“Gesú Bambino” (Martens/Yon)
Merry Christmas from LCS! “Gesú Bambino” (“The Infant Jesus”) is an Italian Christmas carol composed in 1917 by Pietro Yon. Yon’s melody was translated by Fredrick Martens for his English carol “When Blossoms…
“Away in a Manger” (Kirkpatrick/Gjeilo), “Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (Gardner), & “What Sweeter Music” (Herrick/Rutter)
“Away in a Manger” is one of the most popular Christmas carols known today. Some of the first verses were published in 1882 and the Mueller melody appeared in 1887. Throughout history the…
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” (Blane/Ijames) & “Masters in This Hall” (Parker/Shaw)
Written in 1943, Judy Garland debuted the song “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” in the musical “Meet Me in St. Louis”. With slight lyric modifications, our contemporary version of this holiday favorite…
“O Tannenbaum” (Anchütz/Göring) & “This Little Babe” (Britten)
Although not originally a Christmas song, this 16th century folk tune, “O Tannenbaum”, German for “O fir tree”, has become a traditional Christmas carol favorite. In 1824, Ernst Anschütz penned the lyrics to…
“Gitanjali Chants” (Tagore/Johnson) & “O Magnum Mysterium” (Trotta)
Gitanjali, literally meaning “Song Offering” in Bengali, is a collection of devotional poems by the Bengali poet, Rabindarnath Tagore, published in 1910. Craig Hella Johnson has managed to create a mesmerizing effect in…
“Joy to the World” (Watts/Young) & “The Christmas Song” (Kaiser)
Gordon Young has created a beautiful and festive a cappella arrangement of this traditional favorite. Based on Psalm 98, the popular Christmas carol “Joy to the World” was first published in 1719 but…
“Glow” (Eric Whitacre)
The Lanier Chamber Singers are proud to kick-off our 2020 Christmas Concert by supporting the “Georgia Home for the Holidays” project. This collaboration of 32 musical ensembles is releasing a special holiday selection…
