December 4, 2021 – WaterFire Music Program

4:00      “Jingle Bells”
composed by James Pierpont
performed by the United Co-op Band (Crewe)
from Christmas Carols

4:01      “Joy to the World”
composed by George Frideric Handel
performed by Prosound Karaoke Band
from Sing Along Songs

4:03      “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”
composed by Charles Wesley
performed by the United Co-op Band
from  Sing Along Songs

4:07      “Deck the Halls”
composed by John Thomas
lyrics by John Jones
performed by United Co-op Band
from Sing Along Songs

4:08      “Good King Wenceslas”
composed by Thomas Helmore
lyrics by John Mason Neale
performed by the United Co-op Band (Crewe)
from  Christmas Carols

4:10      “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”
traditional 
performed by ProSound Karaoke Band
from Sing Along to 30 Essential Christmas Carols

4:12      “Away in a Manger”
composed by William J. Kirkpatrick
performed by the United Co-op Band
from Sing Along Music

4:14      “O' Holy Night”
composed by Adolphe Charles Adam
performed by The 1,000 Strings
from White Christmas

4:17      “Silent Night”
composed by Franz Gruber
performed by United Co-op Band (Crewe)
from  Christmas Carols

4:20      “Silver Bells”
composed by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
performed by Sing Along Music
from  Sing Along Christmas Songs - Great Christmas Sing Alongs

4:22      “The First Nowell”
composed by John Stainer
performed by United Co-op Band
from  Christmas Carols

4:25      “White Christmas”
composed by Irving Berlin
performed by United Co-op Band (Crewe)
from Christmas Carols

4:28      “O Holy Night”
composed by Adolphe Charles Adam
performed by Nat King Cole
from The Christmas Song

4:31      “Carol of the Bells”
composed by Mykola Leontovych
lyrics by Peter J. Wilhousky
performed by George Winston
from December

4:35      “Auld Lang Syne”
composed John Fahey
performed by John Fahey
from Christmas Guitar, Vol. 1

4:37      “I Wonder as I Wander”
composed by John Jabob Niles
performed by Craig Duncan
from  Bluegrass Christmas

4:40      “Traveler’s Prayer”
composed by John Renbourn
performed by Portland Revels
from "The Christmas Revels”

4:44      “Trumpet Tune and Air”
composed by Henry Purcell
performed by Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
from "Fanfare”

4:47      “Canzon Noni Toni à 12 
   (Sacrae Symphoniae 1597)”
composed by Giovanni Gabrieli
performed by London Symphony Orchestra Brass Ensemble
from Sacred Brass

4:50      “Angels We Have Heard on High”
traditional
performed by Steve Erquiaga
from  A Windham Hill Christmas

4:54      “Rocking Around the Christmas Tree”
composed by Johnny Marks
performed by Brenda Lee
from Rocking Around the Christmas Tree

4:57      “Merry Christmas Baby”
composed by Lou Baxter ad Johnny Moore
performed by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
from Everything you want for Christmas

5:00      “Hey Santa Claus”
composed by Harvey Fuqua
performed by The Moonglows
from Rockin' Little Christmas

5:02      “Who Took the Merry Out of Christmas”
composed by Deanie Parker
performed by The Staple Singers
from The Very Best of the Staple Singers

5:05      “Celebrate Me Home”
composed by Kenny Loggins & Bob James
performed by Kenny Loggins
from Celebrate Me Home

5:10      “Stille Nacht (Silent Night)”
composed by Franz Gruber
performed by Joel Rosenberger
from Snow and Ivory: Solo Piano Portraits 
   for Christmas

5:15      “Variations on the Kanon”
composed  by Johann Pachelbel
performed by George Winston
from December

5:20      “Herbei, Oh Ihr Glaubigen”
composed by Mannheim Steamroller
performed by Mannheim Steamroller
from Christmas In the Aire

5:24      “What Child is This?”
composed by William Chatterton Dix
performed by Vince Guaraldi Trio
from A Charlie Brown Christmas

