When Leonard Cohen wrote the song back in the 80s, it was about faith in life, not religious faith. This world is full of conflicts and full of things that cannot be reconciled. But there are moments when we can reconcile and embrace the whole mess, and that's what I mean by 'Hallelujah.' ~Leonard Cohen Many artists have put their own interpretations into the song. From sexual, biblical figures mentioned, Samsom/Delilah and King David/Bathsheba. To spiritual / religious. No matter how it is interpreted, it is a beautiful song. Pentatonix is my favorite cover, they are all around perfection!

The Universe has blessed Mitch with the voice of an angel

Best "Mitch slap" I have seen in a while. Welcome to Pentatonix. To see how Mitch can sing this high, I recommend The Prayer next.

There is a reason that this song has nearly 700 million views on you tube. It that goos live ,too!

Mitch is phenomenal. He's a counter tenor which means his voice is in the stratosphere anyway but he brings his chest voice and head voice together and maintains pitch and control. I'm 69 years old and it's like nothing I've ever heard. His fans have a name for it. It's called being Mitch slapped.

The way they do this song, It takes you to CHURCH!!!!🙏

Avi Kaplan is Sooooo freaking cute he is one of the originals singers. We needed more of this please... 🤗

The guy in the hat with the beard is Avi and no longer with Pentatontix, he has his own solo career now. Videos after 2018 is Matt (new bass). Mitch (high notes) is just not of this world.

You are so right about the sky and the atmosphere in general. The video was filmed in the Mojave Desert near Barstow. The time of day was very deliberate. This video had to have been filmed in one take with various cameras on the ground and in the air mounted on drones. The reason I say all one take is the light, which is entirely natural. It was filmed in Magic Hour, a time of day that the French call L'Heurre Bleu. There is no way to create the effect artificially. The clarity and sharpness it gives film is indescribable yet unmissable. Your reaction to Mitch called a "Mitch Slap" his voice is amazing anyway, but never finer than here. You have the glorious, lush wall of sound at the end of the chorus, and then bang. Just Mitch with his otherworldly sound. When he gets to "Its a cold and it's a broken HALLELUJAH", your heart breaks. What adds more meaning is how he holds the first syllable, creating a syncopated phrase, where is is slightly off the beat but constantly tuning the chord.

If Hallelujah does this to you, Amazing Grace, Run to You, Say Something , and The Prayer gonna killa ya girl. Don't even start with Christmas music. ENJOY

Listen to" Mary did you know" by them. It will rock your world

Listen to their version of "Mary, Did You Know?" All the onions. That one gets me EVERY. TIME.

Welcome to the wonderful world of a cappella music. Next on the journey should be Home Free, which if someone is cutting onions again, I'd suggest starting with How Great Thou Art and then move to their cover of Boys II Men End of the Road and remember....there are no instruments.

Hey there Mello Do your heart a favor and listen to Pentatonix song 👇 THE PRAYER 🙏 🙏 🙏

Listen to The Prayer and their new audio release of Prayers for This World. I am sure there will be onions cut during those as well. Loved your reaction. 💕💕

They did a live version of this in a Christmas special one year and it is mindblowing how the live version sounds even better than the produced record version. If you get the chance definitely give it a watch!

If you don't have an emotional reaction to this, you have no heart Tears stream every time I hear this and I do so every day.

One of the interesting tidbits about this arrangement is that Kirstin went a half step higher when she was singing the final chorus of Hallelujah than she did during her solo! Because the song was going to be on a Pentatonix Christmas album, they were all dressed in heavy clothes and coats for the "winter season". But the video was actually shot in the Mojave Desert in CA in the middle of summer, with temps about 100°F! It's a wonder no one ended up with heat stroke!

I miss Avi he was such a great addition to this group. He was with them when I first came across Pentatonix a few years ago. His voice gets so deep.

Sweet! My lady Mellow has found another one my hangups. Tom McDonald, now PTX whom I have loved since '11. Now get to David Phelps and the Righteous Brothers and we're there.

No ones cutting onions your just listening to perfection on another level.

