This song was written for the 1998 film "Quest For Camelot" and was originally sung by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli it won a Golden Globe Award for "Best Original Song". It literally had nothing to do with Christmas, but a lot of people now use it for weddings, funerals and other religious ceremonies. As for Kirsten, if you want to really hear her gorgeous voice, she takes the lead in one of my favorite Pentatonix songs "Say Something". Here is the link ruclips.net/video/0dYlvdLdK9w/видео.html
The duet version of The Prayer was not on the original soundtrack album of "Quest For Camelot". Celine was part of the voice cast of the animated film and sang a shorter version of the song in the movie. For some reason, the soundtrack also featured an Italian-language version sung by Andrea Bocelli even though he was not in the cast and the storyline was inspired by Arthurian mythology. After the film premiered, the decision was made for the duet version between Celine and Bocelli. Part of another song from the movie was added to the duet version. The duet was first released on Celine's 1998 Christmas album "These Are Special Times". The following year, the song appeared on Bocelli's solo album and was also released as a stand-alone single. You could say Celine was the one who made "The Prayer" a Christmas song in the first place.
Pentatonix always has a spiritual song on their Christmas album. Last year it was Amazing Grace. Not christmasy. But they have tons of Christmas songs to pick from. Thanks for the reaction guys
@Tali Geoghan Thank you and thank you for the nice comment. As we lead up to Christmas, we will get a lot more festive and we are sure to return to PTX to get everyone in the Christmas spirit, we will add that one to the list. Thanks for popping in.
Pentatonix has a way of turning non-Christmas songs into Christmas songs just by putting them on a Christmas album. They are the epitome of Christmas, in my very humble opinion.
The Prayer is not a Christmas song, however this is for me their most beautiful arrangement and performance. I would suggest The First Noel, absolutely beautiful as well with a strong focus on Avi and Mitch, but being an avid Pentaholic, this is the best, thanks for your reaction guys ❤️
@Janet Lawson Ah, OK, sorry for getting it a little confused, they were all in the snow and it looked like it may be a festive type song. We will be back with more soon.
@@BritPopsReact they always add a few songs on their Christmas album, like Hallelujah, that aren’t considered Christmas, but such perfect songs for Christmas ❤️
Pentatonix has traditionally included at least one less-than-Christmassy song in their Christmas albums. "Hallelujah" is a prime example. This one at least has a spiritual theme that fits with the religious foundation of the holiday. PTX have SO MANY superb get-you-in-the-holiday-mood songs that are fun, nostalgic or just covers of great traditional carols. Matt explores his grinch persona in "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch." They ramp up the holiday sentimentality with "What Christmas Means to Me." And their beautiful rendition of "Silent Night" recorded in a cathedral with phenomenal acoustics contrasts with their novel remake of the classic "O Come All Ye Faithful." Christmas is "PTX Season!"
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy is their second Grammy. PTX has tons of Christmas covers and some originals - That's Christmas to me (2014 I guess) and Thank You (2020). Pentaholics listen to their Christmas songs all year round.
PTX usually does have 1or 2 non Christmas songs on their Christmas albums. Other ones in that category: Coldest Winter, White Winter Hymnal, Hallelujah, Sweater Weather, Amazing Grace, My Favorite Things, Once upon a December, etc. They are all great, and I listen to these albums all year.
The four song writers that came up with the song, did write it for a show. Even though the song isn't about a common Christmas Theme. The message is very Christmas oriented. Good reaction guys.
OMG, how I love your reactions, fantastic! How many details, it's really a pleasure to listen to you. You informed yourself about a lot of things in advance, analyze it, tell us a lot of new things. I enjoy when someone is educated. You immediately noticed Italian language (unlike some other reactors). Yes, the trio Kirstin, Scott and Mitch stood out here but you also mentioned Kevin - of course! and Matt - of course! Kevin is an animal anyway, and Matt is amazing! I’m getting even more like him than Avi, not because of the voice, but because of his attitude. He brought tremendous positive energy into the group. Not to mention his exceptional voice; can you imagine this song (and all the others) without bass and without the rhythmic section? Kevin "ate" the whole battery of drums. So, singing the bass is an extremely important role in the group and Matt does hit job perfectly. Yes, please react to "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" ... it's something extraordinary! I'm sure you'll give 10/10. There are hardly words for how superior their performance is. And this Santa outfit? Haha, crazy funny. Well done, boys. ❤
@mutikajj Hello to you and thank you very much for your very positive and upbeat comment. We enjoyed reading it and we do appreciate the feedback. We will be back with more from PTX to get the Christmas season off to a great start and have so many to choose from. Thank you for popping into our channel and we hope to hear from you again soon.
Perfection. Epic. I’ve watched it numerous times. Perfect for the Christmas season. If you want more Christmas-Come all ye faithful-Mary Did you know-The Grinch
So, you want Christmas? Here is a riddle for you: Is it possible for an acapella group to perform a song that has no words? May I suggest Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy for the answer.
@Duke Walker As you can imagine, we have had many requests for this song and it is on our list. We will up the Christmas content as we get closer to the big day and this will certainly be on there. Thank you for the comment too.
My top four PTX classic Christmas songs are Silent Night (live and no microphones, recorded in a cathedral), The First Noel (Avi 💖💖💖), Mary Did You Know, and O Come, All Ye Faithful. All are absolutely fabulous.
O Come All Ye Faithful by PTX and The First Noel are good ones for Christmas as well as a previous suggestion of Carol of The Bells. I don’t think Mitch breathes in that one.
My favourite Xmas song by Pentatonix is O Come All Ye Faithful - You really must include this in your Xmas Wednesdays - their rendition is great - a really uplifting song that puts a smile on your face!
@Agnes regards Hello to you and thank you for the comment, we only have a few Wednesday's until Christmas and will try and mix that up a little, but we will be doing more Christmas songs on the run up to the big day and we will be sure to visit PTX often to get us all in the right mood. Thanks for popping in.
