did you catch how they had the background set up so that kirstin looked like she had a halo over her head with the lighting from outside. they did that multiple times.
That moment when you binge Jennifer Glatzhofer's video analysis-and-reactions, and you can almost recite the disclaimer/intro/explanation. Great analysis, and you seem more knowledgeable about the group I have not watched non Pentatonix's videos. However, your videos are so nice to listen to that I might just give other videos a try.
Loved your comment about Avi sounding like a cello. I've often thought his tone and resonance sounds that way...or perhaps an organ. I hope you'll also check out Silent Night, live, no mics. Avi takes the lead (generally); it's spectacular.
In the beginning of their cover of “Say Something,” Kevin’s playing an actual cello, but the thing that sounds most like a cello is Avi, while Kevin plays pizzicato on his instrument.
@@lachimiste1 His ability to sound like a cello is really demonstrated on the track 'Fields and Pier' from the Sage and Stone album he released as Avriel and the Sequoias.
Jen. You've rapidly become one of my favorite reaction presenters, esp as a die hard pentaholic. I really enjoy the in depth breakdowns of how the chest and mouth is used for producing the different sounds, even if I only understand about 5% of it all. I'm really happy that you mentioned the "Wall of Sound" that the group do so well. In most of their tracks this is left more towards the back end of the song or as the final refrain but this one always makes me feel like it's a transition point from the introduction into the buildup for the finale. Others have commented on how the groups vocals have matured over the years since these earlier tracks. I'd love to see you go back to redo some of the latest performances and compare them to the early releases. In some cases it's just the arrangements are slightly different for various reasons but in others it's the depth of the singing. Just a thought, and it's something that nobody else out there has done yet that I've seen.
Of all the PTX songs, this is my favorite. Hallelujah is fantastic and almost a religious experience. Bohemian Rhapsody is fun and a great showcase of their talents. But this one gives me goosebumps every time...touches my soul every time... Love your ability to break down a song, point out little things in the background that actually fill out the song without really hearing it. Keep up the brilliant work, Jen!
Jennifer! Two consecutive days of Jen! Love it! 😊 I had already heard this Pentatonix offering several times so no surprises for me. Just a beautiful setting and the usual Pentatonix incredible attention to detail. Avi does have that rich warm vibrant bass, very cello-like doesn't he? Great reaction and analysis Jennifer. 😊 Oh ... keep that Home Free Auld Lang Syne in mind for the New Year!
I think another thing that a lot of people don't give them enough credit for (and you did mention it) is how easily first Avi and now Matt can transition from bass to tenor and Scott from Tenor and Baritone to Bass. That ability (much like Tim Foust who is a total beast at it with Home Free does along with Chance) gives them so much dang flexibility. When you have multiple people in a group who can sing in similar ranges, it allows you to play with voice colors/textures/tones. It's truly amazing.
Thanks for this one, Jen. It was long overdue, but it makes sense to spare it for Xmas. One should also mention the light effects inter background, withheld light going out with the music in the end and creating these halo-like effects during the song (especially in the more „spherical“ parts. (Same great effect as the „sunrise“ during the bridge of the Prayer!)
Thank you Jen. A fabulous analysis of an amazing piece. I’m just a recent Pentaholic and have binged watched all their music plus numerous reaction videos and I love your reactions so much. They make the listening experience so much richer. So thank you and I wish you a Merry Christmas. 💜
Another beautifully written song that Pentatonix makes truly stunning. Thankful that music remains the same when all else seems out of place. This is particularly true at Christmas time. Thank you for this one today. ❤ Merry Christmas! 🎄
This was one of the earliest PTX videos that featured Kevin in a singing part. Fans were floored. Or should I say they were "KO'ed". This was also one of the earlier arrangements that ended in a soft "sotto voce", which they have used many times since to great effect.
This song is such a treat, bringing forth some of the very best of PTX (self described) "bag of tricks" - crescendos, decrescendos, madrigal passages, duets with Avi / Scott and Kirsti / Mitch, and (of course) a solo by Kevin Olusola. Thanks for sharing your wit and wisdom, and hope you will find time to do one or two more before your are "Christmased out". Their official versions of "The First Noel" and "Carol of the Bells" are spectacular and I love their lovely cover of "Away in the Manger" recorded after Avi's departure from the group. All the best of the season and the New Year!
