Voice Teacher Reacts to Oh Santa! - Mariah Carey ft. Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson

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[@HannahBayles]

This performance feels like Christmas at your cool, rich aunt’s house. (I don’t have one of those but I can dream)

[@Tica..77]

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[@itzelmontalvo6645]

My cool rich aunt lives in another country🤧She too cool for where I live😂

[@courtneysimmons4187]

I freaking love you. And Sam. I’m flipping out.

[@lancealexzander7416]

i guess im asking the wrong place but does someone know a trick to get back into an Instagram account..? I was stupid forgot my password. I appreciate any help you can offer me!

[@MariaCarroccia]

Sam’s face when they harmonize in whistle register...PRICELESS

[@DaveXXX]

Ariana and Mariah not only singing together after being compared for years, but HARMONIZING IN WHISTLE... is iconic. Music can stop now. Nothing can top this.

[@divatalk9011]

What's amazing about this song is that Mariah Carey arranged all these vocals too! A Queen of many versatile skills

[@rachelwayne4885]

Yes! It still baffles me how people do not realize after 30 years in the industry that in addition to producing her own vocals, to include arranging and layering the background vocals, she also produces many of her own songs and has written her complete catalog.. with the exception of the few covers she's done. She doesn't just stand there and sing. She is literally the mastermind behind her music and is absolutely brilliant!

[@mims1992-y6c]

When you have the vocal agility that she has it’s not AT ALL surprising. Her and Beyoncé are some of the best vocal arrangers out there. They are experts at knowing how to work with theirs and other people’s voices.

[@alonzoclarkston1781]

@@mims1992-y6c lol Beyoncé is nowhere on Mariah level so no need to bring her in the convo

[@THEE.apples]

@@alonzoclarkston1781 stfu Beyonce's work speak for itself. She is great at arranging as well. Mariah is not the end all be all when it comes to arranging vocals.

[@alonzoclarkston1781]

@@THEE.apples child now what you not finna do is even compare Mariah to that mediocre singer😩😩BITCH Mariah have been doing ts since the early 90s ,Mariah arranged other people songs like “I’ll be there”, “I still believe” etc and made those songs chart💯on the other hand Beyoncé can’t write her own music muchless to even rearrange songs 💯Beyoncé is a good performer and let her stick to that but don’t compare a LEGEND to a BOOTY SHAKER

[@Nikachu0906]

Jennifer Hudson is very much underrated. Her talent and voice remind me of singers in the 40’s and 50’s. She’s got that old soul feel. The power she emits when singing is unbelievable.

[@28stabwounds26]

jennifer hudson is one of the few people alive today that will go down to one of the talented singers in an era if she had lived decades ago... the mainstream media drowns the raw and real talent of singers that can actually "sing"

[@brittaniasinclair4474]

@@28stabwounds26 yes this

[@undertaker7907]

Everyone knows JHud is a beast tbh. I don't even think she's underrated. But i feel like her voice and her singing style isn't made for nowadays' commercial stuff. JHud could've been the biggest star like 30/40 years ago tho

[@bewhoyouare3182]

I think her voice is too overwhelming for commonplace music

[@undertaker7907]

@@bewhoyouare3182 ye i agree

[@JalaniClarke]

I HONESTLY REALLY AGREE, COULDN’T OF SAID IT BETTER MYSELF

[@sweetreny1155]

I agree with the first part of the sentence to me to she's underrated. In my opinion i feel like her singing style is made for nowadays but it seems to me that they don't want too work with a great singer they rather work with a singer that is not to good so they can use auto tune. Jennifer has said when a producer comes in the studio and hear her sing they tell her that she's very good and they don't know what to do for her and she was like what do you mean you don't know what to do. To me that said they don't want to work with a great singer they rather have someone they can auto tune instead and thats pathetic in my opinion.

[@cr3413]

Her voice is incredible and poweful, but it's quite monochromatic and one-note.

[@whyyouwannaknowmyname4598]

I was surprised that you were reacting to a performance that's not live, but then you addressed that at the beginning of the video and I actually love that you reacted to this!

