Mannheim Steamroller - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Audio)

[@limjahey538]

My dad used to play this album in its entirety every year without fail when I and my sister were growing up. He had a primo set of speakers and stereo that would get the old windows in our 1926 craftsman to rattle when he'd crank this song up. Dad died when I was 17, losing a 9 year battle with a brain tumor. 24 years he's been gone now; More than half my life. Hold on to precious memories folks; Someday they'll be all we have left.

[@jasonvancura2139]

This is probably my favorite version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.

[@GameGoodness321]

Jason Vancura I'd agree if Pentatonix hadn't done it. Have you heard their version? (not an advertisement, I'm just curious) This version would be my second favorite.

[@jacobvanantwerp2001]

Jason Vancura Same.

[@Stuntcat-vv8cm]

ikr it was my favorite as soon as i heard it for the first time on WNIC.

[@Jaymac720]

GameGoodness321 I prefer this one

[@danaabel1049]

Mine, too, Man. It's Xmas, w/ a SERIOUS BEAT!!!!

[@SerafiniAGaunt]

Sounds like a boss theme in a Christmas turn-based RPG :D

[@eventide11]

😂😂😂

[@darthlloyd3545]

IKR!

[@SerafiniAGaunt]

@@darthlloyd3545 And Tran-Siberian Orchestra's Chrismas Eve/Sarajevo is like the final boss haha

[@darthlloyd3545]

@@SerafiniAGaunt Now what to do for a random encounter theme?

[@SerafiniAGaunt]

@@darthlloyd3545 Mannenheim's Carol of the Bells :D (especially the choir breakdown part)

[@michaelwhalen1751]

Excellent for rolling down a highway at 80 mph heading home for the hollidays...or anytime

[@CDmusic10]

Unfortunately, I don't think Jesus will be able to get you out of the speeding ticket lol.

[@timothysbbq]

I agree with you. I did that three years ago as I was hedin' home for Christmas from a city north of Hamburg (my family and I live near Düsseldorf, was a 5 hour drive) and I had this song on repeat, volume turned way up and going 100+ m.p.h. over the highway. Damn that was an awesome vibe and feeling. I got goosebumps 😄

[@connormoroney1106]

Anytime ye merry gentleman!

[@madeleinemehta]

What a splendid melody! My Grannie would listen to this on Christmas morning, and it has found a special place in my heart. Now that she's departed, I ensure it's played every Christmas morning without fail. My heart smiles each time I hear it now. Simply lovely, absolutely lovely.

[@paulagepson3446]

Chip Davis is brilliant. This rendition is incredible.

[@ashlynwatkins5293]

And I are in town and I’ll be home I’ll be at the house for tomorrow morning and then go to the home town and I’ll get home tomorrow and green beans greee and beans tea great day I’ll be there in a couple minutes later I will be there tomorrow morning and I’ll see if you have a couple questions I’ll let you know if I have a chance tomorrow morning green tea Jainana Joinana and then I can get you some stuff I’ll see you later in the day tomorrow and green tea beans beans and beans beans going to dinner and I’ll go eat some green tea beans tea tea beans green tea tea green beans green tea tea beans beans green beans Ashlyn pepper green pepper pepper green tea green green pepper pepper beans green pepperoni pepper beans beans green pepper green tea beans green beans tea beans green tea beans beans tea beans and green tea beans green beans tea beans green tea beans beans tea beans green tea beans tea green tea and beans green beans tea beans green beans beans green tea beans beans tea beans green beans tea beans beans tea green beans tea beans green beans tea green beans beans green beans tea beans green beans beans morning beans green pepper beans tea beans green beans tea

[@ashlynwatkins5293]

Dawn Ashlyn you tomorrow and then I can get home I’ll tgfddt

[@landanmoore8713]

Beautiful. I listen to it all year. What do you mean, "That's weird?" You're weird! (Also I know this was made just one day after Christmas, but just trust me.)

[@jasondean6940]

@@landanmoore8713 I listen to it all year around also along with other songs by mannheim steamroller

[@danielvick3527]

This rendition is brilliant, but, when the strings come in at 2:42, this song is raised to almost angelic heights! Always brings a tear to my eyes!

[@jameswhipple5658]

I see what you mean at 2:42....🎅👌🤨🇬🇷🎄☃️

[@jasonvancura2139]

It sort of reminds me of Electric Light Orchestra.

[@tabithasavella5120]

It is a very strong piece

[@jacobvanantwerp2001]

So beautiful!

