"O Holy Night" Ernie Ford and Gordon MacRae

[@jocwalk]

Actually, when the show first started, Ernie Ford wanted to close his show with a hymn each time. The network declined his request until Ford said he'd walk and not do the show at all if he didn't get to do the hymns. You have to respect that kind of conviction.

[@NateK94]

What happened to talent, I mean true talent, like this. back then, they did it the right way. I'm only 16, but i have a great appreciation for this beautiful music, and no respect for some of the trash that tries to pass off as entertainment these days. nothing will ever live up to that golden era in music

[@miltonmoore5294]

Nathanael K: Happy that God blessed you with the intelligence, sensitivity, and good taste to appreciate great music.

[@thomast8539]

Look hard for that talent, it is still out there. Alison Krauss, Ray Lamontagne, Jackie Evancho, Michael Buble, Brittany Howard, Emmylou Harris, and Idina Menzel are but just a few beautiful, talented voices that are around today.

[@colinbell-NI]

I fully agree!

[@Blue-hf7xt]

They had souls.... now we have zombies singing.

[@jackieriordan6600]

No to those that appreciate real music can't appreciate the wanna be stuff we have now. I lost count on how many instruments my grandfather could play. Unfortunately we do not have that kind of talent in the world today its a pity.

[@heatheralice89]

Happy Birthday Gordon MacRae!! 🙏🙏🎁🎂🎈🎈🎉🎊

[@MorganJServices]

Why? Why? Why was I born too late & not be around these gorgeous men with voices that could melt ANY girls heart better than Sinatra or Elvis any day of the week. I probably just admire and love Ernie and Gordon's character more than anything.

[@juliemorrison5447]

Gordon MacRae was born decades before me, but I’ve had a massive crush on him since I was very young from watching Carousel and Oklahoma with my parents. I’m not young anymore but after all these years I still love this handsome man with the beautiful voice! ❤️❤️

[@heatheralice89]

💞

[@chameleonesta]

So ironic he died with cancer of the mouth and jaw.

[@chameleonesta]

Ironically sad

[@allenjones3130]

Messrs. Ford and MacRae's rich bass/baritone voices blend magnificently on this touching version of one of the greatest Christmas hymns ever written. Rest in peace, Ernie and Gordon.

[@sprsonic03]

REAL MEN....REAL TALENT!!!! Enough said...

[@yvetteorvis2404]

I loved them both dearly. It's so sad that at the time Gordon was battling alcoholism. I hope in the end of life he realizes how much God loves him .

[@TheBlueyedblond]

Pure gold.

[@schuhgrass]

My favorite, favorite hymn of all time...all time. This is my new favorite version!

[@298fmr]

I feel so blessed to have grown up with such admirable men to look up to. Who in today's entertainment world can even hold a candle to either of these men? These are the times when I am very happy to have KZbin as part of our culture...thanks for making it available for everyone to enjoy. MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[@joesmythe1944]

A sublime hymn, beautifully sung by two glorious singers. How we miss men like these, who really knew how to sing.

[@robertafatur1110]

Check out..Andrea Bocelli..Lords Prayer! Beauty and grace live if you choose to look for it!!raf

[@MorganJServices]

I could listen to this rendition a zillion times and still not be tired of hearing these two men sing. The goosebumps are all over me!

[@jomilee88]

I met Gordon a few times in his "hey days" , once in NYC at the Strand theater, where he was gracious enough to sign my scrapebook, which he signed "To Joanne, the little girl with a lot of patience and consideration..good luck always." Another time in Toronto and he was nice enough to have his picture taken with me. How many "stars" of today would take the time to do this? I was one of his biggest fans..what a voice..what a man!

[@walterpalmer2749]

Listening to this shows me how far America has fallen since the year 1958. There's nothing today that compares in talent and purity of voice. Too many greats have passed. America is in steep decline and it makes me sick.

[@Faithfamilymusic]

So true!

[@noelwilde]

Two classic greats.

