20 Years of Christmas With The Tabernacle Choir

Former Tabernacle Choir guest artist and Tony Award-winner, Brian Stokes Mitchell, is back to remember and relive twenty years of inspiring Christmas concerts. From opera, gospel, and pop singers to Broadway and cabaret stars; from Shakespearean actors and movie and television stars, the Choir’s guest artists provide, not just formidable talent, but a little something for everyone.

Welsh carol “Suo Gân,” featuring opera star Bryn Terfel, accompanied by the Tabernacle Orchestra at Temple Square.

“Campana Sobre Campana,” a traditional Andalusian Christmas song, is one of the most famous of all Spanish carols. In this song, heavenly angels ring the bells of Bethlehem, inviting all to join with the shepherds and see the Christ Child in the manger. Here, operatic tenor Rolando Villazón sings and is accompanied by the Tabernacle Choir & Orchestra at Temple Square.

Laura Osnes performs “Do You Hear What I Hear?” accompanied by the Tabernacle Orchestra at Temple Square.

In this clip, recorded after 9/11, Angela Landsbury addresses the attacks and their impact on the country. She sings “Not While I’m Around,” by the great Stephen Sondheim, from the musical “Sweeney Todd.” Landsbury is accompanied by the Tabernacle Orchestra at Temple Square.

Gospel favorite “Sweet Little Jesus Boy,” featuring Gladys Knight, and accompanied by the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.

The American music critic John Sullivan Dwight translated the lyrics of this carol, one of the most dramatically beautiful Christmas songs ever penned, into English in 1855. In this arrangement by David T. Clydesdale, Ms. Chenoweth pays homage to the great Sandi Patty, who performed this same arrangement with The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square in 2006.

Accompanied by just a handful of socially distanced Tabernacle Orchestra members and the Choir’s musical director Mack Wilberg at the piano, Brian Stokes Mitchell performs a never-before-seen rendition of “That’s What Christmas Means to Me.”

“Somewhere in My Memory,” is the signature song from the movie 'Home Alone', composed by John Williams, one of the most famous composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Here it is performed by The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square.

Acclaimed American singer Renée Fleming performs “Lo, How a Rose E’re Blooming,” with The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.

Tabernacle organist Richard Elliott performs an all-new adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s “Trepak,” from “Nutcracker Suite,” filmed in innovative new ways to show off the majesty of the instrument. Each year, the 7,708-pipe Conference Center organ, which resembles and pays homage to the famed original, becomes a prominent feature of the Christmas concert.

With its catchy tune and easy lyrics, “Everyone Who Likes Christmas, Say ‘I Do!’” quickly became a Christmas concert favorite after it was written, in 1968, by two Utah moms, Patricia Metten and Maxine Cameron. It's performed here by Santino Fontana, accompanied by the Muppets from “Sesame Street”, and the Tabernacle Orchestra at Temple Square.