The Secret of Christmas [CD] - BYU Singers

This collection of Christmas songs from legendary BYU Singers conductor Dr. Ronald Staheli was originally recorded in 2007 but is finally released for worldwide distribution. Time has not diminished the authentic, exuberant expression of the performances. Each piece, along with the title song, helps reveal the secret of Christmas, a message more essential today than when the music was first recorded. May your listening draw comfort, peace, and joy to your soul.

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TRACKS

1. Hark! (in 7/8)
Felix Mendelssohn; arr. Steven Landau

2. It Came upon the Midnight Clear
Edmund H. Sears, Richard S. Willis; arr. Matthew Armstrong

3. What Child Is This?
English tune “Greensleeves,” W. C. Dix; arr. Lindsay Goodson

4. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
S. Gordon Jessop, Nahum Tate; based on Luke 2:8–14

5. Sing We Now of Christmas
French carol; arr. Fred Prentice

6. Gesu Bambino
Pietro A. Yon, Frederick H. Martens 

7. ’Tis Winter Now
Traditional English carol, Samuel Longfellow; arr. Paul Halley

8. Joy to the World
George Frideric Handel, Isaac Watts; arr. Jackson Berkey

9. The Shepherds Had an Angel
Maurice Besly, Christina Rossetti

10. Follow the Star!
Alan Bullard; based on lines from an anonymous spiritual

11. Calm on the Listening Ear of Night
Kenneth Jennings, Edmund H. Sears

12. Silent Night
Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr; arr. Michelle Hynson

13. Follow the Light
S. Gordon Jessop

14. Isseh, Isseh
Traditional African carol; arr. Ronald Staheli

15. Go Tell It on the Mountain
American spiritual; arr. Steve Barnett

16. The Secret of Christmas
J. Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn; arr. Ronald Staheli

 

CREDITS

PRODUCER: Ronald Staheli
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Ben Fales
RECORDING ENGINEER: Jon Holloman
EDITING AND MASTERING: Troy Sales
BOOKLET DESIGNER: Rowena Natasha
BOOKLET EDITOR Lena: Primosch
PROJECT COORDINATOR: Byron Paul Murphy

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