Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral - Jessye's Carol

[@brucefowler_tenor]

I made my debut at the Lyric Oper of Chicago in Alceste with her. Lovely person. And her presence on stage allied with that voice were unforgettable!

[@tbird1713]

After all these years, the voice of the incomparable Jessye Norman still captures my heart and soul. Truly the voice of an angel.

[@musicdirector8661]

Funny story….. back in the late eighties I was working at Marshal Music in east Lansing Michigan and ended up selling a piano to her brother for his son. Jessye had suggested that they should purchase a piano for her nephew who showed an interest in music. Her brother gave me an autograph after the piano was delivered because I gave him a great deal on the piano!

[@jstats13]

You don't have to die and go to heaven to hear angels sing. Just listen to Jessye Norman.

[@alexandrajohnson4156]

You are so right. What a gift to the world was The Divine Ms. Norman. May she rest in peace 🙏🏾 ❤🎉😢❤

[@mikeinkc]

this makes a middle aged man cry..tears of joy, sadness, love, hope, lost of loved ones, the joy of the memories of loved ones, Jessye is so human and somehow angelic...this is what these holidays are about..no matter your beliefs.

[@VeraNazarian-TAG]

Rest in peace, Jessye… Your glorious voice will live in our hearts and in human memory. May you repose in glory of green and silver, red and gold...

[@manthasagittarius1]

Every color was in that voice, and shone

[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

Christmas is here, let's invite everybody enjoy such precious gems as most wanted Christmas gifts for the beloved ones, Happy celebrations, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year of love for solidarity and love for Jesus in African countries ❤🎉❤

[@1999bmwm3baby]

The Jamie Barton redition is a nice one.

[@emilygclarinet]

Such a beautiful song, that should be better known. RIP Jessye.

[@musicandme1982]

Rest in Power Jessye now when I hear thunder and lightning I imagine its you singing that's how amazing your voice is 💜💜💜💜💜

[@angre3745]

Your comment brings tears to my eyes....what an angelic soul we have lost with Jessye!

[@Roheryn100]

What an astonishing shift from golden contralto tones to silver crystal soprano at 3:25 !

[@robertkwekuyalley8323]

This is glorious and heavenly... Goddess of the earth

[@Blindsideblaza]

Makes me cry every time, much more so today.

[@theartstraveler]

This performance is a Christmas must. It’s right up there with Leontyne Price’s performance of Silent Night.

[@kajunteddy]

Jessy Norman has the very best voice of all mezzo sopranos.....

[@anngiddens]

RIP Jessye , your glorious voice will never be forgotten.So privileged to have seen this great soul at Covent Garden in Ariadne auf Naxos.

[@tomkelly4336]

Such a beautiful hymn and such a talent.May God keep you until the day I am blessed to see and hear once again.RIP Ms. Norman😢

[@stephanebelizaire3627]

Forever Great and Beloved our Immortal Soprano Mrs Norman !

[@baritonebynight]

This carol is no longer the same now that Ms. Norman is no longer with us this Christmastide.

[@TheCapricorn2008]

Her voice, especially at the end brought tears to my eyes. She is a champion vocalist.

[@StephenDeCesare]

RIP. What a beautiful lady.

[@vocalfan2397]

Such a simple melody sung with such elegance and style. Appropriate that this greatest of singers should have a Christmas Carol named for her. This should be in every hymn book across America. Everyone can sing this simple refrain "Truth and Love Abide, This Christmastide". Tears.

[@CFLsurfr]

Such a beautiful woman. You will be sorely missed. And now you've joined God's angels to sing heaven's music.

[@Jersey2tall86]

Jessye just stuns me. The style differentiation, the range, the melliflous tones, the incredible power, just an amazing set of gifts in one voice.

[@soniastovall7005]

I’ve listened to this song for years during the Christmas season. I’ve always shed tears upon hearing it, but this time I wept. Rest in peace, Ms. Norman. 🙏🏽

[@Brysonfarms]

The greatest Christmas Carol of all time!! I am moved every time I hear it. Jessye is magnificent....so inspirational....beyond words......thank you for sharing your gift so elegantly....and powerfully.

