I was visiting a large high school once in a city in northern England. It was 11th November. At exactly 11:00 am the school bell rang for a few seconds and the school fell totally silent. I could see teenagers standing behind their desks in total silence. All you could hear were some birds outside tweeting. It was so moving I struggled to hold back the tears. After two minutes the bell rang again and the silence was broken. The country does this every year at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

@theomnipotent9198

Жыл бұрын

Yorkshire by any chance?

@bbee674

Жыл бұрын

@@theomnipotent9198 We do it in Durham too.

@bbee674

Жыл бұрын

Wondering if other countries do this.

@robertsimkin3949

Жыл бұрын

It happens all over the country

@janined5784

Жыл бұрын

@@bbee674 Yes, in Australia too. 🇦🇺

Proud to be British , proud of our servicemen and veterans , proud to say THANKYOU 🇬🇧🇬🇧

@peckelhaze6934

Жыл бұрын

Me too!

@johnrooney1749

Жыл бұрын

That is so true god bless them all .John Rooney uk

@jackiedutton2479

Жыл бұрын

It’s a hymn, and the words are so lovely. I know you’ll find it on KZread. The poppy grew in the Flanders battlefields of WW1, and so it was taken up as the symbol of remembrance by the British people. It’s the colour of the blood shed in that terrible war. The Royal British Legion make and sell poppies in all shapes and sizes to fund their work of caring for the military past and present who need help. Two minutes silence is generally observed on 11 November as a mark of respect. 10:03

@JB-rs8ep

Жыл бұрын

My Granddad was is in the Royal Air force during WWII.

@iriscollins7583

Жыл бұрын

I'll cry for your.

Proud to be a Scottish Veteran. Proud to wear my poppy during remembrance. LEST WE FORGET 🫡

We Brits know how to celebrate and respect our fallen heroes.

I VOW TO THEE, MY COUNTRY I vow to thee, my country All earthly things above Entire and whole and perfect The service of my love The love that asks no questions The love that stands the test That lays upon the altar The dearest and the best The love that never falters The love that pays the price The love that makes undaunted The final sacrifice And there's another country I've heard of long ago Most dear to them that love her Most great to them that know We may (we may not count her armies) We may (we may not see her King) Her fortress is a faithful heart Her pride is suffering And soul by soul and silently Her shining bounds increase And her ways are ways of gentleness And all her paths are peace (Words by Sir Cecil Spring Rice, music by Gustav Holst)

@NatJ4reform

Жыл бұрын

❤

@nigelpilgrim4232

Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised on the video its the instrumental version & not the worded version as above !! Although it's ok !!

@lilacfiddler1

Жыл бұрын

These are references to a spiritual domain rather than an earthly country

@lyn7621

Жыл бұрын

The flower is a red poppy, we all wear them during the early part of November,we buy them from poppy sellers at shops,train stations and some sellers come to homes.The money raised is used to aid veterans and their families.The poppy reminds us of the blood shed in war and the renewal as the poppies were the first flowers to grow through the mud of Flanders’s fields (WW1) a beautiful poem was written in 1915 called In Flanders’s Fields.During The Festival of Remembrance on the Saturday night there are massed service members stood in the floor of The Royal Albert Hall as thousands of poppies fall from the ceiling on those below during the silence representing those killed in all wars.Then on the Sunday the Remembrance service will be held at the Cenotaph which is the national war memorial.The Royal family,the government and representatives of Commonwealth countries all lay wreaths,almost all of them are formed of red poppies.

@MichaelJohnson-vi6eh

Жыл бұрын

This is a song that we sing in church at least once a year because it is patriotic but of one particular nation.

This is the most patriotic song I have ever heard. This song defines courage under fire. I grew up in Bedford/R.A.F Chicksands and learned how dedicated and proud the British are, not only of their country but each other. England is and will always be my second home. God Bless Great Britain!

