Straight No Chaser - The 12 Days of Christmas (original from 1998)

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  • Straight No Chaser performs their unique "12 Days of Christmas" for the first time, on December 7th, 1998, in the Musical Arts Center at Indiana University, in Bloomington, Indiana. For the most current tour dates, visit www.SNCmusic.co...
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  • @Randy_Stine
    @Randy_Stine  Před 6 lety +1067

    As of November 15, 2017, we have over 40 shows publicly on sale on our "Speakeasy Tour" all over the US.
    Please visit our website for tour dates: www.SNCmusic.com/tour

  • @OfeliaCohenOdiaga
    @OfeliaCohenOdiaga Před 6 lety +2764

    "You'd better not shout, you'd better not cry, you'd better not --- in a pear tree"

  • @JoshBG20
    @JoshBG20 Před 6 lety +852

    "I had Christmas down in Africa, FIVE GOLDEN RINGS!" That falsetto is amazing, love it!

  • @Mr402TA
    @Mr402TA Před 6 lety +1088

    Harmony is hard enough, but organizing chaos so perfectly is freakin amazing.

  • @fionamaack4338
    @fionamaack4338 Před 7 lety +4193

    My choir is attempting to do this and I am completely terrified. This is so complicated, and they do it so well!

    • @OneTrueBelmont
      @OneTrueBelmont Před 7 lety +167

      So I'm curious, how did it go?

    • @fionamaack4338
      @fionamaack4338 Před 7 lety +400

      It went really well! We went caroling and drew quite a crowd :)

  • @ashuhlea
    @ashuhlea Před 8 lety +3802

    The fact that when I first heard this I cringed like "oh damn they messed up," now I can't hear Africa by ToTo without singing Christmas in Africa.

  • @bakondude2233
    @bakondude2233 Před 9 lety +2782

    I never knew i was singing it wrong

  • @SkyWingFeather
    @SkyWingFeather Před 5 lety +414

    My high school elite choir did this once...they even acted confused as the song “fell apart.” Since this has been one of my favorite carols since childhood I loved every bit of it.

  • @bmouch1018
    @bmouch1018 Před 7 lety +1789

    Now, this is downright funny, and not a bad mashup

  • @bobadotjpg
    @bobadotjpg Před 4 lety +196

    My mom used to play this song all the time during Christmas when I was a kid and I remember being so shocked finding out Africa wasn't a Christmas song

  • @otter395
    @otter395 Před 9 lety +2785

    I'm sorry, but the part with the dreidel absolutely killed me...

  • @legonick357
    @legonick357 Před 6 lety +4759

    This is a panic attack in musical form

  • @bonquiqui874
    @bonquiqui874 Před 7 lety +510

    this is fucking iconic. Whenever he says, "I have a little dreidel", I lose my shit.

  • @lisaperry4095
    @lisaperry4095 Před 6 lety +1964

    "The 12 Days Of Christmas"
    On the 1st day of Christmas my true love gave to me
    A partridge in a pear tree
    On the 2nd day of Christmas my true love gave to me
    2 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree
    On the 4th day of Chris
    On the 3rd day of Christmas my true love gave to me
    5 golden rings!
    4 calling birds, 3 french hens, 2 turtle doves
    And a partridge in a pear tree
    On the 9th day of Christmas my true love gave to me
    (On the 8th day of Christmas my true love gave to me)
    9 ladies dancing, 8 ladies dancing
    (8 maids a-milking, 7 maids a-milking)
    7 ladies dancing, 6 ladies dancing
    (6 maids a-milking)
    5!
    Better not shout, you better not cry
    You better not, in a pear tree
    On the 9th
    No!
    On the 8th
    No!
    On the 7th day of Christmas my true love gave to me
    (Deck the halls with boughs of holly)
    7 swans a-swimming, 6 geese a-laying
    (Here we come a-wassailing, among the leaves so)
    5 golden rings!
    (Fa la la la)
    4 calling birds, 3 french hens, 2 turtle doves
    (Here we come a-wassailing among the leaves so green)
    The boar's head in hand bear I bedeck'd with bays
    And partridge in a pear tree
    On the 11th day of Christmas my true love gave to me
    11 pipers piping, 10 lords a-leaping
    (Ding, dong)
    9 ladies dancing, 8 maids a-milking
    (Ding, dong)
    7 swans a swimming, 6 geese a laying
    (Ding, dong)
    5 golden rings, 4 calling birds
    3 french hens, 2 turtle doves
    And Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!
    On the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me
    I have a little dreidel, I made it out of clay
    And when it's dry and ready, a dreidel I shall play
    Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel
    Sorry...
    On the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me
    On the 12th day my true love gave to me
    12 drummers drumming like Olympus upon the Serengeti
    11 pipers piping, 10 lords a-leaping!
    9 ladies dancing they were dancing for me
    8 maids a-milking, they were milking just for me
    I had Christmas down in Africa
    I had Christmas down in Africa
    I had Christmas down in Africa
    (5 golden rings!)
    I had Christmas down in Africa
    (5 golden rings!)
    I had Christmas down in Africa
    (5 golden rings!)
    Gonna deck the halls and do the things we never had
    Partridge in a big pear tree
    Partridge in a big pear tree

