Lyrics
The lyrics are now available, including the latest updates to Christmas Day and Mary, Did You Know?. The lyrics can be downloaded in PDF format (best for printing), or Word format (best if you want to edit the document). The document is designed to be printed front and back and tri-folded. If you find any errors, please let Alan Brown know.
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Practice Tracks
The tracks for each part are now available, except for Listen to the Silence of Night. You can download the ZIP file containing all the tracks, or individual tracks for your part.
| Song | All | Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass |
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| Zip file with all tracks | All | Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass |
| Away in a Manger | All | Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass |
| Christmas Day | All | Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass |
| Christmas Round | All | Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass |
| Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy | All | Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass |
| Grown-Up Christmas List | All | Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass |
| Jazz Gloria | All | Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass |
| Jingle Bells | All | Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass |
| Light Everlasting | All | Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass |
| Listen to the Silence of Night | N/A | Soprano | Alto | N/A | Bass |
| Mary, Did You Know? (men) | All | N/A | N/A | Tenor 1 Tenor 2 |
Baritone Bass |
| The Work of Christmas Begins | All | Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass |
| Will We Know Him? | All | Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass |
| You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch | All | Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass |
Memorization
Sue has decided to require only some of the songs to be memorized. Here’s the memorization schedule for these 6 songs:
| Oct 24 | Away in a Manger Light Everlasting |
| Oct 29 | Listen to the Silence of Night You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch |
| Nov 7 | Christmas Round Will We Know Him When He Comes? |
Schedule
| Thu, Sep 5, 7:00pm | First rehearsal |
| Thursdays, 7:00pm | Rehearsals, with exceptions |
| Tue, Oct 29, 7:00pm | Rehearsal (because of Halloween) |
| Tue, Nov 26, 7:00pm | Rehearsal (because of Thanksgiving) |
| Sat, Nov 30, 1:00pm (12:30 call) | Concert at Church History Museum |
| Sat, Nov 30, 5:30pm (5:00 call) | Concert at Conference Center Lobby |
| Wed, Dec 4, 8:30pm (8:00 call) | Concert at Festival of Trees |
| Thu, Dec 12, 7:00pm (6:30 call) | Concert at Day Murray Music |
Rehearsal Notes
- Christmas Day
- All solo parts will be sung by soloists, except at C (page 5), which is tutti.
- Change “Good Christian men” to “Good Christians all” throughout.
- Christmas Round
- Men sing Part I, women sing Part II
- Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
- Sopranos sing Part I, Altos sing Part II, Tenors and Basses sing Part III
- Grown Up Christmas List
- Change “ev’ry man” to “ev’ry-one” in measures 19 and 36.
- Jazz Gloria
- No breath after “Gloria” when followed by “in excelsis Deo”
- Take a breath after “Gloria” when followed by “Alleluia”
- Light Everlasting
- First note is extra long — watch the director!
- Ending is very slow, especially the last moving note for the sopranos — watch the director!
- Change “brethren” to “children” at the top of page 3 (alto) and top of page 4 (bass).
- Listen to the Silence of Night
- Only sopranos sing measures 20-36 (no altos).
- Mary, Did You Know?
- Change “blind man” to “blind” in measure 25
- Mr. Grinch
- Men sing Part I, women sing Part II