Sting The Snow It Melts The Soonest Jools Holland Later Nov 3 2009

[@MaggieBarker-g2z]

Just the best.Makes me shiver !

[@d40a5c]

I prefer this interpretation to any other I've heard. The beginning and end have a beautiful medieval, mysterious feel to them, and the middle section is so deeply soulful. Bravo Sting.

[@partyhead11]

heard this last nite what a song and performance

[@claudiodiserafino]

absolutely wonderful...

[@longfordman]

Ireland's finest, Horslips, did the definitve version of this song on their 1976 Christmas album, 'Drive the Cold Winter Away'. This version is pretty much a dirge!

[@damo0078]

Horslips do this Song Ulumate Justice !

[@kellydawn1045]

I seriously can't listen to 1:54 - 2:54 without starting to cry. Can't even fathom how beautiful that music is.

[@gingafinga]

Yes, it's a beautiful change.

[@crisalvini]

Wonderful!!!!!!!

[@kellydawn1045]

I can NOT believe he sounds this beautiful live. Oh my goodness!

[@sharonbng]

hauntingly beautiful ,remembering ancient times

[@pipthemakem]

sting has an amzing voice and when he does slow stuff like this its seems even better

[@Hellotheres]

i concur!

[@mrm4xim4m]

great observation, NOOOOOOT! hahaha ... what a beautiful, wonderful,enchanting, deep, organic song and fine performance. ..this is a real musician here so a sorry goes out to to all the young people or ignorant 'adults' who cannot realise this, but its your loss!

[@davidmarfal]

meraviglia!!!!!

[@Myles_Lally]

There is no Doubt Stings vocals and Phrasing are different , but his notataion and delivery are didfferent from the Horslips version but only by knowing the original ,you can also see his love of the song and this is only realised by his listening to the original .

[@epilogue05]

If this is a dirge, then any negative comments would be welcome but it's not... its a masterclass.

[@DSEGU]

Es imposible describir lo que me provoca esta música en el alma. No sé realmente por qué pero es casi himnótica. La sensación de paz, de que no hay nada malo alrededor, de que todo está bien. Soy músico y no puedo mas que rendirme al talento de un músico único. Un hombre que deja una huella en la historia de la música imborrable. Es de lo mejor que hay. Una caricia al alma.

[@loveandpees]

Dick Gaughan's version is the best. Honestly! It's on the 'Handful of Earth ? LP

[@Vince1303]

If you want to hear a far superior version of this song, check out the Album Drive the cold winter away by Irish group Horslips.

[@damo0078]

Listen to Irish band Horslips version of this....Even better ! ❤🇮🇪

[@cornholio1962]

the man is getting on a bit now, hes not gona do pop stuff his music taste is maturing and branching out, i think its sublime and beautiful,this comes from an old heavy metal rocker,im not blinkered anymore to music styles

[@8096446]

Yes,DADGAD and capo on 3rd

[@coritheor]

@rad10hed No, its believed to be a traditional northern folk song.

[@StickyyWinklee]

ii want to try and find ''winter at sea'' what he played during the show, but ii cant find it anywhere :(

[@bengwarwick1]

That's becasue it's called 'Christmas at Sea'. :)

[@KerryBurnout]

Why are people on this thread banging on about Horslips? If you prefer their version go comment on that.

[@TPom8458]

Does anyone have the chords / tabs for this version?

[@mc776]

no it's an old northern folk song i think, not sure.

[@fricklesome]

@8096446 did you find out the chords? If so, could you please send it to me? Thx

[@CArnivoRousLunarActi]

Bert Jansch does a great version of this.

[@seanamurray263]

still cara dillan sings it the best

[@andreabubus]

This song is fantastic; Sting has reached his state of grace for now. Ashamed i can't like mr Miller's playing...

[@Asharpseven]

Tune your guitar to DADGAD and experiment - you'll find the chords.

[@paullavan7041]

This is really good - but it's not Dick Gaughan.

[@jsimes1]

Wow Dick Gaughan should be proud that Sting used his arrangement! Or should that be - Sting should be proud of his rendition of Dick's arrangement? ;)

[@Noursbear]

Now now, would the no good for notin' Horslips fans commenting here go back and attend to their families, move along move along now... It doesn't really work now does it...

[@rad10hed]

did sting write this??

[@t4texas]

Anybody who cares for this version owes it to themselves to seek out Gaughan's. I find it far superior to this one, which borrows a lot from Gaughan.

[@coritheor]

Two words: Dick Gaughan

[@sonnybait]

Seperated at Birth : Sting & Seasick Steve

[@mineowyn]

omg weird lyrics lol

[@regardez403]

Well, it was a good idea. It's a lovely song, and I wouldn't even say that Sting's voice is unsuited to the material.....but the interpretation and execution is a bit draggy. Too many loooooog notes and you lose the pretty tune. Whatever he's trying to do here, it's not working.

[@eddiebhoy1234]

Dick Gaughan's version is far far superior. Pity Sting lacks the class to credit him with the arrangment.

[@t4texas]

The song is a beautiful song. Sting, ultimately, is a pop singer and he really doesn't to the song justice. Seek out other versions by the likes of Archie Fisher, Anne Briggs, or the version Sting learned it from by Dick Gaughan. The Sunday Herald had a story back in July about Kathryn Tickell playing Gaughan's version to Sting. The arrangement is similar, but the vocals don't hold a candle to Gaughan's.

[@Minihuse]

i dont get why hes turned into shit, this guy used to write good music

[@monsterjazzlicks]

What an utter embarrassment. I can't believe that people genuinely buy into this complete drivel.