[@aliciamontefusco8633]

The French horn always makes me shiver. I hear optimism in this version, very hopeful rendition. ❤

[@sharonhansen3600]

I always need to wipe my eyes after I listen to this alone. Exquisite.

[@74Spirit1]

I want this for a curtain call if I ever put together a Christmas play.

[@GTBlueGold]

This song holds a special memory for me. My mother used to sing at church and they always did a Christmas choir. This was the exit song. I used to work the lights and crank this up as they exited. I hope you get your Christmas play memory someday!

[@edwardwitkowski868]

Introduced to Mannheim waaay back when Rush Limbaugh featured them back in the early 90's.... Many great memories!

[@Shawn-mo6dh]

Yes every year EL- rushbo would play them in his bumper music especially In December

[@amberrehman1303]

I played this in my high school band. We also did Deck the Halls and Angels We Have Heard on High

[@x-celsius5905]

My high school plays this as an encore at our grand winter concert every year, along with Christmas Festival by leroy anderson.

[@jasondean6940]

@@amberrehman1303 those are all great songs I'm a big fan of mannheim steamroller been listening to them for decades all year around for me holidays aren't long enough and just can't wait another year to hear all of these great songs

[@Chicagodog-tu1ek]

2:32 - 2:59 that one part by the French Horn, or Trombone, gives me chills EVERY SINGLE TIME!

[@everyfiend835]

Sounds like a horn to me

[@cornelllashley9236]

It's a trombone

[@dankegley2269]

It's perfect!

[@ryancarroll1697]

French horn, although most professional bone players can play it too

[@Jodinejodi]

People are still discovering Mannheim Steamroller in 2024. This was released in 1988.

[@74Spirit1]

1984

[@landanmoore8713]

For me it was around 2011 when I was 4

[@PhantoMace2012]

I dont care if its only November 1st! Im breaking out the Egg Nog and listening to some Mannheim Steamroller Christmas NOW!

[@pumpkinlou9557]

AYEEEE

[@deezwaffles558]

Not early enough

[@gregballard6920]

Amen man

[@WAHDEEDOWthe2]

PhantoMace2012 more power to you bro

[@danbytp]

It's the middle of January and I'm still drinking my nog listening to this!

[@davidg6588]

This song came out while I was stationed at Vance AFB in Enid, Ok. Years later, I got stationed in Omaha, NE and had the chance to see them live. What an experience. 25 years later and I still get goose bumps!

[@Theseus9-cl7ol]

This one's great, one of the best tunes of Manheimsteamroller.

[@jasondean6940]

@@Theseus9-cl7ol you could not be more right about that this song is very awesome best version of god rest ye merry gentleman

[@shaunmorgan9155]

God I miss playing the euphonium in winter concert band. This song gave me a reason to be alive

[@hermisadventures8142]

I feel that and felt the very same way, funny how great music can connect us strangers

[@5PercentPresent]

Fellow euphonium player~! High five!!

[@kittyplays2324]

I play cello, and I miss playing in my high school orchestra

[@x-celsius5905]

​@@5PercentPresentanother euphonium player here!!

[@theshyt2403]

There are only a few songs that make me cry when I listen to it and this is one of them especially the beginning. Thank you to my Mother who got me hooked on Mannheim I will forever listen to this because of you. Rest in Heaven Mom 🙏🏾💙

[@fonderrobert1]

I’ll always remember this song being in Rush’s bumper rotation for Christmas songs at Christmas time.

[@BowensBlvd]

miss that man on the air waves, when he went it's just like times gave way to a wild world with no sense of reality

[@JerryClair]

Dittos to fonderrobert

[@jellyboi8920]

Just heard this on the radio and had to look it up!

[@Mhaisfeces]

It came of the radio before I could listen to it now I gotta wait it comes back on

[@butterfloppa]

Same!

[@andrewdubya1380]

This always made me think of a Christmas special in a Crime Scene Investigation show. It would fit perfectly, I always pictured one of the CSI techs hurriedly driving through the snowy night as this plays.

[@jasonvancura2139]

It always makes me think of a car chase scene on a cop show.

[@comedycapital820]

Yeah

[@a.katherinesuetterlin3028]

@@jasonvancura2139 Well, it certainly puts a new meaning to the whole "he's gonna find out if you're naughty or nice" line. 😅 I mean, Santa is a walking lie detector test. 😜 And I can just see the elves playing up the "good cop/bad cop" angle. 😝

[@Coryraisa]

I think of holiday shoppers flurrying through a blowing snow to shop at a mall.

