Changing the guard Windsor *Christmas special* (24.12.19)

[@jasonfernee3755]

Bless those little soldiers marching on the pavement in uniform. Bandsmen and guardsman of the future no doubt if they look that smart now.

[@gooner72]

It's traditions like this that make me immensely proud of my Country. 🇬🇧🇬🇧✌✌

[@michaelriordan8265]

I can't imagine any other countries armed forces marching to Christmas music.. well done

[@johnbutler7188]

The Massed Bands of the Guards' Division did a variation on Happy Birthday at a Trooping a few years ago too!!

[@gooner72]

No other Country is like mine, it's the greatest Country on Earth and I adore it.🇬🇧🇬🇧✌✌

[@jks4465]

Did anyone notice the little boy in Household Cavalry uniform walking on the pavement in the back as well?

[@davidsewellclarke4997]

I saw him in the beginning front right of the screen.

[@martinshea7673]

And he was a little "Life Guard".......awesome

[@bihtersomer3832]

He’s very nice and talented.

[@gooner72]

Yes.

[@hythekent]

There was another little one marching in Guards uniform as well

[@fbagbey]

Love this history and pageantry. Well filmed and edited. Long live ER! THANKS

[@militaryevents107]

Francis Bagbey thank you sir.

[@fbagbey]

@@militaryevents107 Have subscribed and so will look forward to future postings.

[@philwilson]

Thanks for this and all your videos. "Merry Christmas" from London, Ontario, CANADA

[@militaryevents107]

Phil Wilson Merry Christmas to you too!

[@colinbryan8265]

Merry Christmas to you 2020. Check out the spurs on their boots (cavalry). Snow in London Ontario?

[@richjmaynard]

i love that they played sarafand at the beginning. it is one of my favourite marches

[@militaryevents107]

Video coming out later with it playing!

[@richjmaynard]

@@militaryevents107 thanks

[@youtubeaccount5738]

Just love the British brass sounds. Very unique.

[@malcolmhmorrison934]

A Merry Christmas to the Household Cavalry Band.

[@raabauke1]

Man beachte den kleinen buben in Uniform an der seite des orchesters ;-) toll der Lebt tratition ;-)

[@STANLIZ4]

A fantastic reminder, when there is a culture of anything goes and discipline doesnt matter, achieving high standards is the only route to great results!

[@TheMantis25]

Just discovered your channel. Great footage! New subscriber. Looking forward to more videos. Happy New Year!

[@militaryevents107]

TheMantis25 thanks for subscribing mate

[@MilitaryBandsEverywhere]

Fantastic video Military Events, thank you very much for all the hard work you've put into this channel this year! The marches are: Sarafand Bravura* Wassail (The Yuletide March) Wassail (The Yuletide March) Sarafand Bravura Rising of the Lark *one of my favourite marches! Loved the close ups of the Snare Drummer on the return march, sounds like the band have had a new snare, it's so much more crisp! Did you use a new camera on this, the quality is amazing?

[@militaryevents107]

Military Bands Everywhere thank you for the support since the beginning, I am not using a new camera it’s still the usual one. Have a very nice Christmas mate.

[@MilitaryBandsEverywhere]

@@militaryevents107 Ah fair enough, just noticed a crisper image, perhaps it's my eyes!😂 No problem, it's great what your doing! 👍

[@malcolmhmorrison934]

A very Merry Christmas to you,Military Events.

[@malcolmhmorrison934]

A very Merry Christmas to Military Bands Everywhere .

[@militaryevents107]

Malcolm H Morrison you too!

[@marilynvandererf86]

What a way to make your presence known marvellous

[@militaryevents107]

Marilyn Van Der Erf merry Christmas

[@marilynvandererf86]

@@militaryevents107 And same to you and yours

[@davidsewellclarke4997]

We may not be any good at politics or anything else, But we can at least March in step and play music . But we do have the best Army in the World .

