I recommend official video of this song. Just amazing.

The official video for this song is so good. I really wish you had watched that one first, they filmed it in a church with a choir and the sound is amazing. Maybe check it out on your own (not a reaction). You will love it!

Shock and awe! Every. Single. Time. It just keeps getting better and better!

I can’t help but smile every time I hear this. It just feels so full of joy!

The first word that comes to my mind when I listen to this song is "happy". Their performance is so upbeat and they seem to be having so much fun. It just really makes me smile. I get the feeling that they really do enjoy and believe in the spirit of Christmas.Just like the rest of their playlist, you can't find a bad one.

This is one of my favorite classic Christmas hymns. I absolutely LOVE what they did with it! SO good!

Hello, happy holidays thank you for another great reaction. FYI, Kevin is first generation American. His father ( a doctor) was born in Nigeria and his mother is from Grenada. So many of their African-and island vibes come from him. A side note. Kevin was sent to Andover Prep and graduated from Yale in premed While at Yale he spent a year plus in China and learned to speak Mandarin fluently. He is classically trained in cello and invented cello/ boxing Where he does both at the same time🤯. On several of their tracks. ( ie. Say Something, Shallow, Perfect, Radioactive). He jokes that until they soldout Madison square Garden , his father was not too happy that he gave up Medical School to beatbox for a living. Oh yes he also has perfect pitch Kevin is for real a genius and such a gift to all of us. They are all so talented.

🤣 You’re so right. Never know what you’re walking into. Great fun reaction. Thank you for sharing your time with us. ☮️

It's not PTX that does the copyright issues with KZfaq. They fight with the label about this all of time.

You don't know what you are going to hear - but you know it's going to be good!

My favourite version of this Christmas song! I remember when I first heard it and it was so refreshing to hear the beat and then the choir came in and sealed the deal. So fun yet still epic!

Thanks for a great reaction and your patience with the blocking and copyright issues! I love how Pentatonix upgrades their Christmas songs to include more cultural diversity and cover different genres of music. They just released two new ones that are amazing like this one is: "Over The River" and "12 Days Of Christmas". I don't want to give too much away but both songs are a surprise twist with the different genres of music and culture and you would love them!

I love the arrangement of this song......nobody ever sees it coming!! 😎👌

PTX themselves call them a band and refer to each other as bandmates. Their instruments are just their voices :) They do of course use instruments some times: (this is not a complete list) - Cello (Kevin): Perfect, Thank You, Over the River, Papaoutai, Radioactive, Dancing on My Own, Shallow, Cologne - Violin (Lindsey Stirling): Over the River, Papaoutai, Radioactive - Piano (Scott): Thank You, Over the River (the live version), Petals - Guitar (Eric Leva): Evergreen - Drums (Matt): Over the River (live version)

I love this group , they are fantastic ❤

Great way to start Sunday Morning! Thank you my friend ❤. Blessings from Patti.

This is my favorite rendition of this song and may be my favorite PTX song! Thanks for reacting

Their new one THREE SHIPS CAME SAILING is also a modern vibe!🙂

PURE JOY!!!!!!!!!!!

They actually refer to themselves as a band. I love their spin on this song!

You really should listen to the regular version. You hear Avi's bass so much better.

SO disappointed that this is not the actual music video - which is the very best performance of the carol that there has ever been.

Heard them live in CT last night and am completely filled with the Christmas spirit! Catch them in concert if you can. ❤

Thanks for this reaction Larry. Yes...it has a great Afro-Caribbean beat! Makes me want to get up and dance every time. This is one of my favourite PTX Christmas songs. This is the first time that I am seeing this live version, I love the studio version and play it all the time, but so nice to see this live! Thanks for this reaction. Hope you get to see the studio version as the edits are great and really support the arrangement.

I love your reactions and would love for you to react to their performances at the Sing Off. They were already incredible back then and it's so awesome to see how it all started and how the judges were just amazed by them :)

Love everything about them!!!