If you want PTX original that is a Christmas song, then check “ That’s Christmas to me.” They also have an original on their new Christmas album, but they haven’t released a video yet. It is “Evergreen”.
It's hard to believe that BP1 never heard or recognized this song. It is probably one of the most popular songs of the last decade. In addition to Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli, it has been covered by numerous famous singers, including Josh Groban with and without Celine.
I am really enjoying your reactions to PTX. They seem to include songs on their Christmas albums that aren't really Christmas songs, but they have an enormous number of traditional Christmas songs as well. They have even done a version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" that is not the usual tedious take. I particularly like "The Little Drummer Boy" and "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy".
This outdoes the Bocelli/Dion version both for production (to be fair, they simply stood and sang) but also for vocals. Five people making as much sound as the orchestra and the singers, but also telling the story. Far more inspiring. I love Andrea Bocelli and have for years, but this version upgraded from the original. Scott is singing in Italian and Mitch is actually translating again like the original. And don’t forget they will do this live on tour. One thing especially good about PTX is they never record anything they can’t do live. I am glad I found your channel, just popped up on my feed. I enjoyed your reaction/review. This is off this year's Christmas album for their upcoming tour.
If you react to Seasons of Love, you will see what a phenomenal voice Kirsten has!!! Everybody talks about being Mitch Slapped. You will definitely be Kirsten Slapped in her vocal range!
People have suggested several Kirstin lead songs downthread - Shallow is the one where she shines the brightest, IMO. She and Mitch are very parallel in range here in the duet in the middle, but as though to emphasize what makes them different from each other, she's belting in her big Broadway voice while he's concentrating on the sweetness that a lot of fans call his "angel voice." Matt and Kevin were doing very subtle orchestral backups in this, for the most part. For a real Christmas-y one, I'd suggest God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen for traditional, and That's What Christmas Means To Me for pop.
Had to pop back in, just watched Oh Come All Ye Faithful! Oh my, not your ordinary carole, just makes you want to clap and sing along! Hope you take a look at it. Oh, Avi's bass is wonderful.
The Prayer is from the soundtrack of the animated Disney movie 'Quest for Camelot' (1998) sung by Celine Dion.. .Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion each recorded solo versions and later recorded a duet.
It's not really a Christmas song...but since it's a somewhat religious song they added it to their Christmas album. This in my opinion is their best song to date. Definitely a Grammy contender. If you want a good Christmas song from them please do their version of Mary Did You Know. It features Avi since it is an older song from them. (Just a note...Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy is them singing dum-dum over and over...no words at all.) Love you guys! Sending you love from Texas!!!
"The Prayer" is from the movie "Quest for Camelot." " On the soundtrack, "The Prayer" was performed separately by Celine Dion in English, and by Andrea Bocelli in Italian. The now better-known Dion-Bocelli duet in both languages first appeared in October 1998 on Dion's Christmas album These Are Special Times; it was also released as a single in March 1999 and on Bocelli's album Sogno in April 1999." ~Wikipedia.
@@christinerose4839 I'm a huge fan of Celine and Sarah! Sarah Brightman did sing a duet with Andrea Bocelli, but it was "Time to Say Goodbye." Bocelli did "The Prayer" with Celine. Both videos are on YT if you search them.
This song was written by songwriter and producer David Foster specifically for Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli, and it has been performed by various pairs of talented singers frequently all over the world. Josh Groban and Kelly Clarkson have a cover of it that I particularly like. Jonathan (Antoine) and Charlotte (Jaconelli) used it in their audition for "Britain's Got Talent" in 2012.
i don't think the prayer is a Christmas song it's just on their Christmas album. It may not give you Christmas bells but it sure gives you chills. Mitch has a habit of singing up to the rafters and beyond. Have you done their song Amazing Grace, cause Kirstin really shows her vocal range
Pentatonix are known for having loosely holiday related but not really Christmas songs on their Christmas Albums. I'm not sure if the Prayer is played mostly during the holidays but it definitely works for the Christmas album. The video is fantastic.
Actually, I think Seasons of Love gives a really good showing of her range! Truth is, all of them have fantastic ranges which are outside of their ‘titled’ ranges. No one song covers everyone’s vocal range! So. The only way to hear it, is to listen to every single PTX song (including their vlogs when they’re messing around). 😂😂😂😂😂
It's not a Christmas song, just like Hallelujah isn't a Christmas song but was on their Christmas album. Scott has also sung in French (Papaoutai) and Japanese (Perfume Medley and Midnight in Tokyo).
So gorgeous! My fav Xmas songs from PTX: Silent Night, Oh Come All Ye Faithful, Joy To The World, Little Drummer Boy, and originals That’s Christmas to Me and Evergreen.
@elaine courteau Hello to you and thank you for the kind comment. We are enjoying our Wednesday Christmas section and will look for other artists, but rest assured we will be returning to PTX on the run up to Christmas to get us all in the right mood. Thanks for watching.
As well as traditional Christmas hymns and secular Christmas music, PTX always includes on their Christmas albums a few songs like this that seem to fit the wintery holiday season.
I’m sure that another Pentaholic has said this to you: Pentatonix traditionally don’t have ALL Christmas songs on their Christmas albums. If you WANT to hear an actual Christmas song - you will get a list from the rest of us. My highlights for you - Mary Did You Know, Joy To The World, Deck The Halls and The Twelve Days of Christmas! Especially the latter, because you THINK you know this song - but you don’t! 😄😄
@Carôle Ceres Hello and thank you for the song list and the comment. We will be returning to PTX more often as we run up to Christmas to get us all in the right mood, we all deserve it this year. Thanks for watching.
PTX usually has a track or two on their "Christmas-themed" albums that may not be Christmas, but are either Wintery or religious-based ("Sweater Weather" "Hallelujah").
