A Classic Christmas with the Bach Festival Society
Joyful Sounds
Special | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
The Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra performs a beloved Central Florida Tradition.
"A Classic Christmas" is a beloved Central Florida tradition. From the beautiful Knowles Memorial Chapel on the campus of Rollins College, the Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra, along with guest soloists Mary Wilson and Stephen Mumbert, as well as the Bach Festival Children’s Choir, perform custom arrangements of treasured holiday classics created specifically for this joyous celebration.
A Classic Christmas with the Bach Festival Society is presented by your local public television station.
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
A Classic Christmas with the Bach Festival Society
Joyful Sounds
Special | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
"A Classic Christmas" is a beloved Central Florida tradition. From the beautiful Knowles Memorial Chapel on the campus of Rollins College, the Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra, along with guest soloists Mary Wilson and Stephen Mumbert, as well as the Bach Festival Children’s Choir, perform custom arrangements of treasured holiday classics created specifically for this joyous celebration.
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>>This program was made possible in part by...
Advent Health.
Sharing our unwavering commitment to whole-person health.
Along with Massey Services, David And Judy Albertson, The Michael John Kakos and Aimee Rusinko Kakos Foundation, and Kelly Price and Company.
>>The Bach Festival Society was founded in 1935 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Johannes Sebastian Bach.
And throughout those decades, our home has always been The beautiful Knowles Memorial Chapel on the campus of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida.
We have always aspired to create music for emotion.
For both the intellect and the spirit.
But during the holiday season, I'm convinced the music goes directly from the ear to the heart.
So from our home to your home, we hope you enjoy.
♪♪ >>Joyful, all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies; with th'angelic hosts proclaim, "Christ is born in Bethlehem!"
Hark!
The herald angels sing, "Glory to the new-born king."
♪♪ Christ by highest heaven adored, Christ the everlasting Lord, late in time behold him come, offspring of the favoured one.
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; hail th'incarnate Deity, pleased with us in flesh to dwell, Jesus our Emmanuel.
Hark!
The herald angels sing, "Glory to the new-born king."
♪♪ Joyful, all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies.
Hark!
The herald angels sing, "Glory to the new-born king."
Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!"
Joyful, all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies.
with th'angelic hosts proclaim, "Christ is born in Bethlehem!"
Hark!
The herald angels sing, "Glory to the new-born king."
[APPLAUSE] ♪♪ ♪♪ >>O holy night the stars are brightly shining; It is the night of our dear Savior's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining, till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
>>A thrill of hope - the weary world rejoices, for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!
Fall on your knees!
O hear the angel voices!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born!
O night divine, O night.
>>O night divine.
♪♪ >>Truly He taught us to love one another; His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains shall He break, for the slave is our brother, and in His name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we; Let all within us praise His holy name.
Christ is the Lord!
O praise His name forever!
His power and glory evermore proclaim!
His power divine.
♪♪ >>O night divine.
>>O night-- >>O night-- >>O night divine.
♪♪ >>O night divine.
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >>In the bleak midwinter frosty wind made moan, earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone.
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, in the bleak midwinter, long ago.
♪♪ >>Our God, heaven cannot hold him, nor earth sustain; heaven and earth shall flee away when he comes to reign.
In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed our Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.
♪♪ >>Angels and archangels may have gathered there, cherubim and seraphim thronged the air, but His mother only in her maiden bliss, worshiped the Beloved with a kiss.
♪♪ >>What can I give him poor as I am?
>>If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb.
>>If I were a wise man I would do my part, yet what I can I give him, give my heart.
♪♪ ♪♪ >>The first Noel the angels did say was to certain poor shepherds in fields where they lay.
>>In fields where they lay keeping their sheep, on a cold winter's night that was so deep.
>>Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the King of Israel.
♪♪ >>They looked up and saw a star shining in the east beyond them far; and to the earth it gave great light, and so it continued both day and night.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the king of Israel.
♪♪ Then let us all with one accord sing praises to our heavenly Lord, that hath made heaven and earth of nought, and with his blood our life has bought.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the king.
Noel.
Born is the king of Israel.
♪♪ Noel.
♪♪ Noel.
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >>I wonder as I wander, out under the sky, why Jesus the Savior did come for to die for poor ordinary people like you and like I; I wonder as I wander, out under the sky.
♪♪ When Mary birthed Jesus, 'twas in a cow's stall with wise men and farmers and shepherds and all.
But high from God's heaven a star's light did fall, and the promise of ages it then did recall.
♪♪ If Jesus had wanted for any wee thing, a star in the sky, or a bird on the wing, or all of God's angels in heaven for to sing, he surely could have it, 'cause he was the King.
>>I wonder as I wander.
