After all the gifts were wrapped and kids in bed,, my wife and I used to sit and watch the lights on the tree slowly change from one color to another and listen to this song. It was always a beautiful moment to reflect on the Christmases past and the Christmas to come. My beautiful wife passed away 2 weeks ago. I hope she is watching and listening as I am now to this lovely song and changing lights. Will never be the same but it is still a beautiful moment
My husband and I did the very same thing throughout our 30 years of marriage. It was a special part of our Christmas tradition. He died right before Christmas last year, and in his final moments I played this song. He was gone before it finished. It will never be the same to listen to again.
This is without a doubt my all-time favorite version of "Silent Night". Every year just before Christmas I make time to listen to this song alone, at night, while looking at our Christmas tree, and I can still remember the joy I felt when my oldest son was born in Dec 1991. I gotta tell ya... It's very cool.
It absolutely is. Years ago, I played this for my Mom . Neither one of us could contain ourselves eyes filling with tears. that was many years ago and long before she died. I can't listen to it without welling up but I can't not listen either. It is just beautiful.....
This version of the song IS the holidays, for me. So much so that it occurred to me just now, three weeks after Christmas. The feeling this arrangement evokes is the emotional core and power of the entire season. The nostalgia, wistfulness, hope...and sadness.
This always reminds me of Rush Limbaugh who introduced me to Manheim Steamroller. Rest In Peace Rush and thank you for sharing this with your audience.
My mom passed away over a year ago. This was her favorite Christmas Carol. It makes me so sad to listen to it yet I know she's in heaven dancing to this. I'm so thankful I had this amazing woman in my life for 42 years. And that she gave me a true love for this song. I would encourage everyone to love their family a little more, let go of petty stuff. You never know when life will be taken away from you.
This touches my soul , it has to be one of the most beautiful pieces of music I’ve ever heard . Brings tears and goosebumps every single time I listen to it .
I was lucky to have seen them 3 times over the years during the holidays. This is........my favorite as well and the violin solo at 3:37 is when my eyes begin to sting as they fill with tears.
I start crying at the two minute mark. I just saw them in Milwaukee on Sunday and I was almost sobbing. It's hard to explain to someone why it hits me that way - but apparently you get it!
Mbeenz Yes Mr. Brian this song always kills me I love it so much we love it so much here in Costa Mesa California the best ever thank you sir God bless you
The brilliance of this song's ending is how it builds up to a crescendo, only to replace it with a toy piano, something your mind is not expecting and puts you back into a child-like state of awe. The blowing snow storm further puts you into a state of dependence upon the song. There used to be another surprise at the very end where your child-like dependence was further awed by hearing the quiet sound of sleigh bells in the distance through the storm. It gave a sense of hope through the storm (could that be Santa?) and tied up the song. I wish they'd return that part (or am I not hearing it due to age?)
I can hardly listen to the song without thinking of Rush Limbaugh. He always played it on his show at Christmas time and it was my favorite one. I miss him so much. I miss him every day.
I miss him, too. Tuned in to hear his replacement, and it was like walking into an empty room. Didn't go back. I can imagine what he'd be saying about the mess today! God bless you, and Merry Christmas.
Years ago on Christmas Eve, after the kids were in bed, the presents were under the tree, and the stockings were filled, I'd head to my CD player - now my computer- and play this song. It was, and still is, the last thing I did before I headed off to bed. Silent Night...all is well with my World.
When I hear this, I always think of the Rush Limbaugh show, and how he would put this on every Christmas. This past Christmas, he informed us of the terminal state of his cancer and how his days were numbered. The legend died this morning, 2/17/2021. May he forever rest in peace.
This song never fails to remind me of the legendary Rush Limbaugh. The man's great wisdom, good humor, and remarkable optimism are greatly missed! Rush was gone much too soon. RIP, sir!
Every time I listen to this version of Silent Night, I completely break down in tears. It is so moving to me. It always brings back happy, as well as sad memories.
I am so happy Rush Limbaugh introduced me to Mannheim Steamroller. Everytime I hear Silent Night it reminds me of him and how he shared his Talents on Loan from GOD.
I heard this for the first time 35 years ago on the car radio going home after a Christmas Eve candlelight service. It is still the prettiest version of Silent Night I've ever heard. And after all these years it still makes me a little emotional...just a little.
This version......this version.....is hauntingly beautiful and emotional..... it stirs up memories of Christmases past and the people and relatives who were present who are now passed away. The sights....the bushes, covered in snow, illuminated by those big C-9 outdoor lights... the snow floating softly.... the soft glow of candelabras in the windows... The smells.... turkey....cornbread dressing.....sugar cookies... The sounds..... the Christmas Carols sung by various artists, from Jerry Vale to the Boston Pops, coming from the speakers on the old Zenith record player... the voices of the now absent family members..... Nostalgia in tidal waves....😢
OMGosh Yes. I am Very Sad. This has been a hard Christmas for me. If I had to hear this at work I would have lost it. This makes me Cry. 😢 It has already been a very Sad Christmas. 😞
This is probably my favorite of your songs.... Rush played this in the background as he was giving his Christmas farewell of 2020.... He knew it was his last Christmas... I really miss him... now this song just brings me to tears....
Rush closed out his last show before Christmas every year for at least 10 years possibly more and being a truck driver with only an AM/FM with the FM side being iffy I usually caught that and this version of Silent Night always hit me in the feels hard. Even more so starting in 2013 when Christmas came 2 months and 18 days after my wife's sudden death and then doubly so when the following Christmas dad's seat at the family get togethers had been vacant for a month and 18 days ( yes you're doing the math correctly we lost dad 13 months to the day) I'm sitting here now weeping ugly just because of all the losses these past 8 years.
