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Sing For Joy Playlists: December 2006, Year C

December 3 | December 10 | December 17 | December 24 | December 31

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December 3, 2006: First Sunday in Advent

Scriptures For This Broadcast:
(1R) Jeremiah 33:14–16
(PS) Psalm 25:1–9
(2R) 1 Thessalonians 3:9–13
(G) Luke 21:25–36

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (VENI EMMANUEL) – French Processional,
arr. Joseph Jennings (1R)
Chanticleer: San Francisco, Calif.
(CD) Our Heart’s Joy / CHANTICLEER RECORDS / OHJC
© 1995 and 2004 Chanticleer Records, 44 Page Street, Suite 604,
San Francisco, CA 94102
www.chanticleer.org

Wake, Awake (WACHET AUF) – Phillip Nicolai, arr. F. Melius Christiansen (G)
St. Olaf Choir / Anton Armstrong
(CD) When In Our Music: A Hymn Festival / ALCM / CS-1
© 1994 Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, PO Box 16575,
Worcester, MA 01601
www.alcm.org

O radix Jesse – Gregorian Chant (1R)
Tenebrae / Nigel Short
(CD) The Dream of Herod / Signum Records, Ltd.
© 2003 Signum Records, Suite 14, 21 Wadsworth Road,
Perivale, Middlesex, UB6 7JD UK
www.signumrecords.com

Lo, How a Rose e’re Blooming (ES IST EIN ROS) – Michael Praetorius (1R)
Choir of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral: Portland, Ore. / John Strege
(CD) Christmas at Trinity / DELOS / DE 3129
© 1992 Delos International, Inc., 1645 North Vine Street, Suite 340,
Hollywood, CA 90028
www.delosmus.com

“Howl Ye” from The Peaceable Kingdom – Randall Thompson (G)
American Repertory Singers: Washington, D.C. / Leo Nestor
(CD) Ye Shall Have a Song: Choral Music by Randall Thompson / ARIS AUDIO / CD 103
© 1996 Arsis Audio, Ipswich Street, Boston, MA 02215
www.arsisaudio.com

My Lord, What a Morning (BURLEIGH) – Harry T. Burleigh, arr. Willis Patterson (G)
Jessye Norman, soprano; Ambrosian Singers: London, England / Willis Patterson
(CD) Spirituals / PHILIPS / 416 462-2
© 1979 Philips Classics Productions, Polygram Records and Jazz, New York, N.Y.
www.deccaclassics.com

Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending (HELMSLEY) – English Traditional,
arr. John Rutter (G)
Cambridge Singers: London, England / John Rutter
(CD) Sing, Ye Heavens: Hymns for All Time / COLLEGIUM / COLCD 126
© 2000 Collegium Records, PO Box 311366, Omaha, NE 68131
www.collegiumusa.com

Scriptures For This Broadcast:
(1R) Malachi 3:1–4
(PS) Luke 1:68–79
(2R) Philippians 1:3–11
(G) Luke 3:1–6

On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist’s Cry (WINCHESTER NEW)Musikalisches Handbuch,
arr. Richard Webster (G)
Advent Press Choir: Evanston, Ill. / Richard Webster
(CD) Fanfare! The Music of Richard Webster / ADVENT PRESS
© 2001 Advent Press, Inc., 1519 West Glenlake Avenue, Chicago, IL 60660
www.advent-press.com

Prepare the Way – Swedish Traditional, arr. Margareta Jalkeus (1R, G)
Dale Warland Singers: Minneapolis, Minn. / Dale Warland
(CD) Christmas With the Dale Warland Singers / GOTHIC / G 49208
© 2002 Gothic Records, 10 Harrison Street, Suite 311, Seattle, WA 98109-4509
www.gothicrecords.com

Comfort, Comfort Now My People (GENEVAN 42) – Genevan Psalter,
arr. John L. Bell (G)
Cathedral Singers: Chicago, Ill. / John L. Bell
(CD) God Comes Tomorrow… / GIA PUBLICATIONS / GIA CD-494
© 2001 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 South Mason Avenue, Chicago, IL 61638
www.giamusic.com

“But Who May Abide” and “And He Shall Purify” from Messiah
George Frideric Handel (1R)
Ingeborg Danz, alto; Oregon Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra: Eugene, Ore. / Helmuth Rilling
(CD) Messiah / HÄNSSLER CLASSICS / 2-CD 98.198
© 1997 Hanssler-Verlag, Postbox 12 20 D-73762 Neuhausen-Stuttgart
www.haenssler-classic.de (Note: This site is in German.)

