@alixandrakupcik: Every Christmas I return to this. On Christmas Day 1989, just weeks after the Berlin Wall fell, Leonard Bernstein conducted Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in Berlin. For my family, and for so many others, this was more than music. It was freedom. An ode to joy became an ode to freedom. Freedom is the ultimate gift. I hope it moves you the way it moves me. Happy holidays, Merry Christmas.

Midge Lane :

Such hope. America will be here again someday.

Eriqa :

National symphony needs to get this queued up for when it happens

Ronda the Goat Young :

Don’t you just love how the conductor LEAPT with ferocious joy into the music? Goosebumps, tears and laughter every time.

jrs3250 :

Ode to Joy always gives me chills. One of the most magnificent works of humankind.

Eva Lutterbuese :

Europes anthem. 🇪🇺 tells you everything you need to know about Europe and the idea behind it.

Donna Conover :

They changed the word joyful to freedom for this performance. Freiheit, freiheit!

Little House Lady :

Humans are so awful but so beautiful too.

Moravian Nationalist :

Munchie G :

I was in West Germany when the wall fell. It remains a time in my life that is almost indescribable to those who didnt experience it. There was a feeling, tone, that took over the entire country it was absolutely surreal.

Léa :

The European anthem 🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺⭐️⭐️⭐️

MadBob :

lirpa233 :

This is what Heaven sounds like 24/7 ❤

wink :

It should be mentioned that “Freude” (joy) was changed to “Freiheit” (freedom).

Lili Marlene :

Every singer singing fortissimo, pouring their heart and soul into the music. 🌟

Zack :

I was driving my car to work and the announcer said, “They’re dancing on top of the wall in Berlin” and I swear to you I teared up. When you grew up under the shadow of nuclear Armageddon (my school had an air raid siren in the parking lot FFS!), it was…well, an amazing moment.

YoungGunHarry :

As a German European I cried watching this. 🇩🇪🫶🏼🇪🇺

MaynardEspinoza :

I cannot imagine what it must have sounded like to actually be in that room…cuz it still floors me in this ultra compressed streaming format bluetooth to AirPods

AL :

Lang Lebe Europa! 🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺 We have one future: Unity!

MinizteR :

Pure Brilliant

Blake Childers :

ALLE MENSCHEN WERDEN BRÜDER, WO DEIN SANFTER FLÜGEL WEIT!

Pippa🇪🇺🇩🇪 :

Europe 🇪🇺🫶🏻

BrokenDreams :

I hope America gets to feel this when he’s gone… I know I will in my heart! This piece never fails to bring a tear to my eyes.

GoBGo7 :

the best way to listen to Beethoven is ALWAYS the Bernstein recordings. no one does it better

James Lee :

Never get tiring listen to 9th Symphony. Masterpiece for mankind.

niceguy19700 :

I was 19 at the time the wall went down. I was on holiday in Winterberg with my parents. It was a immense privelage to witness it in Germany itself We celebrated with all the people in the neighbourhood. Very emotional. Later I went to the "the Wall" concert in Berlin.