First Reaction | Pentatonix - Mary did you know

First Reaction | Pentatonix - Mary did you know | "They did it in a Cave!"

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7 ай бұрын

Embark on a captivating journey with us as we do a reaction to Pentatonix rendition of the Christmas classic Mary, Did You Know.
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Join us as we dive deep into the magical world of Pentatonix with their version of "Mary, Did You Know?" Watch our first-time reaction, explore their unique vocal style, and discuss the emotional resonance of this beloved holiday song. It’s an exploration of musical excellence and Christmas sentiment.
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@tammyhill3798 7 ай бұрын

When Mitch says “you kiss the face of god” and “the great I ammmmmm” 🥹❤️EVERY-TIME.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful

@trialbyfirepyrography321 7 ай бұрын

If you want to see one where every one of them shines, then react to their version of Amazing Grace (My chains are gone). Every member sings in that one and it is pure perfection. Seriously, there is no better version.

@GingerJohnson-uu9lw 7 ай бұрын

And if you want to see what Avi is really capable of watch Change On The Rise from 4 years ago and contrast that with Healing which he just released. They are both originals.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

We have to check that one out

@shirleyfisher8313 7 ай бұрын

Kevin usually sings in songs with some type of religious content by his choice!😊

@patmarkham519 Ай бұрын

Love the way they do Amazing Grace My Chains Are Gone! I cry the whole way through it, everytime! Truly beautiful!! Everyone of them shines in this song! They're a very talented group! You need to view this video, cause you will be blowned away!!

@ellenstrack6274 7 ай бұрын

Mary Did You Know is a Christmas song we sang in our church for years.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thats beautiful

@loriculver7282 7 ай бұрын

Great reaction to one of my favorite PTX covers. To just begin appreciating Kevin's musical genius, your minds will melt reacting to some of Kevin's solo work to start with his cover of 'Down' It is brilliant! Kevin's mind doesn't work like the rest of us mere mortals. Multi instrumental (classically trained on cello and saxaphone, played Carnegie Hall twice as a teenager with these instruments and plays other instruments as well); brilliant producer, composer and song writer; coined the term cello boxing with his ability to beatbox and play cello simultaneously; beautiful pitch perfect tenor vocal; multi lingual to include fluent Mandarin; courted by every ivy keague school in the nation (ended up a pre med Yale graduate on his way to med school to become a cardiologist like his father when Scott invited him to join their group to compete on the Sing Off). He is a musical genius.

@Nicole-bb5sl 7 ай бұрын

His cover of “Down” is a masterpiece!!! 👌🏾👌🏾 I knew he was talented but that blew my mind.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing

@piahooks9849 6 ай бұрын

Kevin Souls - K.O. - stands for knock out.

@piahooks9849 6 ай бұрын

Spell checker sigh Kevin Osula

@sivonni 7 ай бұрын

What most don't know is that (for Pentatonix fans from the beginning) this was one of the first, if not the first, times we ever heard Kevin sing. Previously it was all beat-boxing and cello, maybe background vocals. So it was kind of the first time we really heard him sing on his own.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thats impressive

@Gwennedd 7 ай бұрын

Great reaction, guys!! The song was written by Mark Lowry in 1984 and the music written by Buddy Greene in 1991. It's been done by a few artists over the years but it was not as popular as the usual Christmas hymns and carols...until PTX made it so. It was filmed in the Bronson Caves in LA. The original site of the Batman Caves used in the old series. Since they'd only be lip-syncing when filming, reverb and such would have been done in the studio before or after filming was done.

@lynn2574 7 ай бұрын

Yeah, I knew it as an Amy Grant song back in the 90’s

@gsusan11 7 ай бұрын

Kenny Rogers and Wynonna Judd also released this song as a duet back in ‘96, I believe.

@trenae77 7 ай бұрын

There is a cover of Mary Did You Know by another group - Voctave - that features Mark and is beautiful!

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words and information ☺️

@carolscott1686 7 ай бұрын

Good reaction guys. Their recent release Pure Imagination/ Christmas Time Is Here is just captivating. Who would have thought that those two songs could sound like they should have always been sung together?!

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thank you ☺️ Pure Imagination is on our channel

@nomadforchrist4337 6 ай бұрын

Written by Mark Lowery, a Southern Gospel singer/comedian who sang with the Gaither Vocal Band

@donnaflynn9615 7 ай бұрын

Voctave does a version where they feature Mark Lowry the writer of the song. A very powerful version! Also love Home Free’s version. All three very good but different arrangements. Equally enjoyable!

