Marc Martel - How Many Kings (CCM Magazine Live Performance)
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How Many Kings
Track 7 on the Silent Night EP
This was my first attempt at writing a song for Christmas, circa 2006, when Centricity Music, Downhere’s record label, set out to create a compilation album featuring their own artists, called Bethlehem Skyline. I’ll admit, it was intimidating for me to sit and write something about Christmas, which might be one of the most written-about things in history (along with pickup trucks, of course). So I simply went to the songwriter’s drawing board and wrote what I knew. I knew that my favorite thing about the Gospel is that it’s the last thing you’d expect. The Silent Night EP was my second time recording this song, as I felt it was due for an update.
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I heard you on the Michael W Smith Christmas show on TBN. I am an 87 year old widow. You brouught me tears of joy. God has given you such a wonderful singing gift. Thank you for being faithful to sharing it with the world and especially with me. May God bless you exponentially in the future!
This is absolutely my favorite Christmas song hands down. Says so much.
Powerful words!
I heard this song a few years ago when Marc was in the band called Downhere. The beauty of the lyrics is truly the gospel message to music. One of my all-time favourite Christmas songs.
Mine too!!
I still cry every time I listen to this...
I listen to this song all year. It’s a great reminder of what God did for us❤✝️🙏
The first time I heard this song I was driving. I had to pull over to cry as I felt conviction I had not felt in years.
This was played during my father in law’s slideshow, at his funeral. This last week.
His name was Mark as well. 🥲
❤ Beautiful song!
It’s April 2022 and I’m listening to the beautiful words of this song and can’t stop crying. Not only is Mark’s voice impeccable but God’s spirit uses both lyrics and his voice to speak to our hearts. Thank you for reminding me this morning what Jesus did for me. I’m forever grateful!
🙂 AMEN ROSE 😌🙏 MARANATHA 🖐️☺️ AMEN! ✝️💗😌🙏z
Amen 💜
It’s December 2022 and I’m sitting in my car right there with you. Tears, so beautiful and so true that it’s overwhelming.
I hear your lovely voice on the K-Love radio singing “How Many Kings station and thought, “He sounds like Queen.” You are truly blessed to have an angelic voice! I am sure God loves to hear you sing to Him! 😊♥️
I hope Marc turns back to 100% spreading the Gospel through his wonderful music. I met him when he was touring tiny little churches in Down Here, was amazed with the gift he was given by God.
I think he’s still spreading the Gospel through music! Do any of us really succeed in doing that 100% of the time?
No, so some grace here.
His voice has matured like fine wine, and he sounds even more beautiful than he already was. 😊❤💖
It must be nice having a voice like that. Every time I hear Marc sing I get goosebumps and they don't go away.
I thought it was me. I heard this song for the first time this past Christmas 2023. I too, thought it was a new song. Love it, never tire of it, can listen to this truth every day of the year .
By far, my favorite "Christmas" song that I can listen to all year... thank you for this gift!
Such a beautiful voice. The Lord has His hand on this one.
Amen to that. I love this song and Marc's voice is definitely beautiful. He has that Freddie Mercury vibe going on.
Thank you Mark, may the King of Kings bless you.
Someone who sings like Freddie Mercury for God beautiful 💖 God bless you Marc Martel 😇🙏💖
I would LOVE a NEW rock and roll album from this guy!!
It is time for more Christian ROCK, been waiting since the 80s!
I wonder how many people knew about Marc for the queen songs, but now are praising the Lord when searching about his worship songs, God works in very different ways
Beautiful and powerful.
Thank you for using your gift of song that God has blessed you with to inspire others to continually think of Him. Your voice really is like an angel praising our King.
Just heard this on KLove last night and came running to look for it. Best Christmas song I've heard in years. And by the greatest voice of our generation??? yeah, I think so.
Beautiful heart touching song about our great Savior!!!
I just learned about this song this past Christmas. I had no idea Marc had written it. Thank you Marc! It's beautiful! It truly tells the Gospel story. Your song has become one of my favorite Christmas songs.
Wow. I can’t believe this is my first time hearing this song now in 2022 and haven’t heard it before. It’s now like 13 years old. Such an amazing song. God bless Marc and his band much more!
He’s sooooo Talented. Voice is Golden
He sounds so much like Freddie Mercury. I was decorating my tree a few years ago and had klove on and heard this. I honestly thought it was queen. I'm so happy there's a Christian with that same voice quality!