    • @lynnmitzy1643
      @lynnmitzy1643 Před 6 lety +35

      Lisa Perry ...well, now , the partridge is in a big pear tree 😂🤣🎶

  • @ojmcmuffins8019
    @ojmcmuffins8019 Před 6 lety +970

    I've only had a handful of panic attacks and this video manages to encapsulate the feeling of all of them happening at once

  • @rfresa
    @rfresa Před 4 lety +103

    My brother is a high school choir teacher, and I just heard this at their concert! The boys were singing, "they were milking just for me!" so dramatically that everyone burst out laughing.

  • @andreabartongurney8778
    @andreabartongurney8778 Před 8 lety +612

    I have been living under a rock that I have never watched this brilliance before.

  • @christopherbricker2607
    @christopherbricker2607 Před 6 lety +130

    I got the “five golden rings” part as a solo in my choir and I am so happy to listen to this again.

  • @RavenShadows
    @RavenShadows Před 8 lety +392

    All these years later this is still amazing.

    • @hollydavis9301
      @hollydavis9301 Před 7 lety +1

      Dr. That One Guy right 2016 and its still LOVED 2 INFINITY AND BEYOND!!!

  • @mariar.4893
    @mariar.4893 Před 5 lety +100

    When you only have 4 minutes left to live and you want to listen to a Christmas song but can’t decide which one

  • @Harpie84
    @Harpie84 Před 6 lety +137

    It really isn’t Christmas until I’ve had the annual listening of SNC’s 12 Days of Christmas.

  • @carolatroncoso8493
    @carolatroncoso8493 Před 4 lety +54

    don´t ever delete this video please... I look it up every now and then because I just love it!

  • @bessiedog236
    @bessiedog236 Před 9 lety +25

    When my choir teacher told me to look up this song as we were doing it for a concert, I thought it was going to be a boring rendition of the 12 Days of Christmas. That attitude disappeared about 18 seconds in. Now I am a fan.

  • @haliensexist
    @haliensexist Před 6 lety +27

    Still. After all these years. This still gets me grooving and smiling from ear to ear! This is and will forever be unforgettably and iconically brilliant! These are the little things in life that keep me going! Much love to Straight No Chaser!!

  • @joey5893
    @joey5893 Před 4 lety +51

    I usually just listen to this song on spotify, but sometimes I watch this video for the audience’s reaction so I can try and recapture some of the pure joy I felt when I heard it the first time.

  • @nogigin9790
    @nogigin9790 Před 6 lety +26

    That dude going full soprano out of NOWHERE is my favorite one. SKILLS.

  • @blueashke
    @blueashke Před 7 lety +132

    This will always be my favorite Christmas song.

  • @PhoenixBorealis
    @PhoenixBorealis Před 8 lety +97

    This is to date the best Christmas song I have ever heard in my entire life.

  • @DudeGlenn
    @DudeGlenn Před 8 lety +210

    As an FYI, I watch this almost daily. All year long in fact. Especially when I need a smile - works every time.

  • @nickola9749
    @nickola9749 Před 7 lety +1271

    The carol of the bells part is my favorite part

  • @ChezFeroce
    @ChezFeroce Před 8 lety +501

    I love that 5 golden rings solo, yaaaaas

  • @jalejo7
    @jalejo7 Před 9 lety +157

    that's just crazy, never seen a group doing such a complicated thing!

