"O Holy Night" on Solo Hammered Dulcimer

[@kkeesy]

I'm 68 years old.I have terminal cancer.I listen to this on my tablet every day during my chemo treatments.It takes me far away where sickness doesn't exist.You have no idea how many hearts you touch.Keep spreading your gift my friend.

[@markalanwade]

Bless you! I hope it continues to bring comfort and escape when you need it. ❤

[@kennethweder1643]

God Bless and Heal You ❤, In Jesus Mighty Name🙏✝️ Amen

[@dwntwnjuliet17]

Almighty God please lay your healing hands on @kkeesy and heal the cancer within. You are the Great Physician Lord and we trust in You fully and completely. Thank You so much for listening to and answering our prayers. In Jesus precious name I pray amen.

[@johnduffy6546]

God bless you, friend.

[@garyingersoll2460]

May the Lord Jesus send you healing.....

[@helenchervin2672]

I could listen to this throughout the seasons . It’s a prayer that makes my heart ♥️ and mind give thanks . 💕

[@markalanwade]

Check out my new version of this song too. 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnvSpoV8pL51iNksi=UmrQ2ZGRiN4bfSFJ

[@johnrobinsonclifford6988]

Wonderful rendering with Expression! God bless you & use you gorgeous His glory in Christ Jesus.

[@samuelgavurin4724]

This song always makes me cry, and when played on such a beautiful instrument, the feeling is even more intense. Thank you.

[@carolepylant1015]

This rendition gave me chills! Thank you for sharing this timeless music.

[@khart1825]

My very favorite Christmas song ever and you play it beautifully. It touches my heart. Thank you.

[@markalanwade]

Mine too! Be sure to watch the newer version of this. I recorded a few months ago on the same channel.

[@khart1825]

@@markalanwade will do, definitely! Thank you.

[@Momma_Tomma]

Back again to listen. It's timeless, Mark.

[@richardpadilla7190]

WOW ! ........ just WOW !

[@OnlyOneTruth25]

Absolutely beautiful! You would make Christ smile!

[@-greentoad]

How have I not seen this before. Wow. Fantastic. Such a great job on my favorite Christmas song. Actually gave me chills. So beautiful!

[@markalanwade]

Wow. Thanks! You should hear the newer version on my channel too!

[@judyo.3032]

I’ve always enjoyed music from the dulcimer, as well as other instruments. ‘O Holy Night’ is my most favorite Christmas music! You play this very well on the dulcimer! Thank 🙏🏼 you for sharing with us all! 🥲😍👏🏼👏🏼🌺🌲🌺😁🙋🏻‍♀️

[@CarolThomas-to6hy]

Breathtaking ❣i am speechless 😊

[@carolloye3700]

Beautiful❣️

[@MissBlueLou]

Wow! This is amazing and so relaxing and peaceful! With the world in utter chaos right now, it is SO refreshing to listen to these melodies and shut out the rest of the world... even if it's only temporary. I only just discovered you. This is the second one I heard. The first one was "Hallelujah." Thank you so much for your beautiful music 🎶 and for posting it online for us to watch. God bless! 😊

[@raytristani]

Goosebumps

[@alicegajewski7511]

The music went right through me! Beautifully done👏

[@markmenne4983]

I never tire of listening to this. I hope some day to learn half of what Mark Alan Wade has forgotten about the Dulcimer.

[@donnaswanson9701]

Nice!! Very nice 👍🏽!! Thank you! For sharing your gift 🎁!!

[@yahuchanonyakov]

That dulcimer sounds so deep and rich....is stunningly beautiful!

[@spikespa5208]

Never heard such wonderful bass notes from a dulcimer before. Adds something special.

[@ImaQuilter]

I just cannot get enough of your music! I have dreamed for at least 25 years of learning to play a hammered dulcimer. Absolutely beautiful to my ears.

[@markalanwade]

Tena Wallace Aw. Thanks! It’s never too late to learn to play. Check out my website and message me from there and I can suggest some great beginner instruments. You’ll love it!

