I don't think you'll have much luck getting sheet music for this piece. On another video, Geoff described his process in arranging music for VoicePlay, and sheet music was an afterthought, if it happened at all (usually it didn't). I doubt his process is more formal when he's arranging for himself, but it might be worth a try to ask for it.
Thank you Danielle for another priceless reaction to Geoff. He surely has let the Dragons loose with this one proving that even Dragons celebrate Christmas too.
The low note on "dong" (3:05) towards the beginning is a G1 in chest voice. The low notes on "merry christMAS" (3:38) are a G1 subharmonic, Eb1 subharmonic, back up to an F1 subharmonic, then down to an astounding full D1 subharmonic. Absolutely crazy stuff from Geoff.
@Sneznawa yes, the first one is chest voice. He used a very specific timbre and also added a bunch of reverb. Geoff has a very solid G1 chest voice. He showcases it in many songs, most notably in Misty Mountains.
His instrumentation just keeps getting better. He just makes Christmas carols from frothy fru fru stuff I don't like, to intense and magical epic sagas. It's so incredible. Yeah... The key change got me too 😂
The sheet of this song: Low huming Go lower A bit lower Cinematic boom divided in four part Starts low for 2 seconds Go lower for 2 seconds Even lower for 2 seconds Back to where you started (that is low too) for 2 seconds Repeat
The space he has between the harmonies is freakish. So deep and so high. That allows him so much more room to colour the harmonies with. It's honestly spectacular the way he weaves them all together
'Epic' is the descriptor I keep hearing people say over and over again about this cover. It has also been compared to film scores; it's like the Die Hard of Christmas Carols. Geoff has such a remarkable gift for reworking and reinventing songs; I don't know that he gets enough credit for the fascinating and dynamic arrangements he creates. BTW, I'm pretty sure he does have a site where he sells his sheet music, but I'm not sure if it encompasses all of his compositions. Check the links in the description of any of his videos though, since he's very good about posting all that sort of thing.
Other than a few songs in Voiceplay's PartWorks series a few years ago, they don't create or use sheet music. It's the last step, Geoff has said, and not necessary for the way they arrange and learn their parts.
Geoff is the pinnacle that bass singers aspire to, but know we'll most likely never reach. The best compliment I've gotten was when my daughter thought I was singing along with Geoff in the car, but I was just listening at that moment.
Carol of the Bells....really really big bells. This is just plain epic. I don't care what brand of earbuds one has, they can't reproduce this properly. It takes larger drivers. I ran this through my stereo and it shook the house. Doing just one subharmonic note is hard enough. Doing multiple notes in a row in subharmonics with no breaks is insane and he nailed them all.
I love to listen to reactors that "get it" the depth of Geoff's talents. Your face tells us how much fun you are having enjoying his music. When we read the credits his abilities become even more clear Great reaction Happy Holidays
7:53 - When he adds that tine break with a couple chimes before dropping that BASS- he knows what he's doing! That extra beat of antici.... pation just makes us go wild. Super duper talented guy.
Thank you for your reaction to Geoff's amazing new production! I really enjoyed watching it unfold with each lovely surprise. This is now my favorite of his songs!
This song is simply EPIC ❤ Love his arrangements and I love that he uses instruments and keeps the "only a capella" for VoicePlay, in this one I adored the percussion 🫶🏻 The "middle Geoff" had a way to stare down the camera, like he was right before going into battle... I literally felt intimidated 😮 I'm not much into all the Christmas stuff and songs, but this one... good lord... I'm listening to it on repeat since it dropped (literally 😂) on Friday 👍🏻
ngl I didn’t expect to like this song as first - I’m used to hearing and singing it as a light and haunting thing. Geoff went and made it into a battle anthem, and I’m so here for that!
I thoroughly enjoyed your reaction to this, so far I've listened to Geoff first then about 15 reactors, a couple of them more than once. This is really stunning. Now it's time for you to do VoicePlay's Zat U Santa Claus? w/ J None who managed to get the great Satchmo to loan him his voice for the last part of this song.
I would swear Geoff, in the passages where he is sliding up/down in the depths, is going from an F1 to an A0...maybe even a B0. I sang bass back in the day and can recognize the lowest notes, but I won't even pretend to be able to go into the 4th octave, much less the 5th. Nor could I match his clarity in his lowest range. The man is freaking incredible!
