St. Olaf Orchestra & St. Olaf Bell Choir conducted by
Steven Amundsen
St. Olaf Choir conducted by
Anton Armstrong
Cantorei conducted by John
Ferguson
Chapel Choir and Viking
Chorus conducted by Christopher Aspaas
Manitou Singers conducted by
Sigrid Johnson
Edward Elgar:
"Nimrod" from Enigma Variations – Orchestra (SA)
[Narration – Pastor Bruce Benson]
Christopher Aspaas:
As Dark Awaits the Dawn – Massed Choir & Orchestra (CA)
Swedish Folk Tune, arr. John Ferguson: Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers – Massed Choir
& Orchestra (SA)
Charles Villiers Stanford: Te Deum laudamus – Massed Choir &
Orchestra (CA)
John Ferguson:
O Come, O Come Emmanuel – Cantorei (JF)
French Folk Tune, arr. Christopher Aspaas: Twas in the Moon of Wintertime – Chapel Choir (CA)
C.E.F. Weyse, arr. F. Melius Chrstiansen & Oscar
R. Overby: O Day Full of Grace – Viking
Chorus (CA)
David Childs: The Deepest Heart – Manitou Singers (SJ)
Kenneth Leighton:
A Hymn of the Nativity – St. Olaf Choir (AA)
J.S. Bach:
God’s Word is Our Great Heritage (Cantanta 80) – Massed Choir &
Orchestra (AA)
[Reading
– Pastors Bruce Benson & Jennifer Anderson Koenig)
Attr. John Francis Wade, arr. John Ferguson, descant
David Willcocks: O Come, All Ye Faithful
– Massed
Choir & Orchestra (CA)
John Rutter:
Shepherd’s Pipe Carol – Massed Choir & Orchestra (SJ)
John Tavener:
Today the Virgin – Cantorei (JF)
Polish Carol, arr. Paul J. Christiansen: Infant Holy, Infant Lowly – Chapel Choir (CA)
Benjamin Britten:
This Little Babe (Ceremony of Carols) – Manitou Singers (SJ)
Stanford Scriven: Christ the Apple Tree – St. Olaf Choir (AA)
Trad. Spiritual, arr. Andre J. Thomas: The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy – St. Olaf
Choir & Instrumentalists (AA)
Todd Smith, arr. Brad Holmes: Noel – Viking Chorus (CA)
Felix Mendelssohn, arr. John Ferguson: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Massed Choir
& Orchestra (AA)
Steven Amundson:
Ring Gladsome Bells – Orchestra & Handbell Choir (SA)
Various: Carol
Collage – All Choirs, all conductors
Trad.
Scandinavian, arr. Carolyn Jennings: O
Yule Full of Gladness
Trad.
Scandinavian, arr. Morton Luvaas: When
Christmas Morn is Dawning
Trad.
Scandinavian, arr. Olaf C. Christiansen:
Guiding Star Carol
Trad.
Scandinavian, arr. Steven Amundson: Nu är
det Jul igen
Trad.
Scandinavian, arr. Carolyn Jennings: The
Bells of Christmas
Trad.
Scandinavian, arr. Kenning Jennings: Thy Little Ones, Dear Lord
Trad. Scandinavian, arr. Robert Scholz: Je er så glad (I Am So Glad) – Massed Choir
& Orchestra (AA)
F. Melius Christiansen: Lullaby on Christmas Eve – Massed Choir (SJ)
F. Melius Christiansen: Psalm 50 (Mvt III) – Massed Choir (AA)
[Narration – Pastor Bruce Benson]
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Ring Out, Ye Crystal Spheres – Massed Choir & Orchestra (AA)
Arthur H. Messiter, arr. John Ferguson: Rejoice, Ye pure in Heart – Massed Choir
& Orchestra (SA)
[Narration – Pastor Bruce Benson]
Egil Hovland: Stay
With Us (Captive and Free) – Massed Choir & Orchestra (SJ)
Traditional Silesian, arr. F. Melius
Christiansen: Beautiful Savior – Massed
Choir (AA)