[@somespecies]

You are right Sam! Mariah just loves Christmas so much. A lot of people say she's just milking Christmas but it is really her genuine love for it and music as well that she became the "Queen of Christmas".

[@edmpurelove19]

Mariah will forever be set for life just based on the "All I Want For Christmas Is You" song. Mariah has already made $60+ million dollars in royalties alone over the years. Mariah could literally retire, spend all her money, and still be set with this song.

[@carlosasan2604]

Yes, she really appreciates it, I even watched a kind of documentary or something like that, where they told how Mariah grew up and it makes sense how she appreciated Christmas.

[@sunshinesunirby7707]

@@edmpurelove19 Mariah loves music🌹😊

[@Ashley-ro4xz]

i think i read somewhere that she wrote the entire album. a lot of people think shes milking it but like she just loves Christmas >:(

[@mirianv4656]

Can we talk about how GOOOOOOD jennifer hudson looks and especially in that dark emerald green. Also shes gonna murder that aretha movie

[@BlaqueCute29]

Gorgeous!!!!!!

[@NIJEECAPRICORN23]

Jennifer voice significantly stands out the most because she is pure church gospel soul and power. She has a sound that was way more appreciated within the 60s, 70s and 80s. Back then big voices like Jennifer's were taking over pop radio. Now and days you don't have that at all. I think everyone knows that Jennifer is a vocal beast but her voice wasn't made for this watered down pop sound thats going on these days. She's the type of voice you want to her with live instruments. She added the soul to this song. As for commercial success I feel like Jennifer could've been huge but labels didn't know what to do with her. She knew what type artist she was but the labels wanted to see if she could crossover. Thats why she does film more then music cause in film she can showcase more of her versatility as a vocalist. Hopefully she'll make a comeback but she will definitely go down as one of the greats.

[@lauralobo7129]

I'm glad she was featured in this. It was a great choice!

[@navyforeveryoungjean-phili5940]

Her voice is best in the mid tones. When she starts belting it becomes unpleasant

[@NIJEECAPRICORN23]

@@navyforeveryoungjean-phili5940 She was the one that belted OH SANTA. I personally find her belts strong and soulful. I think to some people it can seem unpleasant due to the power that shes able to project. I'm use to it cause I grew up listening to gospel singers.

[@Myownknight]

🙏

[@TheSwauzz]

I don't agree with "watered down pop sound" and idk why people have to diss something in order to make their point.

[@yourdadisizzy]

What i love is that by having them sing the whisles in harmony it showed that their respective whistle notes have different tonality to them so people can stop saying they are the same now.

[@SergioTheOne]

*“It’s easy to remember because my name is Sam Johnson”* 😅 Damn, it worked! I personally loved how their voices blended together and the different vibe each brought to the table. Mariah once made a “song” of just whistles. It’s called Angel (The Prelude) and it’s how I imagine it would sound like when you get to heaven.

[@khangelwakhathi508]

I feel like Jennifer Hudson could've had a career similiar to Adele or Sam Smith if the record label knew what to do with her. She has an amazing voice!

[@mark902]

if you like whistle harmonies you might like mariah's song "bliss". she does some whistle harmonies towards the end. as well as her song "irresistible". they are only fleeting moments, but they are so pleasing.

[@codywalsh2075]

Let's not forget the Angles cry interlude.

[@jibriljinno]

yeah mariah has been harmonizing with her self ever since.. this made her the musical genius that she is by being honed to produce and direct herself

[@KingMaxMcqueen]

I was going to comment this but I KNEW a lamb had to have already done it. LoL. "Bliss" is a great reference because the hook is whistle harmonies and pretty much all the ad-libs after the vamp.

[@mijalakis3]

Mariah always harmonizes with herself in whistle even in the song Just Stand up for Cáncer her whistle in the background is layered

[@destinybernard2104]

Bliss is my favorite MC song ever. No one talks about it much. That and Breakdown are my favs.