I had never seen this performance, just their official video, so thanks for showing me something new! This is one of my favourite PTX carols. They have such fun with music, every cover is a surprise. I hope you get to Silent Night at some point in the month. It's an early one of theirs, recorded live in a stone cathedral. Also their original, That's Christmas To Me. Both are moving performances that evoke our deepest connections to the season. I know you're having issues with blocking, the bane of all PTX reactors, but I look forward to sharing your joy in discovering Pentatonix at Christmas...one of the season's real blessings!

Pentatonix = smart arranging. They always bring the ear intrigue.

I just want to give a shout out to Kevin. One of the reasons Scott, Kirstie and Mitch are so incredible is that they've been singing together since high school and can almost read each other's minds while singing. They know each other so well. Kevin and Avi joined the group and the two of them worked to become so in sync with each other. They were truly meat and potatoes in the way they connected and built the foundation for the songs. Then Avi left and Kevin had to start at square one building that same oneness and connection with Matt. And he has done it in spectacular fashion. That can't have been easy and it might not have worked out. They might not have been able to connect in that same magical way Kevin and Avi connected. Luckily for us, they did, and I just want to give Kevin and Matt (yes, I know Matt isn't in this video) so much credit for the hard work and focus they did to keep the Pentatonix foundation super strong and incredible. P. S. I love this song. Such an original take on a classic.

I think of them as a band. They are the instruments.

Just saw them on Sunday in Verona NY, drove all the way from Florida. I wasn't missing out. They are even BETTER live if you can believe it. Every Pentaholic must see them LIVE. Love your reactions!!

I’ve seen this many times they’re good I watch him and he won the contest just sing off a couple of Sango I’ve seen everything is done thank the great

ohh yes , go look at the official video for this song . my favorite !!

You don't know exactly what is coming but you know darn well it is going to be good! They are just that good. I love their Christmas music. Wait a minute, I love ALL their music but holidays are special.

This has to be the most joyous cover they've ever done!!!

My favorite Christmas song by PTX! Absolutely love it! Thanks for reacting.

They are touring right now. I’m seeing them in a week. See if they are near you. I’ve heard that they are amazing live.

Please listen to the recorded version - even if you don’t do a reaction! It is extra special!! 🙌🏻

Love the reaction. As always 💛

All these years later they were great at this same event just last week. P.S. They refer to themselves as a band.

Loved this

Wow! I hadn't heard this one before so thanks for reviewing it. I was amazed by it. So very clever. When you get a group of super talented musicians together anything is possible. It makes me long for my youth and a desire to be part of the clan 💖💕💖💕💖

Try Silent Night. It will surprise you too. And the official video was filmed live. It's amazing.

I can't hardly listen to the standard version since I heard this from PTX! I mean, it's ALWAYS beautiful, but this version is SO VERY JOYFUL! 💖

I think that because this is a Christmas song about Jesus' birth, it's not as popular as their secular songs, but the arrangement, melody, beat, and overall performance are just amazing!!!# One of their best# West indian syle.

Hi Larryshair....I so agree with you. What a DIFFERENT take on a very traditional song. There definitely is an "Island" texture to the song. I was in Jamaica for a while and also lived in the Bahamas for 2 years....but when it comes to Jamaican music, It is a very unique style. I so appreciate Pentatonix and their take on this one. After so many years of listening to the "traditional" versions, it is a breath of fresh air. At least, that is my feeling about this version. Thanks so much for sharing it with us......Carole.....

That was my first thought, that i was in the islands.

So here we go again :-) Great reaction as always, though I have to say that this particular performance may see the bottom part of my list by the time I'm a fully fledged Pentatonix fan. I kinda see it coming to that...LOL Gonna watch their official version of it now :-) Take care buddy and have a great week :-)

I wanna be there too

I hope you checked out the official version on your own since it's so much better than the live version. Honestly, I feel this is the way the song was meant to be sung, with honest joy and true rejoicing. 😁

Check out their live performances, so many to choose from.