  • @haleyhernandez5808
    @haleyhernandez5808 Před 4 lety +3

    Watching this for the last Christmas of the decade ;)

  • @isabeldavila3091
    @isabeldavila3091 Před 9 lety +11

    I saw these guys in music class,
    I THOUGHT THEY WERE AMAZING!!!!!!!!I loved how they did the melodies all together to make a beautiful piece of music.

  • @hansdear4878
    @hansdear4878 Před 10 lety +28

    Heard this song on the radio last year and had a blast with the replay button LOL. Love these guys, one Christmas rendition i never get tired of hearing.

  • @megankarow2328
    @megankarow2328 Před 6 lety +15

    we’re singing this in my choir for my school’s winter concert, my teacher played the song and i was literally crying with laughter over the africa section, because we did africa last year. it’s amazing. i love it sm.

  • @truenorth2977
    @truenorth2977 Před 4 lety +6

    Who in the world doesn't like this?? It's brilliant, fun, & cheerful!

  • @cartoonhigh9990
    @cartoonhigh9990 Před 8 lety +69

    I love this so much. Best rendition of the 12 days of Christmas ever!

    • @djzman
      @djzman Před 8 lety +5

      +Cartoon High I agree i have been coming back to this year after year. its great.

    • @pennilesspilot3390
      @pennilesspilot3390 Před 8 lety +4

      +Cartoon High Same, I love this version

  • @jarodmorris611
    @jarodmorris611 Před 6 lety +16

    Maybe he's getting more recognition now, but wow, Walter Chase is THE man. The brilliance it takes to write and arrange the songs as he does cannot be understood by most people so they don't really appreciate it.

  • @hannahwimberley8570
    @hannahwimberley8570 Před 8 lety +758

    the black guy when they're singing I had Christmas down in Africa lol

  • @ajnujjet4397
    @ajnujjet4397 Před 8 lety +57

    Still my favorite arrangement of all time. It's been a while old friends.

    • @Avrysatos
      @Avrysatos Před 8 lety +4

      +AJ Nujjet I just came back to this after showing it to my cousin's kids. Still one of the best christmas songs ever.

  • @shannon5125
    @shannon5125 Před 6 lety +6

    OMG IVE FOUND IT. I've heard this on the radio like 10,000 times this Christmas and I love it!!!!! This is amazing!

  • @johnsfaelos3348
    @johnsfaelos3348 Před 8 lety +3

    Brought a large smile to my old face. Creative, musical and so well performed. Only a Grinch would not appreciate the talent of this group.

  • @abbym5037
    @abbym5037 Před 7 lety +44

    I love your song so much I listen to it about five million times each Christmas L😅L

    • @abbym5037
      @abbym5037 Před 7 lety +2

      Well this and Christmas can can lol

  • @Gatorspeed
    @Gatorspeed Před 5 lety +8

    Watch this every year, and more of this group. Excellent vocals and timing. Not the holidays unless I see these great vocal performers and their holiday renditions.

  • @XXgamehighlightsXX
    @XXgamehighlightsXX Před 10 lety +304

    Christmas down in Africa gets me everytime.....genius

  • @jamiepark888
    @jamiepark888 Před 4 lety +8

    So good! I listen to this every Christmas season 🎄❤️❄️🤣❤️

  • @anniplenge1200
    @anniplenge1200 Před 4 lety +6

    My mom showed me this a few years ago. I keep coming back to this every Christmas and I still remember the words 😂 one of the best Christmas songs

  • @janastiffler9903
    @janastiffler9903 Před 8 lety +9

    Truly one of the best straight no chaser songs

  • @arejaye
    @arejaye Před 10 lety +17

    EXCELLENT!! Being a singer myself, I can only say that what these guys do is beyond just hard to do and keep it all together. Great performance guys!

  • @tala_icaronycteris
    @tala_icaronycteris Před 5 lety +5

    2018 and still fantastic, it’s always been my favourite Christmas music ever since I was a little kid and I don’t think that’ll ever change

  • @marksme
    @marksme Před 6 lety +8

    This is played every Christmas now and for always! Thanks Guys!