Christmas music...where to begin! There are so many to choose from, but a few of the very best... 1. Silent Night (w/Avi) 2. Mary Did You Know (w/Avi) 3. Mr. Grinch (w/Matt) 4. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (w/Avi) 5. Little Drummer Boy (w/Avi)
@Catherine Faulkner Thank you for taking the time to post the list. We will be return to PTX for a lot more Christmas Spirit on the run up to the Festive Holidays and this will be a great list to run through. Thank you.
I enjoy your reactions. You are honest and if it doesn't resonate with you, you say so. It may cause some Pentaholics to thrash, but I prefer your honest opinion. Mind you, I am thrilled when you think one of their songs are as good as I do. Their cover of Silent Night in a vaulted church setting is one of my favorite Christmas songs. The chemistry between them was apparent even back in their televised Sing Off contest days (2011) when the group was only weeks old.
@My2ndnephew Hello to you and thank you for the comment and we appreciate you taking the time. We try to be constructive and not go overboard with our reactions or feedback, we say if something is not quite right, but never try to be rude. We can understand if we don't all agree, but that what makes life fun too. We will of course be back with more from PTX to get us all in the right mood on the run up to Christmas. Take care and come back soon.
The Prayer is Not a Christmas Song....The song was written by Carole Bayer and David Foster for the movie Quest For Camelot..recorded as a single in italian by Andrea Bocelli and as a single in English by Celine Dion..Both recordings were played separately in the movie. They have performed the song together but have never recorded the song together as single recording.
Not Chrismassy but Kirstie is featured more front and center: Say Something, Shallow, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Attention, Come Along to name a few. Great reaction btw, I’m feeling the Christmas spirit already.
Loving the Christmas jumper, BP1! Though I'm slightly concerned that your hat may have muffled the sound a bit 😁 So happy you did this one! Technically it's not Christmassy, so I can see how you wouldn't get that vibe, and I'm glad you still gave them Christmas Bells.😁 There's so many PTX Christmas songs. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy is awesome, and I'm looking forward to that, but I'm not sure if you'll get Christmas vibes from it. Best PTX Xmas stuff (for me at any rate), is Carol of the Bells, Little Drummer Boy, O Come all ye Faithful (great spin on that one!), God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen (absolutely INSANE), Silent Night (recorded live with no mics in a church, hauntingly beautiful), and 12 Days of Christmas, simply because I've always hated that particular song, but PTX made me love it. Who am I kidding. I could name another 10 Xmas songs by them that I love, but there's only 8 weeks, and you need to do other artists too, so I kept it fairly short. Sort of. I ramble a bit hahaaaa 😆😆😆 Nice one, Gentlemen, and it's goodbye from me 😉 Edit! Forgot to say that you both seemed quite shocked at how Mitch went in this one. Just wanted to say, it's not his highest, not by a long shot. At some point, when you get to certain songs, you are both going to get Mitch-slapped so badly. And I can't wait! 😂
@EnderOllie 4 Hi, please do not highlight to BP1 that we cannot hear him through the beard, it is a blessing... We get the idea that PTX really do rool out the Christmas songs, we will be doing some other artists on the Wednesday's just to see what we can find, but rest assured we will be rolling out the PTX on the run up to Christmas to get us all in the right frame of mind this year. AH, yes Mitch, he just sort of springs out on you when you are not expecting it, always great to hear as they all are. Good night from me too.😉
Wow! These guys can sing anything. I'd listen to them sing the phone book, I think. Not my favorite song, but they perform it beautifully. Flawless technique. Thx, BPR!
Hi guys, omgosh, I love this PTX Christmas song, and I’m so happy you liked it. You know I love PTX, so thank you so much for sharing this amazing performance xxxxxxx
Love this, one of the most beautiful ones I've heard from them. Thank you for reacting to this. Want to hear what the Christmas jumper sounds like now! 😂🎄
Kirstie is doing a call and response section with Mitch, and they're both singing in the same register (although Kirstie takes a couple of solo notes above the regular melody). In any case, it showcases how ridiculous Mitch's range is and how comfortably he sings in a female register.
Hi guys...always love your reactions. Now that we are in the Xmas season, you'll have tons of Pentatonix videos to choose from...my suggestion is to start with "Carol Of The Bells", which they did 7-8 years ago....it's spectacular !!😃😃😃
@Nick Roberts HI Nick, thanks for popping in, yes we have all the Christmas outfits all ready to go and it's December, so we will get more Christmas tunes on the way. We have that and some other from Pentatonix coming soon. Thanks for the support. 😃😃
David foster wrote the song. Andre and celine were the 1st to sing it. This cover is by far my most favorite. My second is josh groban and charlotte church. My 3rd is charlotte and Jonathan On Britain's got talent. Lastly is Andrea and celine
This song was never meant to be a Christmas song. It is part of the soundtrack of a movie I just can't quite remember which one. The Andrea Bocelli and celine Dion when they sing it all of Andreas lines are in Italian so they flip back and forth so everything that Scott is saying in the original would would habe been in Italian. The same is true of hallelujah and seasons of love which each appear on their different Christmas records none of them were ever meant to be Christmas songs But they certainly lend themselves to the season.
I don’t think you guys know enough about PTX yet to appreciate why this song is included on their Christmas album? This song is more of a religious theme than a Christmas song. I suppose it depends on your personal approach to Christmas, the type of song that will get you in the mood. Happy holidays family togetherness or more traditional hymn type songs. PTX do them all excellently. 👌 My guess is BP1 is a very poppy Christmas, jingle bells and Slade. 😂. BP2, not sure which direction yet, bit more mellow?? 😁, but you were very wise not to score it. 😂. It’s bells, bells and more bells from me! 👌👍. Btw, BP1’s shaving foam beard is something else! 😂😂😂.
