CAROL OF THE BELLS - PETER HOLLENS (reaction/analysis ft. Peter Hollens)

[@PeterHollens]

❤ thanks for asking me to join in!

[@venetta-sh7su]

So so good Sir H! What an arrangement of this fabulous song! Peter Hollens is a tremendous talent and his delivery is top notch! What a treat to have Peter share his thoughts! Wow! Thank you both!! More please!! 🙏👌💯💫❤️

[@SirHairless]

Big thanks to Peter for shedding a bit of extra light on this amazing arrangement/video In case you missed my last reaction to him, here it is 🎶 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWfEqJSPgrWaeJY

[@larae2812]

If you enjoyed the descending basses, you will really will love Geoff’s version of this song. Please, please react to it soon!

[@terrispurling4036]

Awesome arrangement and video. Mr. Hollens seems to be so accessible to his fans. I first saw him on Sing-Off and then became re-acquainted with him through his collaborations with HOME FREE! What an awesome talent! Thank you, Sir, for your analysis! I really appreciate your knowledge of music theory and the concise explanations delivered in a very understandable way.

[@terrispurling4036]

You also have a lovely voice with what seems to be a rather impressive range. I’d love to hear more of it.

[@kajsa78kajsa]

A beautiful arrangement of this song, for sure. I love it when the arrangement is constantly changing, it´s something new to listen to in every moment. Thank you for pointing those moment out in your analysis, great as always by the way. Fun to have Peters comments also!

[@yoclark2723]

That was just gorgeous! I do remember singing outside in the freezing cold and sometimes dressed full Dickens in 100 degree heat. It's part of the magic of choral singing. It must have been so fun to be able to sing in this group.

[@stormrider4477]

Hoping you'll add Geoff Castellucci's version to this collection! So love your reactions!

[@oberlady]

Peter Hollens always does the most lovely arrangements, really enjoyed this one! Thank you again for your reaction/analysis.

[@gamerm0m740]

This was such a fun arrangement! It was reminiscent of Christmas pageants with a bell and vocal choir working together. I can remember plenty of my childhood Christmas seasons being filled with these sounds through my church and the local college. I remember the smell of cloves and the light from the candles and the amazing music. Thanks, for sharing this one! This is going onto my Christmas playlist!

[@marleiaisenhoward1891]

Great reaction I do hope you do Geoff’s new version it is a fantastic arrangement which I believe you will love 😊😊😊😊😊

[@daleenengelbrecht4861]

Done.

[@lindakennamer2850]

I second recommending Geoff’s newly released version.❤

[@emilyrln]

Yes!!!

[@helenachevallier128]

I also beg you to react to the version that Geoff just dropped, it's quite exquisitely arranged, and it will blow your mind. ❤

[@judithL3100]

Your reactions are unrivaled 😊

[@jenniferhill5110]

Love love love Peter Hollens' work! So cool that he responded that way to your questions!

[@jeannenemmyers6580]

Awesome arrangement enhanced by not only your analysis, but Peter being kind enough to help me understand his motivation. Again, I would love to hear you sing and play. My take is that you have quite a good vocal range. My father's (a trained voice major) was a baritone that flirted with bass range. Sadly, all the recording of him are lost. Thanks for this time and care you take with all your reactions.

[@chih-chaoyang5290]

Peter always has very interesting arrangement... Definitely enjoyed a lot of different chords he used here!! And what a wonderful surprise to have him in this analysis!!

[@lindaslater7782]

Peter is a very talented performing person who is fantastic at harmonizing with himself. Peter, One Voice Children's Choir, BYU Vocal Point, and BYU Men's Choir gave a wonderful performance of this song.

[@MichaelFrazier-x6v]

I certainly hope you're going to react to Home Free's new Christmas songs! One of them is, "Let Me Come Home," written by Adam Bastein, and "The Greatest Gifts of All," by Tim Faust! I really enjoy your musical critiques!

[@lorriredmon8212]

A really incredible arrangement! LOVELY LOVELY! Thank you SH!

[@SirHairless]

[@venetta-sh7su]

OMG! Sir Hairless! And Peter Hollens! Oh wow! Let me watch now! OMG 😲

[@Maria...-mo5qm]

I love when talented people unite their strengths to create something that makes the world more beautiful and meaningful✨Thank you, Sir H & Peter & all lovely people involved, for this heartwarming experience! 💖

[@beverlyburch4467]

I love this song, and this version gave me all the feels. Thanks for bringing Peter in for his thoughts. Stellar analysis as always!