Danielle, your knowledge of the voice, your insight and analysis is second to none. I bow before you! If only I had a small portion of Geoff's talent to bring joy and happiness to people. Unfortunately, my greatest talent is the exact opposite. Your channel is fantastic! Keep up the good work. Happy New Year!!!
Thanks for this reaction to Geoff's Christmas release. I have run out of superlatives! I enjoy the way Geoff arranges music nearly as much as his vocals. Judging by his album art, the Geoffquakes did some damage! I think that Geoff has said that he no longer does sheet music because it is too time consuming.
Geoff has a fairly low chest voice but he has crafted his sub harmonic abilities better than any other I have ever heard because he almost makes it sound like chest notes. You can still hear the switch but not like it used to be! I think his chest stops around an F1, maybe a half note below that! Still very impressive! This is excellent the way he balances the higher harmonies with the lower ones at different times and also changes up the arrangement to highlight that! Enjoyed this, great job. My lowest chest notes constantly is around A0 and have hit the G0 in front of my voice teacher a few times! Go Geoff and merry Christmas Danielle! Low bass Kenneth
@ I was telling her I had a hard time getting the sub harmonics to work. Her words to me was you don’t need to because you can hit the notes with just your voice! You would have to talk to her. My voice started the puberty changes at age 8. Thanks though for responding!
Interesting commentary on the various musical aspects of Geoff's arrangement and performance. I watched on Patreon for the deeper dive, but liking here as well.
There were over 150 tracks on this project. He posted a pic on Patreon of the project before he announced what it was ... and it looked crazy complex, even from just a single screenshot.
i couldnt tell during this if on 'christmas' he was going high low, higher, lower or just going down lower and lower, like if we use numbers, 1 being highest and 4 being lowest, if its 1324 or 1234, but thankfully you had a better ear and cleared that question for me
I feel like it isn't continually going lower in that part. I think the third note is like half step higher than the second, then it drops for the fourth note. What does anyone else think? Maybe other things are getting in the way of me hearing it clearly.
note watch Sir Hairless - he sometimes puts sheet music to what he is listening to - he has a great ear for cords etc - you give great brake down on technique
4:43 - G, Eb, F, D x2. This sequence more or less continues as a theme throughout the song. Your pitch isn't that good, so maybe a metropitch or a piano for reference (which I've seen you use before) would be good. Keep it up!
I hadn't identified the notes myself, but Danielle called out his bass run as a all-decending riff confused me. I don't have a perfect ear, but I was hearing deep note - down - UP - deepest note
@@flar4282 Same. I thought she missed that one too. For me, it definitely doesn't go down 3 times in a row, it's down-downer-up-downest (you know what I mean, LOL!). I don't doubt that @dkix89 has the correct notes, as I've read in another reaction that Geoff's lowest sub in this is D1, which matches what they said perfectly. EDIT: Checking against a tuning drone (yes, I have to cheat!), dkix89 has the correct notes.
On that really low “Christmas,” you said he hits a low note, then goes lower, then goes lower again, then goes even lower. It sounds to me like he goes up a bit on that third note rather than lower. I may have the wrong notes, but the progression sounds to me like G-D#-F-D.
Hey there.....Just wondering if you have heard of the National Danish choirs if you like harmonies? The senior girls choir, the DR Pigekoret have sung it as have the Bornekoret, the childrens choir. I will send you a few of their links below as I would like to hear what you make of them. ua-cam.com/video/R8eY41XkUr4/v-deo.htmlsi=viFBR6G1q0yrszcj ua-cam.com/video/JC9kQeuSwZE/v-deo.htmlsi=fesv27gIpetsIH53 ua-cam.com/video/2tap8H7Dn_M/v-deo.htmlsi=rATWXC6YBofHvQBq ua-cam.com/video/5lVb_-FqHQ0/v-deo.htmlsi=p81Ao4lgIK-K6qGZ think that you will like them if you appreciate parts and harmonies so hopefully you will give your ears a treat and listen to them
History is being made with this video! Geoff is incredible!!