@Faith Reasons Yup, we really know nothing about PTX to be honest apart from the bits we pick up from the comments and the songs we do, we just don't have time to sit and review all the artists we do, but that does give me the thought that I should maybe do the next 10 Facts about PTX, what do you think, see if I can dig deep enough to find some interesting ones. As for BP1 and Christmas, well all festivals, he's you man he gets right into, with the light and costumes and so on as demonstrated here, I mentioned lets do a Christmas Wednesday, he has the costume all ready prepared, I usually get into the Christmas spirit when it's in the run up and on holiday, no work Christmas movies and all that, for me the Nat King Cole's, George Michael's and the cheesy one's all help me too, but PTX look to have some great ones that we are looking forward to doing. I will try and get more Christmassy along the way, please do not encourage BP1, 😂😂😂.
Have a look at PTX's Christmas Playlist. There are a lot of choices there. You'll find Christmassy and not so Christmassy songs there. All are fantastic though!
Great reaction! I really enjoy your commentary and the little bits of info that you research. I think you might like their version of Silent Night, it is a live recording
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, though an amazing performance, is not as Christmassy as one would expect. Many of the songs already mentioned would be better. In particular, their original song "That's Christmas to Me" would be an excellent Christmas finale.
You should also include "Thank You". It's an original and unusual in that it's non-acapela, with Scott and Kevin on piano and cello. It may be their most emotional song because it celebrates both Christmas and all those who love us and help us through difficult times.
Sorry :-) , I keep thinking of others that haven't been mentioned. Pentatonix ft. Tori Kelly - Winter Wonderland/Don’t Worry Be Happy is a very fun collaboration.
I would love you to react to "I Saw Three Ships" performed live on iHeart Radio Christmas Special 2021. I am obsessed with it and I enjoy your reactions so much. Keep making your wonderful videos. Thanks.
@sharon strain Hello Sharon, thank you for the comment and the recommendation. That sounds perfect for our run in to the big Christmas day, we will be doing more festive songs as we get into December and Pentatonix really bring on the Christmas tunes and spirit. So thank you very much and it will be on the list. Thanks you for the kind words too, it means a lot to us.
@Lord Lockdowns Jukebox LOL, yeah we are not all like BP1, he could not wait to get his Santa outfit on, it will take me a few more weeks to get into the Christmas spirit. Lets see if we can drag each other along. Cheers
Hi guys! I think BP1 looks very Santa, even flaky, without being too loud...I look forward to trhe sweater banging for that 😊. mant of the people said that it's from a movie "quest for Camelot". The song also won a Golden Globe I think. I wonder what you'd think of Marcelito Pomeroy's cover of this song? But for Christmas Wednesdays... you could look at something from Angelina Jordan''s 2014 Christmas Album? Recoded at age 8.. 😊
@Srikanth Srinivas Hello and as always, thank you for your comment. We do actually need to return to Marcelito soon and we are enjoying our Christmas section and will be rolling out more on the run into Christmas, so plenty of time for Angelina to make an appearance too. We may be back to her very soon also. Thank you for popping into visit us here.
A band with no instruments won a Grammy for The Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy, a song without words.
An A Capella instrumental!!!!!
This song was written for the 1998 film "Quest For Camelot" and was originally sung by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli it won a Golden Globe Award for "Best Original Song". It literally had nothing to do with Christmas, but a lot of people now use it for weddings, funerals and other religious ceremonies. As for Kirsten, if you want to really hear her gorgeous voice, she takes the lead in one of my favorite Pentatonix songs "Say Something". Here is the link ruclips.net/video/0dYlvdLdK9w/видео.html
The duet version of The Prayer was not on the original soundtrack album of "Quest For Camelot". Celine was part of the voice cast of the animated film and sang a shorter version of the song in the movie. For some reason, the soundtrack also featured an Italian-language version sung by Andrea Bocelli even though he was not in the cast and the storyline was inspired by Arthurian mythology. After the film premiered, the decision was made for the duet version between Celine and Bocelli. Part of another song from the movie was added to the duet version. The duet was first released on Celine's 1998 Christmas album "These Are Special Times". The following year, the song appeared on Bocelli's solo album and was also released as a stand-alone single. You could say Celine was the one who made "The Prayer" a Christmas song in the first place.
Their Mr Grinch is a great Xmas one! And it has Matt lead, so you can see what he can do!
Two best Xmas songs - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (from the Nutcracker) and Mary, Did You Know.
You want Bells - PTX Carol of the Bells is an oldie but goodie
Agreed!!
Pentatonix always has a spiritual song on their Christmas album. Last year it was Amazing Grace. Not christmasy. But they have tons of Christmas songs to pick from. Thanks for the reaction guys
I remember one reactor doing Amazing Grace who was really confused because he knew it as a song people sang/played at funerals, not Christmas. 😆
An absolute MUST is Matt doing the lead in "You're A Mean One, Mr Grinch" definitely a Christmas tune and just a fun time
@Tali Geoghan
Thank you and thank you for the nice comment.
As we lead up to Christmas, we will get a lot more festive and we are sure to return to PTX to get everyone in the Christmas spirit, we will add that one to the list.
Thanks for popping in.
Pentatonix has a way of turning non-Christmas songs into Christmas songs just by putting them on a Christmas album. They are the epitome of Christmas, in my very humble opinion.
The Prayer is not a Christmas song, however this is for me their most beautiful arrangement and performance. I would suggest The First Noel, absolutely beautiful as well with a strong focus on Avi and Mitch, but being an avid Pentaholic, this is the best, thanks for your reaction guys ❤️
@Janet Lawson
Ah, OK, sorry for getting it a little confused, they were all in the snow and it looked like it may be a festive type song.
We will be back with more soon.
@@BritPopsReact they always add a few songs on their Christmas album, like Hallelujah, that aren’t considered Christmas, but such perfect songs for Christmas ❤️
Remember just vocals. The Dion/Bocelli original had a full orchestra. Thanks for the reaction!
