Holidays a cappella Live

This recording of live performances from the ensemble’s first ten years of holidays programs includes Christmas spirituals, Chanukah songs, familiar carols, and new music from around the world. It’s a collection of music you won’t hear anywhere else!

“This delightful, gorgeously sung collection is well worth your time and money."
—American Record Guide

Holidays a cappella Live Album Cover

Track Listing

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01. Roun’ de Glory Manger
arr. Willis Laurence James
02. O Magnum Mysterium
Morten Lauridsen
03. Immanúel oss í nátt
Thorkell Sigurbjörnsson
04. Glory to the Newborn King
arr. Robert Leigh Morris
05. Bo Sja Raždaje
trad. Ukrainian, arr. James E. Clemens
06. Children, Go Where I Send Thee
arr. Robert Leigh Morris
07. Wexford Lullaby
arr. John Renbourn
08. Kristallen den Fina
trad. Swedish, arr. Gunnar Eriksson
09. Hemant (Winter) from “Six Seasons”
Vanraj Bhatia
10. S’vivon
arr. Steve Barnett
11. Shehecheyanu
Jonathan Miller
12. The Huron Carol
arr. Steve Schuch
13. The Angels and the Shepherds
Zoltán Kodály
14. Poor Little Jesus
arr. Anne Heider
15. Sancta Maria, Ora Pro Nobis
Randall Giles
16. Gaudete
trad. Swedish, arr. Brian Kay
17. Coventry Carol
trad., arr. Jonathan Miller
18. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Martin/Blane (arr. Robert Convery)
19. Christmas Day 1666 (from “Fragments from his Dish”)
Bob Chilcott
20. Ikh Bin a Kleyner Dreidl
Mikhl Gelbart (arr. Mark Zuckerman)
21. Oh Chanukah / Y’mei Hachanukah
Robert Applebaum
22. Funky Dreidl
Robert Applebaum
23. Go Tell it on the Mountain
spiritual, arr. Joseph Brewer

Additional Details

Chicago a cappella Records CAC2005
Running time: 71:24
Includes 16-page booklet with notes and translations
These live performances were recorded on five dates between 1995 and 2001.

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Performers

Soprano

  • Laura Amend
  • Michelle Areyzaga
  • Amy Conn
  • Carol LoVerde
  • Kathleen O’Brien Dietz

Mezzo-soprano

Tenor

Bass