O Holy Night. Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.
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- Опубліковано 3 лис 2008
- A lovely rendition of a lovely carol. The first soloist is James Orrell who was a finalist in this year's BBC Radio 2 Young Chorister of the Year. He should have won !!!!!!!
I listened to this rendition every Christmas. It seems to get better with age. Thank you to all members of the choir x
My mother was buried on Christmas Eve 2007 and we had this sung at the mass, I don't think there was a dry eye in the cathedral. RIP mammy and daddy love and miss you always xx
I am very sorry in such a year my beloved mother lost all my condolences 🙏
My son was a chorister with Liverpool Anglican Cathedral and his voice broke when he was 14, just before a major tour around Europe, it was very upsetting. Of course the boys are out on their ears as soon as their voices break, so he couldn't go with the choir. This is a beautiful rendition of my favourite carol by a world class choir. We're very lucky in the Pool to have two world class choirs and two world class cathedrals, I love to go along to the cathedrals to hear the boys singing,
I don't get tired watching this
I always watch it every Christmas
I was so fortunate to be there that evening. The choir I sang with at the time was invited to boost the congregational singing but the chaps were sublime all night, not just for this one! Memories that will stay with me forever :)
Grate soloists. That's the sound of angels.
I don't know why but this song really breaks threw my Heart and soul! When a Choir sings it the way they do. Always brings me to my knees!... Amazing!
Both boy-soloists are great!
from Canada, BEAUTIFUL
Minha canção de Natal favorita ❤️.
Na estrofe que fala que "Cristo é o Senhor", minha alma se alegra.
Absolutely right. God bless your soul 🙏
Amen ❤️
Beautiful!
uma criança cantando, é uma das mais belas coisas, a gente sente uma paz verdadeira...
My favourite rendition of this Christmas carol. I can listen to this over and over.
This is soooo beautiful and it really touches the heart! Something very special about English Boys Choirs, lucky you. Thank you for adding much light to the Christmas spirit
Wonderful music from a gorgeous Cathedral!
Très beau ce chœur pour le plus beau cantique de Noël !!!
If the angels in heaven sound like these gorgeous boys, I WANT TO GO NOW!!!!
wow, strong powerful voices from those two young men. Awsome choir!!
❤my favorite
Eines der schönsten und berührendsten Weihnachstlieder dieser Welt, wie gemacht für Knabensopran! Mir kommen jedesmal die Tränen! Danke für diese sehr einfühlsame Version von Holy Night!
My son is head choir boy at age 14. I pray each day that it will last
at least a bit longer! He still sings the treble line.
I feel that heaven will sound like this.O Holy Night is forever my favourite Christmas Hymn.I've never heard a version more lovely.I listen to this one year 'round.
+Betsy Hearts Thank you Dear Lord for Jesus ,Our Saviour
And God said Let there be light, And there was light. This blessed beautiful angelic voice is beautiful.
Very beautifully sung, about a beautiful Saviour--- Jesus Christ.
I just returned from Christmas in the UK. I went to so many Christmas
concerts at the Cathedrals and Colleges, it was almost over-whelming.
Such beauty and such wonderful voices. My 14yo son is head choir
boy at his parish church in the UK.
This is my absolute favorite
Truly beautiful, well done all. This is my favourite rendition of this Carol. The tune is so good it deserves to be heard as it is, as here. Not with the added upward cadences etc. In some arrangements, they take away from the tune
What a voice that young boy has! SO lovely!!! True gift I got chill's!
simply beautiful
What a talented young tenor! And a beautiful rendition of a beautiful song.
Thanks for posting.One of my favorite Christmas pieces.
Incredibly beautiful!.Thank you so much for this inspiring rendition of this all time favourite.
So beautiful and inspirational. Thanks for posting this.
Amazing glad to be from liverpool this is beautifull
Angelic...Beautiful Song...Beautiful Choir...Bravo!
Beautiful rendition of an incredibly beautiful song.
Wonderful rendition of my favourite carol.Absolute credit to everyone involved especially,of course,the two boy soloists,both of whom were superb.Thank you so much for posting
Absolutely bloody lovely -could burst with pride young man. I hope you pursued you singing.
