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Sing For Joy Playlists: December 2002, Year B

December 1 | December 8 | December 15 | December 22 | December 29

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December 1, 2002: 1 Advent, Year B

Scriptures For This Broadcast:
(1R) Isaiah 64:1-9
(PS) Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
(2R) 1 Corinthians 1:3-9
(G) Mark 13:24-37

O Come, O Come Emmanuel (VENI EMMANUEL) -
arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw (1R)
Calvin College Alumni Choir / Charles K. Smith
(CD) He Has the Power / CALVIN COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION / HR-014
© 1992 Calvin College Alumni Association, 3201 Burton SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546

"O That Thou Wouldst Rend the Heavens" from Elijah - Felix Mendelssohn (1R)
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Thomas Hampson, baritone / Robert Shaw
(CD) Mendelssohn: Elijah / TELARC / 2CD-803889
© 1995 Telarc International Corp, 23307 Commerce Park Road, Cleveland, OH 44122

O Savior, Throw the Heavens Wide, Op. 74, No.2 - Johannes Brahms (1R)
National Lutheran Choir / Larry L. Fleming
(CD) Infant, Holy / NATIONAL LUTHERAN CHOIR RECORDINGS / NLCA - 32
© National Lutheran Choir, PO Box 6450, Minneapolis, MN 55406-6450

Savior of the Nations, Come (NUN KOMM, DER HEIDEN HEILAND) -
arr. John Ferguson (1R)
Combined Lutheran Choirs / Anton Armstrong
(CD) When In Our Music: A Hymn Festival, No.1 / ALCM / CS-1
© 1994 Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, PO Box 16575,
Worcester, MA 01601

Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending (HELMSLEY) - (G)
Choir of St. John's College: Cambridge, England / Christopher Robinson
(CD) Advent Carols from St. John's / MUSICAL HERITAGE SOCIETY / 515182F
© 1998 Musical Heritage Society, Inc. 1710 Highway 35, Oakhurst, NJ 07755

My Lord, What a Mornin' (BURLEIGH) - arr. Harry Burleigh (G)
Ensemble Singers and Chorus of VocalEssence (Recorded in 1997 as The Plymouth Music Series) / Philip Brunelle
(CD) Witness Vol. 1: Spirituals and Gospels / COLLINS CLASSICS / 14492
© Lambourne Productions Limited


December 8, 2002: 2 Advent, Year B

Scriptures For This Broadcast:
(1R) Isaiah 40:1-11
(PS) Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
(2R) 2 Peter 3:8-15a
(G) Mark 1:1-8

Comfort, Comfort Now My People (GENEVAN 42) - arr. John Ferguson (1R)
Massed Choirs of St. Olaf College; St. Olaf Orchestra / Steven Amundson; Anton Armstrong; John Ferguson; Sigrid Johnson; Robert Scholz
(CD) Radio Program for the 1997 Holiday Season / WCAL / NOT FOR RESALE
© 1997 St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057

"Comfort Ye, Comfort Ye My People" from Messiah - George Frideric Handel (1R)
Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra; James Taylor, tenor / Helmuth Rilling
(CD) Messiah / HÄNSSLER / 98.198
© 1997 Hännsler-Verlag, Postbox 12 20 D-73762 Neuhausen-Stuttgart

"Every Valley Shall Be Exalted" from Messiah - George Frideric Handel (1R)
Toronto Symphony; John Aler, tenor / Andrew Davis
(CD) Handel: Messiah Highlights / EMI / CDC 7 49407 2
© 1987 EMI Records Ltd, Hayes, Middlesex, England

"And the Glory of the Lord" from Messiah - George Frideric Handel (1R)
Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford; The Academy of Ancient Music /
Christopher Hogwood
(CD) Handel: Messiah / L'OISEU-LYRE / 430 488-2
© 1991 The Decca Record Company Limited, London

"O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion" from Messiah - G.F. Handel (1R)
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Alfreda Hodgson, contralto / Robert Shaw
(CD) Handel: Messiah / TELARC / CD-80093
© 1984 Telarc International Corp, 23307 Commerce Park Road, Cleveland, OH 44122

