WaterFire Providence presents a Partial Lighting of WaterFire on Saturday, December 7, 2024. The fires in the RISD and Memorial Park area will be lit at 5:30 p.m. and will burn until 9:00 p.m. This lighting is a part of Providence’s Three Nights of Lights event series presented by the City of Providence, and the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitor’s Bureau in partnership with The AvenueConcept, FirstWorks, and WaterFire Providence.
All of the music is the work of the original artists listed below and they retain the copyright. The music is used here by permission of the artist or the recording company and/or licensed for public performance through ASCAP, SESAC, and/or BMI (including their affiliated foreign performance rights societies). We urge you to further explore and support the work of these artists through the purchase of their recordings. WaterFire Providence® and Barnaby Evans wish to thank the artists for creating such wonderful music and the recording companies for their enthusiastic cooperation and support.
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December 7, 2024 – Music Program
“O Holy Night”
composed by Adolphe Adam
performed by Nat King Cole
from The Christmas Song
“Carol of the Bells”
composed by Mykola Leontovych
lyrics by Peter J. Wilhousky
performed by George Winston
from December
“Auld Lang Syne”
composed John Fahey
performed by John Fahey
from Christmas Guitar, Vol. 1
“I Wonder as I Wander”
composed by John Jabob Niles
performed by Craig Duncan
from Bluegrass Christmas
“Traveler’s Prayer”
composed by John Renbourn
performed by Portland Revels
from “The Christmas Revels”
“Angels We Have Heard on High”
traditional
performed by Steve Erquiaga
from A Windham Hill Christmas
“We Need A WaterFire Christmas”
composed by Swing Shift and Ken Panciera
performed by The WaterFire Holiday Carolers
from We Need A WaterFire Christmas Single
“Who Took the Merry Out of Christmas”
composed by Deanie Parker
performed by The Staple Singers
from The Very Best of the Staple Singers
“Variations on the Kanon”
composed by Johann Pachelbel
performed by George Winston
from December
“Herbei, Oh Ihr Glaubigen”
composed by Mannheim Steamroller
performed by Mannheim Steamroller
from Christmas In the Aire
“Stille Nacht (Silent Night)”
composed by Franz Gruber
performed by Joel Rosenberger
from Snow and Ivory: Solo Piano Portraits for Christmas
Music from The Nutcracker Soundtrack
composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
from Ballet Rhode Island’s The Nutcracker
“The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)”
composed by Mel Tormé & Robert Wells
performed by Nat King Cole
from Christmas Classics (Remastered)
“Hallelujah”
composed by Leonard Cohen
performed by Chris Botti
from December
“Hark the Herald Angels Sing”
composed by Charles Wesley
performed by the United Co-op Band
from Sing Along Songs
“Ave Maria”
composed by J.S. Back
performed by Andrea Bocelli
from Viaggio Italiano
“Hey Santa Claus”
composed by Harvey Fuqua
performed by The Moonglows
from Rockin’ Little Christmas
“Here Comes Santa Claus”
composed by Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman and Harriet Melka
performed by the United Co-op Band
from Sing Along Songs
“Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”
composed by Johnny Marks
performed by Ray Charles
from The Spirit of Christmas
“Good King Wenceslas”
composed by Thomas Helmore
performed by the United Co-op Band (Crewe)
from Christmas Carols
“What Child is This?”
