The von Trapp Children - Interview and Performance

Original Airdate: 11/13/2012 | The von Trapp Children perform "Edelweiss (from The Sound of Music)", "Silent Night", and "Do-Re-Mi (from The Sound of Music)", LIVE on 69 News at Sunrise in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

[@zabadazidit]

Beautiful! I was really impressed with their command of German. For 4th-generation Austrian-Americans, they enunciated like natives. I appreciate youngsters who embrace their heritage.

[@ghostl1124]

same

[@ursulamargrit]

Actually, their enunciation was fairly atrocious! Still, their singing was enjoyable.

[@wintergreen1162]

This makes me sad, because today’s songs are crude & disgusting, and I miss these kind of beautiful uplifting songs

[@keramiroberts6695]

You're listening to the 'wrong' stuff...

[@Molybdaenmornell]

Music today is incredibly diverse. There's basically an army of people out there for almost every genre and subgenre, modern and historical, that you could think of. You have popular and classical traditions from all over the world surviving and mingling, leading to fascinating cross-over composers like Malika Kishino and Osvaldo Golijov in the classical sphere, just to name two that I happen to know. Just look for a list of musicians or one of composers in Wikipedia. Their number and variety is overwhelming. I don't suppose you've ever heard of Sapho (with 1 p), Helena Tulve or the Sun Ra Arkestra. Just another three names that popped into my mind. Not that you need to dodge the popular to find quality. Hamilton - An American musical is both hugely popular and brilliantly done, even though it celebrates someone who might be called the father of some of the economic policies that are giving us trouble today.

[@wintergreen1162]

@@Molybdaenmornell no, I’ve never heard of any of these musicians. I’ll look into them, thanks!

[@Molybdaenmornell]

@Urjjo Bandyopadhyay A bit fast and furious, I think. Traditional "Western" music has long adopted external influences, even though these probably used to be predominantly near-Eastern. It would not be nearly as interesting as it is without them. You can hear Cossack rhythms in Prokofiev and Klezmer in Mahler.

[@lo9987]

Ok boomer

[@CM-iv9vk]

Their singing is absolutely beautiful, no musical instruments needed. Very talented young people.

[@thomasitataylor6450]

And highly trained

[@reinholdklink1474]

My wife loved The Sound of Music as did I. When this aired i turned it on for my wife Denise to see in her room in the nursing home. It was to be her last Christmas as she died later after 215 days suffering from several strokes. She couldn't talk but you could see the light in her eyes when they were introduced and began to sing. Thank you for a blessed few moments of peace. You have no idea what it meant to both of us. A nurse actually came to check on her. She was quite while they sang. The stroke brought on PBA) ( pseudo bulbar affect) load emotional outbursts. I had to be with her every day when she woke so the door could be shut. This music became an invaluable tool in her therapy that she looked forward too. While this music player her screaming stopped! Thank you and God Bless!

[@reinholdklink1474]

My real name is Jean Kutzer. I was worried my kids might see it but my daughter was standing behind me while I typed. They didn't know the extent of the PBA as I kept it from them. It's ok though. Another miracle after many years. Wow!

[@gordoncheyne5567]

M

[@louisegogel7973]

@@reinholdklink1474 🕊💜💜💜💜💜💜🦋

[@joc_tamai]

As soon as they started singing I just got goosebumps all over

[@bevfitzsimmonds3382]

I saw them in the Adelaide Festival Theatre, South Australia, some years ago! A great concert. And now they're on my Spotify list, with Pink Martini. Excellent work! Great family values. Thankyou. 🙂👍❤🎶

[@SoniaJbrt]

Voices like gold. Oh, Stille Nacht, I remember it from my childhood Weinachten. Von Trapp children, you made my day! I am also from Austrian and German descend. You can see the way they conduct themselves, strong Austrian genes and values, sadly not found so much in Austria today. Fielen Dank!

[@martinpatrick1746]

I'm part German and just thinking during the Christmas truce the German soldiers sang Silent Night in german and the allies sang back in english and French the one time all hostility was put on hold and the two armies came together in brotherhood and sang and drank together.

[@OhCrumbs96]

Yikes.

[@MissDebra]

I thank God that there is still innocence in this world. Their music and singing bring me to tears!

[@dehlia1221]

Their voices are absolutely amazing!

[@sunmadeagbe-davies7940]

It brings back sweet memories of my children growing up !!! They played and watched this video - The Sound of Music many times over ! The family just loved it 💕

[@martinpaveymusic309]

Oh, they are a capella - wonderful!

[@martinpatrick1746]

I'm part German and this makes my heart swell with pride seeing the children of the Captain and Maria keeping the legacy of the Von Trapp family alive.

[@RSuchy]

Beautiful Harmony, beautiful arrangement, very uplifting. Thanks for sharing your gifts, we always enjoyed your A Capella CD. To perform this well live validates the deep talent.

[@felicitasreyes6024]

My 7-year old grandaughter is in love with this movie. Our city is in ECQ right now, sometimes she watched it twice a day. What scene that I like particularly is when Rolfe and Liesl met the Von Trapp gardens and Rolfe has a lot of respect for Liesl. If young men will emulate him a lot of teenage pregnancies will be avoided. This is definitely a very good movie. I hope Hollywood will make movies like this again.

[@tammylawley4626]

How I would love to attend one of their shows during Christmas!!