  • @TaitRo1018
    @TaitRo1018 Před 9 lety +6

    I heard this on the radio 2 weeks ago and it blew my mind. I found it again today thanks to youtube and it was just as amazing

  • @samgould518
    @samgould518 Před 4 lety +5

    Wow, what a stunning original composition. It truly brings tears to the eye. Both eyes in fact

  • @The19COBRA93
    @The19COBRA93 Před 9 lety +28

    HILARIOUS! Heard this on the radio so... Why not search it?

  • @slamminsami2589
    @slamminsami2589 Před 5 lety +15

    After all these years of enjoying this video ...still @ 2:25 I get goose bumps!!! Love this always!

  • @robinblythe5045
    @robinblythe5045 Před 6 lety +5

    This NEVER EVER gets old - LOVE IT!!!

  • @Angelbratt87
    @Angelbratt87 Před 6 lety +191

    this is literally brains after christmas music starts playing on the radio and you keep wanting to TURN OFF YOUR BRAIN

  • @laurynblake5379
    @laurynblake5379 Před 7 lety +1008

    When they go into Africa and you're like..."aaaaaaaaaah".

  • @michaelko8367
    @michaelko8367 Před 7 lety +1

    never gets old man, im watching this video exactly on christmas.. Merry Christmas Everyone

  • @djudestarr
    @djudestarr Před 9 lety +8

    This song always makes me smile. No matter how many times I hear it.

  • @claudiaelasivich9350
    @claudiaelasivich9350 Před 10 lety +32

    No master how many times I watch/listen to this, I always laugh when the one man sings a nonchristmass song. Best video ever! ♥

  • @CrowHousePress
    @CrowHousePress Před 6 lety +885

    the Black guy that makes the Black power fist is my favourite lmao

  • @acfanboy1997
    @acfanboy1997 Před 10 lety +2

    My advanced men's choir class is gonna sing this song for at a town concert before Christmas vacation. I can't wait!

  • @rrrrrufus
    @rrrrrufus Před 5 lety +1

    Every Christmas day I come back to watch this video, hope its up forever.

  • @charlottavon3391
    @charlottavon3391 Před 10 lety +3

    Every December I watch this several times and it always brings smile to my face. Love it!

  • @Atleasthreecharacters
    @Atleasthreecharacters Před 8 lety +3

    I love how this video is still getting comments to this day. Even with the updated performances of this song that add new dimensions of personality, dancing, and general fun, this original is still the best for just listening. Apart from the obvious, usual, and almost necessary compliments, I just love Dan and Steve in the group at the same time. The "superior tenor," and imo the superior baritone, as well. Not to mention Randy, the superior bass.

  • @Phosbrite
    @Phosbrite Před 6 lety +2

    Fabulous! Laughed so hard I had to listen a second time. SNC is the best!

  • @alisagossage3973
    @alisagossage3973 Před 4 lety +7

    Still love this

  • @iRenz0
    @iRenz0 Před 6 lety +5

    This is my favorite of all their performances, definitely their prime here.

  • @natisinvisible
    @natisinvisible Před 8 lety +26

    Just heard this on the radio and looked it up. Amazing.

    • @dri.m.5031
      @dri.m.5031 Před 7 lety +2

      natisinvisible I did the same.

  • @elfispriestly
    @elfispriestly Před 6 lety +6

    Dear God! Why have I never seen this before? Why have I never heard this before?this is epic!

  • @76JStucki
    @76JStucki Před 5 lety +7

    I love these guys. This never gets old.

  • @inktrinket
    @inktrinket Před 8 lety +21

    Love it, 10/10 would travel back to 1998 to see this performance.

  • @aliblue3605
    @aliblue3605 Před 4 lety +4

    The whole performance was Hillarious. Laugh every time, they are so entertaining.

  • @katieflanagan3877
    @katieflanagan3877 Před 4 lety +5

    Geez this video is as old as me! This is so nice to listen to in July

  • @daffodilsunrise
    @daffodilsunrise Před 5 lety +3

    This is still my favorite Christmas song. It just never gets old.