Go Tell It on the Mountain (GO TELL IT) - arr. John W. Work (1R)
St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys / Gerre Hancock
(CD) Christmas at St. Thomas New York / STRADIVARI / SCD 8006
© 1988 The Special Music Company and Pair Records, divisions of
Essex Entertainment, Inc., 87 Essex Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601


December 15, 2002: 3 Advent, Year B

Scriptures For This Broadcast:
(1R) Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
(PS) Psalm 1:47-55
(2R) 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
(G) John 1:6-8, 19-28

O Yule Full of Gladness - arr. Carolyn Jennings (2R)
St. Olaf Choir / Anton Armstrong
(CD) O Yule Full of Gladness / ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-1993
© 1993 St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN 55057

Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding! (MERTON) - (G)
Chancel Choir of the Church of the Incarnation: Dallas, Texas / Kevin M. Clarke
(CD) Hark! A Thrilling Voice / PRO ORGANO / CD 7135
© 2001 Zarex Corporation, PO Box 8338, South Bend, IN 46660-8338

On Jordan's Bank - Claudio Monteverdi (G)
Cathedral Singers / Richard Proulx
(CD) Rejoice in the Lord, Ars Antiqua Choralis, Vol. I / GIA / CD-290
© 1993, GIA Publications, Inc. 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638

Hark! The Glad Sound! (RICHMOND) - (1R, G)
St. Mark's Cathedral Choir and Compline Choir / J. Melvin Butler
(CD) An Advent Procession based on the Great "O" Antiphons /
CATHEDRAL ASSOCIATES RECORDINGS / CACD-001
© St. Mark's Cathedral, 1245 Tenth Avenue E, Seattle, WA 98102

Hark! The Glad Sound - John Jenkins Husband (1R, G)
Columbus Consort / Joseph Pettit
(CD) Christmas in Early America / CHANNEL CLASSICS / CCS 5693
© 1983 Channel Classics, PO Box 5642, Englewood, NJ 07631

I Will Greatly Rejoice - Knut Nystedt (1R)
St. Olaf Cantorei / John Ferguson
(CD) Radio Program for the 1996 Holiday Season / WCAL / NOT FOR RESALE
© 1996 St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057

"Quia Fecit Mihi Magna" from Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243 - J.S. Bach (PS)
Sixteen Orchestra; Michael George, bass / Harry Christophers
(CD) Bach - Magnificat; Vivaldi - Gloria, Caldara - Stabat Mater / GIA / CD-365
© 1992 Distributed by GIA Publications, Inc. 7404 S. Mason Ave, Chicago, IL 60638

Magnificat in G - Charles Villiers Stanford (PS)
Cambridge Singers / John Rutter
(CD) I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes / COLLEGIUM / COLCD 118
© 1992, Collegium Records, PO Box 31366, Omaha, NE 68131


December 22, 2002: 4 Advent, Year B

Scriptures For This Broadcast:
(1R) 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16
(PS) Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26
(2R) Romans 16:25-27
(G) Luke 1:6-38

A Maiden Most Gentle (LOURDES HYMN) - arr. Andrew Carter (G)
Bach Choir / Sir David Willcocks
(CD) The Bach Choir Family Carols / CHANDOS / CHAN 8973
© 1991 Chandos Records Ltd, Colchester, Essex, England

The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came (GABRIEL'S MESSAGE) -
arr. Edgar Pettman (G)
Choirs of St. John's Episcopal Cathedral: Denver, Colo. / Donald Pearson
(CD) Great Music of Christmas / CHURCH HYMNAL CORPORATION / ISBN: 0-89869-169-9
© Church Hymnal Corp, 800 Second Ave, New York, NY 10017

"The Hunter" from Marianlieder - Johannes Brahms (G)
St. Olaf Cantorei / John Ferguson
WCAL DAT / NOT FOR RESALE
© 2002 St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057

A Virgin Most Pure; A Virgin Unspotted - (G)
Schola Cantorum of Boston / Joel Cohen
(CD) An American Christmas / ERATO / 4509-92874-2
© 1993 Erato Disques SA

"There Is No Rose" from A Ceremony of Carols - Benjamin Britten (G)
Philadelphia Singers / Michael Korn
(CD) Ceremonies of Carols / RCA / 7787-2
© 1988 BMG Music, New York, N.Y.