[@jackie4428]

My fav version of this song

[@jasondean6940]

@@jackie4428 mine to very awesome

[@aarondunlap7004]

Reminds me of my freshman year of high school five years ago. I was in my school’s band on trumpet and we played this and other Mannheim Steamroller songs

[@sarahkrewal8381]

I sang their silent night in choir

[@willaverynerdyclarinetist6131]

My high school band director always has our wind ensemble play this as an encore piece at the end of our yearly Grand Holiday concert. Holy heck I am going to miss that in college.

[@x-celsius5905]

​@@willaverynerdyclarinetist6131i think we both went to the same high school lol

[@teresapappas9773]

Best Christmas music ever! Thank you Manheim Steamroller!

[@rebeccaatkinson7291]

YESSSSS IT IS!!!!!!

[@tabithasavella5120]

I third it. I love it.

[@jasondean6940]

Yes it is one of my favorite Christmas bands ever very awesome

[@markparrotte9844]

I've loved Mannheim Steamroller since I was a kid. This is awesome

[@rebeccaatkinson7291]

OMG ever since the first commercial with the music omg

[@tangofivefivesix]

Same!!!

[@markparrotte9844]

@@rebeccaatkinson7291 yes!

[@tabithasavella5120]

I agree

[@ericsamuelson5656]

I remember hearing this when I was 2 years old when this first came out in 1984. It always reminds me of those Christmases living in East Keansburg, New Jersey in the mid 80s and childhood in Deposit, New York. We moved to Deposit when I was 5 years old. I miss you mom & daddy, rest easy.

[@feraltaco4783]

This album reminds me of Christmas mornings when I was a kid. My momma, daddy, and brother used to listen to it when we opened gifts. Good times.

[@WeatherWonders]

Haha, same. Or decorating the tree.

[@katpanet]

i just asked my mom to remind me what the album we listened to on christmas was, and she sent me this video 🥹

[@feraltaco4783]

@@katpanet awesome memories! 😻

[@LOTRlover100]

seeing this in concert in Birmingham, AL was simply amazing. This music was my childhood and I cried because I was so happy to see and hear them in person! XD

[@zacharymiddleton9530]

LOTRlover100 woah really? That's where I live, I haven't seen Mannheim steamroller in concert yet but I saw transiberion orchestra and it was amazing, I know this was posted 2 years ago but that's cool you got to see them, is it good in concert? I've always wanted to go

[@alansand4795]

saw your post and my tears started flowing...see what you did, got my works a workin… Seen them on 11-26-19 on My Birthday, they came to Oklahoma City...Wow...loved it.

[@zacharymiddleton9530]

Alan Sand luckyyy I've always wanted to go

[@teresapappas9773]

I too saw Manheim Steamroller on concert in 2014. I was thrilled to finally be able to do so. It was a magical, wonderful, and moving concert, Including this favorite. ❤❤

[@ElitePlyr1]

Listening to this while driving my 18 wheeler and feeling like no one should mess with me! When the snow hits, NO ONE should mess with this steamroller!

[@williamandrews781]

The arrogance and ignorance of you and people like you are the reasons that so many Americans are killed by trucks every year - more than terrorists.

[@Johndale0]

@@williamandrews781 Aw - lighten up, why don't you. I hate arrogant drivers as much as anyone, and I believe USA Rescue just meant that there are songs that scream to be blasted (and there probably aren't too many others who dislike loud music as a general rule than me) while driving and make you feel like the world is your oyster and doesn't really have anything to do with his driving attitude or skills driving his rig. I do the same with Fum Fum Fum. Whether I'm driving my Tuscon or cleaning the house, MS just makes me feel like nothing is wrong in the world - a great feeling. MS Christmas songs are meant to be cranked up no matter what you're doing, or what time of the year it is. No harm meant, I don't think.

[@Rosales3269]

@@williamandrews781 take a fucking joke, jeez man! Do you really think he's actually gonna do this? People like you is what ruins the happiness in the world! Cuz all you see is death and sadness!

[@jmbauzo6180]

One of my favorites of all time.❤

[@ellendarrow]

Such a heroic sound. Makes me imagine noble knights in a castle.

[@MatthewSmith-cv7op]

Synthesizers can do that.

[@theunknowncell442]

Christmas meets badass...

