Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops light up Symphony Hall with seasonal favorites and special guests, including Melinda Doolittle and a certain fellow in a red suit!
On the program:
J.S. Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Trad., arr. Bass - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Handel, arr. Mozart - Hallelujah Chorus, from Messiah
Tchaikovsky - Waltz of the Flowers, from The Nutcracker
Trad., arr. Sebesky - Songs Mama Taught Me
Torme/Wells, arr. Morley - The Christmas Song
Bizet - Farandole, from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Christmas Carols
with baritone James Demler
Trad., arr. Sebesky - Joy!
Anderson - Sleigh Ride
Marks, arr. Chase - Holly Jolly Jingle
Trad., arr. Floyd - Three Christmas Spirituals: My Lord, What a Morning; Rise Up, Shepherd; Glory Hallelujah
with vocalist Melinda Doolittle
Trad., arr. Mathes - Children, Go Where I Send Thee
Trad., arr. Reisman - A Visit from St. Nicholas ('Twas the Night Before Christmas)
with narrator Ron Della Chiesa
arr. Chase/Elliott - Zat You Santa?
arr. Chase/Sebesky - The 12 Days of Christmas
Trad. arr. Reisman - A Merry Little Sing-Along
Trad. - Let There Be Peace On Earth
Anderson - Sleigh Ride (encore)
Niles/Work, arr. Hollenbeck - Songs from the Hill Folk (conclusion)
(photo of Santa Claus with Keith Lockhart by Stu Rosner, courtesy of the Boston Pops)