I am Indonesian,,this one of my favorite patriotic songs. I sing it many times,,God Bless UK, God Bless USA and God Bless Indonesia

@Maryanne-tt8jn

Жыл бұрын

@MrAbletospeak he is watching you

@OverlandTT

11 ай бұрын

God bless us all.

@Maryanne-tt8jn

11 ай бұрын

@MrAbletospeak you were born naked

@CrackM0NKEY

11 ай бұрын

@MrAbletospeakno, God does not fornicate, he is perfect you however are stupid

@dogwithwigwamz.7320

9 ай бұрын

@MrAbletospeak How do you know there is no God ?

Our military bands do us proud 🇬🇧 When u listen to them play sometimes you don't need to think it, Just feel it. Rest well our fallen heroes.

It was a poppy. After the Battle of the Somme, all the battleground was just mud and the dead. The following Spring the only plant to grown was the red poppy!

Goosebumps that’s why the brits are still proud of our country because of what’s gone before

@Trucksofwar

Жыл бұрын

The whole commonwealth does this, we made a promise to the lads. We will remember them

@marycarver1542

10 ай бұрын

Your British genes are showing here !

@challyho2u244

10 ай бұрын

@@marycarver1542 thankyou

Nice to see and hear a young American appreciating British traditional music...............and I am an Australian. God Bless America. Les Griffiths

It is beyond words. Our debt to those who lost their lives is indescribable. Love and endless respect.

In Flanders Fields In Flanders Fields, the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.

@gillcawthorn7572

Жыл бұрын

The poem In Flanders Fields was written during the First World War by a Canadian from Ontario ,Lt. Col. John McCrae ( see Wikipaedia for full details)

@1Thedairy

Жыл бұрын

That is so beautiful. Thank you for posting ❤

@khiggins8733

Жыл бұрын

My Grand Uncle Michael Higgins / Connaught Rangers was killed in Flanders Fields in Ypres 1915.

@patmillar961

Жыл бұрын

So beautiful.....thank u for sharing 👍

@katyp.2495

Жыл бұрын

@fossy4321. Way back in the last century 😏 when I was at junior school, poetry was a separate lesson to English, and we learned this. One I've always remembered. Poetry seems to have been forgotten these days.

Yes, the massed bands version is beautiful, but the lyrics are what move me to tears, incredibly emotional.

@peacemaker6662

Жыл бұрын

Lest we forget 😪

@nigelwhitaker9774

Жыл бұрын

A quiet, graceful start, building to a moving finale.

@SaintPhoenixx

7 ай бұрын

I'm not even hugely patriotic, though I do have endless respect for our WW1/WW2 veterans, but something about I Vow To Thee makes me emotional. It's a brilliant piece of music.

Tears hit me. Our brave boys and girls.

I'm English and have growp up all my life hearing the military bands, my dad was in the army and I could watch this all day. It amazed me as a child and at 61 it still amazes me today to see how patriotic my country is.

@jamesward6460

Жыл бұрын

It's a side that I personally don't see nearly as much as I would like. I'm only 19 so can't say what it was like years ago. The only thing that challenges my observation (Happily!!) is events such as Trooping the Colour and the late Queens Diamond/Platinum Jubilees.

On Remembrance Day every poppy petal that falls represents each of those lost during war. May They Rest in Peace

Today is Armistice Day (Remembrance Day). The 11th day of the 11th Month and at 11am we hold a national two-minute silence, remembering those we lost in the wars. Remembrance Sunday is held on the 2nd Sunday of November.

@dotregan1506

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I'll definitely be watching that and the Festival of Remembrance tomorrow night.

@helenbailey8419

Жыл бұрын

I was out shopping and stood outside the shop of our local butcher .He had closed his shop for the two minutes Will go to the cenotaph in our town on Sunday to lay wreaths.Was so pleased to see children from after school clubs has made a wreath and drawn a picture for the middle.Also the names on the wall had details of the service men put beside them.The library has a rememberance book in a glass case.The pages are turned periodically.Respectful.Lest We Forget.

