Once Upon a Christmas (Mormon Tabernacle Choir album)
Once Upon a Christmas | ||||
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Released | September 4, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
Genre | Christmas | |||
Label | Mormon Tabernacle Choir | |||
Producer | Mack Wilberg, Ryan T. Murphy, Bruce Leek, Fred Vogler | |||
Mormon Tabernacle Choir chronology | ||||
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Once Upon a Christmas was recorded during the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's 2011 Christmas shows in the LDS Conference Center with special guests Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn.[1] The album was released on September 4, 2012 along with a concert DVD.[2][3] A book titled Good King Wenceslas illustrated by Omar Rayyan and accompanying DVD featuring Jane Seymour introducing and narrating the story also released in conjunction with the album release.[4][5] The recorded concert was broadcast on PBS during December 2012 to more than 4 million Americans.
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Deck The Halls" | Choir, Orchestra, and Bells | 2:07 |
2. | "Processional: Sing Forth This Day" | Jane Seymour, Choir, Orchestra, and Bells | 6:41 |
3. | "In dulci jubilo" | Nathan Gunn with Choir, Orchestra, and Bells | 3:00 |
4. | "Sing Lullaby" | Nathan Gunn with Orchestra | 4:50 |
5. | "Domine fili unigenite, from Gloria" | Choir and Orchestra | 1:22 |
6. | "Mighty Lord, and King All-Glorious, from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248" | Nathan Gunn and Orchestra | 2:03 |
7. | "Ah! Dearest Jesus, from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248" | Choir and Orchestra | 1:18 |
8. | "And God Said: The Day Shall Dawn, from King David" | Choir and Orchestra | 3:55 |
9. | "’Twas the Night before Christmas" | Nathan Gunn, Choir, Orchestra, and Bells | 7:54 |
10. | "A Wintry Mix: Winter Wonderland, White Christmas, Let it Snow!" | Nathan Gunn, Choir and Orchestra | 5:33 |
11. | "Shepherds’ Dance" | Richard Elliott | 2:38 |
12. | "Silent Night" | Nathan Gunn with Choir and Orchestra | 4:05 |
13. | "Luke 2: The Christmas Story" | Jane Seymour with Orchestra | 2:22 |
14. | "Angels, from the Realms of Glory" | Nathan Gunn with Choir, Orchestra, and Bells | 4:26 |
15. | "Good King Wenceslas" | Jane Seymour with Choir, Orchestra, and Bells | 17:42 |
Total length: | 59:49 |
Charts[]
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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Billboard Holiday[6] | 20 |
Billboard Classical[7] | 3 |
Billboard Christian[8] | 38 |
References[]
- ^ http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/shop/products/once-upon-a-christmas-dvd-2012?lang=eng
- ^ http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/shop/products/once-upon-a-christmas-dvd-2012?lang=eng
- ^ http://deseretbook.com/Once-Upon-Christmas-Mormon-Tabernacle-Choir/i/5082356
- ^ http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865567309/Whats-new-Once-Upon-a-Christmas-and-Good-King-Wenceslas.html?pg=all
- ^ http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/shop/products/good-king-wenceslas-2012?lang=eng
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/once-upon-a-christmas-mw0002416565/awards
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/once-upon-a-christmas-mw0002416565/awards
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/once-upon-a-christmas-mw0002416565/awards
Categories:
- Tabernacle Choir albums
- 2012 Christmas albums
- Christmas albums by American artists
- Latter Day Saint movement stubs