A Carol Fantasy
John Alexander (b. 1944)
In Dulci Jubilo
In dulci jubilo
Let us our homage shew;
Our heart’s joy reclineth
In praesepio
And like a bright star shineth
Matris in gremio.
Alpha es et O,
Alpha es et O.
With sweet rejoicing
Let us our homage shew;
Our heart’s joy reclineth
In a manger
And like a bright star shineth
On his mother’s lap,
The Alpha and Omega,
The Alpha and Omega.
O Jesu parvule!
I yearn for thee alway.
Hear me, I beseech thee,
O Puer optime!
My prayer let it reach thee,
O Princeps gloriae!
Trahe me post te!
Trahe me post te!
O infant Jesus!
I yearn for thee always.
Hear me, I beseech thee,
Child most excellent!
My prayer let it reach thee,
O Prince of glory!
Draw me after thee!
Draw me after thee!
Personent Hodie
Personent hodie
Voces puerulae,
Laudentes jucun de
Qui nobis est natus,
Summo Deo datus,
Et de virgineo
ventre procreates.
Today there ring out
The voices of boys
In pleasant praise of
Him who is born for us,
The Gift of God,
Who from a virgin’s
Womb is born.
In Dulci Jubilo
Ubi sunt gaudia
If they be not there?
There are angels singing
Nova cantica
And there the bells are ringing
In Regis curia:
O that we were there,
O that we were there!
Where are those joys
If they be not there?
There are angels singing
New songs
And there the bells are ringing
In the King’s court:
O that we were there,
O that we were there!
Sing the Carols of Christmas
arr. Gary Fry
Please join us in singing!
1. O Come All Ye Faithful
Traditional Carol
O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.
Come and behold Him, born the King of angels.
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!
2. O Little Town of Bethlehem
Lewis Redner (1831–1908) &
Phillips Brooks (1835–1893)
O little town of Bethlehem,
How still we see thee lie.
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by.
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting Light.
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight.
3. What Child Is This
Traditional English Carol
What child is this, who, laid to rest,
On Mary’s lap is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
While shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard, and angels sing.
Haste, haste to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the son of Mary.
4. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847), Charles Wesley (1707–1788) & George Whitefield (1714–1770)
Hark! the herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled.
Joyful, all ye nations rise,
Join the triumph of the skies.
With th’angelic host proclaim,
Christ is born in Bethlehem.
Hark! the herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King!
Gaude et Laetare
Cecilia McDowall (b. 1951)
Kibsaim Escárcega, conductor
Gaude et laetare,
Exultatio angelorum:
Gaude, Domini Virgo,
Prophetarum gaudium.
Gaudeas, benedicta
Dominus tecum est.
Gaude, quae per angelum
gaudium mundi suscepisti:
gaude, quae genuisti
Factorem et Dominum.
Gaude!
Rejoice and be glad,
The angels’ joy.
The Lord’s own maiden
The joy of the prophets.
Rejoice, blessed one,
The Lord is with you.
Rejoice, you who through the angel
have taken on the world’s delight.
Rejoice, you who have begotten
the Creator, and the Lord.
Rejoice!
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
Traditional Spiritual
ARR. RYAN MURPHY
Kibsaim Escárcega, conductor
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
Traditional German Carol
ARR. J. EDMUND HUGHES
Southern California Children’s Concert Chorus
Lauren Doan, Chrissa Kilpatrick, Lauren Lee, Sofia Mendez, soloists
This Little Babe from A Ceremony of Carols
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Southern California Children’s Concert Chorus
Allison Allport, harp
Lori Loftus, conductor (Dec. 17)
Tina Glander Peterson, conductor (Dec. 18)
Ave Maria
Franz Biebl (1906–2001)
(Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae
Et concepit de Spiritu Sancto)
(The Angel of the Lord spoke to Mary
And she conceived according to the Holy Spirit.)
Ave Maria, gratia plena:
Dominus tecum,
benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui,
Jesus.
Hail, Mary, full of grace:
the Lord is with thee,
blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.
Amen.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Mid-Winter
Bob Chilcott (b. 1955)
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Gloria Shayne (1923–2008) & Noël Regney (1922–2002)
arr. Marc Riley
Rebecca Hasquet, soloist
Joy!
Lowell Mason (1792–1872) & Isaac Watts (1674–1748)
arr. Gary Fry
-INTERMISSION-
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
John Williams (b. 1932)
Feliz Navidad
Jose Feliciano (b. 1945)
arr. Paul Langford
The Christmas Waltz
Jule Styne (1905–1994) & Sammy Cahn (1913–1993)
arr. Teena Chinn and Marc Riley
Sleigh Ride
Leroy Anderson & Mitchell Parish
arr. Lawrence Goldberg
Guest Conductors:
Lynne Istad, conductor (DEC 17)
Barbara Wang, conductor (DEC 18)
Deck the Hall
Traditional Welsh Carol
arr. John Rutter
Rudolph on the Housetop
arr. Kirby Shaw
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Johnny Marks (1909–1985)
Up on the Housetop
Benjamin R. Hanby (1833–1867)
We Need a Little Christmas
Jerry Herman (1931–2019)
ARR. MAC HUFF
Southern California Children’s Concert Chorus
Carol Hughes, piano
Lori Loftus, conductor (DEC 17)
Tina Glander Peterson, conductor (DEC 18)
Christmas Time Is Here
Vince Guaraldi (1928–1976)
arr. John Alexander
This Christmas
Donnie Hathaway (1945–1979) & Nadine McKinnor (b. 1941)
arr. Mark Taylor
Denean R. Dyson, soloist
The Chanukah Song (We Are Lights)
Stephen Schwartz (b. 1948) & Steve Young (b. 1965)
arr. Ryan Nowlin
Silent Night
Franz Xaver Gruber (1787-1863)
arr. Dan Forrest
Wishing You a Merry Christmas
Traditional English Carol
arr. Gary Fry