@isabelstrain4169

Жыл бұрын

The words are very beautiful as well x

@gillianwiles1630

Жыл бұрын

I'm sure that someone has already explained the significance of the poppy, but in the fields where a lot of the soldiers died there were poppies growing and so, for us, it is a symbol for remembering those that paid the ultimate price for our freedom. It has also come to represent all have have paid the same price for freedom in any conflict.

@christinesmyth5491

Жыл бұрын

Poppies grow in disturbed ground. Hence in WWI where massive shelling had taken place..massive fields of poppies grew. Blood red also representative of all those on all sides who died and were injured.

It's not about the words. It's about the music. And Steve, you have caught what everyone feels when they hear this piece of stirring music of remembrance day, including all your wonderful young men who gave up their youth and, in many circumstances, their lives.

This land of ours is at times bruised and battered , she is loved by some the world over and hated by others, Britannia has a thousand years of history, world altering history. We may at times be laid low as at other times be steeped in timeless glory of the ages, and we will for ever hold fast to our beliefs and Traditions, and always in the love of our armed forces and the constant beacon it brings forth in the hearts of modest yet proud men and women of an island nation.

@kathydoyle1857

2 күн бұрын

Beautifully put.

You’re right! This is indeed the Festival of Remembrance which takes place in the Royal Albert Hall before Remembrance Sunday. Always at the end they will drop thousands of the remembrance poppies from above which fall in silence. The poppy is the Remembrance symbol of those who died in war, as far as I know it’s a flower which grew in Flanders in WW1. Most people here wear a lapel poppy in remembrance in November. All the people here (‘on stage’) are serving or veteran soldiers. The many flags you see are the British Legion veterans belonging to British Legion sections dotted across the UK. Thank you for the video 😊

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow between the crosses row on row……… just beautifully touching…..

Just type in “I Vow to Thee My Country with lyrics” in the KZread search bar. The lyrics are just as beautiful as the music! Gives me goose bumps every time I hear the song, even without lyrics!

@Charlieb82

2 ай бұрын

The song without the lyrics is part of Jupiter by Gustav Holst

@Drumulater1

25 күн бұрын

Yes it sure is beautiful , and I get goosebumps.

It's a beautiful hymn and the words are wonderful too - I have always thought that this should our national anthem. The music comes from the Jupiter movement of the The Planets Suite. Glad you enjoyed it :)

@PeteMarshall-tp3ih

5 ай бұрын

Agree with you 100%😊

@johnmyers8493

4 ай бұрын

I think you're right !

The sound in the Albert Hall is beyond thrilling. You can feel each note travel through you. It can actually be quite intoxicating.

@britbazza3568

Жыл бұрын

The atmosphere and the acoustics at the RAH are Phenomenal I've been inside the hall during the Proms it felt fantastic

@TheCornishCockney

Жыл бұрын

Saw The Moody Blues there and the relatively recent reformation of Cream with Clapton never sounding better. Also saw the George Harrison tribute gig with megastars everywhere on that stage,and the sound in that magnificent venue is amazing since they “plugged the gaps” in the great hall in the mid 80’s I think it was. It sounds more “inwards” than before when it was a bit echoey. Anechoic chamber I think it’s called on a huge stage.

@Happyheretic2308

Жыл бұрын

I’ve sung at the RAH, it’s quite the experience!

@davidedbrooke9324

Жыл бұрын

Well put.

@jennifermaharaj3551

Жыл бұрын

Everything about the Royal Albert Hall,I think you have to experience it with a visit.

The POPPY is our symbol of remembrance, as they grow on the battlefields of WW1. Remembrance Day is always on a SUNDAY. Not to be confused with 11th hour of the11th day of the 11th month. 😔 Thanks for your heartfelt words Steve. Always a pleasure to watch you.