Always expect the unexpected with PTX! LOL

This was good, but I love the official video. I've a feeling you need to actually be there to fully appreciate the live performances. But I have to say this just totally uplifts me and makes me happy.

Hey! I think you would really enjoy some of Phoebe Bridgers work. I recommend “moon song” or “funeral” to start with maybe?

Kevin arranged this to honour his Nigerian and Granadan heritage.

Agree that you should watch the official video as well. They are the best

Love your reaction. Maybe on your personal time, watch the official video. That way you don't worry about blocking. It seems to be fuller audio. Merry Christmas

Hello! I just recently found your channel, but I have to say that your reactions are by far the most genuine on this platform. I love your videos, I love that you are able to show emotions unlike many others. You have a great eye for detail and I can feel the compassion you show. Especially in your Aurora reactions. I absolutely adore you! But enough butter for the road. If you find the time and feel like you need something for the laughs, I suggest Bo Burnham's 'Welcome to the Internet'. And if you would like to feel a little warmer in the winter, 'Line without a hook' by Ricky Montgomery should do the trick. It is my favourite song and has some personal meaning to me. It dragged me through a lot of hardships. Thank you for listening to music with us.

I knew you'd love this version! I agree you should check out the original video on your own! This afro-Caribbean beat was inspired by Kevin's Nigerian heritage & he & Avi just killed it-everyone did!

Chris, it is how they sing it in Nigeria in church. Kevin´s parents are from there. Stay safe and sound. merry Christmas. German greeting

It is notable that you heard it as an "Islander" take. It is a tribute to Kevin's Nigerian heritage. Which leads you to a "cultural trace" of where the Caribbean people may have originated. But let's not forget the Psalms that suggest that we should make a joyful noise to the Lord. If this ain't joyful, you've got no joy in you.

Hello Chris. There are 6 new songs from Diana Ankudinova. ---> You will find them on her channel. Her 1. album will be published tomorrow. I have never heard these songs. Greetings from Germany

You should also check out their previous version where it was recorded in a church. I like that one just a tad better than this live version.

The SME copyright blocks plague many reactors. One of the things I have seen that seems to ward off the copyright blocking minions is either putting words over the video or making it transparent or some other way of making the video in image undetectable by the YT 🤖.

Make a joyful noise!

Great reaction. Thanks. They are always amazing. I love the special touches they put on songs. Please react to "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" . The official video is aawesome. Just in case you want to see them sing live for TV shows, there is a link on KZfaq of them singing it on Rachel Ray Show and Jimmy Kimmel in the same video.

The official video is awesome Chris. This one ok.

With PTX you never see it coming!

I really hope you'll do their version of Silent Night. However, you MUST do the version that's live in a church. The natural reverb and acoustics are stunning. Avi and Kirstie really shine!

As others have commented listen to the official release video. The bass is a bit muffled in this one, as good as it was.

Other reviewers seem to be having success with an opacity feature. We can see it through a heavy fog.

Good reaction

G'day from Australia 🇦🇺, you should listen to Bob Seger "Drummer Boy", it's kickass

Of all the live versions you could hear, you HAD to pick the one filmed at Christmas in New York in open air during a rainstorm. Not only that, but you could hear their sound check was off as well. Well, at least listen to something a little more controlled and made for acoustics.

Loving your PTX journey. I notice many reactors place a fair use statement in the description of all their videos. I don't know if that will help with getting blocked or not.

You should watch the official video on your own to get full effects .

Their label & several others have become known to just copyright block everything unless you do 1 of a few different tricks. What works the smoothest is overlaying the video with a semi-sheer "watermark" of words or a logo. For instance for PTX vids I've seen an overlay of the album cover or other picture of the band, the name of the band, the words "fair use, reaction only" or "for preventing copyright block" & similar text. If you do that it won't matter how many times you stop for comments, because the video has been clearly messed with. I've seen others cause the video to blur, but you have to really do it a lot or it won't work so it's just like covering the video completely & leaving the audio. If you don't have the ability to overlay watermarks (not a computer person myself so I don't know what you need do that) I've seen reactors making the video being reacted to simply lag 4-5 seconds behind its audio & themself. I've also seen others just go back in after making their video & cut in several times with 2 second black screens with text that says something about for copyright purposes, because they realized they didn't stop to comment often enough but don't want to cut out any of their reaction. Of course that's more jarring to have to keep stopping it, but it works & most viewers understand about reactors having to do that stuff.