I miss Avi! Scott is my favorite, but I miss Avi. He was so special. Matt is talented, but I think Avi just made them even more special. You have to watch "Mary did you know". So beautiful.

The new guy was the original bass Avi Kaplan, he left in 2017 then Matt Sallee came on board. Their new Christmas album is going to be INSANELY good!

This is by far a stunningly beautiful rendition of this gorgeous song. It hits everyone in the feels. Love it.

There's one thing Pentatonix can do I have never heard another acapella group match, and they do it both here, and even more profoundly in the "Imagine" cover: They can sing the exact same notes with identical articulation, so that all five singing a verse sounds like one, profound voice.

Loved your reaction as always. Someone got " MITCH SLAPPED" LOL. Please react to The Prayer.

I can’t count how many times I’ve listened to this song but it never fails to give me chills and uplift me. I really enjoyed your reaction. It’s so nice when someone ‘gets it’ down to their soul. Avi left the group on amicable terms for family reasons. Between Pentatronix, Voiceplay and the individual singers in both groups they’ve started a modern a cappella revolution.

As a former choir kid, these videos and reactions are so satisfying 💖🦋

Mitch is a counter tenor which means heccan reach into the soprano range. He has the most unique perfect pure voice you'll ever hear thjs side of heaven.

Pentatonix is such a beautiful group. They harmonize so well together. If you like their music you should try Home Free they are also an acapella group who do their own best boxing. Tho should really check them out too.

I'm so excited you're on this journey. They will touch you in some way with every single song. I also recommend The Prayer, Amazing Grace and the live version of Hallelujah the Christmas Special. Can't wait for more! 💞 Their Chirstmas music is insanely good, and there is a LOT! 🎄🎄

They always give each other a chance to shine and they really know how to express the emotion of every song they sing. Blessed with the gift of music.

They are all amazing but Mitch's voice touches my soul.

Your reaction to those onions being chopped is why I love music.

I swear, Mitch's high notes always give me the chills

Tears....literal tears

And there it is! She was Mitch slapped pretty hard.

That's Mitch with the high tenor. You have been Mitch slapped. That's what we their fans say when he shocks you. I'm a Pentaholic aka fan.

The John Cale "hallelujah" is my favourite version of this song. It was also used in a "scrubs" episode

Pentatonix doesn't do anything in their videos that they can't do live, sounding exactly the same. If you want to go back into the onion cutting room, react to The Prayer, Amazing Grace, and Mary Did You Know. If you want to hear them having fun react to Daft Punk, Cheerleader, Can't Hold Us, You're a Mean One Mr Grinch, Oh Come All Ye Faithful, and Sing. If you want to hear how phenomenal they are at blending their voices react to My Heart With You, Run to You, and Can You Feel the Love Tonight. Everyone who features a lot of reactions to Pentatonix on KZfaq has their subscriber numbers shoot way up. Hint, Hint.

Please react to Prince “Purple Rain” at the Super Bowl. I feel that you’d love the guitar solo.

Lol. Mitch slapped! Try Avi Change on the Rise. Awesome!

Please do more Pentatonix - everything they do is amazing!

Please react to Pentatonix singing Hallelujah Live on their Christmas Special. Just as good as the video.

You must now listen and watch..."Amazing Grace", "The Prayer" and "Mary did you Know"

Love your Mitch Slap face when he went high. In fact, I love watching everyone get Mitch Slapped with this video.😊🥰

Mitch slapped!!! And that is a great thing!

I love your reactions! Avi Kaplan (with the beard) was in Bohemian Rhapsody which you reacted to, but he mostly sang bass in that one. Of course, with copyright holds, you may have watched this before that. As others have said, he left the group in late 2017. I hope you react to his solo stuff too.

This is my favorite song from them. 👍👍👍❤️

Have you done their version of "Mary did you know?" yet? It will bring out the"onions" even more.

6 years after performing in this version of "Hallelujah" with his fellow group members, Avi Kaplan, now solo, performed this version of his original song "All Is Well" in a church in Utrecht, Netherlands, during his European tour. Resonant perfection. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qbSalaRyz6yYhJs.html

Mitch Grassi is a Counter-tenor and sings 6 octaves higher than most people worldwide!

