The Boston Pops 2009-12-24
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
Set 1
radio intro
Christmas Canticles [Sean O'Laughlin arrangement]
intro
Medley of French Christmas Carols [Maureen Brennan: soprano]
intro
The Gifts of Great Meadows ['Coventry Carol' and 'Silent Night', arranged by Richard "Gus" Sebring, 2009]
intro
Christmas Time is Here [Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson; Maureen Brennan: soprano]
intro
The Twelve days of Christmas [traditional; David Chase arrangement]
intro
"Twas the Night before Christmas" [by Clement C. Moore; music by Joe Reiseman; Laura Carlo, narrator]
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
Must Be Santa [Maureen Brennan: soprano]
Audience singalong medley
"Sing We Now of Christmas" [arrangement by Randall Alan Bass]:
- O Come All Ye Faithful [John Francis Wade c.1700s]
- Away in a Manger [John McFarland (1851-1913), music: James Murray, 1887]
- The First Noel [traditional]
- Joy to the World [Isaac Watts 1719]
- Silent Night [Franz Xaver Gruber c.1818, English lyrics John Freeman Young 1859]
- Hark the Herald Angels Sing [Charles Wesley, 1739]
encore break
Frosty All the Way [Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson, 1950; James Lord Pierpont, 1857; arranged by Don Sebesky]
radio outro
Christmas Canticles [Sean O'Laughlin arrangement]
intro
Medley of French Christmas Carols [Maureen Brennan: soprano]
intro
The Gifts of Great Meadows ['Coventry Carol' and 'Silent Night', arranged by Richard "Gus" Sebring, 2009]
intro
Christmas Time is Here [Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson; Maureen Brennan: soprano]
intro
The Twelve days of Christmas [traditional; David Chase arrangement]
intro
"Twas the Night before Christmas" [by Clement C. Moore; music by Joe Reiseman; Laura Carlo, narrator]
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
Must Be Santa [Maureen Brennan: soprano]
Audience singalong medley
"Sing We Now of Christmas" [arrangement by Randall Alan Bass]:
- O Come All Ye Faithful [John Francis Wade c.1700s]
- Away in a Manger [John McFarland (1851-1913), music: James Murray, 1887]
- The First Noel [traditional]
- Joy to the World [Isaac Watts 1719]
- Silent Night [Franz Xaver Gruber c.1818, English lyrics John Freeman Young 1859]
- Hark the Herald Angels Sing [Charles Wesley, 1739]
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
Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
with
Maureen Brennan: soprano
Laura Carlo, narrator
Keith Lockhart conducting
live at Symphony Hall
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
December 24, 2009
recorded for broadcast
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
with
Maureen Brennan: soprano
Laura Carlo, narrator
Keith Lockhart conducting
live at Symphony Hall
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
December 24, 2009
recorded for broadcast
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