[@chriswalther7329]

One of the best Christmas songs ever

[@patrickdoran180]

I've been listening to this since it first came out and I still get goosebumps. Merry Christmas!

[@karenreardon5398]

Awesome version! Love Manheim Steamroller. I find their music totally invigorating. If I'm feeling down their music raises me right up. Brilliant!! Bravo!

[@alexs.818]

It's Nov 6th. That time of the year is fast approaching! 😊

[@ladylight66]

This has always been my Very Favorite cover of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by far ....It is Exhilarating & so Powerful ! Glory to God in the Highest & on Earth Peace to men of Good will,,, but no peace or rest for the wicked

[@dthoneybear]

Chip Davis the best of Mannheim Steamrollers

[@marielynwood8058]

Best Christmas album/cd ever. We have played it so many years. My family calls it “the Gold Mannheim CD” to compare to the others. Now as I am older and especially since my Dad passed, it is a treasured keepsake. ❤

[@drcarriemills8772]

My favorite FAVORITE!!!!!

[@IndeCummings]

2:07-2:27 and 2:44-3:23 are my favorite parts.

[@theceejeffect7101]

Spot on mine too! That French horn towards the end kills it hahaha

[@amysimmer5479]

Mine too!!!❤

[@slunktycoon]

Growing up in the '90's, around Christmas time my dad would break out the Mannheim Steamroller CD's. We had a pair of Boston Acoustics A400 tower speakers running through an Onkyo A808 amplifier that would piss off the neighbors at even ¼ volume. This was always my favorite song, followed by Good King Wenceslas. Now I'm 36 and I still listen to Mannheim Steamroller around Christmas time.

[@southernlady160]

What can I say that the music is Not saying - wonderful music by Mannheim!!

[@jacobvanantwerp2001]

2:38-3:35 I love that interval -- it's so epic and cool!!

[@theceejeffect7101]

The French horn kills it with its few notes lol

[@keithfrancois8104]

This song tops my list of my favorite christmas songs

[@michaelgannon8364]

it's May and i'm listening to Christmas music

[@danbytp]

March for me.

[@alexandria.d1253]

May with me

[@ryanmiller6266]

July for me.🙃

[@Mhaisfeces]

@@ryanmiller6266 Nov for me -sun Nov 8 2020

[@Mhaisfeces]

(｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

[@ke2xx]

I have just seen the Mannheim red orchestra in concert in Elmira NY, great show. Two standing O's at the end.

[@dawsonkazanjian3271]

This is an amazing song

[@wicked0188]

This sounds so awesome and is so fun to play on clarinet! Its amazing!

[@jasondean6940]

@@wicked0188 best version ever one of my favorite songs by mannheim steamroller

[@ModestNeophyte]

how amm i just now realizing this has always been my favorite MS song? and here i am googling "deck the halls" and whatnot

[@richsimpson2583]

The only Christmas music I listen to anymore Manheim steam roller. Gee I was stationed in Manheim Germany in 1970 LoL

[@andrewandrejohnsonbsc8880]

Great hear its Christmas 2019 wow

[@jacoblemons5076]

This is my favorite Christmas song 👏👏👏

[@danbytp]

Santa on a mission to get the presents to all of the good kids!

[@turdfurgusson]

I am listening to it in August. Got a problem? Cash me ousside, how bow dah?

[@LouSlade]

One of the few holiday songs I actually like

[@Sealed-Seven]

Someone needs to make an hour loop of this where it doesn't die out after 3:33. Easier for everyone needing to tab back and replay every 4:22.

[@murphdogg1391]

This is most OG Xmas soundtrack.🎄🎄🎄🎄

[@gusespy2476]

This Christmas CD of there's is by far one of the best collections of holiday music. This particular piece is upbeat, yet steeped in the spirit of the song and its meaning. Well done!!

[@akawhippy]

Just tortured the replay button.

[@patriciaariley5810]

This is best Christmas horse show jumping war theme ever. song

[@tty117]

So when did all I want for Christmas is you replace this in all the malls speakers? They used to get you PUMPED when you went shopping listening to this 😂😂

[@duskzehedgie3840]

This song is my childhood, love hearing it every Christmas

[@buckyj5079]

If "This Christmas....we mean business" was a song.

[@patriley4323]

Good Memories Me and a sixteen two hand red dun named Skip and the Steamroller at King's bridge"s Holiday Invitational We took the Gold to this song.