I don't think you'll have much luck getting sheet music for this piece. On another video, Geoff described his process in arranging music for VoicePlay, and sheet music was an afterthought, if it happened at all (usually it didn't). I doubt his process is more formal when he's arranging for himself, but it might be worth a try to ask for it.
Thank you Danielle for another priceless reaction to Geoff. He surely has let the Dragons loose with this one proving that even Dragons celebrate Christmas too.
New Year's Eve and 1.1 million views so far. Awesome rendition.
The National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) absolutely HATES it when Geoff releases a new video. They get SO many false readings!!!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The low note on "dong" (3:05) towards the beginning is a G1 in chest voice. The low notes on "merry christMAS" (3:38) are a G1 subharmonic, Eb1 subharmonic, back up to an F1 subharmonic, then down to an astounding full D1 subharmonic. Absolutely crazy stuff from Geoff.
Chest voice?..
@Sneznawa yes, the first one is chest voice. He used a very specific timbre and also added a bunch of reverb. Geoff has a very solid G1 chest voice. He showcases it in many songs, most notably in Misty Mountains.
His instrumentation just keeps getting better. He just makes Christmas carols from frothy fru fru stuff I don't like, to intense and magical epic sagas. It's so incredible. Yeah... The key change got me too 😂
I positively hate Christmas music (for a lot of reasons). This rendition is pretty good, at least by my standards.
This blew my socks off... if Lord of the Rings ever needs some Christmas Edition music.... well...
Thank you for the reaction.
⚘️🕊
I just don't see this type of creativity in other solo singers, no insult to them. His arrangements are some of the best I've ever seen, from anyone.
The sheet of this song:
Low huming
Go lower
A bit lower
Cinematic boom divided in four part
Starts low for 2 seconds
Go lower for 2 seconds
Even lower for 2 seconds
Back to where you started (that is low too) for 2 seconds
Repeat
The space he has between the harmonies is freakish. So deep and so high. That allows him so much more room to colour the harmonies with. It's honestly spectacular the way he weaves them all together
'Epic' is the descriptor I keep hearing people say over and over again about this cover. It has also been compared to film scores; it's like the Die Hard of Christmas Carols. Geoff has such a remarkable gift for reworking and reinventing songs; I don't know that he gets enough credit for the fascinating and dynamic arrangements he creates. BTW, I'm pretty sure he does have a site where he sells his sheet music, but I'm not sure if it encompasses all of his compositions. Check the links in the description of any of his videos though, since he's very good about posting all that sort of thing.
Other than a few songs in Voiceplay's PartWorks series a few years ago, they don't create or use sheet music. It's the last step, Geoff has said, and not necessary for the way they arrange and learn their parts.
He's phenomenal ❤The arrangement is a masterpiece..... again! 😊
Geoff is the pinnacle that bass singers aspire to, but know we'll most likely never reach. The best compliment I've gotten was when my daughter thought I was singing along with Geoff in the car, but I was just listening at that moment.
Carol of the Bells....really really big bells. This is just plain epic. I don't care what brand of earbuds one has, they can't reproduce this properly. It takes larger drivers. I ran this through my stereo and it shook the house. Doing just one subharmonic note is hard enough. Doing multiple notes in a row in subharmonics with no breaks is insane and he nailed them all.
I prefer listening to him in my car as he’s blown two soundbars for me. 🙄. This one made my rear view mirror vibrate.
I mean, if you think about it, the longer geoff's hair is, the deeper his voice goes
Sort of a Samson thing…
I've been shocked by this several times... It was really fun watching YOU get shocked the FIRST time!! Great reaction!
I love to listen to reactors that "get it" the depth of Geoff's talents. Your face tells us how much fun you are having enjoying his music. When we read the credits his abilities become even more clear Great reaction Happy Holidays
Oh my gosh, this guy gives chills. So bassy. He's incredible~!
7:53 - When he adds that tine break with a couple chimes before dropping that BASS- he knows what he's doing! That extra beat of antici.... pation just makes us go wild. Super duper talented guy.
Thank you for your reaction to Geoff's amazing new production! I really enjoyed watching it unfold with each lovely surprise. This is now my favorite of his songs!
Geoff blows me away, but Danielle l love to watch your range of emotion when you react to him. I giggle like a little girl watching you watch him.