He's definitely channeling Freddy because its eerily similar.
Same here Dec 2023!!!
I think so too. A few years ago, I played this song to my husband (he is blind) and he described Marc’s face to me 😳 I was like “how??” He answered, “well it is easy, he sound kind of like Freddy M so his facial features must me somehow alike too” 🤗
We LOVE Marc!
My favorite Christmas song!!!!💜
I want you to know I heard this song on K love radio station a few days ago, thought it was a new song. Cried almost throughout the whole song while driving. Told my daughter about it n I tried to sing some of what I heard n boom! There you guys were. Can't believe how long this song has been out! I love it! I've played it so many times, a true believers song. Thankyou.💛 🙌👑✝️🕊🙌🌟
Funny I did the same thing. Never heard it before until Klove last Christmas. CZcamsd it and there it was. Been around awhile. Words are so touching and profound. My school does secret Santa so for my person I gave her a gift but made a QRCode that took her to this song. Someone told me that she bawled. I have to admit..as a male…I bawled too. Be blessed in Jesus name.
The same to me I just discovered it this year, thought that it was a new song😊
Mee too :)
Same…
It's new to me too I heard it last night on Michael W Smith's Christmas special. I'm playing over and over to know the words. I'm also sharing it.
I'AM CRYING TO THIS SONG THANK YOU .....
I cant stop listening to this song wow its absolutely beautiful
What can i say this is the most humble perfect song. Christmas it just melts my heat and every time i hear it i cry. Thank you Lord for JESUS
“How many gods have poured out their hearts, to romance a world that is torn all apart?! “
💗💗💗 Only one, the Most High God!! 🙌🏾 😭😭😭 gets me all the time!!
Marc Martel is a great lyricist, isn’t he?!
@@papabearM3 yess!!
Ever since I heard this song years ago, this song just gets better every year!! Such a beautiful song for our God!
Sounds like Freddie Mercury. A Holy one.😊
Marc is a Christian an he also writes Christian music. I love it
One of the best Christmas songs❤️❤️becca m
So much emotion in this song, I just feel Jesus around me when i listen to it. Brings on the tears everytime. Marc your songs warm my heart and soul so deeply felt.
Just beautiful!!! I remember him from singing Queen & amazed at how much he sounds like Freddie Mercury.....but this is priceless!!! ❤✝️
Must be the most beautiful song I ever heard!!! And that voice is incredible!!! I can’t stop listening to it!!! May God bless you!!!
Hallelujah !!! 🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️
This video reminds me why this is one of my favorite songs. I love this live acoustic version. I saw you live when you were with Downhere and in MN about 10 years ago or so and loved your music. Since then, it has been so neat to watch all of the blessings God has poured down on you with all of your work with Queen. Your voice naturally lends itself to Freddie Mercury's, which is amazing in itself, but the ability to do all of the vocal acrobatics and all of the musical nuances...not to mention your piano skills. Truly amazing. When I first saw your "one take" of Bohemian Rhapsody video, I don't think I pulled my jaw up from the ground for about a week! It wasn't until I watched a reaction video of it from a vocal coach that I even consciously realized that you were also playing all of the parts that the other instruments would have been playing. Anyway, I pray for continued blessings for you and your family and hopefully someday I might get to see you live again!
I remember when this song first came out I told my dad "that's freddie's voice" all these years I'm so glad that there were people who heard the same thing that I heard.
I said the same thing! It's uncanny how similar they sound.
Amen ❤
This has been my favorite Christmas song for a few years now but I listen to it all the time. Love the message and love the voice! Thank you!
This is one of my favorite Christmas songs…the lyrics are so amazing and makes me in such awe of what Jesus did for us🙌🏼✝️
My favor Christmas song!!
So beautiful!🙏
Just heard this on the radio for the first time, and as soon as the first words came out of his mouth, I said that has got to be Marc Martel! What a wonderful song.
Thank you for this incredible song. The lyrics are amazing. Only Jesus did that for me; for you!
One of my favorite songs now!!
I’m 26, but when I was 19 I was working on a double decker tour bus, and we were taking people to see the Honolulu Christmas lights. A man and his family were on my bus, and since I had a mic they wanted to sing a Christmas carol. I started to think okay, like jingle bells, and he said no I want to hear How Many Kings from Downhere. I was shocked, it’s not every day you meet a Christian that also knows that song, which happened to be my favorite song, I listen to it all year round. Anyways it was an even better night that night I worked, because we were singing how many Kings. Thank you Marc for sharing and resinging this song. It brings us closer to our Heavenly Father. God Bless you!