[@Ryan_K535]

Why is that 2 octave run in 6:12 not getting enough recognition? Girl just sustained a C#3

[@GarageStudio7]

You're so right, that riff is mindblowing. Some of her best riffs and runs usually go unnoticed because not only are they exceptionally fast but they are infused with excellent musicality so most miss it because it blends with the instrumentation so well!

[@Ryan_K535]

@@GarageStudio7 Istg the Oh Santa video is FILLED with agile and quick runs nobody talks about, because they are so fluent to her singing, people just expect it from her. You know you are on a whole other level, when people don’t even notice your runs anymore honestly.

[@GarageStudio7]

@@Ryan_K535 Absolutely! Mariah has delivered so many excellent vocal moments that people take a lot of splendid vocal moments for granted 😫

[@ismaelm.mbaangue9147]

Yesss Mariah so underated this low

[@a.a7931]

The harmonized whistle is such a wholesome moment. Makes me happy every time.

[@lemon6045]

Ariana's voice sounds like silk i really like it

[@Lucas-fp8br]

Yeaaaaaaaaah! Me top

[@micnik3573]

Yeah same

[@bewhoyouare3182]

JHud has a powerhouse type of voice 🤯

[@merrychristmasiiyouera8365]

UGH GOD THE WHISTLE HARMONY GETS ME EVERY TIMEEE 😭

[@YgorCortes]

The whistle harmony was RIDICULOUS. I was freaking blown away, it sounded like something from another planet haha. Just awesome! I also absolutely loved what you said about being relaxed even externally. This'll help me SO MUCH! Thank you! 🙏💜

[@a.a7931]

I cannot get over the harmonized whistle tone. Not only does it sound beautiful, but watching Mariah and Ariana do it together makes me feel proud.

[@namedesired]

"it's easy to remember because my name is Sam Johnson" - you get a like for the add :D

[@tomaslabbate]

A Sam Johnson reaction of Mariah, Jhud e Ari singing together is all I wanted for Christmas

[@amandas2639]

Is everyone just overlooking that this is a redo of a song Mariah actually released 10 years ago? lol I loved this song then and was lowkey salty it didn't take off, so I'm stoked to see it getting a second chance.

[@chantee5327]

I mean same. I remember hearing it in a commercial though. But we do need to recognize that this is an MC original that was released 10 years ago covered by MiMi and two other juggernaut voices. Are you truly an icon if you can’t cover, arrange, and write your own songs?🤷🏾‍♀️

[@jibriljinno]

@@chantee5327 ask JLo she got an icon award

[@mijalakis3]

Written, produced, performed and remixed by Mariah Carey herself. She is a music genius.

[@Mariaaa_xo]

Loved your reaction. Mariah wrote and produced this song. The original song was released back in 2010. She’s a legend. Who’s inspired a whole generation of singers. Including Ariana and Jennifer. MC has actually written/co-written almost every song that has ever appeared on on her albums. She’s truly one of the greatest vocalists/songwriter of all time. And on a whole different level musically speaking. And that solo F6 whistle run, left me speechless! For me she was one of the main singers who made the whistle register seem above expectations. I’ll always be greatful for her music👑🎶

[@Ryan_K535]

Jennifer’s power, Ariana’s princess falsettos, Mariah (enough said) make for an iconic trio. Honestly amazing. P.S- Can we just talk about how Mimi wrote and produced this song layering and adding harmonies for a sec?

[@KajiVocals]

Actually, if you listen closely - she was singing in modal voice but with a lot of air. It wasn't 'falsetto'. M1 mechanism with a very high open quotient. She let it flip into head at some parts, but overall not.

[@Ryan_K535]

@@KajiVocals Again I won’t argue with you over this, but her airy coordination does not sound to me as M1. And “hearing” is very subjective. There are signs such as airiness which she expresses, which led me think she is using falsetto. Arguing over this is useless.

[@KajiVocals]

@@Ryan_K535 M1 isn't just one sound though. It's a whole laryngeal vibratory mechanism. You can create A LOT of timbres and different coordinations in it. She uses a head mechanism in here with air too, but the majority of it was modal which you can notice if you listen to her vocal onsets and offsets.

