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St. Olaf Christmas Festival

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A service in song and word that has become one of the nation’s most cherished holiday celebrations. Tickets to the event, which takes place at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, are always gone months in advance. The festival—now in its 134th year—includes hymns, carols, choral works, and orchestral selections celebrating the Nativity and featuring more than 500 student musicians who are members of five choirs and the St. Olaf Orchestra.

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Host:

Alison Young

Program Length:

1:59:00

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Dec. 17 at 9am ET

Broadcast Rights:

Affiliate stations may carry this program two times before January 11, 2009. The program must be carried in its entirety. No excerpting is permitted. Simulcast streaming rights are available for this program. Prior to carrying this program, stations must contact their American Public Media Station Relations Representative.

Fees: See Program Fees page

 

Program Web Site:
http://americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org/programs/st_olaf_xmas/

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Program Playlist:

Steven Amundsen:
The Gift –Orchestra (SA)

Traditional Spiritual, arr. Andre Thomas:
Keep Your Lamps- Massed Choir (CA)

Carolyn Jennings:
A New Magnificat – Massed Choir & Orchestra (SJ)

Traditional, arr. John Ferguson:
O Come, O Come, Emanuel – Massed choir & Orchestra (JF)

FJ Haydn:
Awake the Harp – Massed Choir & Orchestra (CA)

Georg Schumann:
How Great Are Thy Wonders – St. Olaf Choir (AA)

Z. Randall Stroope:
There Is No Rose – Manitou Singers (SJ)

Herbert Howells, arr. John Ferguson:
Magnificat “Collegium Regale” – Cantorei & Orchestra (JF)

Philip Lawson:
Welcome All Wonders – Chapel Choir (CA)

Traditional Basque, arr. Christopher Aspaas:
The Angel Gabriel – Viking Chorus (CA)

Irish Trad/Rory Cooney, arr. John Ferguson:
Canticle of the Turning – Massed Choir & Orchestra (JF)

[Gospel Reading – Pastor Bruce Benson, Pastor Jennifer Koenig]

English Traditional, arr. Jackson Berkey:
Joy to the World – Chapel Choir (CA)

Agneta Sköld:
Gloria – Manitou Singers (SJ)

Joseph Gregorio:
Dona Nobis Pacem – Men of the Massed Choir (CA)

Peter Wishart:
Alleluya! A New Work is Come on Hand – Cantorei (JF)

William Walker, arr. Robert Scholz:
What Wondrous Love – St. Olaf Choir (AA)

Jester Hairston:
Mary’s Little Boy Chile – St. Olaf Choir (AA)

Todd Smith, arr. Brad Holmes:
Noel – Viking Chorus (CA)

Leonard Bernstein:
Sanctus – Massed Choir & Orchestra (SJ)

Gian Carlo Menotti:
Shepherd’s Dance – St. Olaf Orchestra (SA)

Danish Trad. arr. G. Winston Cassler:
Bright and Glorious is the Sky – Massed Choir & Orchestra (SA)

Various, arr. Carolyn Jennings: Carol Collage
   Go Tell It On the Mountain – Massed Choir (AA)
   La Jornada - Cantorei (JF)
   March of the Kings – Viking Chorus (CA)
   O Run, You Shepherds – Chapel Choir (CA)
   The Word is Now Become Flesh – Manitou Singers (SJ)
   Friend, Hear This Good News – St. Olaf Choir (AA)
   Joy to the World – Massed Choir & Orchestra (SA)

Christoph Weyse, arr. F. Melius Christiansen:
O Day Full of Grace – Massed Choir (AA)

Hubert Parry, arr. Gordon Jacob:
In Endless Morn of Light – Massed Choir & Orchestra (AA)

Henry Gauntlett, arr. John Ferguson:
Once in Royal David’s City – Massed Choir & Orchestra (SA)

Alexander Gretchaninoff:
Nunc dimittis – Massed Choir (SJ)

[prayer - Pastor Bruce Benson]

Silesian Trad., arr. F. Melius Christiansen:
Beautiful Savior – Massed Choir (AA)

deadroll: Brazilian Alleluia

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Timings & Cues:

Total program time = 01:59:00

00:00 IN [MUSIC-A New Magnificat] "From American Public Media…"

1:10:33 Floating break (:58) [MUSIC-The Gift, excerpt]

1:11:33 IN: MUSIC: Mary’s Lil Boy Chile
1:59:00 OUT: APM Logo
END

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Promotional Materials

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Promotional press release:
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