@rllangevin3841 7 ай бұрын

Totally agree! All 3 are fantastic and worth watching. They each bring something special and are different in the best way.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing Donna

@davidbangtson3109 4 ай бұрын

Not an original, but omg, there is a reason that this performance has so many views. It's just sublime.

@RonHeartsMe 7 ай бұрын

Definitely do Please Santa Please if you want a super fun original Christmas song with Kirstin leading! Written by Kirstie and Kevin.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the recommendation

@sdmcdaniel2255 7 ай бұрын

Mary Did You Know is a song Michael English sang in the 90's. A lot of Protestant Churches added it to their hymnal, including the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. I remember singing this hymn in church just after college. It kind of became an instant classic.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

We hope you have a Happy New Year! Thank you for your comment and support 😊

@deborahdoesscrap 9 күн бұрын

It is difficult to hold a note and not fluctuate going either flat or sharp, not to mention the breath control. Mitch does it with ease.

@cosmicdrift8311 7 ай бұрын

#Pentatonix When you asked for harmonies, the only proper response is - "wait for it."

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

😂

@barbaragoodwin5799 7 ай бұрын

Great reaction! You can hear Kevin sing in Imagine and Amazing Grace. He really has a great voice and was helped and encouraged by Avi.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Love that!

@dawnpatterson8708 7 ай бұрын

Loved this guys. Pentatonix and Christmas go together like Santa and cookies. #Pentatonix #PTX #highlyreactivereactions

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Glad your enjoying the PTX journey with us Dawn ☺️

@carmengibson 7 ай бұрын

Watch Kevin’s Fifth to see how they honor his talent on tour! They know exactly what a gem they have in Kevin! ❤❤

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

We will check it out. They defintely do ☺️

@dougbowers4415 7 ай бұрын

This is a cover. It was written by Mark Lowry in 1984. The audio is done in the studio so you’re not hearing the acoustics from the cave. However you can visit the cave. It’s called Bronsons cave and it’s located in Griffith Park a large park in Los Angeles. You can hike to it from the Griffith Park Observatory.i

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the info

@31bkknss 7 ай бұрын

Do The Prayer, What Is The Feeling from the tribute to Wicked anniversary, Gold, and then Aha in Singapore also Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment and honesty! Every comment we get is appreciated

@megandelynn6114 7 ай бұрын

Hey guys, fun fact-the cave is from the Bat Man series from the 50s! I adore PTX even tho I abhor Holiday music normally! They're phenomenal, always!❤

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing

@mattday94 7 ай бұрын

Defo need to check out kevins cover of "down" that guy is a 1 man band with his cello, looping station, beatboxing and vocal skills

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Sounds great ☺️

@sweetcontrol2743 7 ай бұрын

Michael English wrote this in 1984 was covered by CeeLo Green sang it was also featured in the movie Son of God

@violetf.2025 7 ай бұрын

Kevin is their secret weapon 😊❤😉

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Hands down!

@staceyk5682 7 ай бұрын

Their version of this song always gives me goosebumps! Check out White Winter Hymnal next, it’s a great song and video!

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

We will check it out 😊

@CatsInTheHouse48 7 ай бұрын

You get Kicked (by Kirstie), Slapped (by Mitch), Smacked (by Scott), Ambushed (by Avi), and Knocked Out (by KO) all at once with the Wall of Sound!

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Love it Cherly 😊

@rachel_lee_123 7 ай бұрын

Love the reaction! 🎉

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

@minnieduncan5327 7 ай бұрын

My friend Mark Lowry wrote this song in 1984...put to music with Buddy Green in 1991

@kimberlyrineer6822 7 ай бұрын

Written by Mark Lowry in 1984. Check out Jolene, Dolly Parton and Pentatonix.

@markiebaby 7 ай бұрын

If you want to see a completely different side of PTX check out Can’t Hold Us - not a Christmas song but amazing

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thank you foe the recommendation

@medicisdad1 7 ай бұрын

Kirstie does a heck of a job on "Rather be". Just sayin'...

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

We will check it out

@kathyryan3584 7 ай бұрын

Amazing Grace showcases all of them individually and the harmonies are insane. Great reactions.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Kathy 😊

@barbarakennedy2667 7 ай бұрын

This cave was used in the old TV show Batman as the entrance to the Batcave.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Same cave? That's interesting

@patriciaferguson9204 7 ай бұрын

Years ago when 'Hallelujah' was reacted to, a couple of reactors called Avi "Jesus in a beanie."