[@Ryan_K535]

@@KajiVocals Unless you are talking about tonal quality or the actual volume output her timbre has nothing to do with M1 coordination. And M1 is not many “sounds”, I don’t think you’re understanding what I’m saying.

[@KajiVocals]

@@Ryan_K535 Lol. M1 is one of the few laryngeal modes and yes, there can be many SOUNDS or COORDINATIONS produced in them. That was what I meant. She is doing a low-density neutral M1 mode with air there, with a high open quotient. Very commonly seen with singers like Doris Day or Felicia Sanders.

[@jennyguitar]

Oh finally! I've been waiting for this!! 😁

[@theprousteffect9717]

I still come back to this video to watch Sam's reaction to that whistle harmony, and to imagine the surreal joy Ariana must have felt recording with one of her idols.

[@TheeeDanielR]

Mariah produced this song too and arranged !! She dictated them both were to sing and how! She also wrote it! MARIAH REIGNS!! & tons of background vocals she did!

[@sunshinesunirby7707]

She didn't have to do anything . They both are better singer than her. 😂

[@aiylasara8609]

@@sunshinesunirby7707 low IQ

[@sunshinesunirby7707]

@@aiylasara8609 like you 😂 They both are big stars now.

[@nathan-qo9rj]

@@sunshinesunirby7707 no lmao

[@TheChocoXCheese]

@@sunshinesunirby7707 You can have the opinion that they're better singers, but it's factually incorrect to say that Mariah didn't have to do anything. She wrote, produced, and arranged the song. Without her, there would be no song for them to sing.

[@drewm.2790]

This collaboration is a phenomenal moment in the music industry 😭

[@leiannesw4926]

Definitely a fun catchy song. Three incredibly talented beautiful women. I agree with you Sam, Jennifer Hudson is underrated. A different type video for you to analyze, but I’m glad you did. You seemed to have fun. And I still learned something new today, thank you. I was laughing at “does it look like this all the time..?”

[@sweetreny1155]

LeiAnne SW I agree she is underrated.

[@sche1039]

The song itself is actually a couple years old.... it was written for a Hallmark Christmas movie. I think the name is "A Christmas Melody" ??? Something with a melody lol. It has Mariah and Lacey Chabert in it... cute movie 🙂

[@CyprusHot]

Mariah Carey’s whistle is so amazing

[@kyzzlee]

Yasss! Ive been waiting for your reaction! Merry Christmas 🎄❤️

[@adrianorocha5302]

I've never seen Sam so excited about a react

[@catlinsam]

I will try to record the birds in my backyard for whistle harmonies. Thanks Sam for another fun analysis!

[@zusman84]

Yess love your reaction. You had me out when u posted a pic of new balance sneakers 😂 but that whistle harmony is everything. My favorite part. That is going down in history. It was simply epic and iconic.

[@uhlsome2784]

Your positivity is so contagious ❤ I am not a singer (besides just for fun) but I always tune in for your videos because good feelings radiate out to your viewers! Merry Christmas to you 🎄🎄🎄

[@dannychen1064]

I clicked the thumbnail with so much joy! Surprised that Sam would do a MV!

[@geoffreybouvett1272]

Been waiting for your reaction.. thx

[@mahmoudhudhud3157]

Listen to Ariana's song off of her new album it's called "my hair" it's amazing, she sang its whole outro using her whistle register!!

[@6Serpent9]

5:07 we all have that mariah moment 😭🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@briannapinkney4966]

I adore this collab so much. I love seeing no diva moments and just amazing talent coming together to make a cute, fun Christmas song.

[@janedoherty4468]

I’m so happy you did this video bc I was hoping you were going to pick this song. I love love Jennifer Hudson so much. I loved the whistle harmony at the end. It is shocking to see three huge stars work together. Ego usually gets in the way and I’m so excited to see it and I hope it happens more.

[@ashm7922]

Sam! Will you react to Mariah's live performance of Joy To The World at St. John The Divine? It's quite literally one of her best live performances, and very festive for the holiday! 🤩

[@milanpop16]

i second that.