On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry (PUER NOBIS) – Michael Praetorius,
arr. John Ferguson (G)
Massed Choirs and Congregation; St. Olaf Orchestra / John Ferguson
WCAL ARCHIVES / NOT FOR RESALE
© 2001 St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057

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December 17, 2006: Third Sunday in Advent

Scriptures For This Broadcast:
(1R) Zephaniah 3:14–20
(PS) Isaiah 12:2–6
(2R) Philippians 4:4–7
(G) Luke 3:7–18

Hark! A Thrilling Voice is Sounding (MERTON) – William Henry Monk,
arr. Richard R. Webster (1R)
Choirs of the Parish Church of Saint Luke; Asbury Brass: Evanston, Ill. /
Richard R. Webster
(CD) Blow ye the Trumpet in Zion / PARISH CHURCH OF ST. LUKE
© 1994 The Parish Church of Saint Luke, 939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202
www.stlukesevanston.org

Zion Hears the Watchmen Singing (From Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme,
BWV 140)
– Johann Sebastian Bach (1R)
Holy Trinity Bach Choir: New York, N.Y. / Richard Erickson
(CD) Bach for All Seasons / AUGSBURG FORTRESS / 3-5855
© 1999 Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 100 South Fifth Street, Suite 100,
Minneapolis, MN 55402
www.augsburgfortress.com

Behold, God is my Salvation – Leo Sowerby (PS)
Girls’ Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral: Buffalo, N.Y. / Dale Adelmann
(CD) Ex Ore Innocentium / PRO ORGANO / CD 7076
© 1995 Zarex Corporation, PO Box 8338, South Bend, IN 46660-8338
www.zarex.com

Lift Up Your Heads (TRURO) – Thomas Williams, Psalmodia Evangelica,
arr. Olaf C. Christiansen (2R)
St. Olaf Choir / Anton Armstrong
(CD) Great Hymns of Faith, Vol. II / ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-2651
© 2004 St. Olaf Records, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057
www.stolafrecords.com

Rejoice in the Lord Alway – Anonymous (2R)
Voices of Ascension: New York, N.Y. / Dennis Keene
(CD) From Chant to Renaissance / DELOS / DE 3174
© 1995 Delos International, Inc., 1645 North Vine Street, Suite 340,
Hollywood, CA 90028
www.delosmus.com

Hark, the Glad Sound (CHESTERFIELD or RICHMOND) – Thomas Haweis,
arr. John Ferguson (1R, G)
Massed Choirs and Congregation; St. Olaf Orchestra / John Ferguson
(CD) Risn’ With Healing in His Wings / ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-2564
© 2002 St. Olaf Records, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057
www.stolafrecords.com

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December 24, 2006: Fourth Sunday in Advent

Scriptures For This Broadcast:
(1R) Micah 5:2–5a
(PS) Luke 1:47–55
(2R) Hebrews 10:5–10
(G) Luke 1:39–45 [46–55]
(C) Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

Once in Royal David’s City (IRBY) – Henry Gauntlett, arr. Stephen Cleobury (1R, C)
Choir of King’s College: Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury
(CD) A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols / EMI CLASSICS / 7243 5 73693 2 9
© 1999 EMI Classics, 304 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010
www.emiclassics.com

O Little Town of Bethlehem (ST. LOUIS and FOREST GREEN) – Louis Redner and Traditional English, arr. Brian Jones (1R)
Trinity Choir: Boston, Mass. / Brian Jones
(CD) A Choral Christmas / DORIAN RECORDINGS / DOR-93240
© 2001 Dorian Recordings, c/o Sono Luminus, 328 Independence Drive,
Winchester, VA 22602
www.dorian.com