5:27      “Greensleeves”
traditional
performed by the Vince Gauraldi Trio
from   A Charlie Brown Christmas

5:32      “Gaudete”
traditional
performed by Steeleye Span
from  The Best of Steeleye Span

5:25      “Mary, Mary”
composed by Michael Nesmith
performed Harry Bellafonte
from Christmas with Harry Bellafonte

5:38      “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”
composed by John Mason Neale
performed by The Piano Guys
from O Come, O Come Emmanuel

5:42      “Baby It’s Cold Outside”
composed by Frank Loesser
performed by Anne Murray and Micheal Bublé
from Anne Murray’s Christmas

5:45      “Oiche Chiun (Silent Night)”
composed by Franz Gruber
performed by Enya
from  A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3

5:49      “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
composed by Bing Crosby
performed by Micheal Bublé
from  Christmas

5:53      “Merry Christmas Baby”
composed by Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore
performed by B.B. King
from A Christmas Celebration of Hope

5:58      “Dona Nobis Pacem (Give us Peace)”
composed by Giovanni Pierluigi
performed by Yo-Yo Ma
from  Songs of Joy and Peace

6:00      “Go Tell It on the Mountain”
composed by John Wesley Work, Jr. 
performed by James Taylor
from James Taylor at Christmas

6:30      “Quatre petites prieres de Saint Francois d'Assise 
   - Salut, Dame Sainte"
performed by Tenebrae
from  Figure Humaine

6:06      “Joy to the World”
composed by Frideric Handel
performed by Adolf Fredriks Ungdomskör
from Från Mörker Till Ljus

6:07      “Messiah, HWV 56 / Part 2: ‘Hallelujah’”
composed by Frideric Handel
performed by Chicago Symphony Chorus, 
   Chicago Symphony Orchestra
from Handel: Messiah

6:11      “O Little Town of Bethlehem”
composed by Lewis Redner
lyrics by Phillips Brooks
performed by Chris Botti
from  December

6:15      “O Holy Night”
composed by Adolphe Charles Adam
performed by Luciano Pavarotti
from Luciano Pavorotti: O Holy Night

6:19      “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”
composed by Wallace Willis
performed by Paul Robeson
from  On My Journey: Paul Robeson’s
   Independent Recordings

6:22      “The Wexford Carol”
traditional
performed by Alison Krauss, Yo-Yo Ma and
   Natalie McMaster
from Songs of Joy and Peace

6:26      “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”
composed by Johnny Marks
performed by Ray Charles
from The Spirit of Christmas

6:30      “Yazala Abambuti”
traditional
performed by Will Ackerman 
from  A Windham Hill Christmas

6:35      “Take My Hand”
composed by Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey
performed by Ben Harper and the Blind 
   Boys of Alabama
from  There Will Be Light

6:39      “Hallelujah”
composed by Leonard Cohen
performed by Chris Botti
from December

6:42      “Tsintskharo”
traditional
performed by Vokal Ansamble Gordela
from Degrees of Separation: The Global 
   Search for Vok. Ansambl Gordela

6:44      “Ave Maria”
composed by J.S. Back
performed by Andrea Bocelli
from Viaggio Italiano

6:49      “The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth”
composed by Ketherin Kennicott Davis 
performed by Bing Crosby and David bowie
from Bing At Christmas

6:52      “Christmas Canon”
composed by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
performed by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
from The Christmas Attic

6:57      “A Shelfish Elf (Radio Edit)”
composed by Jelly of the Month Club
performed by Jelly of the Month Club
from A Shelfish Elf (Radio Edit) - Single

7:00      “Angels We Have Heard on High”
traditional
performed by Andrea Bocelli
from My Christmas

7:04      “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”
composed by John Mason Neale
performed by Paul McCandless
from  A Windham Hill Christmas

7:08      “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)”
composed by Bob wells and Mel Torme
performed by Nat King Cole
from  The Christmas Song

7:11      “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
composed  by Walter Kend and Buck Ram
performed by Elvis Presley
from Elvis’ Christmas Album 