[@lauralobo7129]

Yes!

[@reen2260]

Literally can't wait for you to react to this!!! I can sleep now 😆😆

[@donoibagere5057]

Finally. I have been waiting for your reaction.

[@marisaorlando3658]

so funny bc before u posted this, i was telling my boyfriend that i really wanted my favorite vocal teacher to do a video for it but that u normally only react to live music AHHHH i’m so happy 🥰🥰🥰 thank u thank u thank u

[@angelogomes4932]

react to "my hair" by ariana grande (it´s a new song of her new album called positions) it´s amazing for real

[@onyxcampbell3367]

I love the look on your face when they hit the whistle tone harmony 🤣🤣 amazing!

[@justlamonte6247]

I absolutely love your channel

[@khawlaboughazi3598]

I think that including tags of concepts and techniques you analyse in the video in the bio will be very helpful to finding the right video one is interested in the most. Love you, and thank you

[@kptsjn]

This song really grows on you...makes me want Christmas all year round. Wish people will do more songs together like this not just for holidays.

[@PaNdeM0niuM]

I was waiting for Sam to react to this video

[@carolinegilmore812]

Sam, I think someone should react to your reactions on this video! You were so adorable bouncing to the music and grinning from ear to ear! 💕

[@Tooscared2blink]

Definitely with you on the love of the whistle duet! That was the best part of the song and they need to do that numerous times over - crikey!

[@maybeitakeyourhand]

that whistle harmony is EVERYTHING omg ♥

[@annahill99]

Merry Christmas, Sam bam

[@SamJohnsonVoice]

Hi Anna merry Christmas

[@LeahC208]

Yes a whole album of whistle tone harmonies. Amazing.

[@junehiott4831]

Glad to see you! Even better watching you smile and dancing though the whole song!!! 🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🤶🏻🎅🏼🎄⛄️ Hope you have a very Merry Christmas!!! Hearing you sing would be an amazing Christmas present!!!!❤️❄️❤️❄️❤️❄️❤️❄️❤️❄️

[@lauralobo7129]

Agreed! Please sing!

[@KristopherJon95]

Would love to see you react to some of Tori Kelly’s recent vocals from her Christmas album! She performed her entire album live on her KZbin! I recommend Joy to the World/ Joyful Joyful which is the second song performed in the live concert! Love the videos Sam!

[@jonjonmariah]

Love your reaction.. subscribed =)

[@PaNdeM0niuM]

Love seeing Sam bopping to this!

[@PaNdeM0niuM]

The whistle harmony is EPIC!

[@carmencastillo7886]

Sam’s unbridled joy in this cured my depression

[@mylesheneke6660]

Your face was so cute watching them harmonize on that whistle.

[@GreenBananaz]

Re binge watching ❤️

[@tgosselin2528]

This is just another great example of Mariah's expert level producing skills

[@dylanhicks4771]

You are the best voice teacher in youtube.

[@mstigerchuplays9166]

I say that all their vocals complimented each other, it is kinda like what music producers do when they take one singers vocals and pitch each a different oct, but you can still hear their vocals, which was perfect to me. I love it!

[@RainbowDave009]

WHAT A MOOD, I LOVE THAT WHISTLE TONE AND I WANT ONLY WHISTLE HARMONY LOL. YESS!!! You are awesome and I agree with you about that 👍. It really was very well done! Mariah is just A Legend in Music. Period.

[@lavi7521]

The collaboration we always wanted but wait we got so much more it was amazing.

[@optimisticmind8001]

Mariah whistled the word "night"

[@ricopuerto6640]

Hi Sam, Happy New Year^^

[@melindamullins9649]

Beautiful harmonies and they look amazing🌟🌟🌟✨✨✨🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟✨✨✨✨🌟🌟🌟✨🌟

[@dm3889]

Our vocal king Sam has reacted to this! I’m so happy now haha! Sam I know you are incredibly busy, I was wondering when you get time if you could react to Kelly Clarkson Underneath the tree live I think it’s one of the best Christmas songs in the past 10 years!

