O Canada: A Tribute to the National Anthem (1-50)

This is the first post, of a series of post containing 200 versions of the Canadian national Anthem.

 Here are fifty versions of the Canadian National Anthem. All of which have a link to either a video of the full song, or a link to the song's preview on either Amazon or iTunes. The next list of fifty songs will be posted  on Tuesday the 14th of June.


    1.     Nikki Yanofsky               O Canada (Video)
Quebec pop singer Nikki Yanofsky singing the national anthem during the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

    2.     Classified                        Oh… Canada (Video)
This is not the national anthem, it is Nova Scotian rapper Classified’s version.

    3.     Alan Mills                       O Canada (Full song)
Quebec folk singer Alan Mills sings the national anthem in French.

    4.     Karen Newman               O Canada (Preview)
American singer Karen Newman sings the national anthem in English.

    5.     Laura Bradley                 O Canada (Preview)
Toronto-born singer Laura Bradley sings the national anthem.

    6.     The DuBay Band            O Canada (Video)
Rock group The DuBay Band performs a rock version of the national anthem.

    7.     Big Sugar                        O Canada (Video)
Canadian rock band Big Sugar performs an instrumental version of O Canada.

    8.     Lauren Hart                    O Canada (Video)
Lauren Hart sings O Canada in England at a hockey game.

    9.     Mark Donnelly                O Canada (Video)
Classically trained singer Mark Donnelly performs O Canada before a hockey game.

    10.  Melissa O'Neil                O Canada (Video)
Canadian Idol winner Melissa O’Neil sings O Canada before a hockey game.

    11. Denise Gagne                  O Canada(Preview)
Children’s singer Denise Gagne sings the national anthem in English.

    12. Denise Gagne                  O Canada (Preview)
Denise Gagne performs an instrumental version of O Canada.

    13.  Denise Gagne                 O Canada (Preview)
Children’s singer Denise Gagne sings the national anthem in French.

    14.  Roger Doucet                 O Canada (Video)
Roger Doucet sings the national anthem at a hockey game in the 70s.

     15.  Serena Paton                  O Canada (Video)
Canadian singer Serena Paton sings the bilingual version of O Canada.

    16. Steve Barakatt                 O Canada (Preview)
Canadian pianist Steve Barakatt plays the national anthem on piano.

    17.  Calvin Vollrath              O Canada (Preview)
Canadian fiddling sensation Calvin Vollrath fiddles the national anthem.

    18.  Stingray Music               O Canada (Preview)
Stingray Music’s karaoke version of O Canada in English.

    19. Pedro Costa                     O Canada (Video)
Canadian singer Pedro Costa sings the national anthem in English

    20.  Stan Kenston                 O Canada (Preview)
Stan Kenston performs a slow instrumental version of O Canada.

    21.  Celine Chollet                O Canada (Preview)
Celine Chollet performs an instrumental version of O Canada.

    22.  Debora Cox                    O Canada (Video)
Torontonian singer Debora Cox sings O Canada in English before the 2001 NBA All Star Game.
    23.  Paul Snider                    O Canada (Video)
Paul Snider uses various animal noises to play the national anthem.

    24.  The City of Toronto       O Canada (Video)
This video, made by the city of Toronto, features beautiful shots of Toronto, with O Canada playing throughout.

    25.  Sarah McLachlan           O Canada (Video)
Canadian musician and Grammy award winner Sarah McLachlan sings the national anthem in English at a baseball game.

    26. Celine Dion                    O Canada (Video)
Quebec singer Celine Dion sings O Canada in French and English.

    27.  Clay Aiken                     O Canada (Video)
American singer Clay Aiken sings O Canada on request during a concert in Canada.

    28.  Eva Avila                       O Canada (Video)
Quebec singer Eva Avila sings O Canada in English and French at a hockey game.

    29.  Geddy Lee                                         O Canada (Video)
Lead singer of Canadian rock band Rush sings O Canada at a hockey game.

    30.  Kalan Porter                            O Canada (Video)
Canadian idol winner Kalan Porter sings O Canada in English.

    31. Kathleen Edwards           O Canada (Video)
Canadian singer Kathleen Edwards sings O Canada in French and English before the 2008 NHL All Star game.

Edmonton Oilers fans sing O Canada during the Oilers’ 2006 playoff run.

    33. Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra                             O Canada (Preview)
The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra performs an instrumental version of O Canada.

The Canadian Scottish Regiment Drums and Pipes perform an instrumental version of O Canada.

The Central Band of the Canadian Armed Forces performs an instrumental version of O Canada.

    36.  Stephen Colbert and Michael Bublé             O Canada (Video)
American satirist Stephen Colbert and Canadian crooner Michael Bublé sing O Canada to the tune of The Star Spangled Banner.

    37. The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra                       O Canada (Preview)
The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra performs O Canada in English.

    38. The Vienna State Opera Orchestra                         O Canada (Video)
The Vienna State Opera Orchestra performs an instrumental version of O Canada.

    39. English Chamber Orchestra                          O Canada (Preview)
The English Chamber Orchestra performs an instrumental version of O Canada.

    40. O Canada (Video)
In this version of O Canada, the performer uses his hands as the instrument.

    41. O Canada(Video)
O Canada played on the violin before a Toronto Raptors game.

    42. Dublin Welsh Male Voice Choir                   O Canada (Preview)
The Dublin Welsh Male Voice Choir performs O Canada in French.

O Canada sung after the Canadian men’s hockey team won gold during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

O Canada being sung on the “Canadian Road Trip” episode of That 70’s Show.

    45. Edmonton Symphony Orchestra                   O Canada (Video)
The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra performs an instrumental version of O Canada.

    46. O Canada (Video)
O Canada performed on the harmonica.

    47. O Canada (Video)
O Canada being sung after Chanda Crawford wins a gold medal for Canada.

O Canada being sung in the middle of the street in Vancouver during the 2010 Olympics.

    49. Alanis Morissette               O Canada (Video)
Ottawa-born singer Alanis Morissette sings The Star-Spangled Banner and O Canada at the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2007 (O Canada starts a little over halfway through the video)

    50. Nelly Furtado                           O Canada (Video- Partial)
Nelly Furtado sings the bilingual version of O Canada 

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