[@MusikPiratCH]

If you like great voices singing Christmas Carols please try Fritz Wunderlich & Hermann Prey "Weihnachtslieder" (Christmas Carols)! At least as impressive (if not even more)! :D

[@MusikPiratCH]

@Sabine Falls As much as I like Jessye Norman at Christmas Carols I prefer Fritz Wunderlich and Hermann Prey! It's a matter of personal taste and preference! :D

[@allenjones3130]

One of the greatest sacred Christmas carols of all time, beautifully sung by one of the greatest singers of all time.

[@mikekuhn214]

This song has made me weep before. What a special song! Thank u Jessye. RIP and tell my dad Jim Kuhn and my dog Charley I said hello

[@lisamcdonald4215]

Makes you want to cry, sing, smile, the love in her voice is so pure. Thank you God for giving a gift to the world . Power beauty wrapped all in one makes you believe

[@thornolie]

This is a go to performance during Christmas season. It's not the same knowing Jessye is no longer with us, but I'm crying tears that this beauty existed.

[@mikekuhn214]

This makes me cry and sometimes weep every time. What a great woman she was. May she RIP. I can’t wait 2 meet her in heaven someday and tell her Thank You from the bottom of my heart

[@robbiespicnic]

Our Lord has a new choir singer in Heaven. Thank you Jessye for your voice here on earth.

[@arlenehensley7305]

What a beautiful God-given voice!

[@johncourt3451]

Precious Jessie Norman. What an ineffably beautiful voice. She will be singing in GLORY.

[@ResetDr12]

Jessye thank you for your unforgettable voice

[@tereax]

How could it ever get any better than this???

[@tomkelly5495]

This is such a beautiful carol , The way that Miss Normans voice embraces it makes it so achingly beautiful. I have also heard this done as a choral piece but nothing replaces Miss Norman-

[@joemiller6975]

This carol touches me deeply, it is so beautifully composed and beautifully performed . Never was Miss Norman's marvelous voice more gloriously displayed than in her rendering of this song done especially for her !

[@samuelgodfreygeorge]

I condole the death of the great soprano, Jessye Norman. Though I don't watch opera, I watched her Christmas special, "This Christmastide", and was very moved by it. Her vocal performance was tremendously expressive. Her heavenly voice will always resonate in the hearts of all music lovers.

[@britannia55]

Wonderful truly wonderful, the range in Jessye Normans voice is mesmerising, RIP Jessye

[@kricklin]

My goodness ,,, how beautiful ,,,

[@timothyrea4757]

God bless you Jessye

[@tereax]

How could it get any better than this??

[@nickdingle5597]

jessye has always been my favorite soprano. she might not have the range of a coloratura, but she has all the qualties of an excellent soprano.

[@katiedid1851]

I heard her Silent Night on NPR radio today. What I have missed all my life. Oh Wow. She brings my heart up.

[@midelli57]

She was absolutely shockingly incredible !

[@cherylburns190]

Brava Jessye, May we all ear from you again one day. CB

[@SingerGeneLeonard]

I’m going to cry😢 I love her

[@joaosousaoficial2562]

Bravissima Jessey. Stupenda. Belíssima. Wonderful performance. Prima.

[@magnolialink]

One of the most amazing things I know - this music and her voice

[@demetrusdavis8502]

I like her singing her dress and I also sing a song that she singing at school are used to sing this song sometimes the music you don’t sing a song but we always sing this every move I make 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@menkhar]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all Jessye Norman fans!

[@theodorejay1046]

Bravo Jessye !!!!!! You couldn't have had a better choir backing you up and excellent orchestration as well :-)

[@MarthalieThurstonSachemPiper]

My comfort zone all the year through, Jessye Norman. Magnificent.

[@grayowlcovi]

Absolutely beautiful ! Such a moving singer !!

[@corneliusd7963]

Heard this years ago and never forgot it. Lovely.

[@Taoseno2007]

Wow! I remember this so well... RIP Jessye!!

[@itchycoopark2]

Beautiful.. Im in tears.. RIP

[@timothyrea4757]

BRAVO!!!!

[@Blindsideblaza]

This song was written by Donald Fraser especially for Jessye Norman. It is available on iTunes and I HIGHLY recommend getting it, the audio is much better than the youtube video (although I admit this is awfully convenient)

[@guylewis40]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful film. It brings back such happy memories of hearing it for the first time in 1988. Merry Christmas.