Try O Come All Ye Faithful. They made it their own. Don't worry if you don't feel Christmasy yet, it'll come.
I look at it like they're sending "The Prayer" to a heavenly being, and he was born at Christmas 🎄
Me too
PTX....beyond talent. You will LOVE Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies! Unbelievable!
Pentatonix has traditionally included at least one less-than-Christmassy song in their Christmas albums. "Hallelujah" is a prime example. This one at least has a spiritual theme that fits with the religious foundation of the holiday. PTX have SO MANY superb get-you-in-the-holiday-mood songs that are fun, nostalgic or just covers of great traditional carols. Matt explores his grinch persona in "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch." They ramp up the holiday sentimentality with "What Christmas Means to Me." And their beautiful rendition of "Silent Night" recorded in a cathedral with phenomenal acoustics contrasts with their novel remake of the classic "O Come All Ye Faithful." Christmas is "PTX Season!"
You 2 have barely dipped your toes into the PTX rabbit hole. Maybe next should be you're a mean one Mr grinch
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy is their second Grammy. PTX has tons of Christmas covers and some originals - That's Christmas to me (2014 I guess) and Thank You (2020). Pentaholics listen to their Christmas songs all year round.
PTX usually does have 1or 2 non Christmas songs on their Christmas albums. Other ones in that category: Coldest Winter, White Winter Hymnal, Hallelujah, Sweater Weather, Amazing Grace, My Favorite Things, Once upon a December, etc. They are all great, and I listen to these albums all year.
Sweater Weather is a favourite. 🤗
The four song writers that came up with the song, did write it for a show. Even though the song isn't about a common Christmas Theme. The message is very Christmas oriented. Good reaction guys.
@Hardtack & Beans
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Chills, absolute stunning version. "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" totally unique take. Thanks u2!
OMG, how I love your reactions, fantastic! How many details, it's really a pleasure to listen to you. You informed yourself about a lot of things in advance, analyze it, tell us a lot of new things. I enjoy when someone is educated. You immediately noticed Italian language (unlike some other reactors). Yes, the trio Kirstin, Scott and Mitch stood out here but you also mentioned Kevin - of course! and Matt - of course! Kevin is an animal anyway, and Matt is amazing! I’m getting even more like him than Avi, not because of the voice, but because of his attitude. He brought tremendous positive energy into the group. Not to mention his exceptional voice; can you imagine this song (and all the others) without bass and without the rhythmic section? Kevin "ate" the whole battery of drums. So, singing the bass is an extremely important role in the group and Matt does hit job perfectly.
Yes, please react to "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" ... it's something extraordinary! I'm sure you'll give 10/10. There are hardly words for how superior their performance is.
And this Santa outfit? Haha, crazy funny. Well done, boys. ❤
@mutikajj
Hello to you and thank you very much for your very positive and upbeat comment.
We enjoyed reading it and we do appreciate the feedback.
We will be back with more from PTX to get the Christmas season off to a great start and have so many to choose from.
Thank you for popping into our channel and we hope to hear from you again soon.
@@BritPopsReact Thank you very much for your nice words. 😊
Perfection. Epic. I’ve watched it numerous times. Perfect for the Christmas season. If you want more Christmas-Come all ye faithful-Mary Did you know-The Grinch
BP 2 knows he loves himself some Kevin! He always includes him in his comments. Kevin is AWESOME!
For me the song is about peace and joy, the whole reason for Christmas.
since you’re doing christmas songs you guys should definitely do their cover of silent night.
it’s stunning. it’s live and it sounds amazing.
So, you want Christmas? Here is a riddle for you: Is it possible for an acapella group to perform a song that has no words? May I suggest Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy for the answer.
@Duke Walker
As you can imagine, we have had many requests for this song and it is on our list.
We will up the Christmas content as we get closer to the big day and this will certainly be on there.
Thank you for the comment too.
Anyone want to mention that Matt sounded like a deep Organ... so good! Love MItch especially the end. Love PTX: so many Christmas songs to react to.
My top four PTX classic Christmas songs are Silent Night (live and no microphones, recorded in a cathedral), The First Noel (Avi 💖💖💖), Mary Did You Know, and O Come, All Ye Faithful. All are absolutely fabulous.
Bravo PTX!!! An absolute masterpiece.
O Come All Ye Faithful by PTX and The First Noel are good ones for Christmas as well as a previous suggestion of Carol of The Bells. I don’t think Mitch breathes in that one.
The song was written for the 1998 movie "Quest for Camelot" by David Foster and Carol Bayer Sager.
My favourite Xmas song by Pentatonix is O Come All Ye Faithful - You really must include this in your Xmas Wednesdays - their rendition is great - a really uplifting song that puts a smile on your face!
@Agnes regards
Hello to you and thank you for the comment, we only have a few Wednesday's until Christmas and will try and mix that up a little, but we will be doing more Christmas songs on the run up to the big day and we will be sure to visit PTX often to get us all in the right mood.
Thanks for popping in.
If you want PTX original that is a Christmas song, then check “ That’s Christmas to me.” They also have an original on their new Christmas album, but they haven’t released a video yet. It is “Evergreen”.
It’s his vocal chords! His natural voice
To me the real meaning of Christmas! Stunning arrangement and vocals by all, but the leads taken by Mitch and Scott were mind blowing.
It's hard to believe that BP1 never heard or recognized this song. It is probably one of the most popular songs of the last decade. In addition to Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli, it has been covered by numerous famous singers, including Josh Groban with and without Celine.
@William Benzino
He is a strange one at time is BP1, I have no other words!!
I am really enjoying your reactions to PTX. They seem to include songs on their Christmas albums that aren't really Christmas songs, but they have an enormous number of traditional Christmas songs as well. They have even done a version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" that is not the usual tedious take. I particularly like "The Little Drummer Boy" and "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy".
