| Identifier | 8516093 |
| Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Media Type | Flac |
| Media Count | 1 |
| Sound Rating | A |
| Trades Allowed |
Performance
| The Boston Pops 2008-12-13 Symphony Hall, Boston, MA | |
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| Set 1 | radio intro
Joy to the World [Isaac Watts; 1719 - arranged by Randall Bass] Hallelujah Chorus [G. F. Handel, from "Messiah"; 1741] Gerald Steichen's greeting It Came Upon a Midnight Clear [Edmund H. Sears; 1849] Go Tell It on the Mountain [John W. Work; 1865] Waltz of the Flowers [Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky, from "The Nutcracker"; 1891-92] intro to The Polar Express The Polar Express [Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard; 2004 - Newly arranged by David Chase for Narrator, Chorus and Orchestra] Narrator: Will LeBow Text by Chris van Allsburg (world broadcast premiere of the new arrangement) radio outro -- intermission -- radio intro Suite from "Home Alone" [John Williams; 1990] - Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas - Holiday Flight - Somewhere in My Memory Gerald Steichen intro Sleigh Ride [Leroy Anderson; 1948] Gerald Steichen intro Kije Takes a Ride [Serge Prokofiev, from the Troika (4th movement) of the "Lt. Kije Suite"; 1933] Gerald Steichen intro The Twelve Days of Christmas - Medley [Traditional; arranged by David Chase] Santa Claus Medley - Hello, Mr. Kringle [Kay Kyser(?); 1939] - 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 Audience sing-along 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 Let There Be Peace On Earth [Jill Jackson Miller and Sy Miller; 1955] radio outro |
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| Set 3 | |
| Comment | The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra with The Tanglewood Festival Chorus Gerald Steichen conducting.
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