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The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year (2010)

In 2009 the Choir was joined by none other than multiple Grammy-award winner Natalie Cole. Ms. Cole's trademark vocal style paired with the Choir's legendary sound makes for a stunning collection destined to become a new Christmas classic.

Language English
UPC Code 783027018127
Media Types CD; MP3; Digital Download

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Additional Description

TracksTrack TitleTrack Time
01 Processional: Come, O Come (incorporating "O Come, All Ye Faithful," att. to J.F. Wade) 4:46

Music By

Mack Wilberg

Lyrics By

David Warner

Publisher

"Processional: Come, O Come": Unpublished,

Other

Incorporating "O Come, All Ye Faithful," attributed to J. F. Wade
02 Dance and Sing ("Il est né") 2:44

Music By

French traditional carol

Arrangement By

Ryan Murphy

Publisher

"Dance and Sing (Il est né)": Arrangement upublished.
03 It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year 3:02

Music By

Eddia Pola and George Wyle

Lyrics By

Eddia Pola and George Wyle

Arrangement By

Alan Broadbent

Artist

Natalie Cole

Publisher

"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year": Barnaby Music Corp. (ASCAP) / © 1963 Barnaby Music Corp. Renewed 1991. Arrangement unpublished
04 Grown-Up Christmas List 3:43

Music By

David Foster

Lyrics By

Linda Thompson Jenner

Arrangement By

Charles Floyd

Artist

Natalie Cole

Publisher

"Grown-Up Christmas List": © Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., obo Linda's Boys Music by Linda Thompson and David Foster; and © 1990 Air Bear Music (BMI). All rights for Air Bear Music administered by Peer Music, Ltd. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Arrangement unpublished.
05 Caroling, Caroling 3:12

Music By

Alfred Burt

Lyrics By

Wihla Hutson

Arrangement By

Alan Broadbent

Artist

Natalie Cole

Publisher

Caroling, Caroling": Written by Alfred Burt and Wihla Hutson. Original music published by TRO-Hollis Music, Inc. (BMI) Arrangement unpublished.
06 For Unto Us a Child is Born 4:20

Music By

George Frideric Handel

Publisher

"For Unto Us a Child is Born" from Messiah: Mack Wilberg edition, unpublished
07 O Holy Night 6:32

Music By

Adolphe Charles Adam

Lyrics By

Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure, translation by John Sullivan Dwight

Arrangement By

Mack Wilberg

Publisher

"O Holy Night": Oxford University Press (ASCAP) / © 2009 Oxford University Press, Inc.
08 The Holly and the Ivy 4:27

Music By

Traditional carol

Arrangement By

Alan Broadbent

Artist

Natalie Cole

Publisher

"The Holly and the Ivy": Arranged by Alan Broadbent. Arrangement unpublished.
09 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 3:57

Music By

Felix Mendelssohn

Lyrics By

Charles Wesley

Arrangement By

Bob Krogstad

Artist

Natalie Cole

Publisher

"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing": © 1977 (Renewed) Beam Me Up Music (ASCAP) All Rights Assigned to and Controlled by Alfred Music Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Arrangement unpublished.
10 The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) 3:43

Music By

Mel Torme and Robert Wells

Lyrics By

Mel Torme and Robert Wells

Arrangement By

Johnny Mandel

Artist

Natalie Cole

Publisher

"The Christmas Song": by Mel Torme and Robert Wells. Sony ATV and MPL Publishing, Inc. © 1946 by Edwin H. Morrris & Co., A division of MPL Music Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Used by permission. Arrangement unpublished.
11 Good King Wenceslas 3:11

Music By

Traditional carol

Arrangement By

Richard Elliot with apologies to Peter I. Tchaikovsky

Artist

Richard Elliott, Organ Solo

Publisher

Arrangement unpublished
12 Christmas Carols in the Air: A Celebration of Christmas Carols from around the World 11:28

Music By

Mack Wilberg

Lyrics By

Lyrics and carol paraphrases by David Warner

Arrangement By

Mack Wilberg

Publisher

Arrangement unpublished

Other

Choir, Orchestra, Bells, and Children's Choirs
13 In the Bleak Midwinter 5:47

Music By

Gustav Holst

Lyrics By

Christina G. Rossetti

Arrangement By

Mack Wilberg

Publisher

Arrangement unpublished
14 Angels, from the Realms of Glory 4:40

Music By

Traditional carol

Lyrics By

James Montgomery

Arrangement By

Mack Wilberg

Artist

Natalie Cole

Publisher

Arrangement unpublished

Description

Each year, the Christmas concert presented by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square is seen by more than 85,000 people live and by millions more via television broadcast. It is a full-scale production featuring world-class musicians, soloists, narrators, and music that leaves viewers in awe of the Choir's unmatched magnitude and musicality. This year the Choir was joined by none other than multiple Grammy-award winner Natalie Cole. Ms. Cole's trademark vocal style paired with the Choir's legendary sound makes for a stunning collection destined to become a new Christmas classic. An enchanting mix of traditional and contemporary Christmas songs. National PBS special featuring Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Natalie Cole, and David McCullough scheduled to air December 2010!