[@heatwaves3212]

Great video, thank you! And Merry Christmas to you! 🤗💞

[@militaryevents107]

Teeny Fox merry Christmas to you too.

[@ArmedForcesVideos7]

Good vid, they often don’t do Household cavalry but I guess it’s a Christmas special 😃

[@militaryevents107]

LSPlayz thanks,merry Christmas

[@peterbrown1012]

The band is not always the band of the regiment standing guard, the Household Cavalry regularly perform this duty for the foot guards.

[@ArmedForcesVideos7]

@@peterbrown1012 I know HCAV are at horse guards

[@barbaralcharles]

May I assume this is an annual parade given the thousands of people lining the roads? Five stars to you, sir.

[@militaryevents107]

barbaralcharles this happens every other day.

[@Windsorguards]

Marches played were: 1.Sarafand 2.Bravana 3.Waseill (jingle bells) Back to camp 4.Waseill (jingle bells) 5.Sarafand 6.Bravura 7.Rising of the lark Great video! Musical support Band of the household cavalry unit 1st battalion Welsh Guards and 1st battalion welsh guards

[@doraldeddy1836]

Info please? Why, when leaving barracks do two guardsmen run up to the front of the guard alongside the officer? Love the videos! Love the music! In hospital for an op, and this is calming the pre-op nerves👍👍😎😎. Cheers from Cornwall.

[@johnking5174]

A tradition where two guards make sure their commanding officer is protected.

[@doraldeddy1836]

@@johnking5174 thank you John. Regards Dorald

[@ChangingGuard]

Great stuff

[@andreasmeissner899]

Merry Christmas for all in the british forces from Germany

[@militaryevents107]

Andreas Meissner merry Christmas.

[@marcelwarmerdam620]

I like the music of the quards...

[@davidcollinson5076]

Greatest Armed Services in the World bar none.

[@soupdrinker]

No

[@duncancallum]

VERY Small army now so that is crap now David .

[@davidcollinson5076]

duncancallum In my opinion. You are obviously entitled to yours, thank you.

[@davidcollinson5076]

Julian Gonzalez whatever.

[@peterbrown1012]

@@duncancallum the quality of an army is not determined by it's size.

[@Ph1l7554]

7:17 awwwh that child dress as an guard

[@emptyangel]

Never really realised how heavy the police presence can get... I guess it was Christmas after all..

[@taramiller9832]

The people who live in Berkshire like 😒 “we can go in the castle for free you have to pay 😈” I live in the town next to Windsor Me thinking I’ve been in like all the shops they passed

[@ArmedForcesVideos7]

Tara So Slow of course it will be expensive, it’s a royal castle

[@anitapike4592]

Would love to see more of the guards!

[@militaryevents107]

Anita Pike Hopefully more to come, Merry Christmas!

[@leonardtrebors8808]

Am I mistaken or do they have an oboe and a bassoon player? Is this typical? As where I'm from oboe and bassoon are rarely included in marching bands of any type due to their delicacy, and even the British coldstream guards seem to exclude these instruments.

[@CarzorStelatis]

This band is normally mounted on horseback (using them on foot for changing the guard is a relatively recent thing), so some of their instruments are different from the infantry bands.

[@MilitaryBandsEverywhere]

