Episode 9004: Christmas with Choral Arts
Season 9 Episode 4 | 56m 46s | Video has closed captioning.
This program features holiday music, dramatic readings, and cherished sing-alongs in the holiday spirit.
Aired: 12/24/22
Artworks is a local public television program presented by MPT.
NARRATOR: Artworks is made possible in part by...
The Citizens of Baltimore County.
And by the Ruth R. Marder Arts Endowment Fund.
The Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker Endowment for the Arts.
The E.T.
and Robert B. Rocklin Fund.
And The Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Foundation Arts Endowment in memory of Ruth Marder.
WENDELL: Happy holidays everyone.
I'm Wendell Patrick, host of "Artworks" and you are watching a special presentation of "Artworks" Christmas with Choral Arts from the historic Baltimore Basilica.
This concert will feature many Christmas favorites, singalongs, repertoire from the classical cannon and plenty of holiday cheer.
Join us as we celebrate the holidays with Baltimore Choral Arts Society, featuring the Morgan State University Choir.
On behalf of myself, "Artworks" and Maryland Public Television.
Merry Christmas.
Hello and happy holidays.
We're here at the historic Baltimore Basilica, I'm Wendell Patrick, host of "Artworks" and you are watching a special presentation of "Artworks" live on Maryland Public Television.
Now, let's give a warm welcome to Baltimore Choral Arts Society music director, Anthony Blake Clark.
(audience applause) ♪ ♪ CHORAL: Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas!
♪ ♪ Sing a song for the glorious season.
♪ ♪ Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas!
♪ ♪ Sing a song for a happy new year.
♪ ♪ Sing merrily, merrily, loud and strong.
♪ ♪ Welcome the wintry season.
♪ Just follow along with the holiday song.
♪ ♪ Santa is here again, yes!
♪ Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas!
♪ ♪ Sing a song for the glorious season.
♪ ♪ Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas!
♪ ♪ Sing a song for the happy new year.
♪ ♪ Now, reindeer fly if you need any proof.
♪ ♪ It's merely a matter of reason.
♪ ♪ Just listen, you'll hear when they land on the roof.
♪ ♪ Santa is here again, yes!
♪ Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas!
♪ ♪ Sing a song for the glorious season.
♪ ♪ Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas!
♪ ♪ Sing a song for a happy new year.
♪ ♪ Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas!
♪ ♪ Sing a song for the glorious season.
♪ ♪ Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas!
♪ ♪ It's a magical, miracle, annual, lyrical.
♪ ♪ Sing-along now, sing a song for a happy new year!
♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Sing merrily, merrily, loud and strong.
♪ ♪ Welcome the wintry season.
♪ Just follow along with the holiday song.
♪ ♪ Santa is here again, yes!
♪ Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas!
♪ ♪ Sing a song for the glorious season.
♪ ♪ Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas!
♪ ♪ Sing a song for the happy new year.
♪ ♪ Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas!
♪ ♪ Sing a song for the glorious season.
♪ ♪ Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas!
♪ ♪ This magical miracle, magical miracle ♪ ♪ Sing a loud song ♪ Sing a song for the happy new year.
♪♪ (music ends) (audience applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ DAVID: Hark!
The herald angels sing.
♪ ♪ "Glory to the newborn King!"
♪ Peace on Earth, and mercy mild.
♪ ♪ God and sinners reconciled.
♪ Joyful, all ye nations, rise.
♪ ♪ Join the triumph of the skies; ♪ ♪ With th' angelic host proclaim.
♪ ♪ "Christ is born in Bethlehem."
♪ ♪ Hark!
The herald angels sing.
♪ ♪ "Glory to the newborn King!"
♪ ♪ Christ, by highest heav'n adored.
♪ ♪ Christ, the everlasting Lord; ♪ ♪ Late in time behold him come.
♪ ♪ Offspring of the Virgin's womb.
♪ ♪ Veil'd in flesh, the Godhead see; ♪ ♪ Hail, th'incarnate Deity.
♪ Pleased, as man, with men to dwell.
♪ ♪ Jesus, our Emmanuel!
♪ Hark!
The herald angels sing.
♪ ♪ "Glory to the newborn King!"
♪ Hail!
The heav'n born Prince of peace!
♪ ♪ Hail!
The Son of Righteousness!
♪ ♪ Light and life to all he brings.
♪ ♪ Risen with healing in his wings.
♪ ♪ Mild he lays his glory by.
♪ Born that man no more may die.
