Six Voices Sing Acapella Version Of "Mary, Did You Know?" In Empty Church

Dec 19, 2019 by apost team

YouTube star Peter Hollens puts his own spin on the song, “Mary, Did You Know.” With his remarkable voice and editing talents, Hollens has done unique things with this song in his video.

At the beginning of Hollens’ video, he is sitting in a beautiful, empty church. As Hollens beings to give a beautiful a cappella version of the beloved tune, it seems impossible things can get any better – until he is joined by a second singer.

Surprisingly enough, the second singer is another Hollens. This stunning musician had filmed himself performing the song in multiple clips, then merged them together to create an astonishing production.

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Singing different notes to the song, Hollens' voices work together to create a harmony that’s unbelievable. But Hollens isn’t willing to let it end there. Just then, a third Hollens comes and sits with the duo, adding to the rich performance.

Hollens is a professional at singing a cappella and proudly explains on his YouTube channel that everything listeners hear comes completely from the human voice and mouth.

Listening to Hollens in his cover of “Mary, Did You Know”, one may start to wonder if musical instruments are really necessary at all. While they add something special to usual songs, Hollens has a talent that couldn’t be aided by even the best of band performances.

Hollens continues to add to his version of “Mary, Did You Know”, including more copies of himself until the once-empty church pew is filled with six Hollens, all singing with fervent emotion.

While the video is stunning, don’t be fooled into thinking that it was easy to produce. In an interview with All Access Music, Hollens said, "I would say between concept, arranging, recording, editing, mixing, mastering for the audio, and visual conceptualizing, recording, editing, and coloring it usually takes around 100 hours each video."

This isn’t the first time that Hollens has used technology to “clone” himself. In “Carol of the Bells”, he also used multiples of himself to produce a fascinating result.

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