The Nathaniel Dett Chorale - Mary Had A Baby

From An Indigo Christmas with the Nathaniel Dett Chorale,
produced by Riddle Films.

[@Mr123boi]

The Sololist is the now "Dr." Melissa Davis and is my voice teacher at my college at University of Arkansas- Pine Bluff. on that vibrato will never get old. :)

[@SafariDushime]

Wow

[@darlenegwin9479]

I LOVE it. Never heard this version before. I sing it another way, and now I have fallen in love with this song. I love it. Sing child! The lady singing is sweet. God bless all of them. I would love to sing with them one day.

[@erikbarnes9991]

That is one of the most beautiful performances I’ve ever heard!!! Bravo and praise his name!!

[@all4obama]

This choir, soloist and director is awesome. My LORD!!! MY LORD!!!!! It really helped to put CHRIST back in Christmas. Thank you..

[@fishmeatlover]

I felt goosebumps all through out the performance! The Soloist made me love Jesus even mooooooore!

[@itstevingall]

No words to describe this...Melissa's voice, the arrangement, the choir...everything comes together extraordinarily well...this is HEAVENLY!!!

[@ez344]

that song fulled spirit...that song was good from the being to end,from soloist to painist to the choir....that soloist was sent from above Beautiful voice

[@BeeScott1982]

I love classical music like this. This is real music and real singing

[@buyannemekhchimeddorj]

Feeling blessed by the spirit.. what a bliss!!!

[@ntimboamah3503]

2019 and still lit

[@sisteranonymous3585]

Lod have mercy these are the best voices on the planet... GLORY TO CHRIST WHO GIVETH ALL TALENTS!

[@mazaratti2006]

That was PURE BEAUTY!!! The Soloist could rise the dead, she was Amazing!

[@Colbyelise]

The most beautiful thing I have ever heard.

[@jekbyjoanna9646]

Simply amazing. Touching a heart

[@pepperchoplin9650]

This is wonderful - like an elixir to the soul.

[@missmochashake]

What a magnificant!!! voice and the entire song was sung so amazingly beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[@ulyssia.dennis]

So thankful to have finally found this arrangement!

[@timothyoluwayomiadegbite2080]

So sweet like heaven

[@ceedark8]

One of the best presentations I have seen of this song. One can feel the emotion. Absolutely wonderful. It is on my playlist. Whenever I pass by my computer, I see the chorale and want to take the time to listen. Thank you for sharing the message....

[@InnerBouquet]

Just so wonderful!!! Thank you for this gem!!!

[@quinettejones202]

Love her voice

[@Arkelk2010]

I love Dr. Davis's excitement.

[@RoxieWank]

I love it. Fantastic job! The lead singer was wonderful. The chorus did a great job too. So did the director and pianist.

[@arnessa1015]

WONDERFUL! We sang this at Carroll High School and at Mt. Zion BC Christmas Cantata! Love this rendition!

[@JairTheLiteraryMasturbator]

I first heard this as part of the Gospel Music Workshop of America National Mass Choir. I must have been 11 or 12. Brought tears to my eyes...

[@pshawhan]

The soprano is very talented, this is a wonderful performance, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. This song started out, though, as a simple spiritual sung by slaves before the Civil War. To hear it sung that way, listen to the solo and unaccompanied version by Barbara Hendricks. Its power is in its simplicity. Bless the memory of those unknown women and men who sang this as slaves, and did not live to see the day of freedom, but left us the precious gift of this song.

[@lance456]

AMAZING!! This song brought tears to my eyes.

[@Ruciinip]

The Bethune Cookman University concert chorale performed this last night at their Christmas concert. The lead was a counter tenor. He ate this song up!

[@debracrider3348]

What a beautiful voice.

[@beckfordsaied4]

Video ?!

[@bickferd1]

OMG!!!! Awesome voice....you go girl!

[@choralln]

What a moving performance! Thanks for that and the fine recording. This brought tears of joy to my eyes.

[@keshenacisneros-watson760]

This is Roland Carter's arrangement. It is available in print.

[@sonnyitaliano4158]

The lead singer has a wonderful Soprano voice. smooth with such ease of effort

[@lilsingah07]

This song been in my mind all day

[@Bl6ckWom6n]

Mary had a baby, yes she did!!! Man, her soulful soprano vocals get down in my soul so envious of the women and even more so men who can sing like that. My high school choir director always said I had too much soul for the classical pieces our class would usually perform. I sounded like a mouse y'all trying to sing like that! LMBO! Gold ole' days!!! My yonder years. :(

[@AjPoliMusic]

I LOOVE THIS SONG!!! Currently the choir that I am in; The University Concert Choir of Langston University is singing this song at our Christmas program! I LOOVE this song!!!! It's soo BEAUTIFUL, filled with a little jazz, and blues, including a little spiritual feeling to it!!! I LOOVE IT; and I LOVE the chords within the song! The soloist....AMAZING!!!! She SAAANG that song!! She TRULY has a gift and has a BEAUTIFUL voice! Yes, she's DEFINITELY a 1st Soprano in which I am too! lol. =)

[@marioacostasantos7337]

...... Bravoooo abrazos fuertes desde República Dominicana 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴.....