[@shahadeissax]

Omg yes an album of mariah and ari id die from happiness

[@JackPardungsin]

This song makes you really happy

[@queenlegendtinathevoiceagu6994]

Sam, that ad intro is everything! Please react to Mariah's Joy To the World Live at St John The Devine because i wonder how you will dissect that one. Waiting! Much love from Manila

[@laurenazalea]

i would like a to learn a more consistent system of translating vowel quality subjective/descriptive terminology into ipa....so i get a better handle of what the hell is going on more of the time....

[@lauralobo7129]

I hear you, dr Lala. I tend to stay away from learning ipa and just look for another word (or an animal sound) with a similar timbre. I might be lazy, but the creativity that comes from not knowing ipa has really helped me to enjoy teaching! Same thing happens when I write a song on guitar (where I don't read music) compared to writing a song on keys (where I do). The knowledge creates a limitation. Experimentation with imitation is fun!

[@carlossosa2907]

That whistle harmony bit creates an automatic smile in my face, so much goodness 😃 ( seen it an embarrassing number of times 😅)

[@archetypalmuse]

I'm feeling what you said about trying to sound like different singers when we are practicing. I personally like to try out different styles and go for the diva songs, but the truth is my voice just is not suited for Ariana's light timbre. I can probably learn to incorporate some of her techniques into my singing and that would make me way more versatile, but the fact is that my voice is much better suited for jazz, Lady Gaga, Adele, Amy Winehouse. When I'm singing in those styles, that feels easy and that feels "me". But I do like to challenge myself :) That's why I need singing lessons, ha

[@EricK-zz1bq]

That whistle harmony truly was beautiful

[@rayt.3143]

3 great voices. Cool music vid. 👍

[@maxdslr]

The king is back

[@keniagarza2439]

If u want whistle harmonies you need to hear Bliss by Mariah Carey 💖

[@lisab5592]

All I want for christmas *IS the best Christmas song:D

[@joaquincalderon1448]

Mariah said: I'M GONNA GIVE THE GAYS EVERYTHING THEY WANTED LIKE.. RIGHT NOW.

[@heartriah]

YAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@lauralobo7129]

Sooooo funnny!

[@spiritofzen7022]

Yes 😆🌈🌈👍👏👏👏👏👏

[@shannamarie_84]

That gave me so many chills

[@eddycabrera1126]

I loved when Mariah and patty Labelle did a harmony Mariah in whistle and Patti chest voice, that was insane ...!!! Merry Christmas everyone

[@javierosorio2044]

I like the fact you react to this video

[@ShelbShock]

The whistle harmony made me cry instantly

[@bharp4390]

Great reaction as always, Sam. Do you think you can analyze Pavarotti singing Ave Maria? I'd like to hear an analysis of his singing from someone with a more formal background in singing.

[@holobenthic]

This was amazing!! I hope next year you will react to Mariah’s joy to the world live in 1994... she really goes off

[@kelseyyoung865]

Jennifer Hudson‘s voice stands out significantly however I love Ariana and Mariah Carey‘s voice I truly think that Jennifer Hudson is underrated I know she doesn’t have a ton of hits but she has an amazing voice

[@jade-chan3291]

Absolutely amazing!

[@SteadyNUnremitting]

@@atawbi Well her acting roles isn't anything to write home about. Plus her box office draw is non-existent. While Mariah Carey and Arianna Grande have relevance and mainstream success, something jhud doesn't have.

[@FlyyGirl1000]

It was a crazy ass year , so I’m glad sis hit us w/ this remix . It was like dying & going to Heaven 🥺🥲✨🎄

[@duanekirbybarreza832]

The best reaction.

[@cloudchamois7004]

the queen of christmas! and yes praise Jennifer Hudson's voice!

[@dinahfisher]

The relaxed thing is true I remember I sang at a Christmas concert last week and I was super relaxed and I was able to sing all my high notes like nothing. Will keep that in mind

[@PaNdeM0niuM]

Hi Sam, PLEASE react to Mariah/Whitney- when you believe (live on Oprah) It's considered one of the Greatest duets of all-time