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Sing For Joy Playlists: December 2005, Year B

December 4 | December 11 | December 18 | December 25

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December 4, 2005: 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) – Genevan Psalter,
arr. John Ferguson (1R, G)
Massed Choirs of St. Olaf College; St. Olaf Orchestra / John Ferguson
(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 Hänssler-Verlag, Postbox 12 20, Neuhausen-Stuttgart, Germany D-73762
www.haenssler-classic.de (This site is in German)

“Every Valley Shall Be Exalted” from Messiah – George Frideric Handel (1R)
Toronto Symphony; John Aler, tenor / Andrew Davis
(CD) Handel: Messiah / EMI CLASSICS / CDC 49029
© 1987 EMI Records Ltd., 304 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010
www.emiclassics.com

“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
www.telarc.com

Climb to the Top of the Highest Mountain – Carolyn Jennings (1R)
Massed Choirs of St. Olaf College; St. Olaf Orchestra / Kenneth Jennings
(CD) Go Tell It on the Mountain / ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-1735
© 1990 St. Olaf Records, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057
www.stolafrecords.com

On Jordan’s Bank (WINCHESTER NEW)Musikalisches Handbuch /
arr. Healy Willan and Alan Gray (G)
Choir of St. Paul’s Parish, K Street: Washington, D.C. / Jeffrey Smith
(CD) Advent at St. Paul’s / ST. PAUL’S / #SP001
© Saint Paul’s Parish, 2430 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20037-1797
www.stpauls-kst.com


December 11, 2005: 3 Advent, Year B

Scriptures For This Broadcast:
(1R) Isaiah 61:1–4, 8–11
(PS) Psalm 126
(2R) 1 Thessalonians 5:16–24
(G) John 1:6–8, 19–28

“Prologue” from The Apostles, Op. 49 – Edward Elgar (1R)
Massed Choirs of St. Olaf College; St. Olaf Orchestra / Robert Scholz
(CD) Ris’n With Healing in His Wings / ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-2564
© 2002 St. Olaf Records, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057
www.stolafrecords.com

“In Frozen December” from Carols & Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest
Catalonian Traditional, arr. Conrad Susa (1R)
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers: Minneapolis, Minn. / Philip Brunelle
(CD) Welcome Christmas: Carols & Lullabies from Around the World /
CLARION / CLR908CD
© 1995, 2004 VocalEssence and Clarion Records, PO Box 31366, Omaha, NE 68131
www.vocalessence.org

Psalm 126 – Abbie Betinis (PS)
Magnum Chorum: Minneapolis, Minn. / David Dickau
(CD) Home, Harvest and Healing: A Sing For Joy Hymn Festival /
ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-2648
© 2003 St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057
www.stolafrecords.com

Hark! The Glad Sound! (RICHMOND) – Thomas Haweis, desc. C.S. Lang (1R, G)
St. Mark’s Cathedral Choir and Compline Choir: Seattle, Wash. / J. Melvin Butler
(CD) An Advent Procession based on the Great “O” Antiphons /
LOFT RECORDINGS / LRCD 1020
© Loft Recordings, LLC, 1122 East Pike Street, PMB 1017, Seattle, WA 92122-3994
www.loft.cc

This is the Record of John – Orlando Gibbons (G)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge; Michael Chance, alto; London Early Music Group /
Philip Ledger
(CD) Orlando Gibbons: Tudor Church Music / ASV / CD GAU 123
© 1990 Academy Sound and Vision, Ltd., 179-181 North End Road,
London, England, W14 9NL

Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding! (MERTON) – William Henry Monk,
desc. Alan Gray (G)
Choir of St. Paul’s Parish, K Street: Washington, D.C. / Jeffrey Smith
(CD) Advent at St. Paul’s / ST. PAUL’S / #SP001
© Saint Paul’s Parish, 2430 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20037-1797
www.stpauls-kst.com

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December 18, 2005: 4 Advent, Year B

Scriptures For This Broadcast:
(1R) 2 Samuel 7:1–11, 16
(PS) Luke 1:47–55 or Psalm 89:1–4, 19–26
(2R) Romans 16:25–27
(G) Luke 1:26–38

The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came (GABRIEL’S MESSAGE)
Anonymous Basque Carol, arr. Richard Marlow (G)
Choir of Trinity College: Cambridge / Richard Marlow
(CD) Carols from Trinity / CONIFER CLASSICS / 75605 51754 2
© 1995 Conifer Records Limited, BMG Entertainment, New York, N.Y.