[@sandradima4142]

Beautiful

[@bb0411]

Green and silver, red and gold, and a story born of old Truth and love and hope abide this Christmastide, this Christmastide Holly, ivy, mistletoe, and the gently falling snow Truth and love and hope abide this Christmastide, this Christmastide From a simple ox's stall came the greatest gift of all Truth and love and hope abide this Christmastide, this Christmastide Children sing of peace and joy at the birth of one small boy Truth and love and hope abide this Christmastide, this Christmastide Let the bells ring loud and clear, ring out now for all to hear Truth (truth and) and love (love and) and hope (hope) abide (bide) this Christmastide, this Christmastide Trumpets sound and voices raise in an endless stream of praise Truth and love and hope abide this Christmastide, this Christmastide Green and silver, red and gold, and a story born of old Peace and love and hope abide this Christmastide, this Christmastide

[@virginiaboone8163]

Thank you!

[@robbymccool]

Ms Norman gives a command performance! This Carol is so inspiring! May we live Christmas every day of the year!

[@stephenbrown9057]

Thanks for posting this. I saw Jessye at the Mandela concert that year and My late Mum attended this concert a few months later. Mum wasn't sure if she would enjoy it but I told her to go Jessye is phenomenal. She came back absolutely thrilled that she went. Ely Cathedral was the perfect place to hear her voice.

[@Tarbh1947]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@celinafranco2312]

Divina...Eterna...Siga em Paz e Luz!💔

[@erwartung1]

Excellent!!!, no words!

[@fineweather6847]

Beautiful!　Ⅰlove this song!

[@timothyrea4757]

This is the Title Song from the album for which I am searching!

[@cycadheaven]

She's simply glorious! Thank you, menkhar.

[@joaosousaoficial2562]

Stupenda Jessey.

[@joaosousaoficial2562]

Stupenda. Belíssima. Bravissima. Wonderful. Amazing.

[@nealhurwitz]

lovely!!!

[@landoblu]

simply beautiful

[@megaklesrogakos3807]

Such beauty bring tears to the eyes... ♡

[@TheRealMake-Make]

Chillingly beautiful! Thanks for this post. It brings back fond memories.

[@nwdixieboy]

My favorite of those incredibly Rich low tones that she sings

[@NEOLAAW]

es una cancion muy bonita y la interpretacion son muy padres y el coro es lo mejor....

[@gentilcadu]

I love this Carol! =D

[@psammiad]

Ha I'm in this video!

[@alwellus]

You have summed it up - and with the best of eloquence!

[@fernandocortes4878]

Hace ver a los cantantes de ahora tan pequeños, tan insignificantes

[@revbores]

Sing out, beloved. RIP

[@elnavandermerwe3609]

I mourn her passing

[@zilmamoreiradefreitas4295]

tradutor lindooooo

[@coronia]

@SageFlores Yes!

[@francoisbessing]

Why I am I getting emotional..I don't even know this song...

[@mailpeople4024]

The boys in the blue cassocks are the American Boychoir. When I worked at their school I got to hear them rehearse it every day during the holiday season and it still brings tears

[@MrBluedanube]

So beautiful, why is it called Jessye's carol? Was it written for her?

[@FALA731]

yes, this was originally written for Miss Norman

[@mario108mafoi4]

a superhuman voice like Orpheus could even move the gods of Hell

[@Blindsideblaza]

@sampaiocelina iTunes! Just search for This Christmastide

[@jstats13]

Three dislikes??? What is wrong with these people???!!!

[@平出昌子-z2g]

神を、みつけた人の声のよう・・・。

[@Blindsideblaza]

@tpassero52 I am praying for your wife this season! Truth, Love, and Hope abide!

[@timothyj1966]

why is it an american woman born in Georgia has to use this "euro" voice… would like to hear her just sing it straight - she isn't the only one who does this "style" seems forced…

[@gildakrau]

timothyj1966 Jessye Norman - unique after Maria Callas - is known and appreciated not only for her magnificent voice, but also for her ability to sing perfect idiomatically in German, French, Italian and English.

[@gabik33333]

Additionally, this beautiful Christmas carol was written especially for her.

[@Roheryn100]

It isn’t “euro” , whatever THAT is. It’s classical training and perfect enunciation that doesn’t cater to regional accents.

[@nigelmurfitt8694]

its classical training and italianate vowels which are perfect to resonate around a large hall or opera house without the use of microphones.

[@Roheryn100]

Probably one of the downvotes. I suspect it’s her not knowing her proper place in “Georgia” . 🙄