“Magnificat anima mea” from Magnificat in D Major, (BWV 243)
Johann Sebastian Bach (PS)
Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner
(CD) J.S. Bach: Magnificat / PHILIPS / 411 458-2
© 1984 Philips Classics Productions, Polygram Records and Jazz, New York, N.Y.
www.deccaclassics.com

Before the Marvel of This Night – Carl Schalk (C)
American Kantorei / Robert Bergt
(CD) The Marvel of This Night / CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE / CPH 99-1630
© 1996 Concordia Publishing House, 3558 South Jefferson Avenue,
St. Louis, MO 63118-3968
www.cph.org

Away in a Manger (CRADLE SON ) – W.J. Kirkpatrick, arr. Philip Lawson (C)
King’s Singers
(CD) Christmas / SIGNUM / SIGCD502
© 2003 Signum Records, Ltd., Suite 14, 21 Wadsworth Road,
Perivale, Middlesex UB6 7JD, United Kingdom
www.signumrecords.com

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (MENDELSSOHN) – Felix Mendelssohn,
arr. David Willcocks (C)
St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys: New York, N.Y. / John Scott
(CD) Christmas on Fifth Avenue / PRO ORGANO / CD 7200
© 2005 Zarex Corporation, PO Box 8338, South Bend, IN 46660-8338
www.zarex.com


December 31, 2006: First Sunday after Christmas

Scriptures For This Broadcast:
(1R) 1 Samuel 2:18–20, 26
(PS) Psalm 148
(2R) Colossians 3:12–17
(G) Luke 2:41–52
(NY) New Year’s, January 1
(NJ) Name of Jesus, January 1

Lit'l Boy (Christ in the Temple) – African American Spiritual (G)
Thomas Young, tenor; Dinard Smith, piano
(CD) Black Christmas / MUSICAL HERITAGE SOCIETY / MHS 513205K
© 1992 Musical Heritage Society, 1710 Highway 35, Oakhurst, NJ 07755
www.musicalheritage.com

Sing of Mary (PLEADING SAVIOR) – Joshua Leavitt (G)
Notre Dame Women’s Liturgical Choir / Andrew McShane
(CD) Ave Maria: Music in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary / PRO ORGANO / CD 7193
© 2004 Zarex Corporation, PO Box 8338, South Bend, IN 46660-8338
www.zarex.com

Torches – John Joubert (G)
Washington Chorus: Washington, D.C. / Robert Shafer
(CD) Glorious Splendor / GOTHIC / G 49220
© 2003 Gothic Records, 10 Harrison Street, Suite 311, Seattle, WA 98109-4509
www.gothicrecords.com

Now Greet the Swiftly Changing Year – Alfred Fedak (NY)
American Kantorei / Robert Bergt
(CD) The Marvel of This Night / CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE / CPH 99-1630
© 1996 Concordia Publishing House, 3558 South Jefferson Avenue,
St. Louis, MO 63118-3968
www.cph.org

“Jesu, as Thou art Our Saviour” from A Boy was Born, Op. 3
Benjamen Britten (NJ)
Holst Singers: England / Stephen Layton
(CD) Christ’s Nativity / HYPERION RECORDS / CDA66825
© 1995 Hyperion Records Limited, PO Box 25, London, England SE9 1AX
www.hyperion-records.co.uk

Mary had a Baby – African American Spiritual, arr. William L. Dawson (NJ)
Cantus: Minneapolis, Minn.
(CD) Comfort and Joy: Vol. I / CANTUS RECORDINGS / CTS 1204
© 2004 Cantus Recordings, PO Box 16321, Minneapolis, MN 55416
www.cantusonline.org

All You Works of the Lord – Kenneth Jennings (PS)
Massed Choirs of St. Olaf College; St. Olaf Orchestra / Anton Armstrong
(CD) Behold the Wonder of this Night / ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-2245
© 1998 St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057
www.stolafrecords.com