This outdoes the Bocelli/Dion version both for production (to be fair, they simply stood and sang) but also for vocals. Five people making as much sound as the orchestra and the singers, but also telling the story. Far more inspiring. I love Andrea Bocelli and have for years, but this version upgraded from the original. Scott is singing in Italian and Mitch is actually translating again like the original. And don’t forget they will do this live on tour. One thing especially good about PTX is they never record anything they can’t do live. I am glad I found your channel, just popped up on my feed. I enjoyed your reaction/review. This is off this year's Christmas album for their upcoming tour.
One of my favorite songs. Outstanding by PTX of course. Shout out to Kevin for his Duff Duffs at the end there lol.
If you react to Seasons of Love, you will see what a phenomenal voice Kirsten has!!! Everybody talks about being Mitch Slapped. You will definitely be Kirsten Slapped in her vocal range!
People have suggested several Kirstin lead songs downthread - Shallow is the one where she shines the brightest, IMO. She and Mitch are very parallel in range here in the duet in the middle, but as though to emphasize what makes them different from each other, she's belting in her big Broadway voice while he's concentrating on the sweetness that a lot of fans call his "angel voice." Matt and Kevin were doing very subtle orchestral backups in this, for the most part. For a real Christmas-y one, I'd suggest God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen for traditional, and That's What Christmas Means To Me for pop.
Had to pop back in, just watched Oh Come All Ye Faithful! Oh my, not your ordinary carole, just makes you want to clap and sing along! Hope you take a look at it. Oh, Avi's bass is wonderful.
@Lynn Soeth
Hello and thank you for th eupdate.
We will be returning to pTX on the run up to the Festive holidays to get us all in the right mood.
The Prayer is from the soundtrack of the animated Disney movie 'Quest for Camelot' (1998) sung by Celine Dion.. .Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion each recorded solo versions and later recorded a duet.
Absolutely stunning.
or over the river and thru the woods is another christmas one
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
It's not really a Christmas song...but since it's a somewhat religious song they added it to their Christmas album. This in my opinion is their best song to date. Definitely a Grammy contender. If you want a good Christmas song from them please do their version of Mary Did You Know. It features Avi since it is an older song from them. (Just a note...Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy is them singing dum-dum over and over...no words at all.) Love you guys! Sending you love from Texas!!!
They pretty much always include at least one song on each Christmas album that's not technically a Christmas song...
"The Prayer" is from the movie "Quest for Camelot." " On the soundtrack, "The Prayer" was performed separately by Celine Dion in English, and by Andrea Bocelli in Italian. The now better-known Dion-Bocelli duet in both languages first appeared in October 1998 on Dion's Christmas album These Are Special Times; it was also released as a single in March 1999 and on Bocelli's album Sogno in April 1999." ~Wikipedia.
I’m a huge fan of Celine D but I think Sarah Brightmen sings this song with Andrew Brightman because she is a Soprano
@@christinerose4839 I'm a huge fan of Celine and Sarah! Sarah Brightman did sing a duet with Andrea Bocelli, but it was "Time to Say Goodbye." Bocelli did "The Prayer" with Celine. Both videos are on YT if you search them.
This song was written by songwriter and producer David Foster specifically for Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli, and it has been performed by various pairs of talented singers frequently all over the world. Josh Groban and Kelly Clarkson have a cover of it that I particularly like. Jonathan (Antoine) and Charlotte (Jaconelli) used it in their audition for "Britain's Got Talent" in 2012.
i don't think the prayer is a Christmas song it's just on their Christmas album. It may not give you Christmas bells but it sure gives you chills. Mitch has a habit of singing up to the rafters and beyond. Have you done their song Amazing Grace, cause Kirstin really shows her vocal range
Pentatonix are known for having loosely holiday related but not really Christmas songs on their Christmas Albums. I'm not sure if the Prayer is played mostly during the holidays but it definitely works for the Christmas album. The video is fantastic.
Actually, I think Seasons of Love gives a really good showing of her range! Truth is, all of them have fantastic ranges which are outside of their ‘titled’ ranges. No one song covers everyone’s vocal range!
So. The only way to hear it, is to listen to every single PTX song (including their vlogs when they’re messing around). 😂😂😂😂😂
@@caroleceres she did hit those notes didn't she. she really shined in amazing grace, thats true each song spotlights a member
It's not a Christmas song, just like Hallelujah isn't a Christmas song but was on their Christmas album. Scott has also sung in French (Papaoutai) and Japanese (Perfume Medley and Midnight in Tokyo).
The song is from Quest For Camelot, an animated 1989 movie. Some lyric changes were made.
So gorgeous! My fav Xmas songs from PTX: Silent Night, Oh Come All Ye Faithful, Joy To The World, Little Drummer Boy, and originals That’s Christmas to Me and Evergreen.
@lynn2574
Thank you for the comment, we will be doing more PTX to get us all in the Christmas spirit.
Thanks for watching.
Very beautiful song l love it they are the best I could listen to them all day long
I always look forward to your reaction. I love PTX’s adaptation of Carol of the bells, it’s an older one. Older, recent, it’s all good. 🤗
@elaine courteau
Hello to you and thank you for the kind comment.
We are enjoying our Wednesday Christmas section and will look for other artists, but rest assured we will be returning to PTX on the run up to Christmas to get us all in the right mood.
Thanks for watching.
Dance of the sugar plum fairy is amazing
As well as traditional Christmas hymns and secular Christmas music, PTX always includes on their Christmas albums a few songs like this that seem to fit the wintery holiday season.
A cover? I'd never have known. Very nicely performed and they can certainly sing.
I’m sure that another Pentaholic has said this to you: Pentatonix traditionally don’t have ALL Christmas songs on their Christmas albums. If you WANT to hear an actual Christmas song - you will get a list from the rest of us.