♪ ♪ Born to raise the sons of Earth.
♪ ♪ Born to give them second birth.
♪ ♪ Hark!
The herald angels sing.
♪ ♪ "Glory to ♪ The newborn King!"
♪ (music ends) WOMAN: "Amazing Peace" a Christmas poem by Maya Angelou.
Thunder rumbles in the mountain passes.
And lightning rattles the eaves of our houses.
Flood waters await us in our avenues.
Snow falls upon snow, falls upon snow to avalanche.
Over unprotected villages.
The sky slips low and grey and threatening.
We question ourselves.
What have we done to so affront nature?
We worry God.
Are you there?
Are you there really?
Does the covenant you made with us still hold?
♪ ♪ ♪ MAN: Veni, veni Emmanuel.
♪ ♪ Captivum solve Israel.
♪ Qui gemit in exilio.
♪ Privatus Dei Filio.
♪ CHORAL: Gaude!
♪ Gaude!
Emmanuel.
♪ ♪ Nascenture pro te, Israel!
♪ ♪ O come, O come, Emmanuel.
♪ And ransom captive Israel.
♪ That mourns in lonely exile here.
♪ ♪ Until the Son of God appear.
♪ Rejoice!
Rejoice!
♪ Emmanuel.
♪ Shall come to thee, O Israel.
♪ ♪ O come desire ♪ Of nations, bind.
♪ In one the hearts of humankind.
♪ ♪ Bid every strife and quarrel cease.
♪ ♪ And fill the world with heaven's peace.
♪ ♪ Rejoice!
Rejoice!
♪ Emmanuel.
♪ Shall come to thee, ♪ ♪ O Israel!
♪ WOMAN: We clap hands and welcome the Peace of Christmas.
We beckon this good season to wait a while with us.
We, Baptist and Buddhist, Methodist and Muslim, say come.
Peace.
Come and fill us and our world with your majesty.
We, the Jew and the Jainist, the Catholic and the Confucian.
Implore you, to stay a while with us.
So we may learn by your shimmering light.
How to look beyond complexion and see community.
It is Christmas time, a halting of hate time.
On this platform of peace, we can create a language.
To translate ourselves to ourselves and to each other.
At this Holy Instant, we celebrate the Birth of Jesus Christ.
Into the great religions of the world.
We jubilate the precious advent of trust.
We shout with glorious tongues at the coming of hope.
All the Earth's tribes loosen their voices.
To celebrate the promise of Peace.
We, Angels and Mortal's, Believers and Non-Believers.
Look heavenward and speak the word aloud.
Peace.
We look at our world and speak the word aloud.
Peace.
We look at each other, then into ourselves.
And we say without shyness or apology or hesitation.
Peace, My Brother.
Peace, My Sister.
Peace, My Soul.
♪ ♪ CHORAL: The first noel ♪ The angel did say.
♪ Was to certain poor shepherds ♪ ♪ In fields as they lay.
♪ ♪ In fields where they ♪ Lay keeping their sheep.
♪ On a cold winter's night ♪ That was so deep.
♪ Noel, noel ♪ Noel, noel.
♪ Born is the ♪ King of Israel.
♪ ♪ They looked up ♪ And saw a star.
♪ ♪ Shining in the east ♪ Beyond them far; ♪ ♪ And to the Earth ♪ It gave great light.
♪ And so it continued ♪ Both day and night.
♪ Noel, noel ♪ Noel, noel.
♪ Born is the ♪ King of Israel.
♪ ♪ Then let us all ♪ With one accord.
♪ ♪ Sing praises to ♪ ♪ Our heavenly Lord.
♪ Who hath made ♪ Heaven and earth of nought.
♪ ♪ And with his blood ♪ Mankind hath bought.
♪ Noel, noel ♪ Noel, noel.
♪ Born is the ♪ King of Israel.
♪ Noel, noel ♪ Noel, noel.
♪ Born is the ♪ King of Israel.
♪ ♪ Noel, noel ♪ ♪ Noel.
♪ (music ends) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (music ends) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ CHORAL: O come, all ye faithful, ♪ ♪.
Joyful and triumphant!
♪ O come ye, O come ye, ♪ ♪ To Bethlehem.
♪ ♪ Come and behold Him.
♪ Born the King of Angels.
♪ ♪ O come, let us adore Him.
♪ ♪ O come, let us adore Him.