@@garysprandel1817 May the Lord bring comfort and blessing and heal your heart from loss! I am 83 and have said goodbye to my parents, husband and many others but God's Holy Spirit has brought back sweet memories without the pain and God's presence is so comforting!
My brother Gary, who passed away & played this song at every Christmas party, I have to play this beautiful, emotionally Silent Night every Christmas for Gary.
When I hear this beautiful and touching rendition of Silent Night, it always brings tears to my eyes. Actually when I need to cry, this is my "go to" song, no matter what the season. I have it on my i-Pod, remember those? When the song begins, my mind gets to reminiscing.... of friends and family, those who are alone at Christmastime, the less fortunate, and especially their children. I think of the anticipation these children have at Christmastime, and what they expect Santa is bringing them. Only to wake up Christmas morning, with their hopes and dreams shattered, with some finding nothing at all. I imagine the disappointment and tears in the eyes of the children and their parents.The thought alone is heartbreaking. The kids get to thinking, "were we forgotten about"? "Were we really that bad this year that we didn't deserve anything"? "After all, they say Santa knows if we've been bad or good, right"? "Maybe Santa really IS make believe like some people say"? "No", it's usually because mommy or daddy couldn't afford any gifts this year. I remember when I first moved to Louisiana. Those first three or four years, I would adopt a family each Christmas so at least one family wouldn't feel"forgotten" about. As the song continues, my mind turns to those who have passed on, who won't be with their loved ones on this holiday. I picture their family looking at the chair someone once sat in, the empty place at the dinner table, enjoying a favorite recipe or tradition that was theirs. Pictures of them on the shelf, smiling. It was a happier time. The memories of their voice and laughter, a written note/letter, or the final message they left for you on your phone. They miss the look of their loved ones eyes. Their smile, their hugs, their love. Sometimes, they swear they can hear their voice or feel their presence. Just thinking about the way is used to be and knowing things just will never be the same again. I think about the friendships I made in my life. I've come to the realization that I will never see most of these people ever again. However, the song isn't all about sadness. For me, the "swoshing" sound at the end, and the "tinkering" on a toy piano makes me feel that sorrow and pain is erased and replaced with hope. We must move on ! We must be survivors ! Keep that burning ember tucked away in your heart. Always be thankful for what people have given to you and what you've learned from them. After all, they helped mold the person you are today. :) If you lost someone this year, I hope you'll be able to raise a smile between the tears. I know you will always love them, I know you will always miss them, and you will take the time to grieve them. With that, try to live your life to make them proud. My Christmas wish for you is.....may your heart be light as a snowflake, that your troubles melt away like snow, and a drift of blessings surround you. Have a Merry Christmas !
Every once in a while, I encounter a song, a piece of music that provokes a profound spiritual reaction within me. Chip Davis's Stille Nacht is one of those! Every time I hear it, I feel goosebumps all over me. I still remember the first time I heard it when it first came out, and over the years, I still get that same feeling when I hear Stille Nacht. For me, there will never be a rendition of Silent Night I will listen to other than this one. Chip Davis, you have profoundly blessed my life and the way I experience the birthday of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ with this one song!
@@912nitro Chip Davis is the composer/arranger of music, chief instrumentalist, recording engineer and pretty much everything else. Mr. Davis does bring in other musicians, much like Steely Dad did to play instruments he doesn't play. Essentially, Chip Davis is Mannheim Steamroller.
Beautiful Memories with the song..a Christmas Eve walk with golden retriever in the woods while it was snowing. Coming home to a fire in the fireplace, just the 2 of us. She's been gone almost 15 years and the songs still brings back that memory and lots of tears.
This was my dad's favorite version of silent night. I always thought it was a hauntingly beautiful rendition. I still find it beautiful, but since he passed listening to it is an emotional experience.
For those people who say they tear up when they hear this - even after all these years - I'm right there with you. I bought this Christmas album when it was first released, mainly because my music appreciation instructor at the University of Nebraska - Omaha (UNO), David Low, played cello on this album. In class, he spoke of Fresh Aire and Mannheim Steamroller. I had heard of neither. That album has so many good songs on it. This has always been my favorite.
One cold and dark Christmas eve, my father was driving me to Newton to spend Christmas with my mom, it was just him and I. It's the first time I heard a certain rendition of Silent night. I remember the chill in the air. The Christmas lights scattered on the horizon. And now when I hear that song, I'm right back there. I can feel the cold air, see the lights in the distance and remember that amazing silent night.
I hear you. My dad is the only one I felt loved by. Mom was a taskmaster, and although I know she loved me, I never felt it. The pain of losing loved ones never goes away, despite what they say about time healing wounds.
There’s certain songs out there that just move you deep down inside, tug on your heart strings and unlock memories that one thought they had forgotten. This song right here does it. It takes me to a peaceful place away from the chaos of 2020. I picture sitting with my Dad on Christmas as I did last year not knowing that would be my last Christmas with him. Love you Dad, miss you.
This song has a special meaning with my family. My dad bought this album in 1996 or 1997 on cassette tape sometime after my brother passed away at 12 days old from alveolar capillary dysplasia. This song always makes us think of him, it doesn't really make me cry much now but I used to bawl my eyes out when I was younger, mainly at the part with the toy piano which kind of makes as a symbol of infancy and other related things, and my Mom always says near the end of the song where you here that final whooshing is like his soul going up to Heaven. Love you, Tanner Brown, rest in peace. 12/14 - 12/26/1996
I went to universal studios not knowing they would be there. As they were playing this song i couldnt help but cry, as this spoke to my heart more than anything else could. Gave me a sense of safety, like i could forget everything around me and just focus on the beautiful music being unfolded in front of my eyes. Truly the music of heaven.
I grew up with the most amazing beautiful Christmas memories. My mom made it so special every year. One of our traditions was Christmas Eve, dinner then sing around the tree before opening gifts, we all picked our favorite song and everyone sang along. My dad played the mandolin, my brother acoustic guitar, and me accordion or violin. My mom's favorite song was silent night. Every year it was silent night for her. Moving forward years later, I was living states away and long after dad past, my mom tried to keep us all together. December 2007 and I talked my mom I to coming to NC and stay with us for the winter including Christmas. She decided to come and the weekend she was to arrive, she died. December 10. I was completely devastated. I didn't know how to ever get past it or continue. We had the funeral and the family spent time together and we all went our separate ways. As I was driving home from Ohio to NC this version of silent night came on the radio. I've never heard it before that. I had to pull over because the tears made it to hard for me to see. I had flash backs of Christmas with my mom. The ending of this version somehow gave me peace. I envisioned this was the sound of my mom's spirit flying away to a better place after me being moved by this song. Silent night.
my mom would play the fuck out of this group every year before christmas. as a kid i couldnt wait to see what "santa" brought me. the last few years of my mom's life when i was a young adult i couldn't wait to sit with her christmas morning and just listen to songs like this before everyone else was awake. still cant believe its been 24 years since she passed.
I think everyone has had a feeling that they once had but have never been able to get back, like a fading scent, or the last breath of warmth escaping your clothes into the snow. I think we all long for that feeling no matter how less of it we feel every year. I'm about to turn 20 this year, I haven't felt that beautiful feeling since I was 10. This year I hope that I can feel that Christmas spirit again, even if it's just for a moment.
Rush Limbaugh always played this song at the end of his final show before Christmas...and as he told us...it is well worth taking the time to listen to this with really good headphones!!! EnJoy!!!
My heart literally hurts when I hear this....I openly weep for the past when I had my children with me safe and warm at home for Christmas. Oh God, I pray all will be good again in the world!
This song brings comfort. My family went and saw them in 2013 in the month of November. Shortly after we went on a cruise for Thanksgiving. After the cruise my brother got really sick and got diagnosed with a type of herpes and a brain tumor. We've spent many holidays and birthdays in the hospital. What makes it hard is we adopted him and his twin the year before. We only had one year with them before he got sick. 7 years later he's still recovering and still suffers from what the tumor did to his brain despite it being gone. This song makes me remember Christmas when it was magical and not painful.
This & Christmas Canon by Transiberian Orchestra may be two of the greatest Christmas songs of all time. They remind me of my dad who passed 1 year ago today 11/29/21. He loved Christmas. Beautiful.
Remember performing this with Chip's dad at Sylvania High School when we were both in the A'Capella Choir in 1965. Years pass but the music lives on...
I watched them perform the day after Christmas last year in Texas. I cried when they finished with this song. "Stille Nacht" by Mannheim Steamroller has always had a very special piece in my heart ever since I listened to it every year as a child!
My mother passed away in May of 2022. This song brings back a lot of memories of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day of years gone by. I miss you mother. I hope to see you again someday.
Listening to this song during the Covid19 shutdowns to remind me of Christmas. It gives me peace because it points me outside of myself to Christ Jesus who alone is all I have. Much Love my friends. Roman's Chapter 8 and Ephesians Chapter 1 and 2
@@jrowlet Which came thousands of years after the Winter Solstice being celebrated. In fact, there are Christians who don't celebrate Christmas because Jesus (of whom there is no historical record) would have been more likely to be born in the spring according to them. The Catholic church declared Dec. 25th to be the Mass of Christ in opposition to Winter Solstice celebrations.
Best version ever. When everything is so hectic, this piece has a way of calming and relaxing. It is just so beautiful and peaceful. It just touches the soul
So emotional if u listen closely with headphones it along with the wind it also sounds like gunfire. It ain't a silent night for them God bless our service members. 🇺🇸
I first heard this version years ago on the Rush Limbaugh Show no less. It was a staple of his that every year right before Christmas, he would sign off by playing this version as he would not return to the airwaves until the new year had begun. Now that he has passed, this rendition has become a very emotional part of me.
Bingo! Exactly same thing with my family. We heard it on Rush Limbaugh, and though no one passed away here, we mourn Rush all over again. This song brings back memories of happier times. Now Bidet is in the White House after the stolen Election... WHERE ARE YOU RUSH??? I guess God spared you of this " dark, cold winter" as fake president Bidet is promising us daily.
This is my favorite Manheim steamroller song. The best version of Silent Night ever. I first heard of Manheim Steamroller back in 1974. We were in a theater waiting for the movie to start. They were playing Fresh Aire. I was enthralled. I asked the manager about the music and he told me about the album. I was hooked from then on.
This is so... exquisitely... ineffably... beautiful. I am on the verge of tears everytime I listen to it. And then, when I hear the sleighbells passing through the cold dark night, I just absolutely lose it and start blubbering.
On Mannheim Steamroller's TV special "The Christmas Angel" years ago, Dorothy Hamill skated a lovely programme to this exquisitely beautiful recording of "Silent Night". God bless you, Ms. Hamill and Chip Davis. Happy Birthday, Jesus.
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas albums are a standard part of my holidays. I saw them twice at concerts and it was awesome. There is no one who comes close to this Silent Night version, as well as the many other holiday renditions they have done.