[@cheriehokanson9864]

Go ahead and splurge! I did at 86 years of age. It is fun, pretty, and what's wrong with music. Answer--- absolutely NOTHING! NO ELECTRICITY NEEDED! and you don't have to look at the strings after a little practice. Love it!!

[@michellejoy6752]

Heavenly

[@jessiejessieproulx2571]

i love this version it made me cry i love o holy night its one of my favorite christmas songs

[@deborah2214]

This is so heart touchingly beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

[@ImaQuilter]

I just had to listen again this morning. If I am not mistaken, I asked if you play O Holy Night about 5 years ago when I first discovered your music on KZbin. Oh my goodness, this brings such memories back to me from my childhood. Thank you for highlighting my Christmas Season this year. I appreciate it. Just Beautiful!

[@DonnaAcker]

I just requested on one of your other videos for this song to be played, and here it is!!! It's my favorite Christmas song. This was absolutely beautiful!! Thank you!

[@SWade449]

Mark, this is beautiful!! I just keep listening to this over and over.

[@blueheelerfriend8450]

Simply Beautiful ❤

[@markalanwade]

@@blueheelerfriend8450 Thanks! I have had 3 Blue Heelers too!

[@blueheelerfriend8450]

@markalanwade You're obviously a man with great taste in dogs as well as musical instruments! Hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!! Brant from Florida 😊

[@mitchgrube2480]

Christmas 2017 is coming--this will be played over and over at my house--so awesome--so beautiful--on point--BRAVO !!! Merry Christmas Everyone !!

[@carolnulsey5544]

Mitch Grube I totally agree with the other comments Awesome

[@carolnulsey5544]

,lWould love to hear a lot more of this sound simply messermising

[@susand.7112]

So needed to hear for 2023 as well!!

[@darylseitz2021]

Beautiful!

[@jharvey9898]

Beautifully rendered! ❤️

[@niredge]

This gave me chills, absolutely amazing.

[@carolegabrielson4330]

Geoff Towne tune my hammered dulcimer

[@c_farther5208]

Thank you for sharing your talent with us, absolutely magnificent!

[@youeyeball]

Wow🥹 ! 👏 👏 👏 Bravo ! Thank you 😊!

[@markalanwade]

Thanks for listening everyone! Please help me out by giving this video thumbs up so it appears higher up in searches on google and youtube. And if you'd like, leave me a note here or on my FB page: Mark Alan Wade, Musician.

[@carolnulsey5544]

Love all Hammered dulcimer music.

[@ImaQuilter]

Oh my goodness. My favorite. Thank you Mark.

[@theflossi56]

Beautiful

[@mikkelsv4804]

🤩 looking forward to the day when I can afford a nice dulcimer!

[@sorchaOtwo]

Just gorgeous!

[@翠鈺小玲鐺]

Wonderful music!I like this song !Thank your performance.

[@avisswope6495]

TRULY TRULY BEAUTIFUL LOVE IT THANK YOU & GBY

[@johnduffy6546]

Very nice!

[@trellis2]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you

[@fflubadubb]

Fascinatingly Beautiful !

[@pull_33]

I want to learn to play the hammered dulcimer.. Wow... so beautiful sound!

[@mixie6650]

This is truly, remarkable

[@jbsang54]

Excellent!!

[@steveelam4810]

One of best players and inst,love my 650,the piece is my favorite too

[@92strings]

Very, very nice, Mark. I thoroughly enjoyed your arrangement and watching your impressive playing skills in action. - Thank you for the video and your note at 4:07. I was really wondering about that.

[@bprife]

Very beautiful! Splendid job! Merry Christmas.

[@TedYoderMusic]

very nice Mark. I always love hearing your chord choices. have a merry Christmas.

[@josephwright5140]

Tearing up its so beautiful

[@taz-on-the-looseyusef5526]

what an instrument, i think about king nebuchadnezzar when he said that everyone should bow down to his idol when the trumpets and dulcimers sounds

[@VillsvinJeger]

Very nice! Glad i stumbled upon this !!