>>I wonder as I wander >>I wonder as I wander.
>>I wonder as I wander.
>>Ooh.
♪♪ ♪♪ >>Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King!
Let every heart prepare Him room, and heav'n and nature sing, and heav'n and nature sing, and heav'n and heav'n and nautre sing.
♪♪ Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ, while fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy, repeat, repeat the sounding joy to the world.
Joy to the world.
Joy to the world.
Joy to the world.
He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations prove the glories of His righteousness and wonders of His love, and wonders of His love, and wonders, wonders, of His love.
And wonders, wonders of his love.
>>Love.
[APPLAUSE] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >>O come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem!
Come and behold Him, born the King of angels!
O come, let us adore Him; O come, let us adore Him; O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!
Sing, choirs of angels; sing in exultation; sing, all ye citizens of heav'n above!
Glory to God, all glory in the highest!
O come, let us adore Him; O come, let us adore Him; O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!
♪♪ Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning; Jesus to Thee be all glory giv'n!
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing!
O come, let us adore Him; O come, let us adore Him; O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >>Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be.
With God as our Father, brothers all are we.
Let me walk with my brother in perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me, let this be the moment now.
With every step I take let this be my solemn vow: To take each moment and live each moment in peace eternally.
♪♪ Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be.
With God as our Father, brothers all are we.
Let me walk with my brother in perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me, let this be the moment now.
With every step I take let this be my solemn vow: To take each moment and live each moment in peace eternally.
Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.
With me.
[APPLAUSE] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >>Have yourself a merry little Christmas, let your heart be light.
From now on our troubles will be out of sight.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas, make the Yuletide gay.
From now on our troubles will be miles away.
Here we are as in olden days, happy golden days of yore.
Faithful friends who are dear to us gather near to us once more.
♪♪ [CHOIR VOCALIZES] Here we are as in olden days, happy golden days of yore.
Faithful friends who are dear to us gather near to us once more.
Through the years we all will be together if the fates allow.
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough and have yourself a merry little Christmas now.
♪♪ ♪♪ >>I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know.
>>Where the treetops glisten and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow.
>>I'm dreaming of a white Christmas with every Christmas card I write.
May your days be merry and bright, and may all your Christmases be white.
♪♪ >>I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know.
Where the treetops glisten and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas with every Christmas card I write.
May your days be merry and bright, and may all your Christmases be white.
>>May all your Christmases be white.
♪♪ >>I'll be home for Christmas, you can count on me.
Please have snow and mistletoe and presents on the tree.
Christmas Eve will find me where the love light gleams.
I'll be home for Christmas if only in my dreams.
♪♪ >>Christmas Eve will find me where the love light gleams.
I'll be home for Christmas if only in my dreams.
>>If only in my dreams.
♪♪ >>Ooh.
♪♪ ♪♪ >>Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose.
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir and folks dressed up in winter clothes.
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe will help to make the season bright.
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow will find it hard to sleep tonight.
>>They know that Santa's on his way, he's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.
>>And every mother's child is gonna spy to see if reindeer really know how to fly.
>>And so I'm offering this simple phrase to kids from one to ninety-two, although it's been said many times many ways, Merry Christmas to you.
♪♪ And so I'm offering this simple phrase to kids from one to ninety-two, although it's been said many times many ways, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas to you.
♪♪ ♪♪ >>Silent night, holy night.
All is calm, all is bright 'round yon virgin mother and child.
Holy infant, so tender and mild.
Sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.
♪♪ >>Silent night, holy night.
Son of God, love's pure light.
Radiant beams from Thy holy face, with the dawn of redeeming grace.
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth.
>>Jesus, Lord at Thy birth.
♪♪ ♪♪ >>While shpherd kept their watching o'er silent flocks by night, behold, throughout the heavens there shone a holy light.
Oh go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere.
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.
The Shepherds feared and trembled when lo, above the earth rang out the angel chorus that hailed our Savior's birth.
Oh go tell it on the mountain, over the hils and everywhere.
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.
>>Go tell it on the mountain, over the hils and everywhere.
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.
Go tell it on the mountain, over the hils and everywhere.
Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born.
Tell it on the mountain.
Tell it on the mountain.
Tell it on the mountain.
Tell it on the mountain.
Tell it on the mountain.
Tell it on the mountain.
Tell it on the mountain.
Tell it on the mountain.
♪♪ Amen.
[APPLAUSE] >>This program was made possible in part by...
Advent Health Sharing our unwavering commitment to whole-person health.
Along with Massey Services, David And Judy Albertson, The Michael John Kakos and Aimee Rusinko Kakos Foundation, and Kelly Price and Company.
A Classic Christmas with the Bach Festival Society is presented by your local public television station.
Distributed nationally by American Public Television