Christmas With The Tabernacle Choir

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.

20 Years of Christmas With The Tabernacle Choir

1h 55m

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.

Previews + Extras

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    20 Years of Christmas With The Tabernacle Choir - Preview

    S2021 E1 - 31s

    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.

  • Backstage with Brian Stokes Mitchell: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Backstage with Brian Stokes Mitchell

    S2021 E1 - 5m 49s

    Beloved guest artist, Brian Stokes Mitchell takes us on an exciting and intimate journey backstage during the making of “20 Years of Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir,” a show he hosts. Mitchell describes how it feels to perform in the magnificent space, (with and without an audience). He also shares a personal pandemic story and reflects on the true meaning of Christmas.

  • Suo Gân: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Suo Gân

    S2021 E1 - 1m 59s

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

  • Campaña sobre campaña: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Campaña sobre campaña

    S2021 E1 - 50s

    “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.

  • Joy To The World: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Joy To The World

    S2021 E1 - 2m 25s

    Isaac Watts’s 1719 paraphrase of Psalm 98, set to music by Lowell Mason, is now one of the most popular Christmas hymns in North America. In this high-spirited arrangement by Mack Wilberg, continuous running passagework in the orchestra and the addition of bells and herald-trumpet fanfares illustrate the excitement of the Christmas season.

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    Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow

    S2021 E1 - 1m 2s

    Audra McDonald performs “Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow,” accompanied by the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.

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    Do You Hear What I Hear?

    S2021 E1 - 1m 30s

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

  • Not While I’m Around: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Not While I’m Around

    S2021 E1 - 2m 14s

    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.

  • Sweet Little Jesus Boy: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sweet Little Jesus Boy

    S2021 E1 - 1m 13s

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

  • O Holy Night: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    O Holy Night

    S2021 E1 - 2m 22s

    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.

  • That’s What Christmas Means to Me: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    That’s What Christmas Means to Me

    S2021 E1 - 3m 15s

    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: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Somewhere In My Memory

    S2021 E1 - 3m 30s

    “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.

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