@vicm4795

Жыл бұрын

Remembrance Day is always the 11th of November. The following Sunday is Remembrance Sunday which features the service at the Centotaph in London and the laying of wreaths of poppies by dignitaries including the Commonwealth representatives.

@viper56tl36

Жыл бұрын

@@vicm4795not to mention the other services across the country

Goosebumps 🇬🇧, thank you for your respectful analysis of our remembrance service 🇺🇸🇬🇧

The lyrics that accompany this tune is one of the most powerful of any British patriotic song. The poppies grew in vast numbers in the fields of WW1 Flanders and the blood red colour became a symbol of the sacrifice. People buy them by there millions each year with the money going to veteran charities. The wearing of a poppy is how we remember our fallen with the pride and dignity they deserve.

@suecrump5265

Жыл бұрын

You can also wear a purple poppy which represents all the animals that died in the service of their country during a time of war.

@kylerdaconquer0078

Жыл бұрын

911 likes i will not ruin it

HI STEVE DEBRA HERE FROM SOUTH WALES UK The music is by Gustav Holst Jupiter The Planet Suite Lyrics are by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice Today 11 November 1918 at 11:00 a.m. the guns fell silent at the end of World War I. So we hold a two minute silence on 11 -11-22 at 11:00 a.m. We have poppies to remember the dead of all wars because durring World War I IN FLANDERS FIELD POPPIES NOW GROW, WHERE THE SOLDIERS FOUGHT. IT WAS ONE OF THE DEADLIEST BATTLES OF WORLD WAR I

We sing this at many Events across the British Commonwealth, and it is a beautiful song love from His Majesty's Realm of Australia.

I am happy to find your channel! I am an American of British and Irish ancestry for the most part. I feel it in my bones when hearing British anthems. I tear up as well.

@reactingtomyroots

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by the channel Ann. I definitely feel it as well! :)

Hi Steve, This was one of last Festival of Remembrance attended by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, she never missed apart from when she was giving birth and away on a Royal tour.

Loved this version. Thank you for starting with a tribute to war veterans and showing your respect. Best wishes from the UK.

Just had me crying like a baby. So proud of all our service men and women, past and present. Thank you is not enough to say for all the sacrifices you have and continue to make

It was Princess Diana favourite hymn , and was played at her funeral, not a dry eye in the house, it great to see your face whilst watching these videos, and the awe that you display, is so genuine, glad you have got a heritage line back to here, I have traced my ancestors back to 1580 ish, so very very proud of them all!! Take care x

@Sally-nse2

Жыл бұрын

Also firstly at her wedding.

@denisecampbell6736

Жыл бұрын

It was also played at the 10th Anniversary Memorial Service that was held at The Guard’s Chapel in 2007.

Nobody does this kind of thing like we do. Powerful indeed.

@ladytron1724

Жыл бұрын

Definitely

The tune is an extract from "Jupiter" in Gustav Holst 's planet suite. The whole symphony is gorgeous and very moving, well worth a listen to.

@Martinpacker

Жыл бұрын

You beat me to it Keith.

@georgeprout42

Жыл бұрын

It's called Thaxted, named after a town in Essex where Holst lived for much of his life. It's also known as the "middle bit of Jupiter", but is actually an adaptation Holst made to fit the poem and the IVtTMC hymn was born.

@minkgin3370

Жыл бұрын

I can’t hear the music now without singing the words in my head.

@michaelsims1160

Жыл бұрын

The Planets is a Suite. Not a Symphony. Symphonies have a different structure.

@w9gb

9 ай бұрын

Holst had a significant effect on music of the 20th century (“The Planets”). This is one example (I Vow to Thee My Country, 1921), another is the film music by Bill Conti for “The Right Stuff” (1983) and John Williams for Star Wars (1977).

