Featured Artists
William Eddins
Conductor
Benjamin Taylor
Baritone
Charlotte Blake Alston
Narrator
Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia
Dominick DiOrio
Artistic Director
Just hear those sleigh bells jingling! Share in the joy of the holiday season with The Philadelphia Orchestra. The Glorious Sound of Christmas® has been a time-honored tradition for families, friends, and classical music lovers since the iconic recording with Eugene Ormandy and the Orchestra was released in 1962.
Program
Mendelssohn
“Hark! the Herald Angels Sing”
Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on Christmas Carols, for baritone, chorus, and orchestra
Rosner
Sugar Plum on the Run
Traditional
“Angels We Have Heard on High”
Various
A Charleston Christmas
DiOrio
“A Home Is Found at Christmas”
Adam
“O Holy Night”
Tovey
“The Rittenhouse Carol”
Anderson
Sleigh Ride
Various
Medley of Christmas Favorites
Wade
“O Come, All Ye Faithful”
Additional Performance Information