This is THE BEST cover of this I have ever heard. Being 66 years old, I have heard almost 100 versions. Interesting that it has some musical back-references (new phrase?) to Fresh Aire 4 track "Embers" with the male vocalese and the "clock rings" near the end. And the toy piano...just wow.
All their Christmas albums (yes albums) are perfect for trimming the tree, laying out the gifts on Christmas Eve, and opening those gifts the next day. I just love this.
My favorite version... of Silent Night... It brings tears to my eyes... and what makes it even more special... is this video was uploaded on my birthday. Perhaps I can stay... a little while longer...
This was the first ever song of Mannheim Steamroller’s that I heard. This song was used in a 9/11 video that was played at my church on the 10th anniversary of the incident. I was 12 years old at that time. Being 21 now, this type of Christmas music has a special place in my heart 💜
My brother had been diagnosed with an extremely vicious form of Leukemia around Thanksgiving 1985 - I heard this song for the first time that Christmas, and it conveyed all my sorrow and hope that he would get better - I still cry when I hear it and think of those desperate months when we didn't know if he would live or die......
Listening tonight and had a good cry. My fav version and sitting here thinking of all the friends and family that we lost this past year. Merry Christmas 2020 everyone. Hold your loved ones tight as you never know when it will be theirs or your last Christmas. Be kind to one another.
Every time I hear this song, all I can think about is my dad. I've had so many issues with him growing up but he would always play this song around Christmas time and explain to me what his interpretation of the song was. It brings back the good memories of us being together. I've been trying to learn how put our differences aside, because the moments when there isn't tension are the happiest. Even though we may not always be on good terms all the time, he's my dad and I love him.
All the gifts are wrapped, stocking are hung, cookies are out, family is in bed, house is quiet, coming here to yt since 2007 to listen to this song... its the quiet and calming of everything in its place and even tho the kids are a little older this beautiful song still holds a special place for all our Christmas' together.
1970's looking out my bedroom window in December,2 am watching the snow in the soft streetlamp fall listening to this beautiful song. I really miss that.😔
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After all the gifts were wrapped and kids in bed,, my wife and I used to sit and watch the lights on the tree slowly change from one color to another and listen to this song. It was always a beautiful moment to reflect on the Christmases past and the Christmas to come. My beautiful wife passed away 2 weeks ago. I hope she is watching and listening as I am now to this lovely song and changing lights. Will never be the same but it is still a beautiful moment
David, this is my first Christmas without my wife. It is very difficult, praying you find some peace this evening.
@@cbullock602 My first Christmas without my wife as well. I loved her with all my heart and all my soul. Take care Clint. The sun will rise again.
Sorry for your loss. 😢 all of you. I was widowed in 1976 and still miss him.
My husband and I did the very same thing throughout our 30 years of marriage. It was a special part of our Christmas tradition. He died right before Christmas last year, and in his final moments I played this song. He was gone before it finished. It will never be the same to listen to again.
May the Lord bless you my friend I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a good fortune follows you throughout this year
Probably the most moving version of Silent Night I've ever heard.
This is without a doubt my all-time favorite version of "Silent Night". Every year just before Christmas I make time to listen to this song alone, at night, while looking at our Christmas tree, and I can still remember the joy I felt when my oldest son was born in Dec 1991. I gotta tell ya... It's very cool.
Yes it's true 👑🎶❤️
So true! I have loved it since the first time I heard it played on the radio.
Big James My Dear Brother. You Are So CORRECT!!!!! Merry Christmas!!! From Costa Mesa Ca!!!!
It absolutely is. Years ago, I played this for my Mom . Neither one of us could contain ourselves eyes filling with tears. that was many years ago and long before she died. I can't listen to it without welling up but I can't not listen either. It is just beautiful.....
This version of the song IS the holidays, for me. So much so that it occurred to me just now, three weeks after Christmas. The feeling this arrangement evokes is the emotional core and power of the entire season. The nostalgia, wistfulness, hope...and sadness.
This always reminds me of Rush Limbaugh who introduced me to Manheim Steamroller. Rest In Peace Rush and thank you for sharing this with your audience.
Rush did the same for me in 1991. Just got back from their concert - its become a family tradition
Thank you Mr. Limbaugh for introducing me to this wonderful inspirational music. Thanks Mr. Davis for your group !! Many happy memories.
My mom passed away over a year ago. This was her favorite Christmas Carol. It makes me so sad to listen to it yet I know she's in heaven dancing to this. I'm so thankful I had this amazing woman in my life for 42 years. And that she gave me a true love for this song. I would encourage everyone to love their family a little more, let go of petty stuff. You never know when life will be taken away from you.
:'( *hug*
This makes me think of my late parents during the holiday season as well...
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🙏❤ Christmas blessings to you and your family. Stay safe.
Thank you Merry Christmas, remember there is hope in The Lord Jesus Christ :) John 3:16
This touches my soul , it has to be one of the most beautiful pieces of music I’ve ever heard . Brings tears and goosebumps every single time I listen to it .
So so true. When I hear it, I just pause. It feels me with memories of my mother. It's a staple on my Christmas playlist.
I was lucky to have seen them 3 times over the years during the holidays. This is........my favorite as well and the violin solo at 3:37 is when my eyes begin to sting as they fill with tears.
Why you don’t have more thumbs up is beyond me. ❤❤
Was always My Moms Favorite.
I start crying at the two minute mark. I just saw them in Milwaukee on Sunday and I was almost sobbing. It's hard to explain to someone why it hits me that way - but apparently you get it!
This is absolutely chilling and makes me tear up every time....