Hello Steve. That was a beautiful version, played by musicians from various military bands. They are all serving in the military. The poppy has been the symbol of remembrance and hope for a peaceful future in the UK since 1921, and are made by retired or wounded military and sold by the Royal British Legion. The RBL supports and helps members of the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, veterans and their families. The flags paraded through as the band was playing, were from the different branches of the Royal British Legion from across the country. Even small towns and villages have representatives at their war memorials on Remembrance Sunday. RBL helps veterans all year round and in our city the run a breakfast club for veterans where they meet once a month to catch up with friends and comrades. I am enjoying your channel very much, it is interesting to see the UK from a different perspective. Thank you for being respectful, you are a good man! All best wishes, Clair.

@lyndagould9405

Жыл бұрын

The small services around the country also involve children and young adults, the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Brownies. Love watching the little ones march with their uniforms on.

6:07 I just knew you were going to go *"Wow"* I well up with tears every time I hear it.

Thanks for showing that! I always get quite emotional when I hear this hymn and that was a brilliant rendition.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. "In Flanders Fields" is a war poem in the form of a rondeau, written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae

Thank you for this, I’m a Brit and I always get goosebumps with this particular hymn, you should now go and listen to a version with the words, I was singing the words in my head along with this musical version. The military bands in the UK are awesome and yes there is an orchestra. The significance of the poppy for us is battlefields, usually wherever you see poppy fields there may well have been a battle but of course over the years pollination of the poppy literally happens everywhere now and you see poppies in hedgerows and woodland.

Yes, they are Poppies. The orchestra is at the far back with the choir. The wonder of this particular rendition is that it was a combination of all the different Military Bands that united together to play ‘I vow to thee my Country’. Wonderful, absolutely superb. Thank you for showing this from 2017. 🙏

Your eyes showed your emotions. Thank you for showing this piece, spectacular!

Yes, that is a poppy, which grew wild in Belgium. A Canadian (field doctor Lt. McRae) wrote a poem called , In Flander's Fields, about the poppies that grew between the crosses of the dead. This is from WW1. They are worn for about a week before rememberance day. They are worn, on the left side, over the heart. They are not to be worn after Rememberance day.

Morning, we have just had our two minutes silence. Can you please react to Ramin karimloo I vow to thee my country. He’s a Canadian living in the U.K.. This version is my favourite.❤, it’s beautiful.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

I wish there was more young men in this world like you, because it shows you have a good heart.

Please don’t apologise for showing your emotions as it’s natural to do this. It shows how much you appreciate how special the occasion is to so many of us. The hymn also sums up the vow our late Queen made when she was so young. How many of us would be able to do the same.

Thank You! Your reaction and your respect deserves mention, and does you great credit.....this particular performance of "I Vow to thee, my country" was awesome, and deeply moving.....As an ex-serviceman myself, I never fail to be moved and impressed by all forms of military music, and this was incredible!

Hi Steve, your emotions came through loud and clear. They are poppies and most people wear one in the UK as a rememberable for the fallen. The poppy was a flower that flourished on the Western Front and was immortalised in the poem "In Flanders Field" I think it was written by a Canadian soldier serving on the front in WW1. There are words to I vow to thee and they are very poignant. Love your reaction as always. Take care

@colettebishop2173

Жыл бұрын

In France they wear the bluet, or cornflower for the same reason.

@Sophie.S..

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it was written by John McCrae, a Canadian soldier who took part in WW!.

🇬🇧 I heard my country calling, away across the Seas, Across the waste of waters, she calls and calls to me. Her sword is girded at her side, her helmet is on her head. Yet around her feet are laying the dying and the dead. I hear the noise of battle, the thunder of her guns. I haste to thee my Mother, a son among thy sons. 🇬🇧

The black of the poppy is to represent a bullet wound, the red petals of the poppy is to represent the blood, the green leaf represents the attempt to heal the wound. Lest we forget.

