Bach's Christmas Oratorio: people yelling in German about Christmas, compliments of the season.

[betsuni]

Gardiner conducting, The English Baroque soloists, Monteverdi Choir, December 1999.

[Puzzler]

1. Nancy Argenta, one of the sopranos...

... lives in my city (Victoria). I'll pass the "yelling" observation along.

-P

[betsuni]

2. It's a joke!

I guess if were a comedian I wouldn't get any jobs and be baroque.

[Puzzler]

3. My apologies... seriously!

... it's probably not your joke telling, but my, well... denseness. And I'm usually pretty sarcastic, so I should have thought twice before posting. Again my sincere apologies betsuni!

-Puzzler

[frazzled]

4. But not as funny as Handel

"We like sheep!" (Full line, perhaps just as funny: "All we like sheep have gone astray

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[longship]

5. R&K for Bach, not so much "yelling"

Not funny.

[Mira]

6. I'm German, and I'm laughing

because I temporarily fell for it - was for a minute waiting for the "yelling" interruptions in one of my favorite Oratoriums.
Now I'm enjoying it immensely while singing along as I am prepping for the family dinner, and I thank you.
Merry Christmas.