[@anjelikashaximardanova]

Ох! SirHairless! Какая красота! Какая прекрасная реакция /анализ! Восхитительная работа! Столько тонкостей, такой объем! 👏👏👏 Видео вставки с Питером _ превосходны! Очень увлекательное рождественское путешествие! Вау! Вау! Вау! 😍🥰 Большое спасибо! Вы как всегда на высоте! 🫶

[@smallmoments957]

Yay! Peter Hollens! This is an amazing video, and it was quite a treat having Peter join in on the analysis. Thanks to both of you for another great song and r/a! 🥰

[@olabergvall3154]

Brilliant! The "one seems to hear" part you focused on around the 19:10 mark is very Gentle Giant to me (should you be familiar with that group of musicians).

[@itzel1735]

Nice to revisit this one. Well done. One of my fav Peter Hollens’ songs is the “Greensleeves” duet with Tim Foust. It’s lovely.

[@MaryShieldsPhD]

You made my day yet again, SH! And I don't know how I missed this one. I've been a big Peter Hollens fan for several years. I had to go watch it first, so I could watch you watching it (which is always both lots of fun and enlightening), and I was blown away. This is one of my favorite carols of all time, and what an arrangement! Thank you for your wonderful R & A. And huge thanks both for reaching out to Peter, and for including clips from his video back to you. It was so much fun to see his enthusiasm for his arrangement, his appreciation of his collaborators, and to get a window on both how it was filmed, and some of his choices. Outstanding R & A! Thank you for all you do!

[@CarterCanyon]

Sir Hairless, aside from the master class you bring to each video ... your enthusiasm itself is quite contagious. When your gleeful emotions rise to the surface, I can't help but smile at your passion for good music. Thank you for what you do.

[@SirHairless]

🙏

[@cynthiamiller483]

I remember doing this in high school in A cappella choir. I don’t recall being this good, but it was a favorite to do. I really liked your analysis alongside Peter’s remarks. I noticed your red eyes right away and how overwhelmed you seemed with all the movement. It’s my favorite part! I look forward to more Christmas music. 🎶 Cyd

[@theresadeuschle8500]

Wow! That was absolutely incredible. Layers and layers of "wordless" sound that was more than magical. I couldn't understand the children, the implants in my ears create this kind of feedback effect in the upper frequencies, but it didn't matter as i know this carol well; just absorbing what i did hear was beyond moving. Thank you for singing that bass part, I hadn't noticed it. Once you sang it i was able to pull it out. Didn't notice the harmonic. They always fascinate me and think it's at freaking cool. I, too, would love to see the score. Be well and thank you!

[@dorothyrosenberg1301]

I cannot believe that you’ve discovered Peter Hollens so recently! I’m addicted to a cappella singers. Once I satisfied my need with medieval & renaissance chorales. I didn’t discover modern a cappella until I followed a link to Peter Hollens’ solo cover of “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” on a chorale performance of “Veni, Veni Emmanuel.” Please listen to this solo by Peter - he does a vocalization that literally blows me away. A few years ago, Peter had several throat surgeries and lost his voice. He has heroically struggled back. I have every CD he has released. It is through his duets with other singers that I’ve discovered Tim Foust (HF), Avi Kaplan (Pentatonix), etc. From there, I have gone down the rabbit hole of VP, Geoff Castellucci, The Bass Gang, Tomi P, Marwan, Vinnie Marchi …. There isn’t any Peter Hollens performance that isn’t a master class in arrangement, complex harmony, & vocal beauty. He is an incredible person.

[@thisismetoday7423]

Peter is so talented and seems like such a nice, down to earth guy! I would be super curious what he thinks of Geoff Castelucci’s recent version of this same song!

[@bettinasade9385]

I'm so Happy you reacted to that Version. Get goosbumps everytime I can feel the First humming in my Bones And it is absolutely lovely to see Peter, still Smile about the memories and the Song/Joy

[@SirHairless]

[@fairyshiona4093]

Peter Hollens is my favourite solo a capella artist and it's awesome that he answered some of your questions. His arrangements usually quite insane (but awesome). I hope you'll do some of Home Free's Christmas songs, too. They are my favourite a capella group. They've released recently "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" and is quite energetic and has a silly video. I laughed myself silly with it several times already. Also, they are already teasing "You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch" and will probably release it very soon on KZbin (friday would be my guess) and is amazing, too. But back to this one: I don't listen to Christmas music much and I didn't know this one (I think), but it's an amazing rendition and I enjoyed your analysis, too. So, thanks for the reaction and analysis.

[@elle99]

Discovering Ptx in 2019 was my first real introduction into Acapela singing. I became intrigued-why am I having such a physical reaction with this type of singing? Instant chills. Finding your channel and being introduced to Peter Hollens with Tim and Avi. More chills but now I was drawn to the arrangements. Another beautiful rendition of "Carol of the Bells". Peter moving in regimented lines with the kids matched how I was hearing the layering of the choir as they each came in. It had a semaphore type feel. Amazing analysis Sir.🔔🌹 Amazing project Peter. 🌹🔔 And so cool the ghost voice on the mic. 👻🎵

[@janeramirez8767]

Peter never fails us. All his work is stunning. I'm so glad you got in touch with him! Between your usual masterful analysis and his additional information, this reaction video is one of the best I've seen. Just three random comments on the arrangement: a) At one point I could swear Fred Flintstone was there in spirit, as a choral line (when they switched away from the dings and dongs) sound like "yabba dabba dabba." b) These song almost always inspires tears, but they didn't start falling freely until the children's chorus joined in. c) I'm sorry, Peter, but this arrangement wasn't QUITE perfect for me. I love the whole song, but I LIVE for that traditional final bass "Bohm" at the end. I missed it. But never fear; I can always, at any hour of day or night, always hear Avi in my mind.

[@janeramirez8767]

I want to add, Sir Hairless, that one reason I find your reactions so extraordinarily appealing is that you can give a very educational musical analysis without ever losing the sheer joy of listening to music! Your enthusiastic and often emotional celebration of good music is never lost in the minutiae of suspension and hemiola. Bravo.

[@tins369]

I loooooove choirs so so much ❤

[@marieisabelle4890]

Maybe this is weird, but the people made me think of the way Church bells sometimes ring out complex melodies. The people singing seemed inanimate, like they were the bells

[@SirHairless]

I can definitely see where you're coming from! 🔔

[@cherylrobbins715]

The tears!

[@anchorskid]

Really cold? I just checked. It's -7° F = -21.6° C here at this moment. Peter Hollens is terrific. Great analysis. Love hearing what you hear.

[@daventunes3822]

BYU Vocal Point is worth a deep dive on their on merit. Yes, they're collegiate but they have done some excellent work. Highly recommend their version of Nearer My God to Thee, both the original and the later one with Peter.

[@Kuei74]

Please react to Kenny Rogers - Children, Go where I send thee, feat. Home Free. It's an awesome christmas song!

[@itzel1735]

That Kenny Rogers + HomeFree version is wonderful. I never listen to any other version of “Children Go”. Generally, I don’t like the song.

[@emilyrln]

Wow, what an intricate and compelling arrangement!! So many layered pays creating different textures and feelings… im definitely going to be listening to this some more! Hope you check out Geoff Castelluci's Carol of the Bells cuz it is epic 😂

[@kaspianocz6330]

Your videos are top❤notch!

[@SirHairless]

Cheers!

[@kaspianocz6330]

@SirHairless will you do the Geoff's version?

[@SirHairless]

@@kaspianocz6330 Don't think I'll have time this year

[@betsyvondracek6039]

It's pretty cool he offered to explain his choices to you. One of my favorite Christmas songs is Angels from the Realms of Glory. It's Peter Hollens, David Archuleta and The Piano Guys. I think it is an Epic performance. You should react and analyze this as it is so awesome!🎄🤶⛪ This song done by these artists will make you tear up along with goosebumps. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e33NmHmBdqiWmrMsi=jZ0kwzMC1egGrERX

[@MaryShieldsPhD]

It truly is an epic performance which brings me to tears every time. Yes, please do react to it (maybe next year?)!

[@betsyvondracek6039]

@@MaryShieldsPhD It’s a BIG beautiful song👍🫶

[@ZyqqahFirestar]

I would love to hear your break down of Lucy Thomas, she has just put out a new video with her sister. Silent Night done traditionally. Soooo beautiful and something I know you would appreciate. Lucy has one of the most beautiful voices on earth.

[@betsyvondracek6039]

This is another Carol of the Bells but by an all-boy Chorus called Libera These boys are pretty well-known. They are pretty incredible. It's traditionally done and also wonderful. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYLElZajlMmqe68si=7YHxTgb6qT3lnmF7