[@sofiaacosta4768]

this is incredible, I am half tearing up

[@allenjones3130]

The Trapps broke up back in 2016, but they have reunited for special occasions.

[@janicem9225]

I hope they pass the tradition and history down to their children. That would be beautiful to continue it for generations to come.

[@1adamkyle1]

Love the harmony.

[@joanpearl1454]

This is what perfection sounds like!

[@martinpatrick1746]

During the Christmas truce the sound of the German soldiers singing Silent night drifted over to the allied lines and the allies joined in singing the carol.

[@thomaspeters5889]

The American solders sang in German? You do know that is a song written by Joseph Mohr, an Austrian. Unless you're referring to the 1914 Christmas truce event (WW1) but they didn't sing songs. The German solders came forth from their trenches into no-man's land and called " Merry Christmas!" in the native tongue of their enemies who happened to be British.

[@kathysuarez8677]

So happy to here that I Love The Von Trap Family Singers

[@danixx9220]

If you watch the history of the actual von Trapp family (not the movie) you can see some resemblance from ancestry photos!

[@martinpatrick1746]

The grand kids of the Capt and Maria keep the music alive of the Van Trapp history.

[@broadwaymike92]

I Love The VON TRAPPS!!!

[@sandrajean18]

What a wonderful family!!

[@WandaKennell]

Very awesome and amazing

[@ryanlemon4372]

i love the sound of music movie so much my grandma loved that movie so much

[@Solitaryhowl]

Aww what a lovely family!

[@m.josephinefonzo59]

I love what they shared.

[@martinpatrick1746]

Silent night was sung during the Christmas truce.

[@annettejacob8375]

Edelweiss was rthe 1st song Ii learned from this AWESOME movie LOVE MY SOUND OF MUSIC !

[@SoWeirdBoy]

They are magical

[@fraumausk6013]

A Dirndl for the Girls would be nice. There are so many different Styles of Dirndls today in Austria. A Dirndl is always cute and pretty. Greetings from Germany! 😀 Stille Nacht also in some deutsch, german... .great 😙. Wonderful Voice!!

[@grandaabanag2751]

Born singers generations to generations.

[@Linda97xx]

This is actually so wow!

[@annettejacob8375]

TO EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS IT'S ONLY JUNE BUT REULY AWESOME!

[@duffyboston545]

I'm crying.

[@frankielaw5896]

I love this very talented people❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@eddiepower2742]

EXCELLENT WELL DONE FROM IRELAND

[@akkordeonspielr4023]

I wondered if Silent Night, Stille Nacht, would be sung in German. :-) :-) ;-)

[@lmhenzz]

Akkordeon Spielr I went to private school at my church growing up and we had to sing it in German😩🥴

[@robertboggs7784]

Yes it is

[@louisegogel7973]

@@lmhenzz es ist Toll in deutsch... it is wonderful in german.

[@martinpatrick1746]

German soldiers during the truce in ww1 sang it in german and the allies sang their verison in english and French.

[@ylvaeliseweinefelt4378]

Great!!! :)

[@josephbritt4767]

Awesome

[@anniefischer362]

Gorgeous!!!!

[@airasiax5141]

So cute

[@christinaaquino1670]

come australia want see u sing . gospel songs im singer too.

[@debradonato7363]

W O W Beautiful 💟💟💟💟

[@darylsmioth1904]

Surprised they were from Montana. Thought they all lived in Vermont.

[@mka7741]

BRAWI!!!

[@wongkokcheng6196]

Their breathing were too loud while they sang, otherwise it was beautiful.

[@funnyguise]

that's the studios mics and sounds guy's fault.

[@wongkokcheng6196]

@@funnyguise could be. Maybe the mic amplified the breathing sound. Again good voice training is needed to sing without the loud breathing sound mic or no mic.

[@veel1973]

Edelweiss is so pretty!

[@cocoaorange1]

Are they still singing. Perhaps the older siblings are married not or in college.

[@obamsus6848]

69 nice!

[@lindaweaver8131]

Which von Trapp children do these four children belong to?

[@lauramitchell6725]

Grandchildren of Kurt.

[@LynnsYouTube]

The girl in the red skirt looks a lot like the original von Trapp sisters.

[@valeriamiranda6503]

They are the daughter and son of who?

[@zedwpd]

Grandkids of Kurt

[@kevinhoward9593]

are they all cousins or siblings?

[@jacomijne3221]

Kevin Howard siblings

[@kevinhoward9593]

they should amazing.

[@beckygood4894]

Their parents are Stephen and Annie. Awesome family!

[@NerinaRSA]

Wow good german acsent

[@stephaniespence7540]

My class is doing do ray mi far Sew la tea

[@xalthzdornier4805]

Doe

[@morpmorpt4746]

The girls needed to wear the Austrian dresses!

[@BBBYpsi]

The sound of music story is not even close to the real story

[@ritamaedelpuerto6222]

Wow is this realy real? I thought its just a cartoon movie.

[@lauramitchell6725]

🙄

[@johnnyjustice9988]

Why did they put a black guy in at the end?

[@S955US84]

Good as they sound, they would be even better if one or two would learn to play guitar to accompany them.

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

No that would ruin it

[@S955US84]

@@MeadeSkeltonMusic - watched you try to sing - not good at all.

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

@@S955US84 Okay, Boomer.

[@josevillagrana571]

Hillbillies

[@lynnv5838]

Awesome