- Moana ( that’s my real name!)
I was SOOOOO sad that I missed the parade last year!
Aloha, brother! I, too, love and listen to this song year round!!!! Praise Jesus!
I listen to this song year round too. Marc said he was releasing it in Spanish this year. Can’t wait to hear him singing in Spanish ❤️
still my favorite song, after all these years. wish I could see again the radio interview where you guys[ Downhere ] were crowded into the studio and played this.
that was the first time I heard How many Kings. Marc Martel's voice only gets better. It's not just for Christmas.
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@@shesmoonlight514 -omg! Thank you so much. I never dreamed it was on yt. I listened with a smile of enjoyment. Thanks, and wishing you a blessed Christmas 🌟⭐️🌟⭐️🌟⭐️🌟⭐️🌟⭐️
@@judyebell7548 I’m glad:) You have a blessed Christmas as well and a happy New Year. 🖤God bless. Memento mori.
Awesome. Truly awesome. Thankyou for this 🎵 song about our Heavenly Father's love for this world.
What a great song and he sang it beautifully. In the radio version (and even now) he, eerily sounds like Freddy Mercury.
One of the greatest Christmas songs ever written to honor the King of Kings! Bravo! 5 Stars!
Absolutely! Merry Christmas to all!
Loved this Marc. Thanks so much. This goes right to the heart. Needed to hear this today. Bless you.
thank you , bless you
Outstanding
I love this song u have become well known bc of this song. Thank you 12 years I been listening to thus song. It is your signature 🎵 song.
♥️♥️♥️
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL !!! 🥺
Such a great song 🎉
Probably the best modern Christmas song out there!
Here is my bands brand new Christmas worship song m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2216481545063308&id=212215502156599
Merry Christmas 2022!
This is one of my all time favorite Christmas songs ❤❤ This Chorus gives me chills. Thinking about all God has done for me. Thank you God for your Son, Jesus.
'Cause how many kings step down from their thrones
How many lords have abandoned their homes?
How many greats have become the least for me?
And how many gods have poured out their hearts
To romance a world that is torn all apart?
How many fathers gave up their sons for me?
When I first heard this song on our Christian radio station at Christmas in about 2009, I flew out to buy the CD. Listen to the whole album if you haven't already....P.S. Downhere is Canadian 🇨🇦🎄
Best Christmas song I've ever heard. Thought it was a new KEVIN MAXX SONG. ITS MY BAND!! " DOWN HERE!"
It’s actually Marc’s song from A to Z!
@@papabearM3 this was a fantastic acoustic version!! So good!! Thx
@@tinapearlman6686
Amazing!
He has a lot of Kevin Max influence, I agree. This is the first time I've seen someone mention it.
My favorite song now
Most beautiful Christmas song ever for me and Marc’s voice is insane❤
Powerful
I love this song with all my heart! Saw Marc live in December at the Lowell Ma Michael Smith Christmas concert. Marc sang this and my heart melted. Especially when I heard him tell the story of how he wrote this song, and it being his father's favorite song by him. So special ♡ Simply Amazing!
This song always make me cry no matter how many times I hear😭😭😭 great job keep make more song like this please. beautiful voice love u GBU 🙏🙏🙏
Marc, you have such an amazing voice, God has blessed you so much! And thank you for writing this song, it's one of my favs. Please write and sing some more, God gave you such a gift, one to share with many who need to hear!
(Greetings from Vancouver!)
When I was in school my teacher gave me this song and told me to learn it and play it as a communion hymn for school Christmas mass, it was a huge hit and everyone said I played and sang well including the bishop you celebrated mass. Fast forward to 3 yrs later and only now realised you wrote this masterpiece. I’m so happy my teacher made me sing this. This song is extremely beautiful
Such a beautiful song .❤️❤️❤️
Heard Marc on TBN with Michael W Smith last Christmas. Love Spanish version too
Marc, this song continues to be beautiful in any language. Many blessings to you, brother!
Now in Spanish: czcams.com/video/lWnnl7his6s/video.html
Amen! Translate it to French and German next? 😍
@@artfulstories I'm surprised that he's not translated it to French yet! (Though very grateful for his Spanish speaking fans that he is translating his songs!)
