The Christmas song they are singing is religous, so if that will turn you off, don't watch. There is not any dancing action in the video but nonetheless, it's entertaining. I love watching the reaction of people. Also, the singers are very very talented.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXh7JR9oKVE&feature=aso

That's Canada for you.

The song was the Hallelujah Chorus for Messiah by Handel. Lots of churches perform the Hallelujah Chorus at Christmas time, however that piece actually concludes the Easter portion of the oratorio, not the Christmas section. Still very cool though.

I also found it funny that you said the Christmas song is religious, since Christmas is a religious holiday.

It looked like there were some older people not part of the group, but standing because they thought they should be standing....like it was church or something. LOL. Pretty cool tho. I always like those.

not bad, but not as good as the flash mob video from the Ohio Union--that's still my favorite

Steel Valley Football;584980 wrote:It looked like there were some older people not part of the group, but standing because they thought they should be standing....like it was church or something. LOL.

Actually, it is a tradition for audiences to stand during the Hallelujah Chorus, no matter what the venue - church, theater, shopping mall, park, etc. I would guess those folks did so out of respect for the tradition, even though it's not required. Supposedly it was started by King George II in the mid-1700's.

Zunardo;585013 wrote:Actually, it is a tradition for audiences to stand during the Hallelujah Chorus, no matter what the venue - church, theater, shopping mall, park, etc. I would guess those folks did so out of respect for the tradition, even though it's not required. Supposedly it was started by King George II in the mid-1700's.

Correct. King George stood at the beginning of the Hallelujah Chorus during its first performance and remained standing until it's conclusion. When royalty stands everyone in his/her presence is supposed to stand as well, so everyone stood during the performance when the King stood and it has been tradition ever since. We're not sure why exactly he stood but legend has it that he stood because he was so moved by the music, or because he recognized that the music was proclaiming the royalty of Christ, and he stood to recognize that Christ is his king and therefore he should stand in His presence.

Stellar drop in for someone new to the site, btw.

I thought that was a pretty cool video, too. When I first saw it 3 WEEKS ago!!!