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radio intro/"Night of Silence/Silent Night" Daniel Kantor [1984]/Traditional radio intro "The Holly and the Ivy" - Traditional, Ola Gjeilo arrangement "Carol of the Bells" ["Shchedryk", 1904] - Mykola Leontovych, Peter Wilhousky arrangement "Fum Fum Fum" - Traditional Catalan, Conrad Susa arrangement "Jingle Bells" - James Pierpont [1857], J. David Moore arrangement radio intro "What Sweeter Music" - John Rutter, lyrics by Robert Herrick [1648] radio intro "This Night" - David Biedenbender [world premiere, 2012], lyrics by Caspar Friedrick Nachtenhöfer, Anna Hoppe translation radio intro "Sanctu" from "The Masque of Angels" - Dominick Argento radio outro "Tommorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day" -John Gardner "The Sheherd's Dance" from "Amal and the Night Vistors" - Gian Carlo Menotti radio intro "Ave Maria" - Franz Biebl [1964] radio intro "The Christmas Bird" - Sheena Philips [world premiere, 2012], lyrics by Katherine Tynen [1907] radio outro "Thou Shalt Know Him" - Mark Sirett [1995] radio intro "Cantique de Noël" ("Oh Holy Night") Adolphe Adam [1847] radio intro "I Saw Three Ships" - Traditional, Mack Wilberg arrangement radio outro

Vocal Essence Chorus and Ensemble Singers with chamber orchestra Anders Eckman, tenor Maria Jette, soprano Robin Helgen, mezzo-soprano Philip Brunelle conducting live in Minnesota * December, 2012 excerpts recorded for broadcast on WCRB HD-FM December 14, 2013 Program: "Welcome Christmas"

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