Christmas Flash Mobs in Shopping Malls *Must See, Very Amazing*

[yizuman]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXh7JR9oKVE]YouTube - Christmas Food Court Flash Mob, Hallelujah Chorus - Must See![/ame]

This video has over 20 million views since it was posted on YT on November 11th, 2010.

Hallelujah (Aleluya)
Written by George Friedrich Handel (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759)

...Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah
Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah

For the lord God omnipotent reigneth
Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah
For the lord God omnipotent reigneth
Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah
For the lord God omnipotent reigneth
Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah

Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah
Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah
(For the lord God omnipotent reigneth)
Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah

For the lord God omnipotent reigneth
(Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah)
Hallelujah

The kingdom of this world;
is become
the kingdom of our Lord,
and of His Christ
and of His Christ

And He shall reign for ever and ever
And he shall reign forever and ever
And he shall reign forever and ever
And he shall reign forever and ever

King of kings forever and ever hallelujah hallelujah
and lord of lords forever and ever hallelujah hallelujah
King of kings forever and ever hallelujah hallelujah
and lord of lords forever and ever hallelujah hallelujah
King of kings forever and ever hallelujah hallelujah
and lord of lords
King of kings and lord of lords

And he shall reign
And he shall reign
And he shall reign
He shall reign
And he shall reign forever and ever

King of kings forever and ever
and lord of lords hallelujah hallelujah
And he shall reign forever and ever

King of kings and lord of lords
King of kings and lord of lords
And he shall reign forever and ever

Forever and ever and ever and ever
(King of kings and lord of lords)

Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah
Hallelujah

Next video below is from almost 2 months ago at a Macy's somewhere in Philly that had 650 participates singing the exact same song....

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp_RHnQ-jgU]YouTube - Opera Company of Philadelphia "Hallelujah!" Random Act of Culture[/ame]

Not as many views as the first one, but over 6 million, which is alot given the time frame of when this video was posted.

What I really enjoyed is the look on the spectator's faces when they're suddenly surrounded by people bursting into song, leaving smiles in their faces and for some wiping away their tears. I found that quite moving.....

This is the Christmas Spirit that I knew growing up, which is sadly, becoming more and more rarer in this day and age.

I remember as a child going downtown at the town's square peering into the windows staring at various Christmas decors which contains both animated and non-animated displays (my favorite is the Santa Train, real smoke bellowing out of the stack, complete with cars loaded with presents accompanied by elves and Santa at the end of the caboose waving a lantern. Also seeing animated Nutcracker scenes). Also sitting at Santa's lap signing to him with the help of my Mom interpreting for me telling him what I wanted for Christmas. At last, my favorite, is homemade hot chocolate being sold by a corner vendor cart which really made my night before heading back home.

I sure the miss the ol' days whereas the Christmas Spirit wasn't as much commercialized as it is today and the Christmas air was more calmer than thousands of stressed out shoppers at Walmart.

Yiz

 

[Banjo]

Referring to the first video clip, I live around 20 minutes from the Seaway Mall where it was filmed at. It was a huge hit.

 

[Juli-terp-to-be]

I was a soprano part of my HS choir. We were actually won a choir competition singing Handel's Hallelujah. I loved doing that song. Truly beautiful

 

[AndyE9503]

I hope that never happens to me