Me too. I'm crying now! :(
Mbeenz
Yes Mr. Brian this song always kills me I love it so much we love it so much here in Costa Mesa California the best ever thank you sir God bless you
Me too
The brilliance of this song's ending is how it builds up to a crescendo, only to replace it with a toy piano, something your mind is not expecting and puts you back into a child-like state of awe. The blowing snow storm further puts you into a state of dependence upon the song. There used to be another surprise at the very end where your child-like dependence was further awed by hearing the quiet sound of sleigh bells in the distance through the storm. It gave a sense of hope through the storm (could that be Santa?) and tied up the song. I wish they'd return that part (or am I not hearing it due to age?)
Same
I can hardly listen to the song without thinking of Rush Limbaugh. He always played it on his show at Christmas time and it was my favorite one. I miss him so much. I miss him every day.
I miss him, too!
Talent on loan from GOD!@@sunnyhill8179
Elaine I thank Rush every year for turning me onto this song. Best Christmas season song for me. Merry Christmas lady and R.I.P. Rush!
I miss him, too. Tuned in to hear his replacement, and it was like walking into an empty room. Didn't go back. I can imagine what he'd be saying about the mess today! God bless you, and Merry Christmas.
Absolutely. Rush loved Thanksgiving and Christmas. I always looked forward to Mannheim Steamroller in the Christmas bumper rotation.
That gentle, nearly child's toy piano few notes at the end still gives me nostalgia and chills
Years ago on Christmas Eve, after the kids were in bed, the presents were under the tree, and the stockings were filled, I'd head to my CD player - now my computer- and play this song. It was, and still is, the last thing I did before I headed off to bed. Silent Night...all is well with my World.
I still have CD players and my Mannheim Steamroller CD! I listen to this song, either via my CD or via RUclips every Christmas season!
I still do this. My wife goes to bed and I sit with all the lights out except the tree and listen to this recording.
When I hear this, I always think of the Rush Limbaugh show, and how he would put this on every Christmas.
This past Christmas, he informed us of the terminal state of his cancer and how his days were numbered.
The legend died this morning, 2/17/2021. May he forever rest in peace.
This song never fails to remind me of the legendary Rush Limbaugh. The man's great wisdom, good humor, and remarkable optimism are greatly missed! Rush was gone much too soon. RIP, sir!
Same 😢
Only heard these classic tunes on Rush's show, still brings back good, descent, and moving memories perhaps of a traditional time not-so-past.
Every time I listen to this version of Silent Night, I completely break down in tears. It is so moving to me. It always brings back happy, as well as sad memories.
You are not alone, I cry every time.
I used to cry too every time
The most beautiful version of this song!
As many times as I’ve heard this, those first couple of notes by the violin still affect me the same way as the first time.
If you don't cry when you hear this song, you're not human.
AMEN AND AMEN!!!!!✝️🛐🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I am so happy Rush Limbaugh introduced me to Mannheim Steamroller. Everytime I hear Silent Night it reminds me of him and how he shared his Talents on Loan from GOD.
Same😢
I heard this for the first time 35 years ago on the car radio going home after a Christmas Eve candlelight service. It is still the prettiest version of Silent Night I've ever heard. And after all these years it still makes me a little emotional...just a little.
C'mon Marty you're crying like a baby right now just like the rest of us!
This version......this version.....is hauntingly beautiful and emotional..... it stirs up memories of Christmases past and the people and relatives who were present who are now passed away.
The sights....the bushes, covered in snow, illuminated by those big C-9 outdoor lights... the snow floating softly.... the soft glow of candelabras in the windows...
The smells.... turkey....cornbread dressing.....sugar cookies...
The sounds..... the Christmas Carols sung by various artists, from Jerry Vale to the Boston Pops, coming from the speakers on the old Zenith record player... the voices of the now absent family members.....
Nostalgia in tidal waves....😢
OMGosh Yes. I am Very Sad. This has been a hard Christmas for me. If I had to hear this at work I would have lost it. This makes me Cry. 😢 It has already been a very Sad Christmas. 😞
This is probably my favorite of your songs.... Rush played this in the background as he was giving his Christmas farewell of 2020.... He knew it was his last Christmas... I really miss him... now this song just brings me to tears....
Rush closed out his last show before Christmas every year for at least 10 years possibly more and being a truck driver with only an AM/FM with the FM side being iffy I usually caught that and this version of Silent Night always hit me in the feels hard.
Even more so starting in 2013 when Christmas came 2 months and 18 days after my wife's sudden death and then doubly so when the following Christmas dad's seat at the family get togethers had been vacant for a month and 18 days ( yes you're doing the math correctly we lost dad 13 months to the day) I'm sitting here now weeping ugly just because of all the losses these past 8 years.
I miss him, too!
@@garysprandel1817 May the Lord bring comfort and blessing and heal your heart from loss! I am 83 and have said goodbye to my parents, husband and many others but God's Holy Spirit has brought back sweet memories without the pain and God's presence is so comforting!
I will always remember Rush's Christmas thank you, and, goodbye. His thankfulness to his people, and to God.
My brother Gary, who passed away & played this song at every Christmas party, I have to play this beautiful, emotionally Silent Night every Christmas for Gary.
First time I heard this, was just about 30 years ago, on a college radio station at 2AM. Best version of 'Silent Night' I ever heard.
same for me but it was 105,7 rythmeFM
When I bought my mom her first Mannheim CD, this was her favorite song, and when I lost her a couple of years ago I think of her when I play it now.