This is so incredibly beautiful.
Listening to this song playing on my local radio station this morning. It's still one of my favorite Christmas songs.
Marc, thank you for singing this awesome Christian song. I listen to it often! Love to you my Brother! 💟👑✝️
Carolyn Love
Marc wrote How Many Kings.
Love this song so much!
This is just gorgeous ... all you need is that guitar or a piano ... magnificent!!
Your beautiful version has to be my most favorite Christmas song of all time
This is Marc’s song. He wrote it.
@M3 m3 m3 I didn’t know he wrote it! It’s such a great song!
We sang this song in our church a couple of times during the Christmas. One our favourite song. It's really beautiful. God bless you!
I did a procession of the kings skit to this song at church back years ago. Hope I don't get in trouble for sharing that.
My favorite Christmas song since the first time I heard it!
So Freddy is his natural voice, cool
pollywaffle79 yeah but some ppl still can’t believe it
you are correct I seen Marc with his band down here and I said instantly he sounds like Freddy Mercury so when someone says he is a copycat I say bullshit go and listen to his original shit and you will see he is not
What a pleasant voice! God bless you Marc Martel!
This is now.my favorite Christmas song ♡
Wow A Beautiful Song. In my Christian life I would love this song.
I love so much!!!
This classic (yep, it's a classic now) just keeps getting better with each performance. Thank you for putting such an incredibly magical message of love to song.
01.01.2023 🎼👍👏👏👏🎊🎉🥂🍾🎄 Happy New Year !
Comback to worship music Marc :C We miss you
I'm sure God's using him in whatever he's doing now.
@@kanumber1 amen. Christ will always be in his heart
@@kanumber1 Agreed! Would love to hear any "inspirational" music that Marc has to share, though!
Marc released a Spanish version of his song today! czcams.com/video/lWnnl7his6s/video.html
Forget it. He loves the approval of the world too much. And I'm sure the money he earns playing Queen songs is more prosperous.
"Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an ENEMY OF GOD." James 4:4
So beautiful!
Beautiful ♥
WOW! What a talent...
I hate when I read for him to not forget his roots, etc. I think he has his relationship with God and that's none of our business or judgement. I don't think touring has made him a heathen BUT if it had, as Christians, our job isn't to judge and scold. One Great man has that job, and that's it. My personal opinion is God blessed Marc with an amazing gift for a reason. His voice soothes many be it gospel, Queen, or anything in between. Sit back and enjoy without thinking he has "lost his roots" or "forgotten where he came from." Life is a lot less stressful when we stop trying to tell people what their road is. Each journey is unique. Now, this song? Simply beautiful. Thank you Marc. Hope to see you again. xo
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I agree.
I am an atheist but his voice makes me happy and makes me want to sing, even when he sings songs with a religious content (which by the way are very beautiful).
This happens because, regardless of the content, a beautiful voice and a beautiful song are good for the heart.
Marc had a wonderful gift from nature that everyone can appreciate, believers and non-believers.
You ladies are so eloquent ❤️❤️
Marc has said in a few interviews that touring with Queen's music is giving him an opportunity to interact with people who would have likely not stepped inside a church building... while a lot of Downhere's audience were already primarily churchgoers. To say that people can't be a witness outside of church buildings and only when singing Christian-based lyrics seems completely counterintuitive.
@@ThatllShowEm If you are not a believer, you not only don't go to church but you don't even listen to religious music (I'm talking about modern, pop music, not the great classics).
I didn't know Downhere and Marc for this very reason. And also because in Italy sacred music has no market outside the religious environment. Only at Christmas does something pass on TV or on the radio, but usually they are always the same classics, perhaps recorded in new versions and by already famous artists. Otherwise you have to go and look for dedicated channels. But I repeat, if you are not a believer you do not go there.
I realize that it is a ghetto reasoning, but a person who does not ask himself the problem of faith, does not think that there can be music dedicated to the subject, that this music can also be very pleasant to listen to and that its authors and who sings are absolute talents.
@@lucianaciolfi And this is why it hurts my heart to read comments where "other Christians" assume that Marc has wandered away. No, not wandering, but out looking for more guests to sit at the table and dine together.
Beautiful music does not need to be isolated from others, but shared.
This is such a beautiful song I love this song in the name of Jesus Amen
Omg i had no idea he wrote this ❤
Marс, thank you for the beautiful music. You're an extraordinary and wonderful person. From Russia with love