♪ ♪ O come, let us adore Him.
♪ ♪ Christ the Lord!
♪ God of God, ♪ Light of Light.
♪ Lo, He abhors not ♪ The Virgin's womb.
♪ ♪ Very God.
♪ Begotten, not created.
♪ O come, let us adore Him.
♪ O come, let us adore Him.
♪ ♪ O come, let us adore Him.
♪ Christ the Lord!
♪ Sing, choirs of angels, ♪ Sing in exultation.
♪ Sing, all ye citizens ♪ Of heaven above!
♪ Glory to God.
♪ In the highest.
♪ O come, let us adore Him.
♪ O come, let us adore Him.
♪ ♪ O come, let us adore Him.
♪ ♪ Christ the Lord!
♪ Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, ♪ Born this happy morning.
♪ ♪ Jesus, to Thee ♪ Be glory given.
♪ Word of the Father.
♪ Now in flesh appearing.
♪ O come, let us adore Him.
♪ O come, let us adore Him.
♪ O come, let us adore Him.
♪ ♪ Christ ♪ The Lord!
♪ (music ends) ♪ ♪ MEN: Betelehemu ♪ Betelehemu ♪ Betelehemu ♪ Betelehemu ♪ ♪ CHORAL: Awa yiori ♪ Baba gbojule.
♪ Awa yiori ♪ Baba fehenti.
♪ Awa yiori ♪ Baba fehenti.
♪ Awa yiori ♪ Baba fehenti.
♪ Betelehemu ♪ ♪ CHORAL: Awa yiori ♪ ♪ Baba gbojule.
♪ Awa yiori ♪ Baba fehenti.
♪ Awa yiori ♪ Baba gbojule.
♪ Awa yiori ♪ Baba fehenti.
♪ Nibo labi Jesu.
♪ Nibo lagbe bii.
♪ ♪ Nibo labi Jesu.
♪ ♪ Nibo lagbe bii.
♪ Betelehemu ilu ara.
♪ Nibe labi Baba o daju.
♪ Betelehemu ilu ara.
♪ ♪ Nibe labi Baba o daju.
♪ Lyin, lyin ♪ Lyin nifuno.
♪ Lyin, lyin ♪ Lyin nifuno.
♪ Adupe fun o ♪ Adupe fun o ♪ Adupe fun o jooni ♪ Baba oloreo.
♪ Lyin fun o Baba.
♪ Lyin fun o Baba.
♪ Lyin fun o Baba.
♪ Baba toda wasi.
♪ ♪ MEN: Betelehemu ♪ Betelehemu ♪ Betelehemu ♪ Betelehemu ♪ CHORAL: Awa yiori ♪ Baba gbojule.
♪ Awa yiori ♪ Baba fehenti.
♪ Awa yiori ♪ Baba gbojule.
♪ Awa yiori ♪ Baba fehenti.
♪ Nibo labi Jesu.
♪ Nibo lagbe bii.
♪ Nibo labi Jesu.
♪ Nibo lagbe bii.
♪ Betelehemu ilu ara.
♪ ♪ Nibe labi Baba o daju.
♪ Betelehemu ilu ara.
♪ Nibe labi Baba o daju.
♪ Betelehemu ilu ara.
♪ ♪ Nibe labi Baba o daju.
♪ (music ends) ♪ ♪ ALL: Silent night, holy night!
♪ ♪ All is calm, all is bright.
♪ Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child.
♪ ♪ Holy infant so tender and mild.
♪ ♪ Sleep in heavenly peace.
♪ Sleep in heavenly peace.
♪ Silent night, holy night!
♪ Shepherds quake at the sight.
♪ ♪ Glories stream from heaven afar.
♪ ♪ Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia.
♪ ♪ Christ the Savior is born!
♪ Christ the Savior is born.
♪ Silent night ♪ Holy night!
♪ Son of God ♪ Love's pure light.
♪ Radiant beams from Thy holy face.
♪ ♪ With dawn of redeeming grace.
♪ ♪ Jesus Lord, at Thy birth.
♪ Jesus Lord, at Thy birth.
♪ (singing and music end) ♪ ♪ FELIX: And then, then shall your light.
♪ ♪ Break forth as the light of morning breaketh.
♪ ♪ And your health shall ♪ Speedily spring forth also!
♪ And the glory of the Lord ♪ Shall be your reward.
♪ And the glory of the Lord ♪ Shall be your reward.
