Carol of the Bells (Christmas Piano Cover) 

Merry Christmas!!! What a year 2018 has been, the best Christmas gift has been 8 months in the making, and that's all of YOU! Thank you for being such an amazing community, here's my gift for you. When we think of the standard Christmas carol, we usually think joyous and celebratory, but there's something about Carol of the Bells (originally Shchedryk, written by the Ukrainian composer Leontovych) that is just so magical, but still captures the Christmas spirit so well. My friend Patrik Pietschmann also released a video of his Carol of the Bells arrangement (also based on the Williams arr.) a few days ago, with FALLING SNOW FLAKES!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mb9A46gZ9iI.html Check it out and the rest of his channel too :D

10/10. Would definitely run in slow motion to this.

This is what plays inside the mind of my cat when she destroys the christmas tree.

There are literally no words to describe how this song makes me feel.

Wow, that was amazing!

This sounds like it belongs in the end credits of a movie, like a psychological thriller or murder mystery that took place on Christmas eve.

Me: listening christmas songs in July... (2020) Edit: still listening Christmas songs in July (the year later)… (2021) I honestly think it’s destiny or something because I literally came here after two years on July the 30. (2022) This song has definitely something…

No matter how many times I hear it it still gives me chills

Imagine you're listening to this song while dancing elegantly with your comfort character like there was nobody else or nothing else to worry about ❤

Do you like the organ added on top? For me, the sparkle that the top reeds give creates a magical quality that feels so Christmassy!

Girl: what them hands do? Rousseau:

Hark how the bells Sweet silver bells All seem to say Throw cares away Christmas is here Bringing good cheer To young and old Meek and the bold Ding-dong, ding-dong That is the song With joyful ring All caroling (Oh, oh, ah) One seems to hear Words of good cheer From everywhere (From everywhere) Filling the air Oh, how they pound (Oh, how they pound) Raising their sound O'er hill and dale Telling their tale Gaily they ring While people sing songs of good cheer Christmas is here Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas On on they send On without end Their joyful tone To every home Ah, ah, ah Ding-dong, ding-dong Ding-dong, ding-dong Hark how the bells (Hark how the bells) Sweet silver bells All seem to say (All seem to say) Throw cares away (We will throw cares away) Christmas is here Bringing good cheer To young and old Meek and the bold Oh how they pound (Oh how they pound) Raising their sound O'er hill and dale Telling their tale Gaily they ring While people sing songs of good cheer Christmas is here Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas On on they send On without end Their joyful tone To every home Ah, ah, ah

Who else thinks there's something deeper in this music?❤

I know it is only October but man I feel the Christmas spirit already in this song this stuff is fire 🔥

i wonder if his fingers have abs

Im learning this exact arrangement of this piece, and I haven't mastered it with the full tempo yet, but I hope to soon, and I'm really looking forward to playing it at my Christmas concert! Thank you for playing it so beautifully, and inspiring me to play piano every day

This is definitely my favourite Christmas carol, it just sounds so ominous, like Christmas itself

It’s supposed to be a Christmas song but it doesn’t sound like it It’s like something you’d play in a mystery movie

This melody never reminded me Christmas. I always imagine a man running in the rain to stop his lover from leaving forever . And if he doesnt make it on time it will be the biggest false of his life and then he would be miserable

There is something so hauntingly beautiful about this melody!

This is definitely a number one Christmas song. It oddly reminds me of how as a kid, me and the rest of my family would drive around the neighborhood at night near Christmas time and we'd look at all the beautiful Christmas decorations while we blasted Carol of the bells.

Happy Holiday Rousseau. ily.

For anyone who doesn't know - *this is original Ukrainian Christmas folk song* . Later, it was translated into English and now it's the most famous Christmas song in America. Look it up. I am not kidding

What a beautiful piece to learn this year! thanks for the cover of this wonderful Christmas melody

I learned a different version and it is the easier one because this one is very difficult for me and i only have two weeks to learn this song before the Christmas is over. But next year, i will make sure i have at least a month to practice your version because it is very hypnotizing and so beautiful in my ears.