Theirs is the first version of this song I heard, and just a few years ago at that. This song isn't really played/sung in Europe at all, but I'm glad to now know and love it through PTX. I also really like Home Free's version, and ofc the version Voctave did with Mark Lowry, who wrote the song. Tomi P did a very bassy version featuring Casper Fox which is also awesome. For being a song I never knew existed my first 45 years on this earth, I sure can't seem to get enough of it now. 😄🌟
For some reason, this video is using the captions for the PTX original song That's Christmas To Me. You've probably already seen that one, but it would be a nice reaction if you haven't!
One of my favourite PTX songs and Avi really does stand out in this. Not sure you have done this one yet but The Wizard of Aahs with Todrick Hall is right up your musical theatre street 😁
Please analyze Pentatonix - Carol of the Bells. There an official music video and live performances. If you do review this, pay close attention to Mitch's breathing. It will blow you away....
This was an early, early discovery for me when I first became aware of Pentatonix, and it’s still one of my favorites. If you haven’t yet seen it, there is a mini-doc called Recording Evergreen that covers a portion of the recording process for last year’s Christmas album for which they recently received their fourth Grammy nomination. It’s a fascinating look at the process. I enjoy your reactions very much, thanks. Peace from Ohio …
Grateful for your PTX reactions/kindness - and although you mentioned doing a new one, I agree with others here - you'd have a lot of material if you'd react to their "Carol of the Bells" LIVE.
I can't remember if you reacted to Carol of the Bells, aka, song when Mitch doesn't breathe but also icwould recommend their live Hallelujah from the Evergreen Tour 😁
Great reaction and analysis, thank you! I think you'd appreciate their Carol Of The Bells, it really is one for the music nerds! :) O Come All Ye Faithful, God Rest Yet Merry Gentlemen, and 12 Days Of Christmas are brilliant and so much fun; for close harmonies, I recommend Silent Night, either the official video from 2014 or the audio of their most recent version that features the King's Singers (not sure harmonies can get any closer... :)).
I’m officially requesting that you post a reaction to Pentatonix’s “Run to You,” if you haven’t already. I just heard it for the first time tonight and thought it was calling your name. 😊 Please?
If you want to see some of the most impressive singing please watch LUCY & MARTHA THOMAS - O Holy Night then The Prayer and Mary Did You Know then Lucy Thomas sing Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas also HALLELUJAH , Evergreen and then At Last and La Vie En Rose you will not regret it Enjoy!.
The Content means so much more than the performance; and I think this makes so much sense to those that sang this......maybe more than it means to use listeners....
What always amazes me about the trio--and Avi to a lesser extent, particularly in this song--is how they can have such a similar timbre at times (an issue with many sibling bands because their voices aren't distinct enough from each other) yet so different as well that you can always pick out every part with every note. Listen to them enough and you no longer ask, "What... who just sang _that_ note?!" A perfect example for me is the the full "Work it harder, make it better..." section of _Daft Punk_ where you almost cannot tell who is singing each word as they scatter through them, but then break away from that and everyone is distinct again.
There's a new one, Bocelli and Pentatonix singing Do You Hear What I Hear. Just heard it a couple of days ago. Neither the Bocelli 's or Pentatonix put it in their Christmas Album. It's just Beautiful.
That cave is located in L.A.,, like me, (Pasadena), and is often seen and heard. PTX does live videos from many familiar places, but this was recorded in a studio. Their lip synching is really good.
Yeah, unless the content creator uploading the video adds in the captions. The auto-captions by UA-cam will not be consistent/accurate, they will be absolute trash
@@JenniferGlatzhofer It was just at the very beginning. They it seems fine after you pause and start again. Maybe I'm just remembering it wrong, but it really sounded like it was drawn out longer than I'm used to. Thanks for the reply!
did you catch how they had the background set up so that kirstin looked like she had a halo over her head with the lighting from outside. they did that multiple times.
Finally someone noticed this! I've always thought it was meant to call to mind the veil(?) that the Virgin Mary wears.
Naaa, that's her natural halo, you know, cuz she's an angel and all.
That moment when you binge Jennifer Glatzhofer's video analysis-and-reactions, and you can almost recite the disclaimer/intro/explanation. Great analysis, and you seem more knowledgeable about the group I have not watched non Pentatonix's videos. However, your videos are so nice to listen to that I might just give other videos a try.
Thank you!
Loved your comment about Avi sounding like a cello. I've often thought his tone and resonance sounds that way...or perhaps an organ. I hope you'll also check out Silent Night, live, no mics. Avi takes the lead (generally); it's spectacular.
