Sing We Now of Christmas
Clip: 12/17/2024 | 6m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
This opening number to "Joy: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir" is nothing short of spectacular!
Watch the spectacular opening to "Joy: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir." This processional, "Sing We Now of Christmas" is based on a traditional French carol, “Noël nouvelet,” which dates from possibly as early as the 15th century. The new arrangement by Mack Wilberg was written especially for this Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert.
Joy: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir, featuring Michael Maliakel and Lesley Nicol, was made possible in part by Ronald C. & Kaye Gunnel, and Charles & Janet Stoddard. The Tabernacle...
Sing We Now of Christmas
Clip: 12/17/2024 | 6m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Watch the spectacular opening to "Joy: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir." This processional, "Sing We Now of Christmas" is based on a traditional French carol, “Noël nouvelet,” which dates from possibly as early as the 15th century. The new arrangement by Mack Wilberg was written especially for this Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(gentle music) (gentle music continues) ♪ Sing we now of Christmas ♪ ♪ Noel, sing we here ♪ ♪ Hear our grateful praises ♪ ♪ To the babe so dear ♪ ♪ Sing we Noel, the King is born, Noel ♪ ♪ Sing we Noel, the King is born, Noel ♪ ♪ Sing we now of Christmas, sing we now Noel ♪ ♪ Angels called to shepherds ♪ ♪ Leave your flocks at rest ♪ ♪ Journey forth to Bethlehem, find the child so blessed ♪ ♪ Sing we Noel, the King is born, Noel ♪ ♪ Sing we Noel, the King is born, Noel ♪ ♪ Sing we now of Christmas, sing we now Noel ♪ ♪ In Bethlehem they found him ♪ ♪ Joseph and Mary mild ♪ ♪ Seated by the manger watching the holy child ♪ ♪ Sing we Noel, the King is born, Noel ♪ ♪ Sing we Noel, the King is born, Noel ♪ ♪ Sing we now of Christmas, sing we now Noel ♪ (gentle music continues) ♪ From the eastern country ♪ ♪ Came the kings afar ♪ ♪ Bearing gifts to Bethlehem ♪ ♪ Guided by a star ♪ ♪ Sing we Noel, the King is born, Noel ♪ ♪ Sing we Noel, the King is born, Noel ♪ ♪ Sing we now of Christmas, sing we now Noel ♪ ♪ Sing we Noel, the King is born, Noel ♪ ♪ Sing we Noel, the King is born, Noel ♪ ♪ Sing we now of Christmas, sing we now of Christmas ♪ ♪ Sing Noel, sing Noel, Noel ♪ ♪ Sing Noel ♪ ♪ Oh, Noel ♪ ♪ Noel ♪ ♪ Noel, sing Noel ♪ ♪ Noel ♪ ♪ Noel ♪ (audience cheers and applauds)
Angels from the Realms of Glory
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Watch Michael Maliakel perform "Angels from the Realms of Glory" with The Tabernacle Choir. (4m 36s)
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British actress Lesley Nicol narrates the Nativity, for The Tabernacle Choir Christmas special: Joy. (2m 15s)
An die Freude (Ode to Joy) excerpts from Symphony No. 9
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The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra turn Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” into a climactic tour de force. (3m 37s)
God Help the Outcasts, (from The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
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See Michael Maliakel perform "God Help the Outcasts" with The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra. (3m 38s)
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Watch Broadway star Michael Maliakel perform "I Wonder as I Wander," with The Tabernacle Orchestra. (3m 49s)
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Broadway star Michael Maliakel joins The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra to sing "Joy To The World." (2m 9s)
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Watch The Tabernacle Choir and orchestra perform “Noe! Noe!” with the Bells on Temple Square. (3m 29s)
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Hear The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra's interpretation of “O Little One Sweet." (4m 59s)
Watch The Tabernacle Orchestra perform "Patapan," an orchestral fantasy arranged by Ryan Murphy. (3m 6s)
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Watch as The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra perform this a Nativity lullaby, "Peace Be Mine." (2m 59s)
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The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra perform “Still, Still, Still,” an arrangement by Mack Wilberg. (2m 39s)
To the Cradle Run (based on “Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella”)
Watch Richard Elliott's spirited Christmas fantasia for organ and the Gabriel Trumpet Ensemble. (3m)
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Actress Lesley Nicol narrates a heartwarming story about Victor Hugo, author of Les Misérables. (17m 42s)
Vom Himmel hoch (From Heaven on High)
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The Gabriel Trumpet Ensemble joins The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra for "Vom Himmel hoch." (2m 55s)
Backstage with Michael Maliakel
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Go backstage at Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir with Broadway star Michael Maliakel. (5m 11s)
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Go behind the scenes of Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir with beloved actress Lesley Nicol. (3m 51s)
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Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir featuring Michael Maliakel and Lesley Nicol. (2m 2s)
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Joy: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir, featuring Michael Maliakel and Lesley Nicol, was made possible in part by Ronald C. & Kaye Gunnel, and Charles & Janet Stoddard. The Tabernacle...