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Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Emil de Cou conductor

Traditional, arr. Randol Bass Joy to the World: A Fanfare for Christmas Day
Weber Overture to Abu Hassan
Pärt Vater Unser
Traditional, arr. Julian Wachner Angels We Have Heard On High
Suppé Overture to Poet and Peasant
Handel, arr./ed. Ebenezer Prout Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
Traditional, arr. Leroy Robertson O Come, All Ye Faithful
Pierpont/Sousa, arr. Robert Smith Jingle Bells Forever
Pola/Wyle, arr. Paul Bateman It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine
Chabrier Fête Polonaise
Traditional., arr. Robert Shaw/Robert Russell Bennett Deck the Halls
J. Strauss Jr. Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Marks, arr. James Stephenson Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Berlin, arr. Randol Bass White Christmas
arr. Alexander Courage A Christmas Garland

Herbert Howells (1892-1983) Mass in the Dorian Mode
Howells A spotless rose
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Caleb Young, conductor
Doug LaBrecque, vocalist

Revel in the traditional music, memories, and popular culture of Christmas, with exquisite dancing, Santa and Mrs. Claus, a carol sing-along, and the “Hallelujah” Chorus.

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Emil de Cou conductor

Traditional, arr. Randol Bass Joy to the World: A Fanfare for Christmas Day
Weber Overture to Abu Hassan
Pärt Vater Unser
Traditional, arr. Julian Wachner Angels We Have Heard On High
Suppé Overture to Poet and Peasant
Handel, arr./ed. Ebenezer Prout Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
Traditional, arr. Leroy Robertson O Come, All Ye Faithful
Pierpont/Sousa, arr. Robert Smith Jingle Bells Forever
Pola/Wyle, arr. Paul Bateman It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine
Chabrier Fête Polonaise
Traditional., arr. Robert Shaw/Robert Russell Bennett Deck the Halls
J. Strauss Jr. Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Marks, arr. James Stephenson Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Berlin, arr. Randol Bass White Christmas
arr. Alexander Courage A Christmas Garland

Caleb Young, conductor
Doug LaBrecque, vocalist

Revel in the traditional music, memories, and popular culture of Christmas, with exquisite dancing, Santa and Mrs. Claus, a carol sing-along, and the “Hallelujah” Chorus.

Handel — Messiah, HWV 56

Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Emil de Cou conductor

Traditional, arr. Randol Bass Joy to the World: A Fanfare for Christmas Day
Weber Overture to Abu Hassan
Pärt Vater Unser
Traditional, arr. Julian Wachner Angels We Have Heard On High
Suppé Overture to Poet and Peasant
Handel, arr./ed. Ebenezer Prout Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
Traditional, arr. Leroy Robertson O Come, All Ye Faithful
Pierpont/Sousa, arr. Robert Smith Jingle Bells Forever
Pola/Wyle, arr. Paul Bateman It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine
Chabrier Fête Polonaise
Traditional., arr. Robert Shaw/Robert Russell Bennett Deck the Halls
J. Strauss Jr. Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Marks, arr. James Stephenson Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Berlin, arr. Randol Bass White Christmas
arr. Alexander Courage A Christmas Garland

Handel — Messiah, HWV 56

Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Emil de Cou conductor

Traditional, arr. Randol Bass Joy to the World: A Fanfare for Christmas Day
Weber Overture to Abu Hassan
Pärt Vater Unser
Traditional, arr. Julian Wachner Angels We Have Heard On High
Suppé Overture to Poet and Peasant
Handel, arr./ed. Ebenezer Prout Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
Traditional, arr. Leroy Robertson O Come, All Ye Faithful
Pierpont/Sousa, arr. Robert Smith Jingle Bells Forever
Pola/Wyle, arr. Paul Bateman It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine
Chabrier Fête Polonaise
Traditional., arr. Robert Shaw/Robert Russell Bennett Deck the Halls
J. Strauss Jr. Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Marks, arr. James Stephenson Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Berlin, arr. Randol Bass White Christmas
arr. Alexander Courage A Christmas Garland

Harold Darke (1888-1976) Communion Service in F
J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Siehe, ich stehe vor der Tür, Öffne dich, mein ganzes Herze, & Amen, from Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61

Caleb Young, conductor
Doug LaBrecque, vocalist

Revel in the traditional music, memories, and popular culture of Christmas, with exquisite dancing, Santa and Mrs. Claus, a carol sing-along, and the “Hallelujah” Chorus.

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Emil de Cou conductor

Traditional, arr. Randol Bass Joy to the World: A Fanfare for Christmas Day
Weber Overture to Abu Hassan
Pärt Vater Unser
Traditional, arr. Julian Wachner Angels We Have Heard On High
Suppé Overture to Poet and Peasant
Handel, arr./ed. Ebenezer Prout Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
Traditional, arr. Leroy Robertson O Come, All Ye Faithful
Pierpont/Sousa, arr. Robert Smith Jingle Bells Forever
Pola/Wyle, arr. Paul Bateman It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine
Chabrier Fête Polonaise
Traditional., arr. Robert Shaw/Robert Russell Bennett Deck the Halls
J. Strauss Jr. Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Marks, arr. James Stephenson Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Berlin, arr. Randol Bass White Christmas
arr. Alexander Courage A Christmas Garland

Caleb Young, conductor
Doug LaBrecque, vocalist

Revel in the traditional music, memories, and popular culture of Christmas, with exquisite dancing, Santa and Mrs. Claus, a carol sing-along, and the “Hallelujah” Chorus.

Caleb Young, conductor
Doug LaBrecque, vocalist

Revel in the traditional music, memories, and popular culture of Christmas, with exquisite dancing, Santa and Mrs. Claus, a carol sing-along, and the “Hallelujah” Chorus.

William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) Mass for Three Voices
J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Der Heiland ist gekommen & Komm Jesu, komm zu deiner Kirche, from Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61

adapted from Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) Matin Responsory
Paul Manz (1919-2009) E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come (1953)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Deo gracias, from Ceremony of Carols (1942)
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) And the Glory of the Lord, from Messiah
Bob Chilcott (1955-) O Emmanuel, from Advent Antiphons (2004)
arr. Barry Rose (b. 1934) People, Look East
Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611) Ne timeas Maria
Britten A Hymn to the Virgin (rev. 1934)
John Tavener (1944-2013) Awed by the beauty, from The Veil of the Temple (2003)

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) Missa Brevis
J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, from Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Missa brevis in C major “Coronation Mass”, K. 317
Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Sing Ye Praises to Our King (1921)
James MacMillan (b. 1959) Sedebit Dominus Rex (2005), from The Strathclyde Motets
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

César Franck (1822-1890) Messe Solennelle à trois voix, FWV 61a
Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) Sustinuit anima mea, from De profundis (1917)
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum

Charles Wood (1866-1926) : Missa Portae honoris in F
Orlande de Lassus (c. 1532-1594) Gressus meos dirige
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) The Lord is my Shepherd (prima pars)
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum