The Notables

Christmas 2000

PROGRAM

1. Sing We Noel (Noël Goemanne)
2. Advent Song (w: Joel Nagy; m: Russell Nagy)
3. In the Bleak Midwinter (w: Christina Rossetti; m: Gustav Holst; arr. Albin C. Whitworth)
4. Sleep, Little Holy Child (w: Mark L. Williams & J. Jay Smith; m: Mark L. Williams; quoting the Austrian carol "Still, Still, Still")
5. *Deck the Hall (Traditional Welsh Carol; arr. Mac Huff) [Descant:  Mary, Paula, Janine, Pamela]
6. *Santa Baby (John Javits, Phil Springer, and Tony Springer) [The Notabelles: Mary, Pamela, Colleen, Jan]
7. *White Christmas (Irving Berlin) [The Notabelles]
8. Sleigh Ride (w: Mitchell Parish; m: Leroy Anderson; arr. Michael Edwards)
9. *It's a Wonderful Christmas (arr. Mark Hayes)
   • The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (w & m: Eddie Pola & George Wyle)
   • The Christmas Song  (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (w & m: Mel Torme & Robert Wells) [Mary Beth, Joan Pe; Chorus]
   • Because It's Christmas (For All the Children) (w: Bruce Sussman & Jack Feldman; m: Barry Manilow) [Ralph, Donna; chorus]
10. Candlelight Carol (John Rutter)
11. The Simple Gifts of Christmas (Arr. Ed Lojeski)
    • Simple Gifts (Traditional Shaker Hymn)
    • The Friendly Beasts (Traditional English Carol)
12. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (M: Felix Mendelssohn; arr. Robert Hunter; W: Charles Wesley; alt. George Whitefield and R. H.)

Performances:

• Wednesday, December 13, 2000: St John's Lutheran Church (Advent Service: omit *; 7:00 performance; 6:30 call)
• Friday, December 15, 2000: Johnson Hall (Entire Program; 7:30 performance; 6:00 call)
• Tuesday, December 19, 2000: Joslyn Center (Entire Program, or deletions TBA; 5:30 call; probable 6:00 performance)