Super reaction thank. Geoff is really flying now. Incredible arrangement.
I loved the dragon choir singing a Christmas carol.
Thunder of the bells! But my favorite part is that hauntingly beautiful second verse!!!
This song is simply EPIC ❤
Love his arrangements and I love that he uses instruments and keeps the "only a capella" for VoicePlay, in this one I adored the percussion 🫶🏻
The "middle Geoff" had a way to stare down the camera, like he was right before going into battle... I literally felt intimidated 😮
I'm not much into all the Christmas stuff and songs, but this one... good lord... I'm listening to it on repeat since it dropped (literally 😂) on Friday 👍🏻
ngl I didn’t expect to like this song as first - I’m used to hearing and singing it as a light and haunting thing. Geoff went and made it into a battle anthem, and I’m so here for that!
lol...I've watched your reaction several times...for a second I thought you were gonna swear...lol!. Never seen you get up outta your chair!..lol
I thoroughly enjoyed your reaction to this, so far I've listened to Geoff first then about 15 reactors, a couple of them more than once. This is really stunning. Now it's time for you to do VoicePlay's Zat U Santa Claus? w/ J None who managed to get the great Satchmo to loan him his voice for the last part of this song.
Awesome reaction as usual! Please react to Valhalla Calling.....Epic
3:39 He fused his voice his whatever brass bass that is and turned it into one of those massive cathedral bells ringing!
It is amazing as always!!!😊😊😊😊
Thank you! You are one of my favorite reactors! Geoff did an amazing job! Awesome!!!
I would swear Geoff, in the passages where he is sliding up/down in the depths, is going from an F1 to an A0...maybe even a B0. I sang bass back in the day and can recognize the lowest notes, but I won't even pretend to be able to go into the 4th octave, much less the 5th. Nor could I match his clarity in his lowest range. The man is freaking incredible!
Danielle, your knowledge of the voice, your insight and analysis is second to none. I bow before you! If only I had a small portion of Geoff's talent to bring joy and happiness to people. Unfortunately, my greatest talent is the exact opposite. Your channel is fantastic! Keep up the good work. Happy New Year!!!
Next you should react to Valhalla Calling by Voiceplay, you'll be literally amazed and voiceless, especially by Geoff prestation !
Loved your reaction. It seemed to match my own reaction so closely.
Thanks for this reaction to Geoff's Christmas release. I have run out of superlatives! I enjoy the way Geoff arranges music nearly as much as his vocals. Judging by his album art, the Geoffquakes did some damage!
I think that Geoff has said that he no longer does sheet music because it is too time consuming.
love listening to Geoff with my headphones on; he makes these 40mm drivers shake
I heard 5 parts in the beginning, but that's just me. This is phenomenal!!
Geoff has a fairly low chest voice but he has crafted his sub harmonic abilities better than any other I have ever heard because he almost makes it sound like chest notes. You can still hear the switch but not like it used to be! I think his chest stops around an F1, maybe a half note below that! Still very impressive! This is excellent the way he balances the higher harmonies with the lower ones at different times and also changes up the arrangement to highlight that! Enjoyed this, great job. My lowest chest notes constantly is around A0 and have hit the G0 in front of my voice teacher a few times! Go Geoff and merry Christmas Danielle! Low bass Kenneth
I don't think A0 and G0 were chest notes. Nobody has ever hit those notes in chest. With fry, growl or sub it's possible.
@ I was telling her I had a hard time getting the sub harmonics to work. Her words to me was you don’t need to because you can hit the notes with just your voice! You would have to talk to her. My voice started the puberty changes at age 8. Thanks though for responding!
Interesting commentary on the various musical aspects of Geoff's arrangement and performance. I watched on Patreon for the deeper dive, but liking here as well.
I was SO hoping to see a reaction from you on this one after watching the "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" reaction yesterday.
This men suits him so well to sing bass because of his hair i love that . I wish i would be like him ❤❤❤
Epic - so nice to haveit appreciated!
If you have a subwoofer.....this song is spot on gold.......
The epic low notes are still playing the same "sweet silver bells" melody, just lower and slower.
This should be the new Christmas anthem.