In the beginning of their cover of “Say Something,” Kevin’s playing an actual cello, but the thing that sounds most like a cello is Avi, while Kevin plays pizzicato on his instrument.
@@lachimiste1 His ability to sound like a cello is really demonstrated on the track 'Fields and Pier' from the Sage and Stone album he released as Avriel and the Sequoias.
I’ve always thought the same thing!!! Glad to hear somebody else say that! 👌🏾
When Mitch sings 'When you kiss your little baby, you kiss the face of god' - it gets me every time! His voice moved me so much!
no matter how many times i hear this .i always get goose bumps on mitch's great i am part
Jen. You've rapidly become one of my favorite reaction presenters, esp as a die hard pentaholic. I really enjoy the in depth breakdowns of how the chest and mouth is used for producing the different sounds, even if I only understand about 5% of it all.
I'm really happy that you mentioned the "Wall of Sound" that the group do so well. In most of their tracks this is left more towards the back end of the song or as the final refrain but this one always makes me feel like it's a transition point from the introduction into the buildup for the finale.
Others have commented on how the groups vocals have matured over the years since these earlier tracks. I'd love to see you go back to redo some of the latest performances and compare them to the early releases. In some cases it's just the arrangements are slightly different for various reasons but in others it's the depth of the singing.
Just a thought, and it's something that nobody else out there has done yet that I've seen.
Thank you so much! And thanks for the suggestion 😊
My favorite performance by Pentatonix, and it always leaves me in tears.
Of all the PTX songs, this is my favorite. Hallelujah is fantastic and almost a religious experience. Bohemian Rhapsody is fun and a great showcase of their talents. But this one gives me goosebumps every time...touches my soul every time...
Love your ability to break down a song, point out little things in the background that actually fill out the song without really hearing it. Keep up the brilliant work, Jen!
Thank you😊
Thank you for this one!! It’s one of my favorite Pentatonix songs and a staple on my Christmas playlist!! Love your reactions!! ❤
Thank you 😁
I remember doing this song accapella for my fifth grade Christmas program
Ce cover est tout simplement magnifique. J'aime beaucoup tes réactions et j'ai hâte de voir ta prochaine vidéo de PTX 😀
You should do Carol of the Bells next, Mitch's breath control is insane
YES PLEASE
I enjoyed your reaction and analysis of this beautiful Pentatonix video. Thank you.
Jennifer! Two consecutive days of Jen! Love it! 😊 I had already heard this Pentatonix offering several times so no surprises for me. Just a beautiful setting and the usual Pentatonix incredible attention to detail. Avi does have that rich warm vibrant bass, very cello-like doesn't he? Great reaction and analysis Jennifer. 😊 Oh ... keep that Home Free Auld Lang Syne in mind for the New Year!
Ooh thank you! I’ll see if I can😁
I think another thing that a lot of people don't give them enough credit for (and you did mention it) is how easily first Avi and now Matt can transition from bass to tenor and Scott from Tenor and Baritone to Bass. That ability (much like Tim Foust who is a total beast at it with Home Free does along with Chance) gives them so much dang flexibility. When you have multiple people in a group who can sing in similar ranges, it allows you to play with voice colors/textures/tones. It's truly amazing.
I love Pentatonix! I really enjoy your comments and analysis of their singing (especially your lovely accent).
Your facial reactions are worth every minute of watching your videoes, especially PTX. I find myself reacting to the same parts.
Thanks for this one, Jen. It was long overdue, but it makes sense to spare it for Xmas. One should also mention the light effects inter background, withheld light going out with the music in the end and creating these halo-like effects during the song (especially in the more „spherical“ parts. (Same great effect as the „sunrise“ during the bridge of the Prayer!)
Yes! So good 😁
can we get a shallow cover reaction? Has a great visual contrast concept, bit of cello from Kevin, and ofc great vocals
It's actually crazy how much they have improved their voices since this, especially Kirstie.
Agreed!
Whatevs....you just totes jelly bruh!
Thank you Jen. A fabulous analysis of an amazing piece. I’m just a recent Pentaholic and have binged watched all their music plus numerous reaction videos and I love your reactions so much. They make the listening experience so much richer. So thank you and I wish you a Merry Christmas. 💜
Ah thank you!
Yay you did it!! Was hoping you would…watching now
Another beautifully written song that Pentatonix makes truly stunning. Thankful that music remains the same when all else seems out of place. This is particularly true at Christmas time.
Thank you for this one today. ❤
Merry Christmas! 🎄
❤️❤️ it’s so beautiful!
