Christians - What would you do if it were discovered Jesus never existed?

[ErGingerbreadMandude]

The logical choice would be to be an atheist.
But something tells me they will still clench on to their delusions

[rexbeccarox]

Jackie Evancho isn't ready for the simple complexity that is O Holy Night, IMO. I wasn't ready for it at the age of 22 with three college years (classical voice major- coloratura soprano) of it under my belt.

She's trying so hard. It makes me exhausted.

Here's a good example of the control it requires, but the relaxation it also requires, plus she sings the difficult ornamentations that are written in the music, which a lot of singers skip because they seem unimportant, and they are pretty tough, but they're necessary decoration.

[ignoramus]

Rocketman! how the fuck did this into a "O Holy night" thread! hehe
I hold you personally responsible for this atrocity!

Now for your listening pleasure, he's our very own Aussie Silvie doing it justice.
She cries in many of her performances because she's a proud Catholic and believes what she sings! (poor thing...!)

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[TheRocketSurgeon]

I just liked hearing the kid do it; had stumbled on it while searching, and enjoyed it, even though it doesn't meet the "pure voice" that I think the song requires. Those two versions are definitely superior, each in their own way. I just think it's a magnificent piece of music- simple, haunting, beautiful.

According to my religious relatives, I'm "supposed to" hate all things religious, but there are many pieces of artwork and music that religion has inspired that are fantastic. Handel's Messiah is another example. "Contemporary worship music", ehh, not so much.

Lots of things I don't personally feel can nevertheless be amazing to listen to others sing about; my personal example would be the song "Spark", by Tori Amos, one of my other all-time-favorite pieces of music, which she wrote about her reaction to a miscarriage.

Sorry to have hijacked the thread.

[rexbeccarox]

I went through a ten-year Tori phase. I saw her live 13 times. I was obsessed.

[rexbeccarox]

Rocketman!  how the fuck did this into a "O Holy night" thread!  hehe
I hold you personally responsible for this atrocity!

Now for your listening pleasure, he's our very own Aussie Silvie doing it justice.
She cries in many of her performances because she's a proud Catholic and believes what she sings!  (poor thing...!)

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To be fair, I've cried during many of my own performances, whether I'm singing secular or sacred music, because the music just moves me so much. I've also cried running off stage (because my mic wasn't working and the audience was yelling at me- I thought they were booing me- I was only 17); during a funeral for a three-year-old I was asked to sing at; many juries (end-of-term performance exams); and just because I wasn't well-prepared. We divas are a sensitive bunch