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

😂 I was thinking that tbf

@hcroussette 7 ай бұрын

Mary, Did You Know isn't a Pentatonix original, but it's pretty recent as far as Christmas songs go. It was written in the 90s I believe. PTX does have some Christmas original songs though. The ones that have videos are: That's Christmas to Me, Thank You, Kid on Christmas and Please Santa Please.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Do love some Christmas originals tbf ☺️

@Sonworshipper 7 ай бұрын

Without a doubt, this is the ONE song that makes me cry every single time.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

It is very beautiful

@Hadassa1977 7 ай бұрын

Great reaction guys. Mabey you can check out Voctave with Ohh Come All Ye Faithful. 😊

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

We will have to check it out

@B3thBakes 7 ай бұрын

You would enjoy 'amazing grace my chains are gone'

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

We will have to check them out ☺️

@johnrodrigues5974 7 ай бұрын

Please react to “Be My Eyes” written by Kirsty and sings the lead on this one👍👍👍💗💕

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the recommendation

@marablemorgan8292 7 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@christinekremling6790 7 ай бұрын

PTX does have a new Christmas original called Please Santa Please. Kirsten takes the lead.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

We will have to check it out

@B3thBakes 7 ай бұрын

Not just any cave! That's a batman cave!! ☺️☺️☺️

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Love that 😂

@JanSkaggs 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your amazing reaction. I mostly thank you for your respect for this song, since it is a “Christian” song. (Christian is not my favorite name for believers in Jesus, but . . .) 🥴 This song is by Mark Lowry who wrote it many years ago when he was singing with a gospel group called The Gaithers. Bill Gaither also wrote many hymns you will find in hymnals these days. The song is beautiful and makes me tear up every time I hear it, especially when done by PTX. I really appreciated your reaction. I’m so glad you included this song for Christmas. You are both so charming although I doubt that is the look you are going for. 🥰

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words Jan. Really means alot to us ☺️

@ryanjackson645 7 ай бұрын

u twos description very on point

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Ryan

@theloneranger8725 7 ай бұрын

Since you showed the album That's Christmas To Me, a little trivia about it. In 2014 it was the fourth highest selling album in the U.S.A. Only Taylor Swift's "1989," Sam Smith's "In The Lonely Hour," and the Frozen soundtrack by various artists sold more copies than the PTX Christmas album that year. Consider this achievement after Sony had dropped them from their original contract because Sony didn't think an acappella group could sell albums.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing that info 😊

@jzekas21 7 ай бұрын

Check out the prayer and an oldie cover of say something Kevin plays the cello 😊

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Love Kevin on the cello. Thank you for the recommendation 😊

@tammyree6200 7 ай бұрын

I love this. If you watch closely, youll notice that occassionally Kirstie is in profile with a white light behind her which to me is an ode to Mother Mary.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Good spot

@phyl1042 7 ай бұрын

There's a beautiful version of this song by Kenny Rogers and Wynonna.

@robinmcdaniel5881 7 ай бұрын

Kirstie is very capable of belting out in the forefront. Shallow, Say Something, Water. To name a few. I agree, Kevin is a monster.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Facts 😂

@ryanjackson645 7 ай бұрын

to my knowledge this one of they first few everyone loved it so they kept it going

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Impressive

@minnieduncan5327 6 ай бұрын

My friend mark lowry wrote this song!❤

@highlyreactivereactions 6 ай бұрын

Amazing!

@cynthiawall7073 7 ай бұрын

#PTX rules

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

@Nicole-bb5sl 7 ай бұрын

Loved your comments on Kevin! I adore every member but I feel he’s never given his true credit For being so super versatile and incredibly talented!!!

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

The man is defintely got some serious gifted talent and we are always looking forward to hearing more from him

@michaeldalzell6670 7 ай бұрын

Y’all should check out their version of Amazing Grace

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the recommendation 😊

@maryellenmohundro6614 7 ай бұрын

Run to You is a slower one and it was written by Avi and Kevin. It’s exceptional!

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

We will have to check it out

@LWM521 Ай бұрын

#PTX

@cathybrookeburt2616 7 ай бұрын

This song has been done by many artists, but PTX always puts their own spin on everything. It was originally sung by a Christian singer Michael English in 1991. This is my favorite Christmas song. I love the version by Clay Aiken too. ~ Kevin sings like an angel, as well as being the best beatboxer ever & I enjoy him the whole gang, so very much.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment Cathy

@cathyboyce6457 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful!

