The Boston Pops 2009-12-19
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
Set 1
radio intro A
radio intro B
Christmas Canticles [Sean O’Laughlin arrangement]
-O Christmas Tree [traditional]
-Hark The Herald Angels Sing [Charles Wesley 1739]
-Adeste Fideles/O Come All Ye Faithful [John Francis Wade c.1700s]
-Silent Night [Franz Xaver Gruber c.1818, English lyrics John Freeman Young 1859]
-Joy To the World [Isaac Watts 1719]
radio intro
Hallelujah Chorus from "Messiah" [G. F. Handel 1741]
Keith Lockhart's intro
“The Gifts of Great Meadows†['Coventry Carol’ and ‘Silent Night’, Richard Sebring arrangement, 2009]
Keith Lockhart's intro
A Story of Hanukkha [Rabbi Hugo Gryn (1930–1996)]
Keith Lockhart's intro
"The Christmas Story" [Philip Lane; narrated and sung by James Demler]
Text based on The Bible,
New Testament, Luke:2
Christmas Hymns:
-Oh Little Town of Bethlehem [Phillips Brooks 1865]
-What Child is This [William Chatterton Dix 1865]
-We Three Kings [John Henry Hopkins, Jr., pub.1863]
-The First Noel [traditional]
-Go Tell It On the Mountain [John W. Work; 1865]
-Angels We Have Heard On High [traditional]
-[incomplete list]
radio outro
radio intro
"Sleigh Ride" [Leroy Anderson; 1948]/
radio intro
"Christmas Waltzes" [arranged by Angela Morley]
- Christmas Waltz
- Silver Bells [Jay Livingston and Ray Evans 1953]
- My Favorite Things [Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II]
- It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
[Eddie Pola and George Wyle 1963]
Keith Lockhart's intro
"Winter Weather Medley" [arranged by David Chase]
radio intro
“Twelve Days of Christmas†[traditional; arranged by David Chase]
Keith Lockhart's intro
"'Twas the Night Before Christmas" [by Clement C. Moore; music by Joe Reisman, read by Laura Carlo]
radio intro
Santa Claus Medley, arranged by Darmon Meader
- "The Man with the Bag" [Dudley Brooks, Hal Stanley & Irv Taylor, 1950]
- "Santa Baby" [Joan Javits, Philip Springer and Tony Springer; 1953]
- "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" [J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie; 1934]
Santa Claus appears on the stage and reads "letters from kids".
Keith Lockhart's intro
Audience Singalong Medley:
- Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer [Robert May and Johnny Marks; 1949(?)]
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas [Hugh Martin; 1944(?)]
- Let It Snow [Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn; 1944]
- The Christmas Song [Mel Torme and Bob Wells; 1944]
- Winter Wonderland [Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith; 1934]
- Jingle Bells [James Lord Pierpont; 1857]
encore break
White Christmas [Irving Berlin, 1940(?); arranged by Alexander Courage][* brief radio crackle]
encore break
Frosty All the Way [Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson, 1950; James Lord Pierpont, 1857; arranged by Don Sebesky]
radio outro
radio intro B
Christmas Canticles [Sean O’Laughlin arrangement]
-O Christmas Tree [traditional]
-Hark The Herald Angels Sing [Charles Wesley 1739]
-Adeste Fideles/O Come All Ye Faithful [John Francis Wade c.1700s]
-Silent Night [Franz Xaver Gruber c.1818, English lyrics John Freeman Young 1859]
-Joy To the World [Isaac Watts 1719]
radio intro
Hallelujah Chorus from "Messiah" [G. F. Handel 1741]
Keith Lockhart's intro
“The Gifts of Great Meadows†['Coventry Carol’ and ‘Silent Night’, Richard Sebring arrangement, 2009]
Keith Lockhart's intro
A Story of Hanukkha [Rabbi Hugo Gryn (1930–1996)]
Keith Lockhart's intro
"The Christmas Story" [Philip Lane; narrated and sung by James Demler]
Text based on The Bible,
New Testament, Luke:2
Christmas Hymns:
-Oh Little Town of Bethlehem [Phillips Brooks 1865]
-What Child is This [William Chatterton Dix 1865]
-We Three Kings [John Henry Hopkins, Jr., pub.1863]
-The First Noel [traditional]
-Go Tell It On the Mountain [John W. Work; 1865]
-Angels We Have Heard On High [traditional]
-[incomplete list]
radio outro
radio intro
"Sleigh Ride" [Leroy Anderson; 1948]/
radio intro
"Christmas Waltzes" [arranged by Angela Morley]
- Christmas Waltz
- Silver Bells [Jay Livingston and Ray Evans 1953]
- My Favorite Things [Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II]
- It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
[Eddie Pola and George Wyle 1963]
Keith Lockhart's intro
"Winter Weather Medley" [arranged by David Chase]
radio intro
“Twelve Days of Christmas†[traditional; arranged by David Chase]
Keith Lockhart's intro
"'Twas the Night Before Christmas" [by Clement C. Moore; music by Joe Reisman, read by Laura Carlo]
radio intro
Santa Claus Medley, arranged by Darmon Meader
- "The Man with the Bag" [Dudley Brooks, Hal Stanley & Irv Taylor, 1950]
- "Santa Baby" [Joan Javits, Philip Springer and Tony Springer; 1953]
- "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" [J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie; 1934]
Santa Claus appears on the stage and reads "letters from kids".
Keith Lockhart's intro
Audience Singalong Medley:
- Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer [Robert May and Johnny Marks; 1949(?)]
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas [Hugh Martin; 1944(?)]
- Let It Snow [Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn; 1944]
- The Christmas Song [Mel Torme and Bob Wells; 1944]
- Winter Wonderland [Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith; 1934]
- Jingle Bells [James Lord Pierpont; 1857]
encore break
White Christmas [Irving Berlin, 1940(?); arranged by Alexander Courage][* brief radio crackle]
encore break
Frosty All the Way [Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson, 1950; James Lord Pierpont, 1857; arranged by Don Sebesky]
radio outro
Set 2
Set 3
Comment
Holiday Pops 2009
Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Keith Lockhart conducting
with James Demler: baritone and narrator
Laura Carlo: narrator
Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Keith Lockhart conducting
with James Demler: baritone and narrator
Laura Carlo: narrator
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