It should help the blocking if you reduce the size of the video screen and put a graphic over it or make it more transparent. Or even blur it completely if you have to.

Watch the PTX video on this song…it’s awesome!

If you make the screen they are on transparent it will come through with out blocking

Actually, since they are themselves the instruments, I would presume that they prefer referring to themselves as a band! Perhaps others will recall clear choices on this point?

👋😄👋PLEASE REACT TO THE OFFICIAL VIDEO!! "Use filters or watermark" You could hear the song more clearly! YES! They sound AMAZING live but the audio is the greatest quality in this performance YOU WON'T REGRET reacting to OFFICIAL video!

Have you seen their official video of this song?

Pentatonix are great, but I really think you have to check Voctave, another amazing acapella group (the best one for me)!! They have a cover of " O come all ye faithful if you like to check it! You won't regret it! Greetings from Lebanon🇱🇧!

Their mics were off, I could hear it

Hiya my friend....I am responding to your comments and questions from "My Prayer{ which you did a few weeks back.). I have not read all the comments you received but I just wanted to say that Avi Kaplan, the base with Pentatonix, the bearded one with the "tuque" did leave the group. He made a couple of appearances with Home Free, but has now gone on a solo career. I have not yet seen/heard any of his solo performances, but he was a great bass. The replacement with Pentatonix is equally as good and I should have looked it up before writing this as I cannot remember his name. Shame on me !!!!!! I still ave not watched your reaction to this song (Oh come all ye Faithful) but I will write agaiin and be you biggest pest....errrr.I mean fan.

Can't wait for the Angelina jordan 12 days of lent.

This is the better version... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g9Bng9Vll9jQmX0.html Enjoy!

Gospel hymn

👋😊PLEASE REACT to THE OFFICIAL video of this song! Also official videos for 👉"you can use filters or a watermark over them" -The First Noel -12 Days Of Christmas -Joy To The World -Favorite Things -God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Over The River

As mentioned by others use the official video for reaction review, entirely different sound and feeling.

Something is a bit off with the balance between their microphones in this performance. Their voices are not as perfectly balanced as they usually are, plus you can hear some of them straining their voices sometimes, which in my experience means that they might have a hard time hearing themselves... all technical issues... I would (as I can see many others do too) recommend you to go listen to their music video of this song and get the entire experience, as this one fall a bit short imo. 😊🌟

If you do not have time to react to this, at least listen to this. Angels We Have Heard on High Pentatonix. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jKd9raR6rZeWqZc.html At about 24 seconds, Avi switches from his basso profundo voice to his whistle voice and begins making organ chimes sounds with his vocals. He has a polyphonic voice and uses the whistle tones to make those sounds. Quite remarkable.

the official version is so much better because the crowd is so loud here... and you don't know the choir is coming

You should hear the studio version or the version they did on their NBC Christmas special. This mix is a little off. I can't hardly hear Scott or Avi, and Kirstin is too loud. I don't mind hearing her but she not in balance with the rest of the band. Yes they call themselves a band. Many people refer to it as the Lion King version of this song. When I first heard it I was just floored at how good it was. Now I almost can't stand hearing it the traditional way.

It would be worth your time to watch the original video on your own....trust me.

Larry, If I may respectfully suggest... If you love PENTATONIX as much as the rest of we fans do, I suggest "RUN TO YOU" (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qdZng7aQurScfKM.html ). It is an ORIGINAL by the 5 of them, all vocal and all jazz stylings. They even made the Sheet Music for the song FREE to the public without royalties, meaning that Highschool choirs, college and public choirs all had a VERY Challenging song with a massively intricate score to perform.

South African...

You need to listen to the official video you think this is good......