I swear I dont understand why there are dislikes. Its literally a guy playing the piano , and very well too. Like do they have a reason or? I dont get it

This song is just so powerful and beautiful, it's not the kind of thing I would usually relate to Christmas, since it's a time of the year that is joyful and full of happiness, this song feels way deeper than that, I honestly can't explain how it makes me feel, but I know it's a strong feeling, so that shows how good this song is

Thank you for the mood you gave us for the new year, greetings from Ukraine

Thank you for the wonderful performance of our Shchedryk! Every time I hear Shchedryk, I remember how, as a child, on Old New Year’s Eve on the 14th I went to sing it to my neighbors with my friends (they gave us a lot of sweets then :)) I wish everyone a good winter holidays too!

I put this into my “to learn” playlist knowing full well I never will

What Christmas present do you want to get this year?

1:43 is my FAVORITE part! Thank you for making this!

this is so well played, so clean. I literally just started crying

Merry Christmas!

If and halloween and christmas would be mixed into one song, this would be it.

This song feels like receiving a gift you have been waiting your whole life… The Savior ❤

Rousseau is the best pianist ever born. It's a blessing to witness such a beautiful piece

This man needs more subscribers.

This music is such a masterpiece. Brings forth so many emotions of various colors at once.

I love how your videos SHOW the beauty of the music as well as the auditory experience.

I'm listening to it during the Summer What's wrong with me ?

Sounds so magical...

I just learned this as my first ever piano song, it’s such a beautiful piece and your version is breathtaking. Thank you for sharing

Its such a beautiful melody! a christmas song that for some reason sounds haunting, I like it.

Listening to this in July so I can imagine it’s not 90 degrees Fahrenheit

Ok seriously... has he EVER shown what his face looks like???? Anyone this talented deserves to be known...

This man destorys the limit of piano

I swear this is the best performance I've ever heard in my life❤️‍🔥

Carol of the Bells meets Light of the Seven 💙

The 989 people who disliked are the grinch's alt accounts

Mate this is just quiet *FANTASTIC* 🔥🔥🔥

This is definitely a Christmas song, even though it may not sound so warm and cheerful. I love this version.

Hark how the bells Sweet silver bells All seem to say Throw cares away Christmas is here Bringing good cheer Too young and old Meek and the bold Ding dong ding ding That is there song With joyful ring All caroling One seems to hear Words of good cheer From everywhere Filling the hair Oh how they pound Raising the sound O'er hill and Dale Telling their tale Gaily they ring while people sing Songs of good cheer Christmas is here Merry merry merry merry Christmas Merry merry merry merry Christmas On on they send On without end Their joyful tone to every home *Repeated usually 2, 3, or 4 times*

People who put up Christmas decorations right after Halloween:

Definitely something very magical about this song on piano.

Thank you so much for having this song on your patreon! I learned it last year and it’s so beautiful.

When Christmas is written by Stephen King

this is quite LITERALLY my FAVORITE "Christmas" song. 10/10 listen all year long!

bro what the actual heck, this is one of my favorite Christmas songs because of you now.

This music has a beautiful, haunting aura. Great job!!!!!

Carol of the bells is my favourite Christmas song, and this rendition of it is absolutely beautiful. I wish I had this much skill

Please do can't help falling in love with you by Elvis Presley

Nobody brings back to the past like music. In this music there is something elusive, something distant and dear. It touches to the depths of the soul, attracts like a magnet, fragments of memories. But we are grateful to the sky and the stars that it can sound like that. ...

I always got goosebumps on this version.

Hi

This guy has more flexibility and mobility in his hands than I do in my whole body.

I love this song so much!!!!!! It makes me feel a million emotions and feelings at once-it's like magic💯😁

This song never gets old.

Thanks Ukrainian compositor Mykola Leontovych for this beautiful Christmas song!

