave sacred music to the choirs.
+TdotSoul She sings with good old fashion choir every Sunday. I just sang with her this Easter service. She is an unbelievably humble person, with a beautiful voice.
I noticed this song is missing from my church hymnal, it has always been my favorite
Not in the public domain. Niles was given grief when he first published int in 1934 and there was a legal battle about it. Sure that has something to do with it.
Something is wrong with whoever doesn’t like this.
John Amis' version is better.