@@CarzorStelatis Before the band of the Household Cavalry and they were the Band of the Life Guards and Blues and Royals having only just amalgamated in September 2014, before this they used to combine annually to parade mounted, but before used to regularly perform on foot, in concert and for the changing of the guard, so it is no recent thing for them. The instrumentation for every wind band in the Corps of Army Music is the same (there are brass bands and a string orchestra also). It is purely based on the instrumentation of the music they are playing, on the march and during the inspection, as to what instruments will make it onto the march and the Director of Music/Bandmaster's preference. For example, in many bands, an oboe isnt practical on the march and isnt needed, so in many army bands the Double Reed players will play cymbals of will join another section such as clarinet or piccolo. In this instance, the Household cavalry wanted the sound of a double reeds in the band. Marching with an oboe has proved a challenge as the bobbing motion of marching and the delicate vibractions used to create the sound are a challenge to achieve together. I hope this answers your question, it is purely based on the DOM or BM and their preference in the music they are playing, you will often find them on parade or the musicians but on different instruments. Another point is that, the band wouldn't have taken this from "previously being a mounted band, of which they were not" as double reed instruments are never played mounted with in the band, the bands instrumentation actually does differ slightly as of the limitations, for example, the French Horn players (in the key of F) change to the Tenor Horn (Eb) when mounted and marching percussion changes to two kettle drums (rather than timpani also).

[@johnbutler7188]

Keep 'em coming!

[@richardcoombes9491]

well done m events a good vlog as always kind sir have a cracking christmas and i look forward to 2020 with some more of your vlogs well done

[@militaryevents107]

Thanks,i hope you have a great Christmas too!

[@richardcoombes9491]

@@militaryevents107 cheers m events

[@tylertobin]

Old guard is the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards.

[@duncancallum]

Changed days when now the Police are armed to protect the soldiers, it says multiculturism is shit .

[@ramboys9678]

Trumpet canot do high pitch note I think it's very tired,Im also in a band I just expect it

[@GDayTrueBlueAussie]

I see the cavalry are still wearing their spurs , are they going to ride off in the sunset after this march

[@wernerhaase2632]

Queen victoria in the rain

[@Michaelbos]

Love this from G.B.

[@williamwallace2278]

Red greatcoats do standout rather well

[@terryhaines8351]

That's good, because if they wore camouflage, you wouldn't be able to see where they were! LOL

[@marvinholm8803]

What is the name of the march at 5:37 ?

[@Windsorguards]

Waseill

[@CityGuideEC1]

Merry Christmas!

[@militaryevents107]

CityGuideEC1 merry Christmas to you too!

[@jonasnielsen4021]

What is happening at 1:13 when the guard runs?

[@militaryevents107]

Jonas Nielsen thats the escort

[@taramiller9832]

Jonas Nielsen escort

[@ArmedForcesVideos7]

The 2 lance corporals at the back in front of the Sergeant major and he calls out “MOUNT THE ESCORT” which means the 2 lance corporals from the back go onto ‘port arms’ and run to the officer leading the guards and march by the side of him, and when they get to windsor castle the Sergeant Major says “IN THE ESCORT!” So the 2 lance corporals go to one Side and mark time and then march back in line in front of the sergeant major.

[@militaryevents107]

LSPlayz I’m pretty sure it’s out the escort

[@ArmedForcesVideos7]

Oh yeah your right, I always thought it was MOUNT Because I didn’t hear them properly. So now it’s OUT THE ESCORT Thank you.

[@arila.l.h9361]

Salam Sultan Iwan subandi Alam syah salam London🇬🇧

[@quran6145]

Happy Holidays

[@militaryevents107]

Quran Stewart you too.

[@tonewheeler1]

Bravura 2:51, nice

[@steverpcb]

I used to love this until I discovered the worlds best marching band, the Tachibana !

[@Nathan-ys9vk]

March name?

[@militaryevents107]

Look at Military bands everywhere’s comment.

[@KaiserYuYu315]

March:12th day of Christmas

[@militaryevents107]

mingyou lai actually it is called wassail (The yultite march)

[@Abdelaziz.islam101]

Well the red jackets look pretty weird

[@youtubeaccount5738]

Nah, looks rather dazzling

[@hannovonbahrenfeld5986]

British troops wearing pickelhauben lol.

[@Roheryn100]

Tom Larsson They aren’t pickelhaube, they are dragoon pattern helmets and common to many Napoleonic era regiments. Pickelhaube are practically skullcaps.

[@gbr2565]

4:10

[@KaiserYuYu315]

First