Hey Rousseau, I have a few song suggestions for you to add to your huge list. While many people want Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, I personally think you should wait for 1 mil. In the meantime, I would love to see Chopin’s Waterfall Etude, Sonata Pathetique Mov. 1, or another easier song of your choice(I REALLY enjoyed prelude in C). Keep up the amazing work, you deserve 1mil.

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.

my eyes are watering so much rn :') this is AMAZING!

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Santa wants to know your location.....

Is it only me or is anyone else deeply connected with this music .....

*Insert obligatory comment about Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 here*

This song is the most scary Christmas song, like if u agree.

This guy has great talent to play the piano I still listen to this even though it's summer.10/10😊

I am delighted with the way you play the piano.

this is the best Carol of the bells version I ever heard

Merry Christmas to everyone, I hope that everything ends soon...

It sounds so magical✨

Great job! This is now my favorite Christmas song because of you, you encouraged me to learn this song so starting today, I am learning it

2:20 - 2:37 When James Bond goes on a mission during Christmas.

I do not know why but playing the piano in comparison to other instruments brings so much emotion, it is beautiful.

This is amazing! I love your set up! I’m so glad I sound your channel! This is wonderful!

ITS just so good. Im full of tears when i hear this. Christmas is the happiest moment in my life. I don’t care about presents. Everything is just to magical. 🥰😍😭😊☺️😁

Dance of the sugar plum fairy next!!!!

The night was as cold as the trigger of his gun, he walked down the slums, a snowy hell. Ice was cracking with his steps, everything was going straight to the end. Choosing to kill is always hard, but now, there's really no other way. They brought this to themselves. Who could imagine that two young thieves will slaughter his wife? He stood in the broken door frame, and looked forward. The little one was bleeding, the second was freezing, what a pitiful ending. But he was the one to finish it, even if he were to pay for it with prison. Two shots were heard this cold night, instead of bells.

This was amazing

This is my favorite Christmas song of all time and it’s beautiful 0:27 is my favorite part of the song 😄❤️

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Hark how the bells, Sweet silver bells, All seem to say, Throw cares away Christmas is here, Bringing good cheer, To young and old, Meek and the bold. Ding dong ding dong That is their song With joyful ring All caroling. One seems to hear Words of good cheer From everywhere Filling the air. Oh how they pound, Raising the sound, O'er hill and dale, Telling their tale. Gaily they ring While people sing Songs of good cheer, Christmas is here. Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas, Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas. On on they send, On without end, Their joyful tone To every home. Ding dong ding dong Ding dong ding dong Hark how the bells, Sweet silver bells, All seem to say, Throw cares away (We will throw cares away) Christmas is here, Bringing good cheer, To young and old, Meek and the bold. (Bringing cheer to the young and old) Oh how they pound, Raising the sound, O'er hill and dale, Telling their tale. Gaily they ring While people sing Songs of good cheer, Christmas is here. Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas On on they send, On without end, Their joyful tone To every home.

OMG when you close your eyes to this its takes you to another world. Amazing!!!!!!!

Your channel is the most amazing channel I have ever seen. I hear, see and feel the music. I've never experienced anything so completely captivating. What a wonderful idea and an unforgettable experience. ❤

Hey random person scrolling through the comments Merry Christmas my friend! :D

Merry Christmas! ☃

Hark! how the bells sweet silver bells All seem to say throw cares away. Christmas is here bringing good cheer To young and old meek and the bold Ding, dong, ding, dong that is their song, With joyful ring all caroling One seems to hear words of good cheer From everywhere filling the air O, how they pound raising the sound Oer hill and dale telling their tale Gaily they ring while people sing Songs of good cheer christmas is here! Merry, merry, merry, merry christmas! Merry, merry, merry, merry christmas! On, on they send on without end Their joyful tone to every home

Wow. Even in 2021, this song is Awesome. I will be listing to this more often. Great job! Everyone reading this, I hope you stay safe throughout Covid 19! No matter what color skin you have.❤

Who else is trying to learn this is September so they maybe have a chance at playing it on christmas? just me? ok