[@jomilee88]

What can I say..Gordon MacRae was the BEST and Ernie Ford sang beautifully with him.

[@tdacosta]

Sublime. Beautiful.

[@rolanddunk5054]

I wish I had found this video any years ago,such talent and beautiful voices.

[@blappin23]

Really, really beautiful! I'd seen Tennessee Ernie Ford on "I Love Lucy", and he was hilarious; I didn't know he had a voice like this! I have always loved Gordon MacRae's voice, what a talent! Wish I could get an album of this beautiful, old fashioned Christmas music.

[@BillsCultureHour]

this is wonderful entertainment -- heavyweight voices with the guts to sing live and get it right the first time. This calibre of talent is sorely mossed today

[@misstinsley]

Gordon Macrae has one of the most beautiful and spectacular baritone voices the world has ever known.

[@donnablankenhorn2878]

I agree completely!! He has always been my favorite!!!

[@dukeman7595]

What a beautiful song praising our Lord Jesus, and two men with God given voices.

[@shirleywillatgamuwa215]

Two beautiful voices singing " O Holy Night " absolutely fantastic,beautifully sung.I listen to this over & over again.

[@davidhardy879]

Makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck . My test of true greatness !

[@TheMajoo0afspf]

It has been such a long time since I last listened to this. I'm old enough to have heard this from a black & white tv at the Air Force Base I was stationed at. Its so sad, such people we loved, with great talent, great wholesome entertainment are not with us now. The memories remain. There's no substitute for genuine faith & goodness except through Jesus Christ, The Lord of All.

[@nickyricky4u]

james wilburn Us young people won’t ever get to know how great it would’ve been to be a art of your generation

[@Qlaudie]

Who disliked this? Who? Do you hate joy and beauty and kittens? Seriously...the best version of this. And that's saying something.

[@gotch09]

+Claudia Hankin Balluff Who ever dislikes this song probably steals candy from a baby. They have no heart to be moved.

[@shawnmatthews5118]

Man! That’s some mighty fine singing! Mighty fine!

[@wardfam07]

This is tremendous. I could listen to it over and over.

[@miltonmoore5294]

Two manly voices at the top of their game. Gone are the days when musical talent like this was so ubiquitous that we all took it for granted.

[@JoeMoore-i5w]

What two great voices to that song

[@nancyanderson5310]

I am indulging my soul completely, listening until my soul is saturated with these sweet singers. The 20th century got darker and darker, but God knows where the light is, and He knows how to create glories that shine forever! I’m still not satiated. Like a fractal, the deeper I go in the details the more beauty and sweetness I find. Beauty is a joy forever. We’re touching eternity here.

[@bobturnley2787]

Wow these two guys really sang well together. It would have been great if they'd recorded an album of duets.

[@KCSteak]

The Glory of G-d has shown his grace through these mens voices.

[@AllenVaile]

Really a classic song and brilliantly sung by Tennessee Ernie Ford and Gordon McRae !!! Brilliant singing !!! Thanks.

[@TennesseeErnieFordTV]

Thank you for saying this. Ernie always said that gospel music was some of the most beautiful love songs ever written. I must agree.

[@troubadour4079]

Love to hear these two , upcoming to Christmas. Very much missed talent.

[@colinfirth4bfast]

Two amazing voices that still capture me as a grown up. (Well I try to be). If life begins at 40 then I am 2! I love this stage... tantrums in the supermarket etc.... Hang on, my kids do that still. Is there nothing sacred!

[@lindainglima1961]

When talent was absolutely raw and genuine. 💙💚🍀💚💙

[@jillgivler]

Gordon sort of looks like John Kennedy singing there. :-) Wow, what a pair of voices - neither of them could sing a bad note if they tried. I LOVE this.

[@mackdog832]

Très Beau .....simply beautiful

[@HotVoodooWitch]

Such talent, such class. Nobody to compare in these culturally sad times.