When I hear this beautiful and touching rendition of Silent Night, it always brings tears to my eyes. Actually when I need to cry, this is my "go to" song, no matter what the season. I have it on my i-Pod, remember those? When the song begins, my mind gets to reminiscing.... of friends and family, those who are alone at Christmastime, the less fortunate, and especially their children. I think of the anticipation these children have at Christmastime, and what they expect Santa is bringing them. Only to wake up Christmas morning, with their hopes and dreams shattered, with some finding nothing at all. I imagine the disappointment and tears in the eyes of the children and their parents.The thought alone is heartbreaking. The kids get to thinking, "were we forgotten about"? "Were we really that bad this year that we didn't deserve anything"? "After all, they say Santa knows if we've been bad or good, right"? "Maybe Santa really IS make believe like some people say"? "No", it's usually because mommy or daddy couldn't afford any gifts this year. I remember when I first moved to Louisiana. Those first three or four years, I would adopt a family each Christmas so at least one family wouldn't feel"forgotten" about. As the song continues, my mind turns to those who have passed on, who won't be with their loved ones on this holiday. I picture their family looking at the chair someone once sat in, the empty place at the dinner table, enjoying a favorite recipe or tradition that was theirs. Pictures of them on the shelf, smiling. It was a happier time. The memories of their voice and laughter, a written note/letter, or the final message they left for you on your phone. They miss the look of their loved ones eyes. Their smile, their hugs, their love. Sometimes, they swear they can hear their voice or feel their presence. Just thinking about the way is used to be and knowing things just will never be the same again. I think about the friendships I made in my life. I've come to the realization that I will never see most of these people ever again. However, the song isn't all about sadness. For me, the "swoshing" sound at the end, and the "tinkering" on a toy piano makes me feel that sorrow and pain is erased and replaced with hope. We must move on ! We must be survivors ! Keep that burning ember tucked away in your heart. Always be thankful for what people have given to you and what you've learned from them. After all, they helped mold the person you are today. :) If you lost someone this year, I hope you'll be able to raise a smile between the tears. I know you will always love them, I know you will always miss them, and you will take the time to grieve them. With that, try to live your life to make them proud. My Christmas wish for you is.....may your heart be light as a snowflake, that your troubles melt away like snow, and a drift of blessings surround you. Have a Merry Christmas !
God bless you
Beautifully stated! Your sentiments are both heartfelt and shared!
Thanks for reminding me of what it's about.😔
You expressed perfectly, everything I feel when I hear this song. Thank you.
I live in Frankfurt, Germany about 50 miles away from Mannheim. Every time I listen to this track, it tears my heart apart.
Every once in a while, I encounter a song, a piece of music that provokes a profound spiritual reaction within me. Chip Davis's Stille Nacht is one of those! Every time I hear it, I feel goosebumps all over me. I still remember the first time I heard it when it first came out, and over the years, I still get that same feeling when I hear Stille Nacht. For me, there will never be a rendition of Silent Night I will listen to other than this one. Chip Davis, you have profoundly blessed my life and the way I experience the birthday of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ with this one song!
.who is chip Davis
@@912nitro Chip Davis is the composer/arranger of music, chief instrumentalist, recording engineer and pretty much everything else. Mr. Davis does bring in other musicians, much like Steely Dad did to play instruments he doesn't play. Essentially, Chip Davis is Mannheim Steamroller.
Right … That is who Davis is
Beautifully said.
And Chip is an Atheist!!
Beautiful Memories with the song..a Christmas Eve walk with golden retriever in the woods while it was snowing. Coming home to a fire in the fireplace, just the 2 of us. She's been gone almost 15 years and the songs still brings back that memory and lots of tears.
This was my dad's favorite version of silent night. I always thought it was a hauntingly beautiful rendition. I still find it beautiful, but since he passed listening to it is an emotional experience.
For those people who say they tear up when they hear this - even after all these years - I'm right there with you. I bought this Christmas album when it was first released, mainly because my music appreciation instructor at the University of Nebraska - Omaha (UNO), David Low, played cello on this album. In class, he spoke of Fresh Aire and Mannheim Steamroller. I had heard of neither. That album has so many good songs on it. This has always been my favorite.
From a Husker to a Maverick; God Bless :)
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Just beautiful. Like others, this reminds me of my mom who passed 8 years ago.... hope you can hear it in heaven Mom!
One cold and dark Christmas eve, my father was driving me to Newton to spend Christmas with my mom, it was just him and I. It's the first time I heard a certain rendition of Silent night. I remember the chill in the air. The Christmas lights scattered on the horizon. And now when I hear that song, I'm right back there. I can feel the cold air, see the lights in the distance and remember that amazing silent night.
Hard to believe we've been listening to this for 36 years!
I love you, Dad. Rest in peace and Merry Christmas.
He is still with you, my brother
I hear you. My dad is the only one I felt loved by. Mom was a taskmaster, and although I know she loved me, I never felt it. The pain of losing loved ones never goes away, despite what they say about time healing wounds.
This song will always make me think of Rush. RIP
Best Silent Night in History.
There’s certain songs out there that just move you deep down inside, tug on your heart strings and unlock memories that one thought they had forgotten. This song right here does it. It takes me to a peaceful place away from the chaos of 2020. I picture sitting with my Dad on Christmas as I did last year not knowing that would be my last Christmas with him. Love you Dad, miss you.
Heard this in concert at Birmingham last night. When Mannheim played this the tears just flowed.
This song has a special meaning with my family. My dad bought this album in 1996 or 1997 on cassette tape sometime after my brother passed away at 12 days old from alveolar capillary dysplasia. This song always makes us think of him, it doesn't really make me cry much now but I used to bawl my eyes out when I was younger, mainly at the part with the toy piano which kind of makes as a symbol of infancy and other related things, and my Mom always says near the end of the song where you here that final whooshing is like his soul going up to Heaven. Love you, Tanner Brown, rest in peace.