[@juliacroom4054]

Love this song by man heim steam roller

[@johnrogan6419]

Once again, a fantastic, totally unique arrangement of an old classic. I especially like the toy piano!

[@JonasClark]

Toy piano also gets sweet (almost tear-inducing) use at the end of their "Stille Nacht," and it's a feature instrument in their "Midnight on a Full Moon" from Fresh Aire III.

[@ambersong3001]

GET IT FRENCH HORNS HELL YEAH 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@BradleyJackson-m4y]

always make me feel like its battle music for a fight happening at christmas.

[@hermisadventures8142]

We played this in my high school symphonic band every Christmas concert. I can still remember the key strokes and finger chords for the entire thing. This song has a great of memory for me.

[@kalonem5719]

One of his best no doubt at all

[@owenfishback7832]

1:45 - 2:38 is so good

[@NazerArchive-bs5df]

My sister sent this to me saying it sounded like an SSBU edition to God Rest Ye Marry Gentlemen, and I kinda agree

[@randidaeger157]

This sure made me sit up and listen. Wonderful.

[@WJ_McGurk]

Wonderful

[@supermario8051]

This song sounds like it should be in a anime of some sort it’s that incredible

[@Iroquois_Pliskin]

Exactly what I thought

[@OtterLords]

I love this arrangement

[@whattheheck1000]

It's the Christmas season again! November 1, 2019 12:00 midnight

[@HaiglerGroup]

Well I think it's awesome 👌

[@colettemaureen2942]

I love Mannheim steamroller!

[@danbytp]

Don't we all!

[@zachsherman5382]

Absolutely Epic

[@OtterLords]

If Christmas had a forest section in an rpg

[@leeprism9564]

I’m listening to this in October, as I love it, and needed to hear it during this crazy covid time while the words go through my mind, Remember Christ our savior was born on CHristmas day, to save us all from satans power, when we were gone astray.

[@3Bernie]

Same🤟🙂

[@Stuntcat-vv8cm]

Amen!

[@manuelabello7352]

Cary gracias feliz navidad.

[@heatherpahl8790]

I listen to this all the TIME!!!!!!!

[@chocolatefox73]

So awesome!

[@ionryful]

This song is from my favorite christmas anime! Santa Claus is barely holding his own against Krampus. The best fight in the entire show to be honest! Then Santa was able to use a technique that let him absorb the energy of Christmas Joy and completely overpowered Krampus with his signature move: Silent Night!

[@astuteanansi4935]

ngl I would watch the hell out of this

[@lisabarnes924]

Someone please make a small animation of this! 😭 if not this year, then next and send it to me!

[@Emmj91]

This show needs to exist

[@brandenantonino23]

I know I'm 3 yes late but the silent night signature move sounds like it would be like and elbow drop 🤣

[@christopherorourke6543]

I have 2 Mannheim Steamroller CD’s that I’ll be playing till January 3,2021 & all of my Christmas music CD’s & the Christmas & Winter music songs of various artists as well.

[@kaitlynpeterson1355]

this is fucking beautiful. fav Christmas song✨🤍

[@SHELLCURLEY]

Beautiful !!!

[@IC86]

Imagine a huge block party with everyone line dancing to this.

[@lenisflores313]

Epic

[@joechangle9055]

I listen to them year round!!!!

[@jasondean6940]

@@joechangle9055 you and me both I can't just listen to them around the holidays there music is just to awesome

[@ronrow3]

Love all Steamroller music. There's a new Christmas song they do, but I can't find it. Anyone know what it is?

[@JerryClair]

It's now December 13, 2023. Appreciate all your posts. Excellent observations

[@Stuntcat-vv8cm]

i heard this for the first time last night on WNIC while i was putting up the christmas tree, and immediately thought of waterflame's hexagon force and assumed that this was made in the 80's because i know that hexagon force was supposed to sound like it was made in the 80's, even though it was made in 2014. so basically this is my christmas alternative to hexagon force.

[@turdfurgusson]

Yep, this came out in 1984.

[@Stuntcat-vv8cm]

@@turdfurgusson Cool. Have you heard hexagon force yet?

[@Stuntcat-vv8cm]

@@turdfurgusson Lol i guess hexagon force came out almost exactly 30 years after this

[@Gator_nit]

2:43

[@TheMusicscotty]

Christmas + Castlevania

[@tangofivefivesix]

It's that time again guys n' gals, prepare yourselves for the Christmas season!