[@beunique29]

Beautiful!

[@SaxyBoy91]

omg that soloist goes to my school (UIUC) and i saw her at a recital a few months ago, she a BEAST

[@marycherryberry]

I love this!!! magnifico!~

[@juliaKoullias]

This gave me the chills! Beautiful ❤

[@alves1490]

So happy its Christmas again so I can listen to this again!

[@darlenegwin9479]

I did too as the song climax. She blessed me as well, and the dark sounds of the choir was beautiful, at Rust College we sing it a different way. This sounds more spiritual than classical. I must recommend this version to my school.

[@garryland5153]

Bravo! Absolutely beautifully done.

[@savyontravez2623]

This just worked my soul . She better sang

[@vickiehannah2527]

Get down woman!!!!God bless you all.....

[@naeemah916]

beauty performance.God blessed you with a beautiful voice the clarity,picth,andshiftnes of your voice at the right time..outstanding !!!!

[@SaySoSexy]

I always loved singing this song.

[@dimensionalharmony10]

exxxceeeeellllleeennnt and great voooooooooooowssssss i almost cried. i love the operatics of this soprano

[@zancosophia]

Desde minha infância e adolescencia já cabntava esse spirituals!

[@1037pm]

omg, i love love love her!!! Especially, when she went into her upper range....omg EARGASM

[@Treeworkers]

Che bella voce! E che meraviglioso coro!

[@antoinettel.oliver282]

Yeeeessssssssss, Ms. Davis! Come on now!

[@wsissonify]

Awesome!

[@MegaStargirl22]

Phenomenal Performace so beautiful.

[@chocolateaka5502]

My favorite Christmas song

[@superbide]

Thanks you for this. Beautiful! soloist superb!

[@Jvontez]

kuddooooozzzzzz I lead this on my high skool chior 1st soprano....

[@Vandy711]

This is WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!

[@wpate1943]

Absolutely beautiful! I shared this on fb.

[@quinettejones1611]

I love this song

[@Clesta7]

BEAUTIFUL

[@krazy05]

Beautiful.

[@claudiolazary8959]

Emocionante me conmovio me motivo. GRACIAS!

[@queeniej.5333]

Love this song

[@mantellim5489]

amen, sis

[@michaelsaparito]

Amazing voice!

[@NobodyisD2Z]

Wow! What a fantastic voice! She sings from her heart using everything God gave her. But, I didn't hear what I understand to be the last line: "People keep a-comin' an' the train done gone".

[@Zesti91]

Excellent!!!!!

[@PoNyDuCk123]

That was amazing!

[@JSDiamond013]

Wonderful!!

[@DLowryVA]

Oh. WOW. Thank you!

[@augustdavis7911]

Beautiful

[@blaithinoreilly4149]

Amazing learning this on the cello at the moment

[@Eltonlaleham]

I love this song when I was a kid I sang this in school and I imagined I was Mary having a baby and I told myself Mary look after your baby when it is born

[@johnboehret580]

WOW!!! This rendition/ performance is a little bit better than perfect! The Chorale, the soloist- Melissa!-, and the director; are just spot on. Please tell me, this young lady is recorded elsewhere? She/ they have brought new life to this Precious Truth.

[@quenting7756]

2020 and still lit

[@Rochelle1212]

It would be nice to hear this choir sing "Jesus Lay Your Head In the Window"

[@daGius]

Complimenti per la toccante e raffinata esecuzione.

[@Waterboyofsuperman]

2:20 amazing!

[@cameronharris3345]

Excellent

[@NeverGiveUp-tf5ud]

Waouhhhh!!!!

[@tphil5543]

Yes girl.....

[@whitesongs73]

excellent

[@keithbrown3889]

She's cold!!

[@FighterGlory]

Nice!

[@sc8205]

Nathaniel Dett Chorale. They are in Canada

[@davirangel9394]

Linda voz! :D

[@JLisleWrites]

Mellisa U better sing!!!...I luv u so much! lol

[@rvcman4]

girl u betta sing

[@josiefalbo8132]

Does anyone know if this arrangement is published. Would love to do it at my church.

[@crystalsingr]

@vonDali - all I can tell you is the piece has a dedication to Karen Winston about the title "Mary Had a Baby" and was written by Roland Carter. The copywrite says MAR-V1 L Hampton Institute, VA. I hope that helps. :)

[@msnique811]

I so love this song! Can anyone provide some insight to get the sheet music to this song?!

[@cduane22]

crucified laid behind a stone you lived to die rejected and alone like a rose trampaled on the ground you took the fall and thoughth of me above all

[@mzfabdiiva08]

I have to sing a rendition of this song for a play I'm in but I'm not that strong of a soprano... Octave lower will work for me though. She did great!!

[@AjPoliMusic]

@fishmeatlover I know right!!!! This song DEFINITELY did!!! I LOOVE JESUS!!!

[@abrahamchewe808]

can anyone send me the choRd progression for this beautiful piece????

[@kkwilson27]

What a gorgeous voice!

[@keecos24]

is this a moses hogan arrangement?

[@feliciasandler5216]

Beautiful. Who is the arranger please?

[@alves1490]

Does anyone know where I might be able to find/purchase this arrangement of the song?