@shirleypolaski2355 7 ай бұрын

Two more songs where Kirstie shines...Shallow and Say Something. ALSO...Kevin plays the cello on both. They're hauntingly beautiful and hit you in the gut.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Ooo thank you for those recommendations ☺️

@rllangevin3841 7 ай бұрын

This is considered a modern Christmas hymn/carol (from the 80’s) and has quickly become a Christmas staple each year for church musicals/soloists. Please make sure to react to Home Free’s version - also wonderful! Then please react to another amazing a cappella group you’ve yet to discover that are different but equally talented - Voctave. They do many Christmas songs and carols and will leave you gob-smacked and with your jaws dropped. Their version of Mary, Did You Know is among the best and features Mark Lowry the author of the song, sung like no other. It’s a MUST!!! BTW, Voctave’s most popular video, Disney Love Medley, features Kirsten from PTX (with her then fiancé, Jeremy Michael Lewis, who sang with another group of their season of The Sing-Off in 2012). 33 million people can’t be wrong! 😊

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Love it

@pamelalee1508 7 ай бұрын

Though I listen most often to HF..this rendition of Mary Did You Know is my favorite by them or anyone else... absolutely angelic... Today's a'capella is not your sidewalk or barbershop quartet of yester year... I may be repeating myself..do forgive me..as we age we quite easily forget 🤣..PTX are masters of creating a wall of song.. tension and release...so satisfying... In the New Year..if you haven't already..check out 💥...Change On The Rise...Avi Kaplan Thanks gents.. always a treat..👍😉... 🌿🌿🌿

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Appreciate you Pam 😊

@kimberlyrineer6822 7 ай бұрын

Have you done Sound of Silence? Pentatonix and Disturbed versions?

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment. It is very much appreciated 😊

@thisismetoday7423 7 ай бұрын

The lyrics to this song were written by Mark Lowry. I would love to see you react to him singing it with the acapella group Voctave. It’s heavenly ❤

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

We will have to check it out

@sweetvampy5303 7 ай бұрын

jesus was born on christmas day so this fits so perfectly imo

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Defintely 😊

@cassbumk3565 7 ай бұрын

This is not an orginal.

@russchandler5397 7 ай бұрын

Those are the caves they made the Batman movies in

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Awesome.

@travisrussell9166 7 ай бұрын

There is another acapella group called VOCTAVE, there are 11 of them, they sing for Disney as well. look at their dinsey princess melody

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

We will have to check them out

@ruth2141 7 ай бұрын

This was written by American evangelical Christian musicians and is really popular in the US evangelical community. It's perfectly written for maximum emotional effect and Pentatonix does it total justice.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more

@sandrawalkerhaliburton1884 7 ай бұрын

Kevin .. The pre med guy

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Love him

@juliedurocher2554 7 ай бұрын

Good reaction, but you do realise they only filmed the video in the cave and that the song was recorded and mastered in a studio.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Had to tell sometimes. Some record videos live some do it through pre recorded

@judithbush939 7 ай бұрын

it's not kirstin doing the last prt of the song. It's Mitch.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Whoops

@df5199 7 ай бұрын

Recommend their new original video of Please Santa Please.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the recommendation

@RoseVampireGirl4 7 ай бұрын

Please please react to AC/DC thunderstruck by 2 cellos!! Its amazing

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the recommendation

@robynmatheson7687 7 ай бұрын

Now react to Home Free’s rendition of this. It’ll give you goosebumps.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

We will have to check it out

@dreamtheater27 7 ай бұрын

Please react to pentatonix silent night

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the recommendation

@kimkathrein2463 7 ай бұрын

I don’t think you realize that Most videos you watch of them, they are lip synching to themselves. The songs are recorded in studio, then they make their videos so on this one, there isn’t any echoing or effects from the cave. All reverb, if any comes from the studio. ❤

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Hard to always know with videos as sometimes the environmental effects get edited out

@janetburrows137 7 ай бұрын

Sorry boys. Home Free are just trying too hang on to PTX’s coat tails. There’s only one world class Acapella group. PTX all the way. ❤

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Haha gotta love Home Free though. Very different ☺️

@dotwyness4110 7 ай бұрын

My favourite version of this is by Home Free, just my preference 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@barbarakennedy2667 7 ай бұрын

Both versions are very well done.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

We haven't heard there version yet

@Contridiction-vp3fv 7 ай бұрын

Fun Fact: This won't really mean a lot to you two since your not American, I don't think, could be wrong but this is the Bat Cave from the original 1960's TV show

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Still have mad respect for Batman 😂

@Badger77722 7 ай бұрын

While I take your meaning about groups introducing old songs to a modern audience, your example is a little bit off. Valhalla Calling from VoicePlay wasn't brought into the modern era - it was specifically written for the video game Assassin's Creed - Valhalla, so it was CREATED in the modern era. It's inspiration may be old Viking/Norse songs, but it's definitely not an old one brought up to a new audience.

@highlyreactivereactions 7 ай бұрын

Well said Badger. Bad example but you got the jist of what we ment 😂