@TheTraveller20081

Жыл бұрын

That's an interesting way to interpret the poppy, but it was adopted simply because after the fields has been churned to mud, millions of poppy seeds that had lain dormant in the soil germinated and bloomed as stillness fell when it was all over. The fields turned red with poppies which obviously did evoke the blood that had just been spilled there over the previous four years. Visitors to the battlefields and cemeteries noticed, and started wearing the flowers.

@Halal_Lettuce

Жыл бұрын

@@TheTraveller20081 Ah yes, Flanders Fields. That’s also why they use the marigold in South Asia, because they grew in similar conditions to the poppy in Europe that war caused there.

@TheTraveller20081

Жыл бұрын

@@Halal_Lettuce I did not know that! I'm off to look up some pics and history now :)

My grandfather used to cry for his two lost brothers on Armistice day, and now i cry for all of them . I believe this was by Gustav Holst. , called 'Thaxted'. Stumbled on this beautiful town, avoiding the motorway, by accident. One of the most beautiful songs/hymns ever written. Should be our national anthem. Gets me everytime. Thank you for this

@amarillagriffin7427

Жыл бұрын

My aunty used to cry when talking about her father my grandfather who's coffin was blood soaked when he was returned from France she would talk about how she loved him.

@mermcd8899

Жыл бұрын

@@amarillagriffin7427 we must always remember them. God bless x

@jeffeloso

Жыл бұрын

I cry for my 4 lost uncles in WW1, and their Dad (who died of heartbreak) before the end of WW1, and for their Mum (and wife) who never recovered from her loss.

The Festival of Remembrance is on the Saturday evening before Remembrance Day which is tomorrow, The King and The Royal Family will be present also the prime minister. The standard bearers are from The Royal British Legion organise this. There is the band of HM Royal Marines, band from one of the footguards regiments and the band of The Royal Air Force.

Beautiful .... but the words ... even more beautiful 🇬🇧 least we forget. The poppy is used as a symbol of remembrance as it was seen on the fields on the western front commonly despite the shelling

I got chills. It's wonderful.

*You need to hear the lyric version at the Proms.*

@eileengoehring6080

Жыл бұрын

I agree!!!!!

@pureholy

Жыл бұрын

Which prom? Don’t think I’ve heard it at the Last Night. It is sung at most non Covid Festive of Remembrance - pick any YT video of it with a thumb mail of service personnel singing.

@penname5766

Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly. I think it’s a bit pointless without the singing.

“I was inside the music” - excellent way to describe it. 👌

This musical version gave me goosebumps. When sung with the words it is equally stunning and moving

Not just a patriotic song but a tribute to those who lay down their lives. Tears rolling down my face.

We will always stand for our belief in right and wrong, but we absolutely LISTEN and want to be united with our friends across nations. We are all the same baby when we are born

Hi Steve, In Ieper, Belgium there is an archway called the Menin Gate. The names of the fallen with no known graves are inscribed on the walls. Every night at 8p.m. a short service of rembrance is held. On many nights wreaths are laid and occasionally a military band will be playing. British war graves are administered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

@steddie4514

Жыл бұрын

Ypres pronounced Eep.

@ScienceChap

Жыл бұрын

This service of remembrance was only paused during the Nazi occupation during WW2, when the Belgians moved it to England. It's a powerful and moving memorial. Long may it last.

@TheTraveller20081

Жыл бұрын

The Last Post is played at the Menin Gate every night - by the local Fire Brigade.

@teaurn

11 ай бұрын

@@steddie4514 Or, if you were a Tommy at the time, Wipers! Bless 'em all.

A beautiful hymn, patriotic, heart stirring with or without words. Makes me so proud to be British & the daughter of a serviceman 😢

This was taken from The Festival of Remembersnce which takes place every year in the presence of the Queen and now the King. You should watch the whole event, it's always very moving.

Beautiful ,will be watching this Saturday and the service Sunday at the cenotaph which is equally moving to watch . Lest we forget .