My highlights for you - Mary Did You Know, Joy To The World, Deck The Halls and The Twelve Days of Christmas! Especially the latter, because you THINK you know this song - but you don’t! 😄😄
@Carôle Ceres
Hello and thank you for the song list and the comment.
We will be returning to PTX more often as we run up to Christmas to get us all in the right mood, we all deserve it this year.
Thanks for watching.
The true meaning of Christmas. Great reaction. ❤Cant wait for the next one. Stay hydrated in that 🎅 suit❄🎄😉
@Teresa M
😅😅 Stay hydrated...Brilliant.
Thanks for the fun comment.
Silent night, you're a mean one mr grinch (Matt lead), and mary did you know , all ptx covers for Christmas.
Thank you for getting us in the Christmas spirit. Love the jumper and the beard.
PTX usually has a track or two on their "Christmas-themed" albums that may not be Christmas, but are either Wintery or religious-based ("Sweater Weather" "Hallelujah").
Christmas music...where to begin! There are so many to choose from, but a few of the very best...
1. Silent Night (w/Avi)
2. Mary Did You Know (w/Avi)
3. Mr. Grinch (w/Matt)
4. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (w/Avi)
5. Little Drummer Boy (w/Avi)
@Catherine Faulkner
Thank you for taking the time to post the list.
We will be return to PTX for a lot more Christmas Spirit on the run up to the Festive Holidays and this will be a great list to run through.
Thank you.
This song is from the new Album "Evergreen"
this song was written for a Disney film idk which one but that is what i heard, :)
I enjoy your reactions. You are honest and if it doesn't resonate with you, you say so. It may cause some Pentaholics to thrash, but I prefer your honest opinion. Mind you, I am thrilled when you think one of their songs are as good as I do. Their cover of Silent Night in a vaulted church setting is one of my favorite Christmas songs. The chemistry between them was apparent even back in their televised Sing Off contest days (2011) when the group was only weeks old.
@My2ndnephew
Hello to you and thank you for the comment and we appreciate you taking the time.
We try to be constructive and not go overboard with our reactions or feedback, we say if something is not quite right, but never try to be rude.
We can understand if we don't all agree, but that what makes life fun too.
We will of course be back with more from PTX to get us all in the right mood on the run up to Christmas.
Take care and come back soon.
The Prayer is Not a Christmas Song....The song was written by Carole Bayer and David Foster for the movie Quest For Camelot..recorded as a single in italian by Andrea Bocelli and as a single in English by Celine Dion..Both recordings were played separately in the movie. They have performed the song together but have never recorded the song together as single recording.
Not Chrismassy but Kirstie is featured more front and center: Say Something, Shallow, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Attention, Come Along to name a few. Great reaction btw, I’m feeling the Christmas spirit already.
Loving the Christmas jumper, BP1! Though I'm slightly concerned that your hat may have muffled the sound a bit 😁
So happy you did this one! Technically it's not Christmassy, so I can see how you wouldn't get that vibe, and I'm glad you still gave them Christmas Bells.😁
There's so many PTX Christmas songs. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy is awesome, and I'm looking forward to that, but I'm not sure if you'll get Christmas vibes from it.
Best PTX Xmas stuff (for me at any rate), is Carol of the Bells, Little Drummer Boy, O Come all ye Faithful (great spin on that one!), God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen (absolutely INSANE), Silent Night (recorded live with no mics in a church, hauntingly beautiful), and 12 Days of Christmas, simply because I've always hated that particular song, but PTX made me love it.
Who am I kidding. I could name another 10 Xmas songs by them that I love, but there's only 8 weeks, and you need to do other artists too, so I kept it fairly short. Sort of. I ramble a bit hahaaaa 😆😆😆
Nice one, Gentlemen, and it's goodbye from me 😉
Edit! Forgot to say that you both seemed quite shocked at how Mitch went in this one. Just wanted to say, it's not his highest, not by a long shot. At some point, when you get to certain songs, you are both going to get Mitch-slapped so badly. And I can't wait! 😂
@EnderOllie 4
Hi, please do not highlight to BP1 that we cannot hear him through the beard, it is a blessing...
We get the idea that PTX really do rool out the Christmas songs, we will be doing some other artists on the Wednesday's just to see what we can find, but rest assured we will be rolling out the PTX on the run up to Christmas to get us all in the right frame of mind this year.
AH, yes Mitch, he just sort of springs out on you when you are not expecting it, always great to hear as they all are.
Good night from me too.😉
Very🌲Harmonize tune. 🌈🙏👍
Wow! These guys can sing anything. I'd listen to them sing the phone book, I think. Not my favorite song, but they perform it beautifully. Flawless technique. Thx, BPR!
Hi guys, omgosh, I love this PTX Christmas song, and I’m so happy you liked it. You know I love PTX, so thank you so much for sharing this amazing performance xxxxxxx
@Elaine Howard
You are most welcome and it's the least we could do for putting up with us two every day!!
Cheers
Love this, one of the most beautiful ones I've heard from them. Thank you for reacting to this. Want to hear what the Christmas jumper sounds like now! 😂🎄
Amazing voices!Thank you friends.Great reaction!Merry Christmas!😅👏🇷🇺
Kirstie is doing a call and response section with Mitch, and they're both singing in the same register (although Kirstie takes a couple of solo notes above the regular melody). In any case, it showcases how ridiculous Mitch's range is and how comfortably he sings in a female register.
Find out what happened when Andrea Bocelli was unable to show up for one of the rehearsals with Celine Dion. :)
Hi guys...always love your reactions. Now that we are in the Xmas season, you'll have tons of Pentatonix videos to choose from...my suggestion is to start with "Carol Of The Bells", which they did 7-8 years ago....it's spectacular !!😃😃😃
@Nick Roberts
HI Nick, thanks for popping in, yes we have all the Christmas outfits all ready to go and it's December, so we will get more Christmas tunes on the way.
We have that and some other from Pentatonix coming soon.
Thanks for the support.