Mary’s Story: as told by St. Luke – John Ferguson (G)
Martin Hodel, flugelhorn; Alan Naylor, reader; John Ferguson, organ
(CD) Songs of Grateful Praise: A Sing For Joy Hymn Festival
PRIVATE RECORDING, NOT FOR RESALE

Magnificat – John Ferguson (PS)
St. Olaf Cantorei; Martin Hodel, trumpet / Anton Armstrong
(CD) Songs of Grateful Praise: A Sing For Joy Hymn Festival
PRIVATE RECORDING, NOT FOR RESALE

A Maiden Most Gentle (LOURDES HYMN) – French Traditional,
arr. Andrew Carter (G)
Quire of London / Andrew Carter
(CD) Andrew Carter’s Christmas Carols / YORK AMBISONIC / YORK CD 169
© 2002 Brendan Hearne / York Ambisonic, PO Box 66, Lancaster, England, LA2 6HS
www.worldwidemusiconline.com

A Virgin Most Pure; A Virgin Unspotted – American Traditional (G)
Members of the Boston Camerata / Joel Cohen
(CD) An American Christmas / ERATO / 4509-92874-2
© 1993, Erato Disques SA
www.bostoncamerata.com

Ave Maria – Franz Biebl (G)
Chanticleer / Louis Botto
(CD) Our Heart’s Joy / CHANTICLEER RECORDS / OHJC
© 2004 Chanticleer Records, 650 Fifth Street, Suite 311, San Francisco, CA 94107
www.chanticleer.org

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December 25, 2005: The Nativity of Our Lord,
Christmas Day, Year B

Scriptures For This Broadcast:
(1R) Isaiah 52:7–10
(PS) Psalm 98
(2R) Hebrews 1:1–4 [5–12]
(G) John 1:1–14

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (MENDELSSOHN) – Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy,
arr. John Ferguson (1R)
Massed Choirs of St. Olaf College; St. Olaf Orchestra / Steven Amundson
(CD) Ris’n With Healing in His Wings / ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-2564
© 2002 St. Olaf Records, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057
www.stolafrecords.com

I Saw Three Ships – English Traditional, arr. Johanna Maria Rose (1R, G)
Anonymous 4; Andrew Lawrence-King, baroque harp
(CD) Wolcum Yule: Celtic British Songs and Carols / HARMONIA MUNDI / HMU 907325
© 2003 Harmonia Mundi USA, 2037 Granville Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90025
www.harmoniamundi.com

Of the Father’s Love Begotten (DIVINUM MYSTERIUM)Piae Cantiones,
arr. Sir David Willcocks (2R, G)
Chancel Choir of the Church of the Incarnation: Dallas, Tex. / Kevin M. Clarke
(CD) Hark! A Thrilling Voice / PRO ORGANO / CD 7135
© 2001 Zarex Corporation, PO Box 8338, South Bend, IA 46660-8338
www.zarex.com

Joy to the World (ANTIOCH) – Lowell Mason, arr. Joseph Willcox Jenkins (PS)
Washington Chorus: Washington, D.C. / Robert Shafer
(CD) Glorious Splendor / GOTHIC RECORDS / G 49220
© 2003 Gothic Records, 10 Harrison Street, Suite 311, Seattle, WA 98109-4509
www.gothicrecords.com

Hodie Christus natus est – Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (G)
Cambridge Singers / John Rutter
(CD) The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album / COLLEGIUM / CSCD 512
© 2003 Collegium Records, PO Box 31366, Omaha, NE 68131
www.collegiumusa.com

O Come, All Ye Faithful (ADESTE FIDELES) – John F. Wade,
arr. Sir David Willcocks (G)
Bach Choir: London, England / Sir David Willcocks
(CD) Family Carols / CHANDOS / CHAN 8973
© 1991 Chandos Records, Ltd., Essex, England

www.chandos.net