This was one of the earliest PTX videos that featured Kevin in a singing part. Fans were floored. Or should I say they were "KO'ed". This was also one of the earlier arrangements that ended in a soft "sotto voce", which they have used many times since to great effect.
Great reaction. I love to hear your in-depth analyses and explanations of each little note.
Thank you!
Hi Jennifer hope you are having an great and awesome weekend ❤️
Great reaction as usual. You never disappoint, Jen! A humble request -- please react to Home Free's version? Thanks!
Lovely song, lovelyreaction! Thanks for the early Christmas present🎁
😁😁
Thanks for another superb reaction with lots of technical insights and respect for the talents of PTX!
Good day to you Jenn. I do appreciate you and your talent
Thank you 😊
@@JenniferGlatzhofer 🇺🇲🐕🦺
This song is such a treat, bringing forth some of the very best of PTX (self described) "bag of tricks" - crescendos, decrescendos, madrigal passages, duets with Avi / Scott and Kirsti / Mitch, and (of course) a solo by Kevin Olusola. Thanks for sharing your wit and wisdom, and hope you will find time to do one or two more before your are "Christmased out". Their official versions of "The First Noel" and "Carol of the Bells" are spectacular and I love their lovely cover of "Away in the Manger" recorded after Avi's departure from the group. All the best of the season and the New Year!
Yes! ya tengo que ver 😁♥️
EVERY SINGLE time I hear Pentatonix sing this song, it gives me goosebumps!!
Theirs is the first version of this song I heard, and just a few years ago at that. This song isn't really played/sung in Europe at all, but I'm glad to now know and love it through PTX. I also really like Home Free's version, and ofc the version Voctave did with Mark Lowry, who wrote the song. Tomi P did a very bassy version featuring Casper Fox which is also awesome. For being a song I never knew existed my first 45 years on this earth, I sure can't seem to get enough of it now. 😄🌟
haha yeah the captions for some reasons were saying the lyrics from one of their originals on the same album (that's christmas to me)
For some reason, this video is using the captions for the PTX original song That's Christmas To Me. You've probably already seen that one, but it would be a nice reaction if you haven't!
one of my favs. .... Avi is amazing
One of my favourite PTX songs and Avi really does stand out in this. Not sure you have done this one yet but The Wizard of Aahs with Todrick Hall is right up your musical theatre street 😁
This is my favorite of theirs. After the holidays, I hope you're able to check out Teddy Swims-I Can't Make You Love Me
Best version is when the songwriter (Mark Lowry) sings this with Voctave. check it out.
You really need to react to their song Evergreen. It has a Grammy nomination. Thanks again for your lovely reaction Jen
Merry Christmas Jen.
Merry Christmas!
react to Kevin Olusola by Pentatonix - Down - performance solo. Incredible!!
Hi Jenny, please react to Carol of the bells from Pentatonix. You'll be amazed with Mitch's breath control and the arrangements
Can you do Pentatonix’s Cover of Gold?
And/or
Dog Days Are Over?
You should check out We Three Kings by Alexander Jean
You might also like the version of this done by Voctave featuring Marc Lowry, who wrote thw lyrics for "Mary Did You Know"
Beautiful and classic song! Mark Lowry's and Buddy Green's legacy! I love their arrangement and your analysis!! The location provided great accustics.
Please analyze Pentatonix - Carol of the Bells. There an official music video and live performances. If you do review this, pay close attention to Mitch's breathing. It will blow you away....
This was an early, early discovery for me when I first became aware of Pentatonix, and it’s still one of my favorites. If you haven’t yet seen it, there is a mini-doc called Recording Evergreen that covers a portion of the recording process for last year’s Christmas album for which they recently received their fourth Grammy nomination. It’s a fascinating look at the process. I enjoy your reactions very much, thanks. Peace from Ohio …
Grateful for your PTX reactions/kindness - and although you mentioned doing a new one, I agree with others here - you'd have a lot of material if you'd react to their "Carol of the Bells" LIVE.
I can't remember if you reacted to Carol of the Bells, aka, song when Mitch doesn't breathe but also icwould recommend their live Hallelujah from the Evergreen Tour 😁
Great reaction and analysis, thank you! I think you'd appreciate their Carol Of The Bells, it really is one for the music nerds! :) O Come All Ye Faithful, God Rest Yet Merry Gentlemen, and 12 Days Of Christmas are brilliant and so much fun; for close harmonies, I recommend Silent Night, either the official video from 2014 or the audio of their most recent version that features the King's Singers (not sure harmonies can get any closer... :)).