composed by William Chatterton Dix
performed by Vince Guaraldi Trio
from A Charlie Brown Christmas
“Gaudete”
traditional
performed by Mediaeval Baebes
from Mistletoe & Wine
“Mary, Mary”
composed by Michael Nesmith
performed Harry Bellafonte
from Christmas with Harry Bellafonte
“O Come, O Come Emmanuel”
composed by John Mason Neale
performed by The Piano Guys
from O Come, O Come Emmanuel
“Oiche Chiun (Silent Night)”
composed by Franz Gruber
performed by Enya
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3
“Dona nobis pacem (Give us Peace) / Auld Lang Syne”
composed by Giovanni Pierluigi
performed by Yo-Yo Ma and Chris Botti
from Songs of Joy and Peace
“Quatre petites prieres de Saint Francois d’Assise – Salut, Dame Sainte”
composed by Francis Poulenc
performed by Tenebrae
from Figure Humaine
“Joy to the World”
composed by Frideric Handel
performed by Adolf Fredriks Ungdomskör
from Från Mörker Till Ljus
“Messiah, HWV 56 / Part 2: ‘Hallelujah’”
composed by Frideric Handel
performed by Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
from Handel: Messiah
“O Little Town of Bethlehem”
composed by Lewis Redner
lyrics by Phillips Brooks
performed by Chris Botti
from December
“O Holy Night”
composed by Adolphe Charles Adam
performed by Luciano Pavarotti
from Luciano Pavorotti: O Holy Night
“The Wexford Carol”
traditional
performed by Alison Krauss, Yo-Yo Ma and Natalie McMaster
from Songs of Joy and Peace
“Christmas Piece”
composed by Felix Mendelssohn
performed by the United Co-op Band (Crewe)
from Christmas Carols
“Yazala Abambuti”
traditional
performed by Will Ackerman
from A Windham Hill Christmas
“The Christmas Song”
composed by Mel Tormé & Robert Wells
performed by Nat King Cole
from Christmas With The Stars
“Angels We Have Heard on High”
traditional
performed by Andrea Bocelli
from My Christmas
“O Come, O Come Emmanuel”
composed by John Mason Neale
performed by Paul McCandless
from A Windham Hill Christmas
“My Favorite Things”
composed by Richard Rodgers
performed by Yo-Yo Ma and Chris Botti
from Songs of Joy and Peace
“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
“Deck the Halls”
composed by John Thomas
lyrics by John Jones
performed by Ottmar Liebert
from Poets & Angels
“The Christmas Song”
composed by Bob Wells and Mel Torme
performed by Chris Botti
from December
“O Come All ye Faithful”
composed by John Francis Wade
performed by William Daly
from Sing Along: 40 Classic Christmas Instrumentals
“O Tannenbaum”
composed by Ernst Anshutz
performed by Andrea Bocelli
from My Christmas
“Joy to the World”
composed by Frideric Handel
performed by Aaron Neville and The Blind Boys of Alabama
from Christmas Prayer
“Christmas Time is Here”
composed by Lee Mendelson and Vince Guaraldi
performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio
from A Charlie Brown Christmas
“Athair Ar Neamh”
composed by Enya
performed by Enya
from The Very Best of Enya
“Gaudete”
traditional
performed by Steeleye Span
from The Very Best of Steeleye Span
“The Holly and the Ivy”
traditional
performed by George Winston
from December
“Mele Kalikimaka”
composed by R. Alex Anderson
performed by Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
from White Christmas
“Christmas / Sarajevo 12/24” (Instrumental)
composed by Kinkel, Oliva & Paul O’Neill
performed by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
from Christmas Eve and Other Stories
“I Saw Three Ships”
traditional
composed by The Irish Christmas & Celtic Christmas
from Irish & Celtic Christmas
“River”
composed by Joni Mitchell
performed by Sam Smith
from The Holly & The Ivy – EP
“By Christmas Eve”
composed by Amy Wadge, Daniel John Evans & John Stephens
performed by John Legend
from A Legendary Christmas
“Trivium” excerpt
composed by René Eespere
performed by Camerata Tallinn
from Northern Lights
“Fairytale of New York (Instrumental) [feat. Kirsty MacColl]”
composed by Jem Finer & Shane MacGowan
performed by The Pogues
from Fairytale of New York – Single (feat. Kirsty MacColl)
“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
“Coventry Carol”
traditional
performed by Choir Of King’s College Cambridge
from The Time-Life Treasury Of Christmas, Vol 2 [Disc 1]
“Joy to the World (Instrumental)”
traditional
performed by John Fahey
from The New Possibility: John Fahey’s Guitar Soli Christmas Album / Christmas With John Fahey, Vol. 2
“Clarinet Concerto, “In Dies”: II. —”
composed by Rene Eespere
performed by Toomas Vavilov & Aivar Mae
from The Best of Arsis Bells
“Dominus Vobiscum”
composed by Urmas Sisask
performed by Anne Liis-Treimann & The Chamber Choir Eesti Projekt
from Sacred Treasures V: From a Russian Cathedral
“O’ Holy Night”
composed by Adolphe Charles Adam
performed by The 1,000 Strings
from White Christmas
“The First Nowell”
composed by John Stainer
performed by United Co-op Band
from Christmas Carols
“Canzona per Sonare #4”
composed by Giovanni Gabrieli
performed by Portland Revels
from The Christmas Revels – Down Through the Winters
“My Little Drum”
composed by Lee Mendelson and Vince Guaraldi
performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio
from A Charlie Brown Christmas
“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
“Adeste Fidelis”
composed by John Francis Wade
performed by Jose Carreras & Placido Domingo
from I’ll Be Home for Christmas
“Silent Night! Holy Night!”
composed by Franz Gruber
performed by Craig Duncan
from Bluegrass Christmas
“Blue Christmas”
composed by Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson
performed by Elvis Presley
from Elvis’ Christmas Album
“First Noel”
Traditional
performed by Chris Botti
from December
“The Nutcracker: Russian Dance”
composed by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
performed by Ondrej Lenard & Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
from A Classic Christmas: For Your Family
