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Christmas With Cantus

Christmas With Cantus

In Christmas With Cantus, the vocal ensemble weaves together holiday stories with time-honored carols and new classics. Blending narration and song, the program features Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and Christine Lê’s The Hawai’i Snowman, alongside Mark Twain’s A Letter from Santa Claus, offering an opportunity to reflect on the meaning and joy of the holiday season.

Playlist

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

  • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen arranged by Sandra Eithun

  • The Mirthful Heart by Abbie Betinis

  • Threads of Joy by Dale Trumbore

  • Wassail arranged by Erick Lichte

  • Love Came Down at Christmas by David Dickau 

  • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Hugh Martin; arranged by Stacey V. Gibbs

  • Salve Regina (Hail, Holy Queen) by Cesar Carrillo

  • Joy to the World by George Frideric Handel; arranged by Reginald Bowens

  • Thankful Heart by Paul Williams

A Letter from Santa Claus by Mark Twain

  • Man in the Moon by Chris Foss

Short Excerpt from The Hawai’i Snowman by Christine Lê

  • Mele Kalikimaka by R. Alex Anderson

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