Listen to one with the words and I guarantee you *will* be in tears. The poppies signify the blood that was spilled on the battlefields in the first world war, as the ground was so churned up poppies grew in abundance. There was a first world war poet, can't remember who it was who wrote On Flanders Field a very moving poem about all the death and destruction.

@stevehughes6097

Жыл бұрын

Siegfried Sassoon?

@TheTraveller20081

Жыл бұрын

Written by Lt Col John McCrae, a Canadian medic, in 1915

Beautiful reaction... We remember those who died ..not only the Brits but every soul who gave their lives in the wars. Great respect to all veterans and humble thanks for your service !

I am Spanish, married to an Englishman. For me this is the most powerful , most touching, most beautiful patriotic hymn ever. I can't help crying every time I hear it (and this version does not have the words!) and my heart deeply thanks all the veterans who fought to make the world a better place.

It's an amazing piece of music. It was adapted from the "Jupiter" movement of Gustav Holst's "Planets" suite. The World War I armistice was signed on 11 November 1918, and as a result 11 November is Britain's main remembrance day. This brought a tear to my eye - it was played at my mum's funeral early last year. By the way, the blue and yellow flags are of different branches of the British Legion, the UK's equivalent of your Veterans' Associations.

@truthhurts9241

Жыл бұрын

My dad had the Planets suite on an LP, it's one of the earliest pieces of music I remember hearing. Over half a century later I still listen to it but now it's digital and through earphones. Times change but the music remains.

Yes' of course this is a magnificent piece of music, and with lyrics melts hart's of the strongest of men.. So proud to be British, l will once again 'this Sunday' be at the war memorial outside the town hall 'here in Chadderton England' and at 10-58 gmt we observed the two minute silence. The is so moving l feel my chest is going to burst with a overwhelming feeling of pride... May my country last for an eternity .God save the king .

Awesome isn't it. So moving and patriotic . The US has veteran's Day . Our services of Remembrance are always performed with the highest reverence and respect, via song and verse and pageantry.

A very moving beautiful hymn

Fantastic British Hymn along with Jerusalem and so many others

@moonramshaw1982

Жыл бұрын

Us English should start campaigning for Jerusalem to be our national anthem. God save the king when it's the UK. The other home nations have their own. Why don't we???

@glastonbury4304

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@@moonramshaw1982 because the others can vote on English Law but we can't vote on Scottish, Welsh, or Northern Irish Law 🤷‍♂️

The Festival of Remembrance is a stunning and respectful event. We thank you for your sacrifice.

I think everyone in the comments including me can understand how you feel. your reaction says it all. thanks. every serviceman and women. who sacrificed their lives for the people and their country's we think you for your service.we will remember them. may all their souls rest in eternal peace amen 🙏. from 🇬🇧👍 an old cockney gal

its a great honour to be invited to take part in the Rememberence service and they practice for weeks. Everyone there is a service person/veteron of all the services. Look at the video about the unknown soldier and you can watch the whole rememberence service too. Its heartbreaking

Oh, wasn't the clip I was expecting with the lyrical version, but still an amazing performance. The melody is what I love the most, even without lyrics there's so much emotion in this one. I can understand how you felt, when I heard the chorus singing I got chills.

You need to check out I vow to thee my country by the HM Royal Marines, There you can listen to the words, It is very moving and no matte how many times I watch it I have tears.

Very moving and thought provoking. Gracefully and beautifully done. We do it so well……Thanks 👋😢🇬🇧

The words to this hymn are beautiful

There are words to this song, and if you go searching you will find a great version which when i listen to i get choked up!

There are lyrics to this song which are normally sung and it makes it much more powerful - it is unusual to hear it without the lyrics

@LouLouMoran

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The music was originally part of the movement 'Jupiter' from Holst's The Planets suite. Sir Cecil Spring Rice put words to it later, then it became a hymn.

@jamesward6460

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I often find when performed as a hymn it is one that people usually sing with gusto, similarly to Jersulam and I would argue also Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory.

