An American Christmas Album

From San Diego to Brooklyn, from churches and theaters, this collection offers warm and friendly greetings of glad tidings and good cheer.

Program Broadcast dates:

December 18, 1995

Music played in the program

MENDELSSOHN (arr. Tuuk): Hark, the herald angels sing. EDWARDS: Small Wonder. VAN HULSE: Tui sunt caeli –Chamber Choir of Grand Rapids, Larry Biser, conductor; Jonathan Tuuk, organ (1981 Wicks/Basilica of Saint Adalbert, Grand Rapids, MI) Pro Organo CD-7038

ELSASSER: 3 Traditional Carols –Robert Plimpton (1915 Austin/Spreckels Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA) Spreckels Organ Society CD-5

THOMSON: Pastorale on a Christmas Plainsong –Robert Grogan (1964 Möller/National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC) Gothic CD-49070

BEVERIDGE: Masters in this hall –Washington Men’s Camerata, Thomas Beveridge, conductor; Donald Sutherland, organ (1980 Holtkamp/Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, MD) Gothic CD-49063

BERNARD: Winter Wonderland –Tom Hazleton (1928 Kimball/Dickinson High School Auditorium, Wilmington, DE) Dickinson Theater Organ Society CD-302

TORMÉ: The Christmas Song –Bob Ralston (1929 Barton/Granada Theatre, Kansas City, KS) Piped & Palaces CD-015533

CONNER: I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus –Ron Rhode (1928 Wurlitzer, formerly of the Minnesota Theatre, Minneapolis, MN) Roxy Productions CD-106

HERBERT: March of the Toys. STYNE: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! –Robert Maidhof & David Messineo (1928 Wurlitzer/Paramount Theater, Brooklyn, NY) Midnight Productions CD-1993

CALLAHAN: 2 Pieces (Christmas Prelude; The Rejoicing) –Charles Callahan (1991 Wicks/Sacred Heart RC Church, Tampa, FL) Pro Organo CD-2223

PAUL MANZ: Christmas Preludes (Open now the gates; Wake, awake; Jesus, priceless treasure; Good Christian men, rejoice) –Paul Manz (1965 Schlicker/Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN) Mans Music CD-921

Christmas in Harvard Yard:

WOODMAN: Christmas Prelude. NEAR: And all in the morning. CALLAHAN: Come rejoicing, praises voicing. COOK: Christmas Postlude (Divinum Mysterium) –Harvard University Choir, Murray Forbes Somerville, conductor; Nancy Granert, organ (1967 C.B. Fisk/Memorial Chapel, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA) Gothic CD-49075