Now in more recent times I had come across the musical ensemble of Mannheim Steamroller and their wonderful version of the song.
No, El Rushbo was not the source, actually I heard them long before Rush put them in his rotation music so you might say I was ahead of the curve on this,,lol. This will shock some, but I actually became aware of them by surfing TV channels and landed on PBS when my ears caught a sound that encapsulated my heart.
When I first heard this my reaction was that this is EXACTLY how people should hear it; the instruments make the sounds of angels singing, the lights speak for the atmosphere that might be Heaven and the actions and faces of the musicians speak for all of us.
Mannheim Steamroller performs many if not all the classic Christmas songs and also their own originals but in my humble opinion this version of 'Joy To The World' is just the best ever.
To me, the sounds and lights spell out what Christmas is all about, the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ and all the Joy He brings to the World! Absolutely majestic and appropriately so.
This is but a small forum from which to view this (go full screen) and fully believe all should get a copy to see on your televisions if you have not been to one of their concerts.