♪ Lord, Our Creator, how excellent thy name is.
♪ ♪ In all the nations.
♪ Lord, Our Creator, how excellent thy name is.
♪ ♪ In all the nations.
♪ Lord, Our Creator, how excellent thy name is.
♪ ♪ In all the nations.
♪ Lord, Our Creator, how excellent thy name is.
♪ ♪ In all the nations.
♪ In all the nations.
♪ Lord, Our Creator ♪ Lord, Our Creator, how excellent thy name is.
♪ ♪ Lord, Our Creator, how excellent thy name is.
♪ ♪ Lord, Our Creator, how excellent thy name is.
♪ ♪ Lord, Our Creator, how excellent thy name is.
♪ ♪ Lord, Our Creator, Lord, Our Creator ♪ ♪ Lord, Our Creator, how excellent thy name is.
♪ ♪ Lord, Our Creator, ♪ ♪ How excellent thy name is.
♪ Lord, Our Creator, ♪ How excellent thy name is.
♪ Lord, Our Creator, ♪ How excellent thy name is.
♪ In all the nations.
♪ In all the nations.
♪ Lord, Our Creator, ♪ Lord, Our Creator, ♪ Lord, Our Creator, ♪ Lord, Our Creator, how excellent thy name is.
♪ ♪ Behold the visions ♪ Behold the visions of His power and glory ♪ ♪ Lord, Our Creator, ♪ Lord, Our Creator, how excellent thy name is.
♪ ♪ Behold the visions of His power and glory ♪ ♪ Amen!
♪ Amen!
♪ ♪ Amen!
♪ Amen!
♪ Amen!
♪ Amen!
♪ Amen!
♪ (audience applause) ♪ Hark!
how the bells ♪ Sweet silver bells.
♪ All seem to say ♪ Throw cares away.
♪ Christmas is here ♪ Bringing good cheer.
♪ To young and old ♪ Meek and the bold.
♪ Ding, dong, ding, dong.
♪ That is their song.
♪ With joyful ring ♪ All caroling.
♪ One seems to hear ♪ Words of good cheer.
♪ From everywhere ♪ Filling the air.
♪ O, how they pound ♪ Raising the sound.
♪ Oer hill and dale ♪ Telling their tale.
♪ Gaily they ring ♪ While people sing.
♪ Songs of good cheer ♪ Christmas is here!.
♪ Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas!
♪ ♪ Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas!
♪ ♪ On, on they send ♪ ♪ On without end.
♪ Their joyful tone ♪ To every home.
♪ Hark!
How the bells ♪ Sweet silver bells.
♪ All seem to say ♪ Throw cares away.
♪ Christmas is here ♪ Bringing good cheer.
♪ To young and old ♪ Meek and the bold.
♪ Ding, dong, ding, dong.
♪ That is their song.
♪ With joyful ring ♪ All caroling.
♪ One seems to hear ♪ Words of good cheer.
♪ From everywhere ♪ Filling the air.
♪ O, how they pound ♪ Raising the sound.
♪ Oer hill and dale ♪ Telling their tale.
♪ Gaily they ring while people sing.
♪ ♪ Songs of good cheer ♪ Christmas is here!
♪ Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas!
♪ ♪ Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas!
♪ ♪ On, on they send ♪ On without end.
♪ Their joyful tone ♪ To every home.
♪ On, on they send ♪ On without end.
♪ Their joyful tone to every home.
♪ ♪ Ding dong, ding dong.
♪ (audience applause) ♪ CHORAL: Have you seen the tiny little baby?
♪ ♪ Have you seen the tiny little child?
♪ ♪ Have you seen the tiny little baby?
♪ ♪ Have you seen the baby child?
♪ ♪ Won't you look for the star that is rising in the East.
♪ ♪ Look to the light, it will lead you there.
♪ ♪ Look for the star shining on a stable.
♪ ♪ There you'll find the baby born in Bethlehem.
♪ ♪ Have you seen the tiny little baby?
♪ ♪ Have you seen the tiny little child?
♪ ♪ Have you seen the tiny little baby?
♪ ♪ Have you seen the baby child?
♪ ♪ O listen for the angel voices; ♪ ♪ O hear them sing in the heavenly choir.
♪ ♪ They're singing, "Peace on Earth, good will to men."
♪ ♪ They're singing, "Peace on Earth and good will to men."
♪ ♪ Have you seen, have you seen the baby?