[@cpklapper]

There is comparable talent today. The mercantilist democracies choose to ignore it in their cheap desire to rule over people. In today’s democratic mercantilist world, Elvis Presley would be driving a truck or, at best, still under the thumb of Colonel Parker. More to the point, Ethel Waters would not have been allowed to sing “His Eye is on the Sparrow” on screen. “Not commercial enough” is the refrain of our times.

[@zimzalabim1319]

@@cpklapper fna

[@joeasmythe]

Swell hymn, and superb singers.

[@mrtwang32]

A great duet of fantastic voices on probably the most dramatic Christmas hymn. To think these people did productions like this every week...

[@gjmaztr7]

Roughly 2 or 3 yrs before he passed away, Gordon MacRae sung at the Macy's Christmas Parade, i couldnt believe he 'still had that voice',.the voice from the 1950's musical "Oklahoma'. He left us too soon.

[@julia9991]

It doesn't get any better than this! Love it!

[@wannabe41]

2 of my favorite voices! It’s June 30 and I’m listening to this. Absolutely beautiful!

[@linwoodshull7491]

Well, on this summer night in June, I was looking for some music from Gordon MacRae, and I found this Christmas song by Tennessee Ernie Ford and Gordon. I had never heard their version, but I must say, It was brilliant. It's just too bad that they could not have sung more verses to it; I wanted more, but enjoyed it tremendously! It's tough to beat those two beautiful voices...

[@cpklapper]

If we were simply living in a world where nothing went wrong, wouldn't that be boring? No avenue for love and no choice to be made. Some would call that hell. But this duet, sung by two men who suffered mightily from alcoholism yet gave such a beautiful rendition of this song? This is heaven!

[@shirleyevans6775]

this is wonderful, miss singing like this.

[@jammindoris]

That's it...that's what I like to ear...those smooooothe, loooowww tones~ That's the way that song was meant to be sung!

[@bradleyjones650]

By far the best version of this song I have heard

[@terriseaton3049]

It makes me think of Christmas as a little girl. Hope and promise. BEAUTIFUL!

[@andrefeuerbach8300]

Beautiful!

[@jojosullivan1024]

Lord...to have gifted singers like this again. Thanks for this beautiful video.

[@Whatshisname5]

Pure pleasure, such glorious baritones.

[@miyoshiumeki]

Gorgeous, breathtaking really!

[@Jill8854]

Glorious! Just sheer "glorious"!... God bless these men!

[@johnfoster4244]

"There's a bright golden haze on the meadow....."

[@curtlewis2795]

I post this on my Facebook page almost every year. Because every year I dig through KZbin to find this after being deluged by the bilge that passes for modern Christmas music. After the dozenth hearing of someone's ego-driven, pyrotechnic version of O Holy Night -- trying to out-do the last over-the-top look-at-me-I-can sing-so-high rendition -- I go back to this classic Just two wonderful baritone voices blending beautifully with neither trying to out-shine the other. Just letting the song -- and its beautiful message -- be the focus. Tennessee Ernie and Gordon MacCrae. RIP

[@extrachrispy5159]

Robert Merrill has a beautiful rendition as well.

[@ffurgy]

That was entertainment....they sang... thanks from a depression brat who grew up with these guys for entertainment...

[@boanerges144]

Great Hymn but two great singers...Bravo!

[@conniff44]

This world would be a much poorer place if it wasn't for KZbin. We would never have the chance to hear about life as it was and how it could be. No-one makes songs like this any longer and if they did no-one would have the time to listen. Such a shame that todays kids don't really know what life is about.

[@larrydonguy]

Two wonderful talents, both of whom had problems with alcohol unfortunately, but, boy, could they sing! I wish that Ford, whose voice took a back seat to no on, had recorded a wider range of songs . . especially Great American Songbook material.

[@Tsurak]

My favorite Christmas song sung by some of my favorite singers

[@Amcnair13]

My Mom loved listening to these two sing this Christmas hymn/song. It still sounds like perfection, even though I no longer have my Mom here to listen with me.