Would love to see you react and analyze Silent Night It is amazing and totally unexpected.
Now for a little different take on the song, try Home Free's version of the song?
Goosies from the beautiful music
Merry Christmas🎅 Have you got snow yet?😉☺️
Snow arrived early last week and has stayed because it’s so cold!😱
The captions belonged to “that’s Christmas to Me”.
Jen, your duet with Peter Barber knocked me out. Disney should use you in a movie. Love IS an open door!🎼
Stopping got to be too much for me so I had to leave. Too bad because you're very likable.
Try "Mary, Did You Know", by Voctave ft. Mark Lowery. Mark wrote this song. Nothing is like the song writer's version, to see his inspiration!
I listen to Pentatonix's Christmas music throughout the year!
I’m officially requesting that you post a reaction to Pentatonix’s “Run to You,” if you haven’t already. I just heard it for the first time tonight and thought it was calling your name. 😊 Please?
Another proof that good singers find breathing is optional. 🙂
Emmet Cahill (Celtic Thunder) is great although a different style.
That build and then boom, Wall of Sound,,,.gave me chills. So good, they are just other-worldly.
Many reactions to this video have had the wrong lyrics in the CC. Something about that video is bugged...
If you want to see some of the most impressive singing please watch LUCY & MARTHA THOMAS - O Holy Night then The Prayer and Mary Did You Know then Lucy Thomas sing Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas also HALLELUJAH , Evergreen and then At Last and La Vie En Rose you will not regret it Enjoy!.
The Content means so much more than the performance; and I think this makes so much sense to those that sang this......maybe more than it means to use listeners....
11:23 stankface, I love it! Thank you for a great video and analysis (although I know nothing about singing, but that doesn't matter in the slightest)
What always amazes me about the trio--and Avi to a lesser extent, particularly in this song--is how they can have such a similar timbre at times (an issue with many sibling bands because their voices aren't distinct enough from each other) yet so different as well that you can always pick out every part with every note. Listen to them enough and you no longer ask, "What... who just sang _that_ note?!"
A perfect example for me is the the full "Work it harder, make it better..." section of _Daft Punk_ where you almost cannot tell who is singing each word as they scatter through them, but then break away from that and everyone is distinct again.
How about Home Free "Cold Hard Cash". I Dare You!
There's a new one, Bocelli and Pentatonix singing Do You Hear What I Hear. Just heard it a couple of days ago. Neither the Bocelli 's or Pentatonix put it in their Christmas Album. It's just Beautiful.
Fun fact: This was recorded in LA. This cave is in Griffith Park. Some of the early TV episodes of Batman were filmed there.
Have you listen to home frees cover of this song it is amazing
i think you'd love their version of scilent night
can you react to Down (Marian Hill KOver) - Kevin Olusola next.
My girl's accent is totally smoking hawt!
That cave is located in L.A.,, like me, (Pasadena), and is often seen and heard. PTX does live videos from many familiar places, but this was recorded in a studio. Their lip synching is really good.
Please react to Plastic off the sofa by Beyonce
please watch leroy sanchez and jessica sanchez - a whole new world
Yeah, unless the content creator uploading the video adds in the captions. The auto-captions by UA-cam will not be consistent/accurate, they will be absolute trash
But this one actually looked like the lyrics of a different song. Like someone got the right lyrics and stuck them on the wrong video.
@@mikegoodwin2386 Captions will do that 😂
The tempo seems off. Did you slow this down to prevent a copyright strike?
Oh strange, I don’t touch the original video at all. Just when I pause etc haha!
@@JenniferGlatzhofer It was just at the very beginning. They it seems fine after you pause and start again. Maybe I'm just remembering it wrong, but it really sounded like it was drawn out longer than I'm used to. Thanks for the reply!
nah man! the captions are wrong lol
Hi Jan I’m in Oslo Norway now the screen on my phone have a good Down under
Please..... Reaction to dimas senopati from indonesia
This video was shot in the original 1969 Bat Cave
The melody is beautiful and so is the music. I’m not Christian but is it offensive to say I find the lyrics creepy?
I love the ugly faces the PTX reaction videos always produce 😂 They always remind me of Shawn from the sing off
You should play the whole song first. Then stop every 5 to 10 seconds than critique.
Not my favorite. Prefer the original artist.
Talk too much
You talk too much
I might watch you if you would stop interupting
Can we get throgh at least one word...........🤐 Its not about you
TALK TOO MUCH!!!!!