12/14 - 12/26/1996
I went to universal studios not knowing they would be there. As they were playing this song i couldnt help but cry, as this spoke to my heart more than anything else could. Gave me a sense of safety, like i could forget everything around me and just focus on the beautiful music being unfolded in front of my eyes. Truly the music of heaven.
I grew up with the most amazing beautiful Christmas memories. My mom made it so special every year. One of our traditions was Christmas Eve, dinner then sing around the tree before opening gifts, we all picked our favorite song and everyone sang along. My dad played the mandolin, my brother acoustic guitar, and me accordion or violin. My mom's favorite song was silent night. Every year it was silent night for her. Moving forward years later, I was living states away and long after dad past, my mom tried to keep us all together. December 2007 and I talked my mom I to coming to NC and stay with us for the winter including Christmas. She decided to come and the weekend she was to arrive, she died. December 10. I was completely devastated. I didn't know how to ever get past it or continue. We had the funeral and the family spent time together and we all went our separate ways. As I was driving home from Ohio to NC this version of silent night came on the radio. I've never heard it before that. I had to pull over because the tears made it to hard for me to see. I had flash backs of Christmas with my mom. The ending of this version somehow gave me peace. I envisioned this was the sound of my mom's spirit flying away to a better place after me being moved by this song. Silent night.
my mom would play the fuck out of this group every year before christmas. as a kid i couldnt wait to see what "santa" brought me. the last few years of my mom's life when i was a young adult i couldn't wait to sit with her christmas morning and just listen to songs like this before everyone else was awake. still cant believe its been 24 years since she passed.
I think everyone has had a feeling that they once had but have never been able to get back, like a fading scent, or the last breath of warmth escaping your clothes into the snow. I think we all long for that feeling no matter how less of it we feel every year. I'm about to turn 20 this year, I haven't felt that beautiful feeling since I was 10.
This year I hope that I can feel that Christmas spirit again, even if it's just for a moment.
Rush Limbaugh always played this song at the end of his final show before Christmas...and as he told us...it is well worth taking the time to listen to this with really good headphones!!! EnJoy!!!
Rush loved Christmas so much!
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This version always makes me think of those I've lost over the years and brings tears to my eyes.
My heart literally hurts when I hear this....I openly weep for the past when I had my children with me safe and warm at home for Christmas. Oh God, I pray all will be good again in the world!
I hope you're okay. May God bless you.
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My friend Jimmy turned me on to this many years ago. He passed a couple weeks ago in New Mexico. I always remember him when I hear this carol.
This song brings comfort. My family went and saw them in 2013 in the month of November. Shortly after we went on a cruise for Thanksgiving. After the cruise my brother got really sick and got diagnosed with a type of herpes and a brain tumor. We've spent many holidays and birthdays in the hospital. What makes it hard is we adopted him and his twin the year before. We only had one year with them before he got sick. 7 years later he's still recovering and still suffers from what the tumor did to his brain despite it being gone. This song makes me remember Christmas when it was magical and not painful.
This & Christmas Canon by Transiberian Orchestra may be two of the greatest Christmas songs of all time. They remind me of my dad who passed 1 year ago today 11/29/21. He loved Christmas. Beautiful.
Simply beautiful and moving, may god protect us all
Brings tears of sorrow but also tears of great joy and love. Merry Christmas everyone!!!
Remember performing this with Chip's dad at Sylvania High School when we were both in the A'Capella Choir in 1965. Years pass but the music lives on...
I watched them perform the day after Christmas last year in Texas. I cried when they finished with this song. "Stille Nacht" by Mannheim Steamroller has always had a very special piece in my heart ever since I listened to it every year as a child!
My mother passed away in May of 2022. This song brings back a lot of memories of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day of years gone by. I miss you mother. I hope to see you again someday.
Listening to this song during the Covid19 shutdowns to remind me of Christmas. It gives me peace because it points me outside of myself to Christ Jesus who alone is all I have.
Much Love my friends.
Roman's Chapter 8 and Ephesians Chapter 1 and 2
have to thank my dad for introducing me to this one many years ago, and it still hits the heart every time
for my mom---she passed In the am of 1990 Christmas eve---her favorite day
I will always think of Rush when I hear this .
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@jeremym3397 - Did Rush like this song? I'm just wondering why you said that.
@@socialmaven3346 Apparently Rush Limbaugh was a fan of this song.
Remembering better days and Christmas from long ago. If only to have those times back I would give up so much. Bittersweet.
Wow. Doesn't have to be Christmas to listen to such a great melody. Was my mom's favorites.
Let us not forget what this piece of music represents.
✝️
That is so true. Brings peace In a time when we really need to come together for the Real reason.
Yes, the Solstice and the eternal return of the light
I will never forget.
@@satarbet No! The birth of Jesus Christ, the Lord (alongside Father God and the Holy Spirit)
@@jrowlet Which came thousands of years after the Winter Solstice being celebrated. In fact, there are Christians who don't celebrate Christmas because Jesus (of whom there is no historical record) would have been more likely to be born in the spring according to them. The Catholic church declared Dec. 25th to be the Mass of Christ in opposition to Winter Solstice celebrations.
My grandmother played these tapes in her car during the Christmas season. Love you Mommom… watch over us
Always makes me cry. It's so beautifully done. I fall under it's spell everytime I listen to it.
Best version ever. When everything is so hectic, this piece has a way of calming and relaxing. It is just so beautiful and peaceful. It just touches the soul
The toy piano at the end.