[@Genetivetexan]

And remember, this duet was performed LIVE on the old Ernie Ford, black & white, show!

[@Genetivetexan]

...and they were both classically-trained singers...

[@margaretgaskell4958]

Loved Gorden.Mcrea wonderful voice....recognisable always...😊

[@banner74]

Sitting here watching this and the chills are just rapid fire up and my down spine,what a sound.R.I.P "Tennessee" Ernie Ford & Gordon MacRae.

[@anaosorio6087]

SO BEAUTIFUL 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@thesandsie13the2nd]

this is by far my favorite version of this beautiful carol.

[@curtlewis2795]

Class personified. Wish today's "entertainment" had some

[@bluegibby7]

Two magnificent voices

[@ssmbookworm]

That hamony gave me goosebumps on my arms and down my spine.

[@markim2545]

The message of Christmas. Love it!

[@customflht]

sends chills up and down every time i hear this ..... truly awesome

[@buckskipper]

If this doesn't put a lump in your throat, your're not human.

[@johnirvingbenson]

Ernie lived and worked in his early career, on the radio in nearby San Bernardino. I loved his TV show as a kid in Billings, MT and later San Diego. wow what power in the voices, such respect for the song. Meltingly beautiful, really. Power. Holiness and reverence for the transcendence that permeates this song.

[@mannyventura867]

I love how you said holiness and reverence... Perfect way to describe this

[@LRMc60]

From one Billings boy to another: Well said!

[@CossacksChampion]

this is fantastic ! The best version of this song on youtube that i heard so far..

[@Jill8854]

Absolutely beautiful... no more needs to be said. Beautiful!

[@joleenwilson622]

Love the harmony

[@ChristopherSyn1]

My favourite carol - almost an operatic aria

[@joeallen3600]

This is fantastic.

[@Georgia_Farmer]

Tears and Chills!

[@jcboom6894]

My favorite Christmas Hymn sung perfect.

[@FlamingJune5dwj]

there is something so special about this song ... it captures a little piece of heaven ... and this is a truly magical interpretation merry christmas everyone -- may your days be bright!

[@bennettribe1]

Love hearing two bass/baritone singers in their prime! ...great rendition of this song. Thanks for sharing this.

[@racourdav]

"Cousin Ernie!" with one of my favorite singers, Gordon MacRae...nice!!

[@Juliaflo]

Whatever happened to great shows like this? Here's hoping YOU have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

[@MorganJServices]

My two favorite singing men on the same stage! Woooooo hoooooooo! Yeehaaaw!

[@LRMc60]

@buckskipper I came across this last night, have listened to it 6 or 7 times, with tears streaming down my face every time! I wish that my dad & I had done this together...it would have just WRECKED Mom & my 3 sisters.

[@buckeyewill2166]

Listening to this in the year 2020. I see this as a hymn more than a Christmas song

[@MorganJServices]

Real men of real faith in God. Charming & so delightful. That's the kind of guy a girl can fall for.

[@sgdp]

This gave me chills and brought tears to my eyes. I envy anybody who was alive during those days...I'm freaking 18 :(

[@Jeffieg100]

I was checking KZbin for Tennessee Ernies "O Holy Night" and found this one. Wonderful.

[@maggiedeveney]

Perfect!

[@buckygeer]

Two greats of my generation...Gone but never forgotten.

[@cindysanchez6347]

Love those deep voices in harmony... gives you chills!

[@wendyemberson1583]

Stunning.

[@extrachrispy5159]

Can you imagine a SIMILAR act on TV today? Each performer would be decked out in spangles and glitz, and busy trying to upstage the other. It would be all about the performers, or the accompanying band, not the music, and certainly not the words, and forget about the meaning or the message. I do not believe the talent exists today to perform something like this again. I know TV would never air THIS particular broadcast again, for fear of offending "whomever".