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The Wonder of Christmas

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The Wonder of Christmas
Live album / compilation album by
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2006
Recorded2001–2005
GenreChristmas
LabelMormon Tabernacle Choir
ProducerMack Wilberg
Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square chronology
The Wonder of Christmas
(2006)
Spirit of the Season
(2007)

The Wonder of Christmas was recorded during the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's 2001-2005 Christmas shows in the LDS Conference Center with special guests Angela Lansbury, Bryn Terfel, Audra McDonald, Frederica von Stade, Renée Fleming, and Walter Cronkite. The album was released in 2006.

Christmas concert DVDs

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The tracks were compiled from multiple Christmas concerts which were released individually as DVDs, including:

Track listing

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CD
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Joy to the World"Choir, Orchestra, and Band of the United States Air Force Reserve2:58
2."Whence Is That Goodly Fragance Flowing?"Choir and Orchestra4:52
3."Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful"Bryn Terfel with Choir and Orchestra3:59
4."Carol of the Bells"Choir, