FIRST TIME HEARING Greg Lake- "I Believe In Father Christmas" (Reaction)

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Wow, such warm and rich music paired with some sad sobering lyrics. The glorious vocals and sounds win every time... Thanks for watching! ⛄

[@markoliver630]

Thank you for your great videos. Merry Christmas happy holidays from this major YES and ELP fan.

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Run With The Fox by Squire and White is a must.🌲

[@HappyHammer55]

Chris Rea, Greg Lake and the Pogues. All you need at this time of the year.

[@grahamharley4895]

As Christmas songs go, this is one of the very best, and musically excellent.

[@michaelbaucom4019]

Greg Lake singing?! Absolutely, positively, HELL YES! Kudos to our host for the backdrop, just right RIP Greg Lake

[@retroreactions....]

There ya go! Glad you like my b/g. I love it! Thanks for being first on this one! 🥇

[@BardOfAndromeda]

Subtly but surprisingly & increasingly widely regarded as one of the greatest ever Christmas Pop/Rock songs of all time.

[@eddiecriglington400]

One of my all time fav’ Christmas Songs. From the moment it was released. Love it. 🎶🎄❤️🎄🎶

[@brucebrown73]

Wonderfully produced! You picked the correct version! Ian Anderson did a personal appearance with Greg in a glorious church setting. They were backed up by a beautiful choir. Fabulous! Look it up.

[@lesblatnyak5947]

A must 🙏🍁

[@Lisa-q2p2u]

It's a fantastic version of this Christmas classic 🎄🎵🎼🎶🎄

[@reneelyons6836]

Beautiful song. I have bought Christmas as well. We all have. Just have balance, right? Horns, bells, orchestra and the crackling of your fire. Chef's Kiss!!

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😁

[@reneelyons6836]

I am making home made gifts this year. Baked treats and scarfs. I can make a scarf a day. Cookies, fudge , pumpkin and banana bread.

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Awesome idea!

[@annephillips8494]

I watched the video the other day as I hadn't heard it for ages and sobbed.💓🌹🕊️

[@joanbecenti8938]

My favorite Christmas song, ever ❤❄️🎅🏻🎄

[@heatherpratt3867]

An iconic Christmas song that I’ve always thought of as an anti-Christmas song. You nailed it. The fantasy Christmas’ of youth, recalled through the jaded eyes of the adult. It is sad, but so beautiful. It stands the test of time.

[@davidrauh8118]

This was Greg's solo version released as a single. When ELP did it later, they dropped the choir and Keith Emerson did a big keyboard ending.

[@lesblatnyak5947]

God bless you all 🙏🍁

[@rhondamcewananderson3968]

Thanks Brandon! Wonderful song....Greg... love ELP 🌹🌹❤️ your background is beautiful!!

[@zex7689]

My favorite Christmas song

[@rachelpenny5165]

This song along with the fairytale of New York by the Pogues and Kirsty Macoll are my favourite 2 Christmas songs

[@bigjapi1]

Lake and Wetton's voices, in addition to being beautiful, have a unique touch of nostalgia that few singers in history can achieve.

[@thomassanchez-oo6sb]

Sad to say but it’s the sign of the times…..❤️✌🏼 Long live Emerson Lake and Palmer!!!!!!

[@kratino]

Wonderful reaction. Such an overwhelmingly beautiful piece. Check out the official video Greg recorded in the Holy Land in the sand with real live Bedouins and the caves where the Dead Sea scrolls were found. It was hotter than hell, and they had to drop him by helicopter into the cave. It was genuinely dangerous. He also recounted that the Bedouins were due for the shoot, and he watched out over the dunes for them. They were nowhere in sight. One of the people he was waiting with said they snaked between the dunes where it was cooler, so they were undetectable until they were right upon them. It was quite the experience. BTW, that's Prokofiev between verses, recommended by Keith Emerson.

[@davidmaholchic6146]

A Christmas winner here love you

[@babylonsister118]

Easily one of my favorite songs to hear during the holidays. So glad you chose this one! Thanks. i hope your holiday is filled with all of your favorite things!

[@cocoboobenstein]

Couldn’t agree more. Greg’s voice and the lyrics are a perfect pairing.

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Thank you! Same wishes for you 🙂

[@babylonsister118]

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[@rpmfla]

Great song. I like your background for this one, and your overall effort to get creative with your presentation themes. Thanks!

[@retroreactions....]

For sure. Thanks for acknowledging my b/g. Being a bit creative is part of the fun of this channel. Appreciate you watching and thanks for being first today! 🥇

[@stevecowder4774]

I believe this is my favorite Christmas song from any rock musician. Well, you can’t possibly go wrong with the greatest voice by any front man. And this version is even more inspirational than the one off the Works volume 2 album. Greg was truly special. May he RIP.

[@davidmckenzie420]

My favorite Christmas song. Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) also did a great one.

[@TheRKae]

Tull's entire Christmas album is genius. I love that thing!

[@enocvargas2770]

Great reaction and nice tree lighting Mr Brandon 👌

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

I forgot how lush this song is. It sounds like it's draped in scarlet velvet.

[@mattleppard1970]

Pete Sinfield also did some lyrics for Bucks Fizz. And King Crimson ❤ This still brings tears to my eyes

[@midnightfury9001]

I remember seeing the video for this song way back when it came out on TV it may have been on the Midnight Special which was rare since they only did live acts. If this was 75 then it would be only two years later that I would see ELP live touring on their "Works vol.1" album.

[@simply_psi]

Ah great stuff one if my favourite Christmas songs it's uo there with Father Christmas by The Kinks, Stop The Cavalry by Jona Lewie, Green Grows The Holly by Calexico, December Will be Magic Again by Kate Bush and God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman by The Barenaked Ladies

[@andrewmerriman7133]

Very informative I have found not many people are aware of the 2002 version of the song, I was impressed you had researched it. The record itself became my favorite the first time I heard it and it remains my favorite nearly fifty years later, I play it every month of the year. The record started life as an anti Vietnam war record in 1974 but by the time it was released in 1975 it had become an anti commercialization of Christmas record, but in an interview in 1975 Greg Lake indicated that he wanted the anti war reference included hence the end of the video showing war scenes.

[@sagitt1856]

Thank you very much, Brandon! [NB: From one LAKE to another, you will allow me to take advantage of the opportunity for you (who appreciate keyboards, vocal games and harmonies, dubbed, the choir effect) to suggest listening to the British-German rock band called LAKE (another unjustly forgotten group) and more particularly from their first album (eponymous) released in 1976. On this album, you will find three gem songs and earworms: 1. “Key To The Rhyme” 2. “Do I Love You” 3. “Time Bomb” ]

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

Hi Brandon. Love this and Greg was soo handsome.

[@AlbertoMartinez-ps9bv]

The video is great !!

[@drmagic60]

What an incredible Christmas song! I’ve listened to it for years… always enjoyable. I really like your background…the crackling fire 🔥, the beautiful 🌲!

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Yes, love the vibe there!

[@TheAlbumReviewchannel]

That’s a great opening. Love the log fire. And what a track. One of the best Xmas songs ever. Great reaction. All the best Brandon. Dave✅✅

[@davidrauh8118]

Check out The Kinks' Father Christmas, for something completely different.

[@denysmace3874]

This is such a great song. But it's one of those songs which is enhanced by the video: in the end, we see scenes of warfare that just emphasises the "heaven or he'll" line. Remember, fifty years later, as we enjoy our glass of sherry and mince pies, people in the Holy land are being bombed back to the stone age

[@kratino]

Greg played this in more than one cathedral with his post-ELP band, choirs, and Ian Anderson on flute. Tull and ELP toured together at one point. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2eQgXSBhNlqqa8

[@kratino]

Ian's remarks on playing with Greg on this song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipyyo2mCf6uWrKs

[@lawrenceschabell5740]

Definitely not a Merry Christmas song and it's spot on.

[@sourisvoleur4854]

Always loved this song, but Greg, chum, TURN DOWN THE REVERB.