Such a beautiful tune and so beautifully sung. Both soloists were especially nice. Thanks for posting this video!
the soloist and the entire choir great. God Bless you.
BRILLIANT! Thanks for sharing.
I would love to know about the second choralist such a beautiful voice
Withj a wonderful voice as James has I know he will do very well with his life in singing. I wish him all the best in his endevour.
Absolutely beautiful - inspired indeed!
O holy night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of our dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
'Til He appear'd and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees!
O hear the angel voices!
O night divine,
O night when Christ was born;
O night divine, O night, O night Divine.
Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,
Here come the wise men from Orient land.
The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger;
In all our trials born to be our friend.
He knows our need, (slight deviation here) [our weakness is no stranger],
Behold your King! Before Him lowly bend!
Behold your King, Before Him lowly bend!
......the 3rd verse was not performed...Happy Christmas everyone!
Hermoso !
Magical... thank you for sharing
Las voces del Coro son muy hermosas y la del solista es Maravillosa.
Gracias.
Just sublime!
I worship at the Anglican Cathedral,but ,forget the rest and listen to the best!this is sung so beautifully.god bless everyone.
Sensacional meu Deus.
Que perfeição.
This is the best version of this carol on youtube!
Good lad but Choir of King’s College, Cambridge is ridiculous and hands down the better production. .
simply outstanding..
wonderful!!! I am happy when listen this song...see you in another life
Esses músicas me dá tanta paz me faz sentir bem melhor parabéns meninos ,👏👏😇😇
sensacional, sem palavras...
wow amazing
When I first heard this, I was actually amazed, and a bit confused at such a modern cathedral having such beautiful music, but looking back, I'm glad they do. It sort of sets it above the rest.
wow this is awesome. i'm not huge into carols but the first kid simply nails it. powerful chorus.
Amasing voice on this little fellow
Simply amazing. Greetings from germany.
Just makes me more proud of my city ♥♥♥
Shell Thomas AMEN to that, scouser born and bread and very proud to be so
Pure and beautiful.
Priceless
simply adorable
GOD IS GREAT I LOVE YOU JESUS !!!!
amazing
Amazing this is why liverpool is capital of culture true insperation to liverpool awesome
JO - what a voice!
nothing better than good classic christian holiday music
beautiful
"The Story
Behind 'O Holy Night' "
By Dr. Jeff Sanders
It's a tough song to sing isn't
it? Also hard to play on the piano (so I've been told). But it is
the "show stopper" at many Christmas cantatas. You just can't
help but get a thrill when you belt out the chorus "Fall on your knees. .
. ." But the carol "O Holy Night" was actually
banned by church leadership, and if it were not for the common
people, the powerful song would have faded into obscurity.
In 1847 a commissioner of wine in
France, Mr. Placide Cappeau, was asked by his parish priest to write a
poem for the Christmas Eve service. On a hard carriage ride to
Paris, the gentleman imagined himself a witness to the birth of Christ.
The wonder of that glorious moment flowed through his pen, and he gave us the
poem "Cantique de Noel" ("Song of Christmas). Cappeau
had the words, but now he needed the music to lift souls heavenward in
song.
He asked his friend, Adolphe
Charles Adams. It was an unusual request. Adams was a trained
classical musician, but he was of the Jewish faith. Nevertheless, he
good naturedly received his friend's request and began at once to
compose an original tune for the poem. It was a perfect match
and the song was performed for the congregation on Christmas Eve. The
French people loved the carol, but later after Cappeau left the church for
the philosophy of socialism, and after it was discovered that the composer was
not of the Christian faith, the church leadership banned the song from its
liturgy throughout France.
However, the
French people would not let the song die and continued to embrace it--even
if they had to sing it outside the official approval of the church. Ten
years later, an American abolitionist, John Sullivan Dwight, heard the carol
and loved its vibrant message of hope---especially the verse that
says "Chains shall He break, for the slave is our brother,
and in His name all oppression shall cease." His English
translation quickly became popular in the North during the American
Civil War.
Legend has it that the French
Catholic Church finally received the song back into its worship services after
an encounter between French and German troops during the Franco-Prussian
War. During a lull in fighting, a French soldier began singing "Cantique
de Noel." The Germans were so moved that they responded by singing
one of Luther's hymns. The "songfest" encouraged the soldiers
to honor a truce for 24 hours on Christmas.