  • @leahmcgrath6746
    @leahmcgrath6746 Před 5 lety +4

    We had a concert at school and the guys choir group performed this, i had never heard the song before and everyone loved it, a girl in my class came in today and said she had found the song on spotify, love it

  • @peeniepa
    @peeniepa Před 8 lety +3

    my top favorite a capella group ever! I've watched all your videos, request you at holiday parties and blast you at christmas. I've started my daughter listening and it's become a tradition

  • @greeninja451
    @greeninja451 Před 9 lety +2

    I love this song after hearing it on the radio 2 years ago. I finally found the people who did it. Love it a lot guys. Keep it up.

  • @BlackWidowRaiderette
    @BlackWidowRaiderette Před 9 lety +2

    This is seriously one of the best things ever hahahaha it makes me giggle every time. Love this group!

  • @gracelagrone2825
    @gracelagrone2825 Před 7 lety +3

    My mom played this song for me and my brothers the other day and I had to listen to it again. Such a funny and creative twist on a Christmas song

  • @ryandavid1277
    @ryandavid1277 Před 7 lety +1

    Discovered this yesterday. Actually my girlfriend introduced me. Now I can't stop listening. Too much Awesomeness!

  • @becminn9
    @becminn9 Před 6 lety +1

    I was going to school at IU in 99 when Straight No Chaser gave a free concert that included this song - I never get tired of hearing it and watching the vid! Classic - guys singing a cappella is SO sexy. Love you all!

  • @juliepiggott7304
    @juliepiggott7304 Před 4 lety +4

    This is still gold 😍

  • @jen-heartofglass7339
    @jen-heartofglass7339 Před 5 lety +3

    Merry Christmas 2018🎄❄⛄🎅 I adore these guys so much. I literally watch this all year round.💕

  • @helannavanbrakel6537
    @helannavanbrakel6537 Před 6 lety +1

    Please come to Sweden sometime soon! Just discovered this lot. So perfectly well arranged and sung. Love you guy's

  • @kathleenkinnish1235
    @kathleenkinnish1235 Před 9 lety +2

    Was a fabulous way to start the Christmas season at Midland Center for the Arts! These guys are amazing!!!

  • @slamminsami2589
    @slamminsami2589 Před 5 lety +13

    @ 1:55 this song is getting ready to go off! @ 2:25 I get goose bumps!! Still a fav in 2019! ❤️

  • @PrimMashups
    @PrimMashups Před 6 lety +5

    Ok but I need to nerd out about this for a second. This might be my new favorite thing. It's chaotic, but still musical, all the musical timing and transitions are spot-on (ESPECIALLY the transition into Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer), all the COMEDIC timing is spot on, and HOW DO YOU EVEN COME UP WITH 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS TO THE TUNE OF AFRICA BY TOTO

  • @HannahDodsworth
    @HannahDodsworth Před 4 lety +2

    Still one of my favorite Christmas songs to this day.
    They are amazing, makes the holidays even better.

  • @eliterevolution5632
    @eliterevolution5632 Před 6 lety +1

    This is the greatest rendition of this song that exists and ever will exist. Kudos.

  • @ajburrr
    @ajburrr Před 4 lety +10

    On the 11th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... *sings Carol of the Bells 12DOC style* ...3 French hens, 2 turtle doves, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 😂 lol

  • @royaltyforever5137
    @royaltyforever5137 Před 5 lety +3

    Never gets old ....beautiful melody 🙌🏼🙌🏼

  • @chrisholly4817
    @chrisholly4817 Před 8 lety +1

    Tried to find this for so long, an awesome performance and an unbelievable show of focus and concentration.

  • @survivrs
    @survivrs Před 9 lety +1

    SERIOUSLY......WHY HAS IT TAKEN ME SO MANY MONTHS TO EVEN HEAR OF THESE GUYS???? My husband showed me this on FB this morning and I've been listening to them ever since!

  • @queenderpplayz3257
    @queenderpplayz3257 Před 5 lety +5

    I am singing this for my chorus! Its AWESOME!!!!

  • @billyrigby4839
    @billyrigby4839 Před 8 lety +9

    amazing...and I wish I would have discovered you years ago!!!

  • @jen-heartofglass7339
    @jen-heartofglass7339 Před 6 lety +2

    Nothing and Noone can match the talent of these guys. I listen year round.

  • @noel2139
    @noel2139 Před 4 lety +2

    I cannot get enough of this around Christmas time!😆😆😆