7:13      “My Favorite Things”
composed by Richard Rodgers
performed by Yo-Yo Ma and Chris Botti
from Songs of Joy and Peace

7:20      “Happy Xmas (The War is Over)”
composed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
performed by Yo-Yo Ma & Jake Shimabukuro
from Songs of Peace and Joy

7:25      “Deck the Halls”
composed by John Thomas
lyrics by John Jones
performed by Ottmar Liebert
from Poets & Angel

7:28      “The Christmas Song”
composed by Bob wells and Mel Torme
performed by Chris Botti
from December

7:33      “O Come All ye Faithful”
composed by John Francis Wade
performed by William Daly
from Sing Along: 40 Classic Christmas 
   Instrumentals

7:36      “Winter Wonderland”
composed by Felix Bernard
performed by Bing Crosby
from Bing Crosby’s Christmas Classics

7:38      “Please Come Home for Christmas”
composed by Charles Brown
performed by Eagles
from Please come home for Christmas

7:41      “O Tannenbaum”
composed by Ernst Anshutz
performed by Andrea Bocelli
from  My Christmas

7:46      “Baby It’s Cold Outside”
composed by Frank Loesser
performed by Ray Charles and Betty Carter
from The Spirit of Christmas

7:50      “Joy to the World”
composed by Frideric Handel
performed by Aaron Neville and The Blind 
   Boys of Alabama
from Christmas Prayer

7:52      “Gabriel’s Oboe”
composed by Ennio Morricone
performed by Chris Botti
from Italia

7:57      “Christmas Time is Here”
composed by Lee Mendelson and 
   Vince Guaraldi
performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio
from A Charlie Brown Christmas

8:03      “Athair Ar Neamh”
composed by Enya
performed by Enya
from The Very Best of Enya

8:07      “Gaudete”
traditional
performed by Mediaeval Baebes
from Mistletoe & Wine

8:09      “The Holly and the Ivy”
traditional
performed by George Winston
from December

8:14      “Don’t Cry”
traditional
performed by Lilit Pipoyan
from  Full Moon

8:18      “Christmas / Sarajevo 12/24” (Instrumental)
composed by Kinkel, Oliva & Paul O'Neill
performed by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
from Christmas Eve and Other Stories

8:21      “I Saw Three Ships”
traditional
composed by The Irich Christmas & 
   Celtic Christmas
from Irish & Celtic Christmas

8:23      “My Little Drum”
composed by Lee Mendelson and 
   Vince Guaraldi
performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio
from  A Charlie Brown Christmas

8:27      “Lord of the Dance”
Traditional
performed by The Revels Chorus, Cambridge 
   Symphonic Brass Ensemble & Frank Epstein
from The Christmas Revels: In Celebration 
   of the Winter Solstice

8:31      “Babes in Toyland: March of the Toys”
composed by Victor Herbert
performed by Keith Brion and Razumovsky 
   Symphony Orchestra
from  A Classic Christmas: For your Family

8:35      “Baby It’s Cold Outside”
composed by Frank Loesser
performed by Johnny Mercer and 
   Margaret Whiting
from  Home for the Holidays

8:38      “Adeste Fidelis”
composed by John Francis Wade
performed by Jose Carrera & Placido Domingo
from I’ll Be Home for Christmas

8:41      “Silent Night! Holy Night!”
composed by Franz Gruber
performed by Craig Duncan
from Bluegrass Christmas

8:44      “Blue Christmas”
composed by Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson
performed by Elvis Presley
from Elvis’ Christmas Album

8:47      “First Noel”
Traditional
performed by Chris Botti
from December

8:50      “Santa Baby - Swings Both Ways”
composed by Joan Javits and Philip Springer
performed by The Nashi Young Cho 
   Jazz Quartet
from All I Want for Christmas is You

8:53      “Look Where He Brought Me From”
traditional
performed by The Blind Boys of Alabama
from Deep River

8:56      “Joy to the World”
composed by Frideric Handel
performed by Nat King Cole
from The Christmas Song

8:58      “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
composed by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
performed by Bing Crosby
from Bing Crosby: Christmas Classics