The end of this story involves
the beginning of modern technology--the invention of the radio. On
Christmas Eve, 1906, Reginald Fessenden (a former colleague of Thomas Edison)
was experimenting with a microphone and the telegraph. Fessenden began
reading the story of the birth of Jesus from Luke chapter 2. Around the
world, wireless operators on ships and at newspaper desks began to hear a man's
voice come out of their machines. It was the first radio broadcast of a
man's voice. . . .and it was the Gospel of Christ. But it doesn't end
there.
Fessenden then picked up a violin
and began to play a tune. You guessed it. . . . . "O Holy
Night." The song written by a wine merchant, set to music by a
Jewish composer, banned by church leaders, kept alive by the French, adopted by
American abolitionists, sung by troops in the trenches, and at last
broadcast to the whole world by invisible radio waves. The first song
ever played over the radio: "O Holy Night." Fall on your
knees. O hear the angel voices. O night divine. The night
when Christ was born. O night divine.
Thank you so much, it's a precious song for me and never knew the history. Pax
I've been to church at Christmas in France many many times and never heard this hymn, infact hymns are quite rare.
ABC
I always want to hear "fall on your knees" sung with utter conviction and gusto and I rarely do, which is sad.
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Has to be the best version out there on youtube.Would love if anyone has a better recording of this version
Try Michael Crawford. This is great. But Crawford's version is perfect.
é da boca das crianças que sai o mais perfeito louvor esplendido!!!!!!!!1
Ah! This is what I was looking for. Heavenly...just as it should be.
How cute is he!
And thanks to you, dad, for allowing your son to share his talent.
lindo lindo lindo
simplismente LINDO!!!!!!!
Oh It's him. Wondeful moment. I see this news in yahoo group. Thank you for this post.
Yes, it is a wonder song for both soloists and choir.
This was a well done performance. I wonder how many young pop
singers can sing like this without having to redo the track.
francamente emocion plena, ojala pudieramos asistir a musica como esta gratis en nuestras ciudades. Vivo en la hermosa ciudad de La Serena Chile, es la ciudad de los campanarios!
haha, I know those three gents. I have had the pleasure of singing with them in that very cathedral, although it's still odd seeing Boden's face plastered all over Songs of Praise.
A lovely video. I abolsutely adore this carol.
Thank you to the Lord Jesus Christ for our lives ❤
Oh holy night the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior's birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new glorious morn
Fall on your knees
Oh hear the angels' voices
Oh night divine
Oh night when Christ was born
Oh night divine, Oh night
Oh night divine
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees
Oh hear the angels' voices
Oh night divine
Oh night when Christ was born
Oh night divine, Oh night
Beautiful carol, music, lyrics, and of course the singers with their great voices. Thank you for sharing the lyrics.
If you mean James Orrell, yes I agree. I was at St Paul's in November when James took part in BBC Radio2 Young Chorister of the Year. He was amazing and should have been named as the winner.
I can't believe a kid can actually achieve that tune!
Miss Delfin took a lot of training!
Lovely
Wow!
Parecem anjos cantando
Fra i migliori cori del mondo.
Just think that young lad is in his 20's now. I bet he can't get that high anymore.
The big hard Texan show his true colours. Can't help but to love him. London SW16 should note.
I believe it is from the BBC broadcast of Midnight Mass 2006. I'm glad you liked it :)
The medals indicate the standing of each boy in the choir. I don't know
about this particular choir, but they indicate Head Choir Boy, Deputy
Choir Boy, others indicate how long they have been in the choir. The
'lowest' are the probationers. My son is head choir boy at his church
and wears a red ribbon with gold medalion, my youngest one, who is
a probationer, wears a blue ribbon.
ANGELS!!!!!!!!!!
@woody160465 Too right Dad............well done on all the hard work on your part getting him to rehearsals etc; etc
I am just holding auditions tonight, for the music I* will play for the next week or so.
Verry good. Best "O holy Night" I've herd on youtube so far
I wish I could go to church every Sunday and have great Choral music to listen to.
Ah my mistake. Thanks for telling me and many congratulations on your solo.