What a wonderful reaction! After listening to this countless times, it still gets me every single time and I'm happy you liked it so much. We want more PTX please, I would love so watch you reacting to "Imagine" (more onions!) or "Can you feel the love tonight"

Darned onion ninjas! I heard someone say that Pentatonix came in two speeds: Buckle up, and Tissues lol.

Ok, miss Mello this was one of you best reactions I've seen so far. Keep it up i am a complete and total fan! I hope you don't mind me calling you sweet child, girl! You are sweet as sugar, and right as rain. I'm here to watch you grow your channel. Keep them coming!!!

Most breath taking group ever ! PERIOD!

Oh how I love your reaction. So much , I'm a new sub. Ptx is amazing. We Pentaholic's are s loyal bunch and... Welcome to the club. They have a live version so you can get a fell of how awesome they are. It will sound the same. Enjoy the PTX rabbit hole.

You were just Mitch Slapped, (Mitch guy in the wide hat) he does this to everyone

They have a video of a live performance of this song it is awesome.

This is one of my all time favorite covers

Mitch is a counter tenor. That’s his natural voice.

All glory to God hallelujah

I’m pretty sure we’d be best friends if we ever met. I had the exact same reaction to that video. I cried and not ashamed to admit it

I've seen and heard this video a least a 1000 times. And I only just realized that when Avi sings his solo, Kevin covers Scott's baritone part!

everytime the bass singers take the Lead on a verse, Scott takes over the Bass and it's seemless. Amazing

they use the pentatonic scale for their harmonies, blends, etc

I got chills from head to toe

So glad to see you do this one. You always get to my heart the way you show how each show your pure emotion. You should watch their live performance. They are the same. Also, you should check out Avi's personal songs since he left PTX. As always, much love from a Great Grandma in WA. State.

You have officially been Mitch slapped dude can sing naturally no falsetto 6 different octaves

Thank you for reacting to this video

Goosebumps ever time

❣ ***THERE ARE LITERALLY NO WORDS IN MY ENGLISH VOCABULARY, THAT CAN DESCRIBE THIS GROUP!!!*** ❣ I have also come to the conclusion, that Mitch is an Alien, from the planet of WTF 🙃 😊🙃 Please react to a few of their other songs, that bring a spiritual lift, Mary Did You Know, The Prayer, & Amazing Grace 💝💝💝 All 3, feel like angels have come down from Heaven, to fill our Hearts with Love!

I would love to see your reaction to their cover of Amazing Grace.

I never get tired of hearing their version of that song. And you were just golden! Absolutely 5 star RV!

❤️🙌🙌

Be prepared to have the same reaction after you've heard it 100 times.

Mitch is a generational exception- a tenor altino

I heard them live and they are just as amazing live

When you are ready to do their "Aha Singapore" video, just know that there are several. You'll want the one at the Star Vista.

Your reaction made me cry. Merry Christmas! ❤️💚🤯 Now if you want your mind blown, check out their Daft Punk cover which they won a Grammy for.

Im glad you got Mitch-Slapped. They are awesome.

There live performance at a Xmas show shows they really are that good.

I cry every time.

They are Amazing..

To see how they put an album our in 2 weeks try watching their Making of the Evergreen Album .

Amazing Grace

LOVE his hat too lol

When I first seen this, I lost my mind 😆 Great reaction Mello

Them onions. 😅😆❤️❤️❤️

Perfect and Shallow

I watched 3 of your reactions. I enjoyed your channel!. Yes, we cry with you!

I love this song and this is a wonderful rendention of it.

Nice. My PTX addiction has been sated until next time.

Check out Home Free' s "Ring of Fire" where Avi is a guest singer

Kevin is the beat boxer and his voice isn’t featured as much on this song but you should see them do Bohemian Rhapsody. Kevin can sing as well as keep a beat.

Your reaction was great!!!

Mitch Slapped gurl!

Please listen to the sound of silence, the prayer, and mary have you heard. They are fabulous.

Best reaction yet! I feel you!

These guys are so talented