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Welcome Yule (Manhattan)

  • Saint Peter’s Church 619 Lexington Avenue New York, NY, 10022 United States (map)

This event also takes place on December 18, 2016 at St. John's Episcopal Church in Brooklyn.


J.S. Bach Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230
David Willcocks O Come All Ye Faithful
Robert Parsons Ave Maria
French Carol Angels We Have Heard on High
Adolphe Adam Cantique de Noël
Morten Lauridsen O magnum mysterium
Franz Xaver Gruber Silent Night
Harold Darke In the Bleak Midwinter
Herbert Howells Here Is the Little Door
John Tavener God Is With Us
Gregg Smith Twelve Days of Christmas
Jack McKelvey Deck the Halls in 7/8
Robert De Cormier We Wish You a Merry Christmas
George F. Handel Hallelujah from Messiah

The Dessoff Choirs ushers in the winter solstice with a concert of seasonal repertoire and contemporary arrangements of carols. The choir will surround the audience and cradle them in the music of Bach’s Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230, and in music by Tavener, Lauridsen and Howells. This music, along with the audience joining in on the carols, is the perfect way to enjoy the holiday spirit.

The Dessoff Choirs
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor

Earlier Event: November 7
We Remember
Later Event: December 17
Messiah Sing