Geoff let the dragonsi loose with this one. He proved that even Dragons celebrate Christmas. Thank you Danielle for another great reaction to Geoff.
Truly EPIC 😮
You are my best reactor. Amazing
There were over 150 tracks on this project. He posted a pic on Patreon of the project before he announced what it was ... and it looked crazy complex, even from just a single screenshot.
So he went full "Peter Hollens" with this. No wonder this is his best work to date.
Look at the hands you can see who is doing something in the harmonies
Got to love the subharmonics.
I very much lovr your channel, and you. MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Geoff do love subharmonics!
The bass drop sounds like the B0 he flexed in Valhalla Calling .
i couldnt tell during this if on 'christmas' he was going high low, higher, lower or just going down lower and lower, like if we use numbers, 1 being highest and 4 being lowest, if its 1324 or 1234, but thankfully you had a better ear and cleared that question for me
Now you know how the Creator brings new blessings to us to enjoy.
I feel like it isn't continually going lower in that part. I think the third note is like half step higher than the second, then it drops for the fourth note. What does anyone else think? Maybe other things are getting in the way of me hearing it clearly.
note watch Sir Hairless - he sometimes puts sheet music to what he is listening to - he has a great ear for cords etc - you give great brake down on technique
His version of Jacks Lament is amazing aswell
want to wish you and fmaily a safe and happy holiday-hope all is well continued success...
Please add Home Free's "Cold Hard Cash" to your Christmas list. So Good.
It would be neat to see it written out, but i'm very much an auditory learner, when it comes to music.
Never heard an earthquake sing the "Carol of the Bells" !!!!?!!!!
❤️
It wasn't a full descending run but the G1 > Eb1 > F1 > D1 was nuts. 4:32
4:43 - G, Eb, F, D x2. This sequence more or less continues as a theme throughout the song.
Your pitch isn't that good, so maybe a metropitch or a piano for reference (which I've seen you use before) would be good.
Keep it up!
I hadn't identified the notes myself, but Danielle called out his bass run as a all-decending riff confused me. I don't have a perfect ear, but I was hearing deep note - down - UP - deepest note
@@flar4282 Same. I thought she missed that one too. For me, it definitely doesn't go down 3 times in a row, it's down-downer-up-downest (you know what I mean, LOL!). I don't doubt that @dkix89 has the correct notes, as I've read in another reaction that Geoff's lowest sub in this is D1, which matches what they said perfectly.
EDIT: Checking against a tuning drone (yes, I have to cheat!), dkix89 has the correct notes.
I played that out on an online piano while listening and this sounds correct.
bet you can't wait to hear it again with your piano nearby
Nothing to see here, just Geoff casually playing around D1 and F#4. 😂
This is the song when Krampus comes for u... And you're pleased about it...
👍🎶
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉😊
Now I know what caused that recent earthquake of the coast of Northern California. Geoff just broke the earth.
If you like deep voices you should listen to a guy named Tim Storms. He has an even deeper voice.
I've come to understand Geoff is a dragon.
😢 I miss the orange eye shadow.
On that really low “Christmas,” you said he hits a low note, then goes lower, then goes lower again, then goes even lower. It sounds to me like he goes up a bit on that third note rather than lower. I may have the wrong notes, but the progression sounds to me like G-D#-F-D.
Geoff is not from this Planet, defintly.
Hey there.....Just wondering if you have heard of the National Danish choirs if you like harmonies? The senior girls choir, the DR Pigekoret have sung it as have the Bornekoret, the childrens choir. I will send you a few of their links below as I would like to hear what you make of them.
ua-cam.com/video/R8eY41XkUr4/v-deo.htmlsi=viFBR6G1q0yrszcj
ua-cam.com/video/JC9kQeuSwZE/v-deo.htmlsi=fesv27gIpetsIH53
ua-cam.com/video/2tap8H7Dn_M/v-deo.htmlsi=rATWXC6YBofHvQBq
ua-cam.com/video/5lVb_-FqHQ0/v-deo.htmlsi=p81Ao4lgIK-K6qGZ
think that you will like them if you appreciate parts and harmonies so hopefully you will give your ears a treat and listen to them
1st timer seeing you. You are strange. Stop it a few more times!!!!