That is the cherry on top of this wonderfully rich piece.
And the wind.😁
So emotional if u listen closely with headphones it along with the wind it also sounds like gunfire. It ain't a silent night for them God bless our service members. 🇺🇸
I first heard this version years ago on the Rush Limbaugh Show no less. It was a staple of his that every year right before Christmas, he would sign off by playing this version as he would not return to the airwaves until the new year had begun. Now that he has passed, this rendition has become a very emotional part of me.
Bingo! Exactly same thing with my family. We heard it on Rush Limbaugh, and though no one passed away here, we mourn Rush all over again. This song brings back memories of happier times. Now Bidet is in the White House after the stolen Election...
WHERE ARE YOU RUSH??? I guess God spared you of this " dark, cold winter" as fake
president Bidet is promising us daily.
Me too!
@@evamazon9324 ....There was no "stolen election". Criminal Donald lost in a blowout election. Rush Limbaugh was an evil and hateful man.
Mega Dittos, I miss the great man so much.
Mega Dittos.
One can not help be touched emotionally by this rendition! thank you Mannheim Steamroller
This is my favorite Manheim steamroller song. The best version of Silent Night ever. I first heard of Manheim Steamroller back in 1974. We were in a theater waiting for the movie to start. They were playing Fresh Aire. I was enthralled. I asked the manager about the music and he told me about the album. I was hooked from then on.
After all these years of listening to this, it moves me to tears every time I listen to it.
THE BEST VERSION OF SILENT NIGHT, PERIOD!!! BRAVO!!!
Most beautiful version of Silent Night. Most beautiful piece of music ever.
One of the most beautiful versions of silent night I’ve ever heard!
...listening to this again in 2020, again I say this is one of the most shatteringly beautiful, transcendent covers of this classic...
Hauntingly beautiful rendition... So nostalgic...Thank you!
Doing this in my orchestra and I'm honored to be a part of such a beautiful song.
This is so... exquisitely... ineffably... beautiful. I am on the verge of tears everytime I listen to it. And then, when I hear the sleighbells passing through the cold dark night, I just absolutely lose it and start blubbering.
Rush Limbaugh introduced me to this for which I am eternally grateful
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On Mannheim Steamroller's TV special "The Christmas Angel" years ago, Dorothy Hamill skated a lovely programme to this exquisitely beautiful recording of "Silent Night". God bless you, Ms. Hamill and Chip Davis. Happy Birthday, Jesus.
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas albums are a standard part of my holidays. I saw them twice at concerts and it was awesome. There is no one who comes close to this Silent Night version, as well as the many other holiday renditions they have done.
This is THE BEST cover of this I have ever heard. Being 66 years old, I have heard almost 100 versions. Interesting that it has some musical back-references (new phrase?) to Fresh Aire 4 track "Embers" with the male vocalese and the "clock rings" near the end. And the toy piano...just wow.
Just not Christmas with out it
My high school band played this for Christmas concert, along with Hark The Herald Angels Sing! Gotta love Mannheim Steamroller!
Here on 1/9/21 because, well, the world. Thank you for beautiful music.
All their Christmas albums (yes albums) are perfect for trimming the tree, laying out the gifts on Christmas Eve, and opening those gifts the next day. I just love this.
Silent Night was my mother's favorite Christmas song. I'm sorry she never got to hear this rendition. She would have loved it as I do.
My favorite version... of Silent Night...
It brings tears to my eyes... and what makes it even more special... is this video was uploaded on my birthday.
Perhaps I can stay... a little while longer...
This was the first ever song of Mannheim Steamroller’s that I heard. This song was used in a 9/11 video that was played at my church on the 10th anniversary of the incident. I was 12 years old at that time. Being 21 now, this type of Christmas music has a special place in my heart 💜
When I heard this song awhile back, It brought tears to my eyes. Simply Amazing!
I cried listening to them play this song at their concert last night at the Saenger Theater in New Orleans.
If listening to this doesn’t lower your blood pressure 30 points not sure what will
My brother had been diagnosed with an extremely vicious form of Leukemia around Thanksgiving 1985 - I heard this song for the first time that Christmas, and it conveyed all my sorrow and hope that he would get better - I still cry when I hear it and think of those desperate months when we didn't know if he would live or die......
Listening tonight and had a good cry. My fav version and sitting here thinking of all the friends and family that we lost this past year. Merry Christmas 2020 everyone. Hold your loved ones tight as you never know when it will be theirs or your last Christmas. Be kind to one another.
Quite possibly the most beautiful rendition of this song I’ve ever heard
Every time I hear this song, all I can think about is my dad. I've had so many issues with him growing up but he would always play this song around Christmas time and explain to me what his interpretation of the song was. It brings back the good memories of us being together. I've been trying to learn how put our differences aside, because the moments when there isn't tension are the happiest. Even though we may not always be on good terms all the time, he's my dad and I love him.
This is my favorite. It always reminds me of my mother who we lost 37 years ago. I still miss her, especially at Christmas.
When I hear this version, I think of my loves ones who have passed away. Especially my dad.
All the gifts are wrapped, stocking are hung, cookies are out, family is in bed, house is quiet, coming here to yt since 2007 to listen to this song... its the quiet and calming of everything in its place and even tho the kids are a little older this beautiful song still holds a special place for all our Christmas' together.
Beautiful! If my dad and mom were living they would love this.
Undoubtedly, the most beautiful rendition of this masterpiece ever done, IMHO
1970's looking out my bedroom window in December,2 am watching the snow in the soft streetlamp fall listening to this beautiful song. I really miss that.😔