The red poppy became a symbol of remembrance for all Commonwealth countries after the First World War. The idea was inspired by a poem written by a Canadian serviceman named Colonel John McCrae in 1915 following the death of a friend. It’s called In Flanders Field. Look it up, it’s really quite moving.

I love this hymn ❤ It is beautiful and so true. Played at HM The Queen's funeral and at my Mum's funeral 🙏🏻🕊❤️ Powerful and gloriously touching 🎶

Every year the Royal British Legion hosts the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. The Festival is a commemorative event dedicated to all those that have served and sacrificed from Britain and the Commonwealth. This year's Festival will take place on Saturday 12 November 2022 with performances at 2pm and 7pm.

Have cried my way through your videos, we may not be overtly patriotic, but the Proms and this Remembrance service certainly bring it out! You may want to check out the poem In Flanders Fields which was where the Poppy references came from. Armistice Day commemorates the end of the First World War, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. There is a 2 minutes silence across the UK, at that very moment. I am so glad you are loving our traditions, the traditions of your ancestors. I certainly am enjoying seeing your reactions. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

This truly moves your soul. So patriotic….. Those where the days when Great Britain was Great..

@florianmeier3186

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No, it was already setup everything for today's status which is rather messy. The whole pomp just covered up that UK ended to be a big empire already many years before. It is still a big and strong, but ordinary country in Europe and struggles with its status. There is no way back to the past, but just possibility for prosperous future.

A mournful tune but somehow hopeful too. Really gets the goosebumps up.

Incredible once again. You are the most consistent person on youtube. Another good patriotic song you should check out. Is Vera Lynn's there will always be an England. It was written in 1939 and helped the British people push through and keep their spirits up during World War 2. Personally it is one of my favourite songs of all time. I would love to hear your opinion

@moonramshaw1982

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I agree. Dame Vera Lynn with the voice of an angel

@markthomas2577

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Have a Vera binge and do 'White Cliffs of Dover' and We'll Meet Again' as well, both of which have almost gained the status of 'national hymns'

@Atomic_cheddar

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@@moonramshaw1982 speaking facts

@Atomic_cheddar

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@@moonramshaw1982 that she does

@geoffpoole483

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Vera Lynn travelled to Burma to entertain the troops, visiting territory that was inhospitable and dangerous.

I love this hyme it truly does give me goosebumps every time I hear it and fills my heart with pride and patriotism. thank you to every veteran from Britain 🇬🇧 and America 🇺🇸 who gave their lives for us LEST WE FORGET ✝️

Thank you for that. Made me cry, just so beautiful. 🇿🇦

I was lucky to be in the audience that year and there were many tears … just rewatching it now I’ve got chills. So hauntingly beautiful. Check out this years with Luke Evans singing 😢

Hi Steve, In your quest of British patriotism you could also check out "Nimrod" from the Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar - I no doubt you will be very moved by it. Also the trio section from Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance march number four in G major. Also a look at the Welsh song "Suo Gan" and the 3rd of 4 Scottish Dances by Malcolm Arnold.

Thank you for reacting to this. Please do react to the version with lyrics- it's amazing. This weekend on bbc we have the annual festival of Rememberance televised. It will be historical as the first attended by our new King following the death of our beloved Queen Elizabeth x

I am a British and my ancestor who served in both world wars I ware my Popey with pride for the freedom of my country

Some pieces of music transcend the sum of their parts that one fitted perfectly into my brain.

Definitely listen to a version with lyrics its very emotional x

Gosh, that was so beautiful! I have never heard this particular version before or seen this clip, so it was so special to see it today. Thanks for sharing it and for such a genuine, emotional reaction.

@reactingtomyroots

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I agree. It's one of the most moving instrumentals I've ever heard. I'm sure it has something to do with realizing the significance of why it's being played.

please watch more from the festival of remembrance it is truly incredible and you learn so much from the past

America and Britain Brothers of many battles. May our lost RIP