PROGRAM

Of the Father’s Love Begotten
Divinum Mysterium Plainsong, 10th century
Text by Aurelius C. Prudentius (348-c.413)
English translation by John M. Neal (1818-1866) and Henry W. Baker (1821-1877)
Arranged by Trevor Manor (b. 1985)

Angels From Their Realms of Glory 
Henry T. Smart (1813-1879)
Text by James Montgomery (1771-1854)
Arranged by Daniel Forrest, Jr. (b. 1978)

Deck the Hall
Traditional Welsh carol
Arranged by Mack Wilberg (b. 1955)

Angels We Have Heard on High
Traditional French carol
Arranged by David M. Cherwien (b. 1957)

Hodie Christus natus est
József Karai (1927-2013)
Latin Antiphon to the Magnificat for Vespers on Christmas Day

Segalariak
Josu Elberdin (b. 1976)

A Stable-lamp Is Lighted
David Conte (b. 1955)
Text by Richard Wilbur (1921-2017)

Mary Had a Baby
Traditional Spiritual
Arranged by David Wright (b. 1949)

Tollite Hostias (from The Christmas Oratorio)
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Psalm 95:9-13

Christmas Cantata
Daniel Pinkham (1923-2006)

        I.  Quem vidistis pastores?    
        First Antiphon of Lauds on the Feast of the Nativity
        
        III.  Gloria in excelsis Deo
        Third and fourth Antiphons of Lauds on the Feast of the Nativity

Hodie Christus natus est
Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
Latin Antiphon to the Magnificat for Vespers on Christmas Day

O Magnum Mysterium
Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)
Responsory for the second Nocturn of Matins on Christmas Day

Here Comes Santa Claus
Words and music by Gene Autry (1907-1998), Oakley Haldeman (1909-1986), and Harriet Melka (1906-1994)
Arranged by Kirby Shaw (b.1942)

Le Marche des Rois
Traditional French tune
Text by Joseph-François Domergue (1691-1728)
Arranged by Robert Sund (b. 1942)

Jing-a-Ling, Jing-a-Ling
Words and music by Don Raye (1909-1985) and Paul Smith (1906-1985)
Arranged by Mac Huff (b. 1955)

Shout Glory!
Words and music by Byron J. Smith (b. 1960)

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Words and music by Edward Pola (1907-1995) and George Wyle (1916-2003)
                                                                                                           
A Holly Jolly Christmas
Words and music by Johnny Marks (1909-1985)

The Christmas Song
Words and music by Robert Wells (1922-1998) and Mel Torme (1925-1999)

Ose Shalom
John Leavitt (b. 1956)
Traditional Hebrew Text

O Come All Ye Faithful
Attributed to John Francis Wade (1711-1786)
Latin hymn: Adeste Fideles
English text by Frederick Oakeley (1802-1880)
Arranged by PTX and Ben Bram (b. 1988)
Adapted by Jacob Narverud (b.1986)

Silent Night
Franz Gruber (1787-1863)
Lyrics by Joseph Mohr (1792-1848)
English by John Freeman Young (1820-1885)
Arranged by Daniel Forrest, Jr. (b. 1978)

Joy to the World
Lowell Mason (1792-1872)
Text by Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
Arranged by Matt Podd (b. 1986)

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Words and music by Hugh Martin (1914-2011) and Ralph Blane (1914-1995)
Arranged by Larry Moore (b. 1946)