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Once again, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square bring a Christmas experience of magnificent proportion. Teaming up with Emmy award-winning actress Jane Seymour and powerful operatic baritone Nathan Gunn, Once Upon a Christmas is a majestic performance filled with the magic of the holidays. Join an audience of over 80,000 in the Conference Center at Temple Square in Salt Lake City with this stunning storytelling and musical performance!
DVDBonus Features:
Go to the Conference Center soundstage and hear Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn describe their unique experiences in performing with the Mormon
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Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square.
Backstage with Jane Seymour
Backstage with Nathan Gunn
Choir Press Conference Excerpts with comments from Nathan Gunn, Jane Seymour, Mac Christensen and Mack Wilberg
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Works on This Recording
1.
Sing Lullaby by Traditional
Performer:
Nathan Gunn (Baritone)
Conductor:
Mack Wilberg,
Ryan Murphy
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir,
Orchestra at Temple Square
2.
In dulci jubilo by Traditional
Performer:
Nathan Gunn (Baritone)
Conductor:
Mack Wilberg,
Ryan Murphy
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir,
Orchestra at Temple Square
Period: Medieval
Written: 12th Century; Germany
3.
Good King Wenceslas by Traditional
Performer:
Jane Seymour (Narrator)
Conductor:
Mack Wilberg,
Ryan Murphy
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir,
Orchestra at Temple Square
Written: England
4.
Deck the Halls by Traditional
Conductor:
Mack Wilberg,
Ryan Murphy
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir,
Orchestra at Temple Square
Written: Wales, UK
5.
Angels from the realms of glory by Traditional
Performer:
Nathan Gunn (Baritone)
Conductor:
Mack Wilberg,
Ryan Murphy
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir,
Orchestra at Temple Square
Written: France
6.
Silent Night by Franz Xaver Gruber
Performer:
Nathan Gunn (Baritone)
Conductor:
Mack Wilberg,
Ryan Murphy
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir,
Orchestra at Temple Square
Period: Classical
Written: 1818; Austria
7.
Winter Wonderland by Felix Bernard
Performer:
Nathan Gunn (Baritone)
Conductor:
Mack Wilberg,
Ryan Murphy
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir,
Orchestra at Temple Square
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1934; USA
Notes: This selection is a medley that also includes "White Christmas" and "Let It Snow."
8.
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: no 8, Grosser Herr, und starker König by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Nathan Gunn (Baritone)
Conductor:
Mack Wilberg,
Ryan Murphy
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir,
Orchestra at Temple Square
Period: Baroque
Written: 1734-1735; Leipzig, Germany
9.
Sing Forth This Day by Mack Wilberg
Performer:
Jane Seymour (Narrator)
Conductor:
Mack Wilberg,
Ryan Murphy
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir,
Orchestra at Temple Square
10.
'Twas the Night Before Christmas by Ken Darby
Performer:
Nathan Gunn (Baritone)
Conductor:
Mack Wilberg,
Ryan Murphy
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir,
Orchestra at Temple Square
Written: 1942; Los Angeles, Califor
11.
Le roi David: And God said one day shall dawn by Arthur Honegger
Conductor:
Mack Wilberg,
Ryan Murphy
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir,
Orchestra at Temple Square
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1921; France
12.
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: no 9, Ach, mein herzliebes Jesulein by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Mack Wilberg,
Ryan Murphy
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir,
Orchestra at Temple Square
Period: Baroque
Written: 1734-1735; Leipzig, Germany
13.
Gloria in D major, RV 589: Domine Fili Unigenite by Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor:
Mack Wilberg,
Ryan Murphy
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir,
Orchestra at Temple Square
Period: Baroque
Written: Venice, Italy
14.
Shepherds' Dance by Richard Elliott
Performer:
Richard Elliott (Organ)
Customer Reviews
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( 1 Customer Review )
Amazing Christmas Extravaganza December 4, 2012
By James B. (Heber City, UT) See All My Reviews
"Each year the Mormon Tabernacle Choir does this amazing show in Salt Lake City. There are four concerts that play to a total of 80,000 people each year. The tickets are free but there are over a million requests for 80,000 tickets. Over the decade or so they've been doing this they've had a cavalcade of celebrities to complement the proceedings, incl. Bryn Terfel, Renee Fleming, Fredericka von Stade, Audra McDonald, and the list goes on. They've all been on PBS one year after the actual concert. I was fortunate to get a ticket for last year's presentation represented on this DVD. All I can say is that it was an amazing experience which is only partially captured in the video and audio releases. Every participant (save the guests) is a volunteer (incl. the orchestra) but the performance quality is extraordinary and the spirit of the occasion is palpable. I will acquire this DVD as I have the ones from the previous years. But if you ever have the chance to see it live -- do it !! It may be the best Christmas show in the land."
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