♪ ♪ Have you seen, have you seen the child?
♪ ♪ Have you seen the baby, have you seen the baby?
♪ ♪ Have you seen the baby, have you seen the child?
♪ ♪ Have you seen the baby, have you seen the baby?
♪ ♪ Have you seen the baby, have you seen the child?
♪ ♪ Have you seen the baby, have you seen the baby?
♪ ♪ Have you seen the baby, have you seen the child?
♪ ♪ Have you seen the tiny little baby?
♪ ♪ Have you seen the tiny little child?
♪ ♪ Have you seen the tiny little baby?
♪ ♪ Have you seen the baby child?
♪ ♪ Have you seen the tiny little baby?
♪ ♪ Have you seen the tiny little child?
♪ ♪ Have you seen the tiny little baby?
♪ ♪ Have you seen the, have you seen the, ♪ Have you seen the baby child?
♪♪ (audience applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ DAVID: O Holy Night!
♪ The stars are brightly shining.
♪ ♪ It is the night of the dear Savior's birth!
♪ ♪ Long lay the world ♪ In sin and error pining.
♪ ♪ Till he appear'd ♪ And the soul felt its worth.
♪ ♪ A thrill of hope ♪ The weary world rejoices.
♪ CHORAL: Rejoices, rejoices.
♪ DAVID: For yonder breaks ♪ A new and glorious morn!
♪ ♪ Fall on your knees.
♪ Oh hear the angel voices.
♪ Oh night divine.
♪ Oh night when Christ was born.
♪ ♪ Oh night divine.
♪ Oh night ♪ Oh night divine.
♪ Truly He taught us to love one another.
♪ ♪ His law is love and His gospel is peace.
♪ ♪ CHORAL: Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother.
♪ ♪ DAVID: And in His name all oppression shall cease.
♪ ♪ ALL: Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we.
♪ ♪ Let all within us ♪ Praise His holy name.
♪ Fall on your knees.
♪ Oh hear the angel voices.
♪ Oh night divine.
♪ Oh night when Christ was born.
♪ ♪ Oh night divine.
♪ Oh night ♪ Oh night divine.
♪ Oh night divine.
♪ Oh night divine.
♪ Divine!
♪ (music ends) (audience applause) (audience applause) (audience applause) ♪ ♪ CHORAL: Hallelujah!
♪ ♪ Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
♪ ♪ Hallelujah!
♪ Hallelujah!
♪ Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
♪ ♪ Hallelujah!
♪ For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
♪ ♪ Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
♪ ♪ For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
♪ ♪ Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
♪ ♪ For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
♪ ♪ For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
♪ ♪ Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
♪ ♪ For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
♪ ♪ Hallelujah!
♪ ♪ The kingdom of this world is become.
♪ ♪ The kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ.
♪ ♪ And of his Christ.
♪ And he shall reign forever and ever.
♪ ♪ And he shall reign forever and ever.
♪ ♪ And he shall reign, and he shall reign ♪ ♪ And he shall reign forever and ever.
♪ ♪ And he shall reign forever and ever.
♪ ♪ King of kings ♪ Forever and ever ♪ Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
♪ And Lord of Lords!
♪ Forever and ever ♪ Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
♪ King of kings ♪ Forever and ever ♪ Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
♪ And Lord of Lords!
♪ Forever and ever ♪ Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
♪ King of kings ♪ Forever and ever ♪ Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
♪ And Lord of Lords!
♪ King of kings and Lord of Lords!
♪ ♪ And he shall reign forever and ever.
♪ ♪ And he shall reign forever and ever.
♪ ♪ King of kings ♪ Forever and ever ♪ And Lord of Lords!
♪ Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
♪ He shall reign forever and ever and ever ♪ ♪ King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
♪ ♪ King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
♪ ♪ He shall reign forever and ever and ever.
♪ ♪ Forever and ever ♪ Forever and ever ♪ ♪ Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
♪ Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
♪ Halle ♪ Lujah!
♪ (audience applause) (audience applause) (audience applause) ♪ CHORAL: Hallelujah!
♪ Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
♪ ♪ Hallelujah!
♪ Hallelujah!
♪ ♪ Hallelujah!
NARRATOR: Artworks is made possible in part by...
The Citizens of Baltimore County.
And by the Ruth R. Marder Arts Endowment Fund.
The Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker Endowment for the Arts.
The E.T.
and Robert B. Rocklin Fund.
And The Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Foundation Arts Endowment in memory of Ruth Marder.