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why are you not feeling christmasy watching this with all the snow ????
@john warwick
Cus it's cold and raining here.....brrrrr
We will get more Christmassy on the run up and PTX will help us all along the way.
Cheers
David foster wrote the song. Andre and celine were the 1st to sing it. This cover is by far my most favorite. My second is josh groban and charlotte church. My 3rd is charlotte and Jonathan On Britain's got talent. Lastly is Andrea and celine
Great reaction.
if you havent done it, react to PTX Dance of the sugar plum Fairies. they received a grammy for it
This song was never meant to be a Christmas song. It is part of the soundtrack of a movie I just can't quite remember which one. The Andrea Bocelli and celine Dion when they sing it all of Andreas lines are in Italian so they flip back and forth so everything that Scott is
saying in the original would would habe been in Italian. The same is true of hallelujah and seasons of love which each appear on their different Christmas records none of them were ever meant to be Christmas songs But they certainly lend themselves to the season.
I don’t think you guys know enough about PTX yet to appreciate why this song is included on their Christmas album? This song is more of a religious theme than a Christmas song. I suppose it depends on your personal approach to Christmas, the type of song that will get you in the mood. Happy holidays family togetherness or more traditional hymn type songs. PTX do them all excellently. 👌 My guess is BP1 is a very poppy Christmas, jingle bells and Slade. 😂. BP2, not sure which direction yet, bit more mellow?? 😁, but you were very wise not to score it. 😂. It’s bells, bells and more bells from me! 👌👍. Btw, BP1’s shaving foam beard is something else! 😂😂😂.
@Faith Reasons
Yup, we really know nothing about PTX to be honest apart from the bits we pick up from the comments and the songs we do, we just don't have time to sit and review all the artists we do, but that does give me the thought that I should maybe do the next 10 Facts about PTX, what do you think, see if I can dig deep enough to find some interesting ones.
As for BP1 and Christmas, well all festivals, he's you man he gets right into, with the light and costumes and so on as demonstrated here, I mentioned lets do a Christmas Wednesday, he has the costume all ready prepared, I usually get into the Christmas spirit when it's in the run up and on holiday, no work Christmas movies and all that, for me the Nat King Cole's, George Michael's and the cheesy one's all help me too, but PTX look to have some great ones that we are looking forward to doing.
I will try and get more Christmassy along the way, please do not encourage BP1, 😂😂😂.
Have a look at PTX's Christmas Playlist. There are a lot of choices there. You'll find Christmassy and not so Christmassy songs there. All are fantastic though!
Great reaction! I really enjoy your commentary and the little bits of info that you research.
I think you might like their version of Silent Night, it is a live recording
Without the backround from Kevin and Matt is it only the half feeling!
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, though an amazing performance, is not as Christmassy as one would expect. Many of the songs already mentioned would be better. In particular, their original song "That's Christmas to Me" would be an excellent Christmas finale.
You should also include "Thank You". It's an original and unusual in that it's non-acapela, with Scott and Kevin on piano and cello. It may be their most emotional song because it celebrates both Christmas and all those who love us and help us through difficult times.
Sorry :-) , I keep thinking of others that haven't been mentioned. Pentatonix ft. Tori Kelly - Winter Wonderland/Don’t Worry Be Happy is a very fun collaboration.
You haven't even begun to hear Mitch's high notes. Listen to Aha Singapore!
Try Tim Minchin's "White Wine in the Sun"
A very different take on Christmas.
I would love you to react to "I Saw Three Ships" performed live on iHeart Radio Christmas Special 2021. I am obsessed with it and I enjoy your reactions so much. Keep making your wonderful videos. Thanks.
@sharon strain
Hello Sharon, thank you for the comment and the recommendation.
That sounds perfect for our run in to the big Christmas day, we will be doing more festive songs as we get into December and Pentatonix really bring on the Christmas tunes and spirit.
So thank you very much and it will be on the list.
Thanks you for the kind words too, it means a lot to us.
Christmas is about Jesus, that's why the prayer!
@Mel Mcquire
Ahh, right..
Cheers
If you want to hear christmas bells by Kevin then you should listen to "What christmas means to me"😅
Try their "Mary Did You Know"
Very talented but for me it's Christmas balls bah humbug lol, cheers guys :)
@Lord Lockdowns Jukebox
LOL, yeah we are not all like BP1, he could not wait to get his Santa outfit on, it will take me a few more weeks to get into the Christmas spirit.
Lets see if we can drag each other along.
Cheers
Carol of the Bells by PTX - Please!
Hi guys! I think BP1 looks very Santa, even flaky, without being too loud...I look forward to trhe sweater banging for that 😊. mant of the people said that it's from a movie "quest for Camelot". The song also won a Golden Globe I think. I wonder what you'd think of Marcelito Pomeroy's cover of this song? But for Christmas Wednesdays... you could look at something from Angelina Jordan''s 2014 Christmas Album? Recoded at age 8.. 😊
@Srikanth Srinivas
Hello and as always, thank you for your comment.
We do actually need to return to Marcelito soon and we are enjoying our Christmas section and will be rolling out more on the run into Christmas, so plenty of time for Angelina to make an appearance too.
We may be back to her very soon also.
Thank you for popping into visit us here.
i saw three ships is another christmas song to listen from them
@sweet vampy
Thank you for the comments and we will be doing more Christmas tunes in the run up to the big day.
Thanks for watching.,
@@BritPopsReact im so excited i love christmas music reactions
I know i am in birmnigham so nuff said lads LOL
@john warwick
LOL, great things come from Birmingham...the M6 for a start..!!
Cheers thanks for popping in..
Just watched PTX Tik Tok compilation. If you want live you should watch that. It just posted
How about reacting to their versions of Hark the Herald Sings and most importantly Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies.
@MJ Bartholomew
Yes indeed, we will be doing more on the run up to the festive season.
Thanks for watching.