Leland Spindler, Director

Seth Bott, organ
Debbie Griffiths, piano
Lux Orchestra

O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Traditional
arr. Leland Spindler

Ka'imi Ruberson, tenor

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, O come, Thou Lord of might,
Who to Thy tribes on Sinai's height,
In ancient times didst give the law
In cloud and majesty and awe.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer,
Our spirits by Thine Advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, Thou Key of David, come
And open wide our heav'nly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

Lux Men's Chorus

Fum Fum Fum

Catalonian Carol
arr. Mack Wilberg

On December twenty five, sing Fum, fum, fum,
On December twenty five, sing Fum, fum, fum,
He is born the Holy Child, the little babe, the infant mild.
He is born of Virgin birth and He shall be the joy of earth,
sing Fum, fum, fum!

Little birds fly from the sky, sing Fum, fum, fum,
Little birds fly from the sky, sing Fum, fum, fum,
Little creatures great and small, come to the stable one and all,
Come  and form a tiny nest, for the Holy Child to rest,
sing Fum, fum!

Little start that shine above, sing Fum, fum, fum,
Little start that shine above, sing Fum, fum, fum,
See the infant as He sleeps, He bring to all goodwill and peace.
O let the night shine lightly, with a flame burn clear and brightly
sing Fum, fum, fum

O magnum mysterium

Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)

O magnum mysterium,
et admirabile sacramentum,
ut animalia viderent Dominum
natum, jacentum in praesepio!
Beata Virgo, cujus viscera
meruerunt portare
Dominum Christum. Alleluia!

O great mystery,
and wondrous sacrament,
that animals should see the newborn Lord,
lying in their manger!
Blessed is the Virgin, whose womb
was worthy to bear the
Lord Jesus Christ. Alleluia!

The Holly and the Ivy

Traditional English
arr. Johnny C. Leavitt

The holly and the ivy,
When they are both full grown,
Of all the trees that are in the wood,
The holly bears the crown.

The holly bears a blossom,
As white as lily flower,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus
To be our dear Saviour.

O the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer,
The playing of the merry organ,
Sweet singing in the choir.

The holly bears a berry,
As red as any blood,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus
To do poor sinners good.

The holly bears a prickle,
As sharp as any thorn,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus
On Christmas Day in the morn.

O the rising of the sun
And the running of the deer,
The playing of the merry organ,
Sweet singing in the choir.

The holly bears a bark,
As bitter as any gall,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus
For to redeem us all.

The rising of the sun
And the running of the deer,
The playing of the merry organ,
Sweet singing in the choir.

For Unto Us a Child is Born

from Messiah, HWV 56
George Frideric Handel
(1685-1759)

Lux Orchestra

Lux Women's Chorus

Joy to the World

George F. Handel
(1685-1759)
arr. Pinkzebra

Joy to the world, the Lord is come;
Let earth receive her King!
Let every heart prepare him room,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven, and heaven and nature sing.

Joy to the world! The Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

Angels sing,
Now they sing!
Voices ring,
Now they ring!
Heaven and nature sing,
Heaven and nature sing!

He rules the word, with truth and grace,
And gives to nations proof.
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders of His love!

Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
He is come! Joy!

Tundra

Ola Gjeilo
(b. 1978)

Annie Jones, soprano

Wide, worn and weathered
Sacred expanse
Of green and white and granite grey;
Snowy patches strewn,
Anchored to the craggy earth.
Unmoving;
While clouds dance
Across the vast, eternal sky

Coventry Carol

Thomas Mawdyke, attrib.
arr. Johnny C. Leavitt

Lully, lullah, thou little tiny child,
Bye bye, Lully, lullay.
Thou little tiny child,
Bye bye, lully, lullay. 

O sisters too, how may we do
For to preserve this day
This poor youngling for whom we sing,
"Bye bye, lully, lullay?" 

Herod the king, in his raging,
Chargèd he hath this day
His men of might in his own sight
All children young to slay.

That woe is me, poor child, for thee
And ever mourn and may,
For thy parting neither say nor sing
"Bye bye, lully, lullay."

Though 'tis for his own mortal birth,
Death all too soon is thine,
That grave you take, through Him shall break,
And you forever mine.


Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella

Traditional
arr. Keith Chapman

Seth Bott, organ

Lux Singers

In the Bleak Midwinter

Gustav Holst
(1874-1934)

Friday

Amy Mascio, soprano
Aria Taylor, alto

Saturday

Mary Jones, soprano
Jamie Johnsons, alto

In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter, long ago.

Angels and archangels may have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
But His mother only, in her maiden bliss,
Worshipped the beloved with a kiss.

What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;
Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.

Infant Holy, Infant Lowly

Polish Carol
arr. Mack Wilberg

 Infant holy, Infant lowly,
For His bed a cattle stall;
Oxen lowing, little knowing
Christ the Babe is Lord of all.
Swift are winging angels singing,
Noels ringing, tidings bringing,
Christ the Babe is Lord of all.

Flocks were sleeping, shepherds keeping
Vigil till the morning new;
Saw the glory, heard the story,
Tidings of a gospel true.
Thus rejoicing, free from sorrow,
Praises voicing, greet the morrow,
Christ the Babe was born for you!

I Saw Three Ships

Traditional English
arr. John Paul Hayward

I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day
I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas Day in the morning.

And what was in those ships all three
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day?
And what was in those ships all three
On Christmas Day in the morning?

Our Saviour Christ and his Lady
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day
Our Saviour Christ and his Lady
On Christmas Day in the morning.

Our Saviour Christ and his Lady
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day
O they sailed into Bethlehem
On Christmas Day in the morning.

And all the bells on Earth shall ring
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day
And all the sould on Earth shall sing
On Christmas Day in the morning

And all the angels in Heaven shall sing
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day!
Let us all rejoice amain
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day!

Combined Choirs

Hallelujah Chorus

from Messiah, HWV 56
George Frideric Handel
(1685-1759)

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 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 and Lord of lords,
King of kings and Lord of lords!

And He shall reign forever and ever,
Forever and ever and ever and ever!

Hallelujah!

Carol of Joy

Dan Forrest
(b. 1978)

Green leaves all fallen, withered and dry;

Brief sunset fading, dim winter sky;

Lengthening shadows, dark closing in;

Then through the stillness, carols begin.


O fallen world, to you is the song!

Death holds you fast, and night tarries long.

Jesus is born, your curse to destroy;

Sweet to your ears, a carol of joy!


Pale moon ascending, solemn and slow;

Cold, barren hillside shrouded in snow.

Deep empty valley, veiled by the night:

Hear angel music, hopeful and bright.


O fearful world, to you is the song!

Peace with your God, and pardon for wrong.

Tidings for sinners, burdened and bound,

Carol of joy, a Saviour is found!


Earth wrapped in sorrow, lift up your eyes,

Thrill to the chorus filling the skies.

Look up, sad-hearted! Witness God's love;

Join in the carol swelling above!


O friendless world, to you is the song!

All heaven's joy to you may belong!

You who are lonely, laden, forlorn:

Now unto you, a Savior is born!

Reading Luke 2 / Silent Night

Franz Xaver Gruber
(1787-1863)
arr. Dan Forrest

Zack Young, speaker

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

O Come, All Ye Faithful

John F. Wade
(c. 1711-1786)
arr. Mack Wilberg

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,

Christ the Lord.


Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation,

Sing, all ye citizens of Heaven above!

Glory to God, glory in the highest:

O come, let us adore Him,

Christ the Lord.


Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning;

Jesus, to thee be glory given!

Son of the Father, now in flesh appearing!

O come, let us adore Him,

Christ the Lord.