There Is No Rose - John Joubert (G)
National Lutheran Choir / Larry L. Flemming
(CD) Wondrous Birth / NATIONAL LUTHERAN CHOIR RECORDINGS / NLCA-72
© National Lutheran Choir, PO Box 6450, Minneapolis, MN 55406-6450

Sans Day Carol - arr. John Rutter (G)
Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral, London / John Scott
(CD) Christmas Music from St. Paul's / PRELUDE / PRCD 2521
© 1986 Prelude Records Ltd, London N17 8ND

Ave Maria - Franz Biebl (G)
Chanticleer / Louis Botto
(CD) Our Heart's Joy: A Chanticleer Christmas / CHANTICLEER RECORDS / CR-8803
© 1990 Chanticleer Records 650 Fifth Street., Suite 311, San Francisco, CA 94107


December 29, 2002: 1 Christmas, Year B

Scriptures For This Broadcast:
(1R) Isaiah 61:10-62:3
(PS) Psalm 148
(2R) Galatians 4:4-7
(G) Luke 2:22-40
(C) Twelve Days of Christmas
(HI) Holy Innocents, December 28

Joy to the World (ANTIOCH) - arr. John Rutter (C)
Cambridge Singers and Orchestra / John Rutter
(CD) Christmas Star: Carols for the Christmas Season / COLLEGIUM RECORDS /
CSCD 503
© 1997 Collegium Records, PO Box 31366, Omaha, NE 68131

O Come Rejoicing - arr. Richard Hillert (C)
Schola Cantorum of St. Peter's in the Loop / J. Michael Thompson
(CD) There is Great Rejoicing: Carols of Central and Easter Europe / ST. PETER'S CHURCH / SP001
© 1993 St. Peter's Church, distributed by LTP, St. John's Abbey, Collegeville, MN 56321

"From Heaven Above to Earth I Come" from Magnificat in Eb, BWV 243a -
Johann Sebastian Bach (C)
Holy Trinity Bach Choir / Richard Erickson
(CD) Bach for All Season / AUGSBURG FORTRESS / 3-5855
© 1999 Augsburg Fortress, Box 1209, Minneapolis, MN 55440

The Shepherd's Carol (SHILOH) - William Billings (G)
Pro Arte Singers; Indiana University Children's Chamber Choir / Paul Hillier
(CD) Traditional & Modern Carols / HARMONIA MUNDI / HCX 3957233
© 2002 Harmonia Mundi, USA

Hacia Belen va un Borrico (Towards Bethlehem Goes The Donkey) -
arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw (C)
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers; Victor Ledbetter, baritone / Robert Shaw
(CD) Songs of Angels / TELARC / CD-80377
© 1994 Telarc International Corporation, 23307 Commerce Park Road,
Cleveland, OH 44122

Thy Little Ones, Dear Lord (HER KOMMER DINE ARME SMÅ) -
arr. Kenneth Jennings (2R)
St. Olaf Choir / Anton Armstrong
(CD) Great Hymns of Faith / ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-2294
© 1999 St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057

Unto Us Is Born a Son (PUER NOBIS NASCITUR) - arr. Thomas Eastwood (HI)
Elizabethan Singers / Louis Halsey
(CD) Sir Cristemas / BOSTON SKLYINE / BSD 124
© 1963 The Decca Record Company, London, England

Song of Simeon (NUNC DIMITTIS) - Louis Bourgeois, harm. Claude Goudimel (G)
Calvin College Alumni Choir / Anton Armstrong
(Cassette) In the Presence of Your People / CALVIN COLLEGE / CRC 23-1022
© 1988 CRC Publications, (SESAC), 2850 Kalamazoo Ave SE,
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49560

Nïne Otpushchayeshï (Lord, Now Lettest Thou Thy Servant), Op 34, No. 1 - Alexander Gretchaninov (G)
Holst Singers / Stephen Layton
(CD) Gretchaninov Vespers / HYPERION / CDA67080
© 1999 Hyperion Records Limited, London, England