Let the Season In

Every year the Mormon Tabernacle Choir ushers in the holiday season with a wonderful musical program.

Last December they were joined by world-renowned vocalisth Deborah Voigt and charismatic voice actor John Rhys-Davies.

The program depicted the work of Charles Dickens and the story behind A Christmas Carol and other classic Christmas tales.

There was music and dancing and acting and special effects!

Beautifully presented! A Christmas Tradition for many families!

Enjoy this small clip from the program...

Now you can watch and listen to the program again and again on DVD or CD.

CD
Christmas Is Coming
On this Merriest Christmas Day
The Holly and the Ivy
And there Were Shepherds Abiding in the Fields
"Magnificat"
"Et exsulavit spiritus meus"
"Gloria Patri"
Ring Those Christmas Bells
The Twelve Days after Christmas
Christmas Wishes Medley
A Russian Christmas Festivity - Polanise (excerpt) from Christmas Eve
A Russian Christmas Festivity - Dance of the Tumblers (excerpt) fromThe Snow Maiden
A Russian Christmas Festivity - Procession of the Nobles (excerpt) fromMlada
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Coventry Carol
Luke 2: The Christmas Story
Angels, from the Realms of Glory
We Wish You a Merry Christmas

DVD
Christmas Is Coming
On this Merriest Christmas Day
The Holly and the Ivy
And There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Fields
Magnificat in D Major
Ring Those Christmas Bells
The Twelve Days after Christmas
Christmas Wishes Medley
A Russian Christmas Festivity
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
A Dickens Christmas
Coventry Carol
Luke 2: The Christmas Story
Angels, from the Realms of Glory

BONUS FEATURES (DVD)
Hear Deborah Voigt and John Rhys-Davies describe their unique experiences in performing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square.
Backstage with Deborah Voigt
Backstage with John Rhys-Davies
Christmas "In the Air": Behind the Scenes on Flying
"A Dickens Christmas" full-length version

About the Choir
The 360 members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir represent men and women from many different backgrounds and professions and range in age from 25 to 60. They reflect a medley of unique lives and experiences and are brought together by their love for singing and their faith. Their incomparable voices are the common chord that unites to form the choral group known all over the world as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir originated in the mid-19th century in Salt Lake City. As the Latter-day Saints moved west, Church President Brigham Young included musicians among members of the advance parties. Consequently, a small choir first sang for a conference of the Church in the Salt Lake Valley on August 22, 1847, just 29 days after the first group arrived. The origins of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir may be found in the desire and commitment of early converts to include appropriate music in both sacred and secular events.

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir has appeared at 13 world’s fairs and expositions, performed at the inaugurations of five U.S. presidents, and sung for numerous worldwide telecasts and special events. Five of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s recordings have achieved “gold record” and two have achieved “platinum record” status. The most popular was the Grammy-Award-winning 1959 release of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” with the Philadelphia Orchestra.

(Review copies were provided, however, all reviews are of my own opinion :)