[@virginianemith]

Than yo for the beautiful music of love

[@g911001]

beautiful!

[@MrUhwoody]

Superb.

[@ariosvaldosena3965]

Muito lindo graças a Deus toda glória seja dada a Deus 🙏

[@igormisc6794]

Thank you for this! Regards from Argentina!

[@markalanwade]

Thanks for watching!

[@EduardoLothammer]

Maravilhoso.

[@naymelanie]

Thanks!

[@jbyoung2684]

I'd love to hear "Carol of the Birds," on hammer dulcimer, too.

[@lesliemicah]

Deep and rich!

[@mikemaynard-rf5rt]

What they said!!!!!! Wow

[@markalanwade]

Friends, I hope you enjoy this basement rendition. Here is a link to the version on my Christmas CD. www.markalanwade.com/albums/album0004.asp

[@raquelvasquez5152]

If only hammered Dulcimers were a more common instrument. I 'd already be playing it here in college. I want to learn every instrument. I already play strings and percussion. Now, I'm learning flute as my 1st wind instrument, but I won't be leaving this wonderful instrument out of the list. Congratulations on mastering your talents to the real world. One question. How are the notes arranged on this instrument?

[@ChuckMil]

I believe the Hammered Dulcimer was created wth Christmas music in mind.

[@TheUnknownSophy]

Goodness this is lovely! Is there some other instrument giving a little bass, like a piano or another dulcimer?

[@SuperBillstanley]

As a HD player myself, I stand in admiration of your technique, phrasing, lovely chording, and sensitive interpretation of this piece. Nicely done! You said there is a "soft strings synth pad for added bass"...is that something added in post-production, or something you play simultaneously like with a foot pedal as you're playing the HD? I've been trying to add bass to my HD playing for some time now, but cannot find any instrument or foot-pedal setup with which to do that.

[@hayleyross7808]

Dusty Strings!

[@ambrosemclaren145]

Is this played without sheet music? It is amazing. Thank you!

[@deeman524]

Wow I gave up on the piano, maybe I should learn hammered dulcimer, it looks easier and sounds great!

[@janetelliott3788]

WOW...TO PLAY AS WELL AS YOU...:)))

[@lessons9745]

❤️🎄

[@DefAja-kk9ny]

Can you play sound of silence by simon & garfunkel

[@ariosvaldosena3965]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹

[@markalanwade]

The synthesized string bed that I added was done after I recorded the dulcimer track. I recorded the dulcimer track live with the video camera and with microphones. After I imported the video, I played along to the audio track on my synthesizer and then combined the audio of the synthesizer to the audio from the original video for what you hear in this recording. so to answer some questions on this video in short, there's no way to do this live as a solo performer that I know of.

[@graziellafalbo7787]

Bonjour comment se nomme cet instrument. Je ne connais pas 🤔

[@pams8259]

Mark do you have an arrangement of this? I recently got a Michael Allen 17/16/9 and would like to learn how to use the ultra bass.

[@markalanwade]

Pam s - Yes I do. I sell it on my website: MarkAlanWade.com.

[@shengjieqin2928]

有一句古诗和这首曲很相配：“轻舟已过万重山。”

[@djperseus4979]

did you know that the piano comes from the hammered dulcimer??

[@impasse0124]

Is the hammered dulcimer difficult to learn to play?

[@belpberg1]

very nice and also nice to play as a Solist. But I guess it is not esay or learned in no time :)

[@djperseus4979]

the sound is very similar to the piano

[@GuitarGuyChrisB]

+Dj Perseus That would make sense since a piano is hammers on tuned metal strings. :)

[@pams8259]

how are your superbass strings tuned? from bottom

[@markalanwade]

Pam s : A1, B1, D2, E2, F2, F#2, G2, C3, F3

[@chrisb9957]

Traumhaft schön 😍💕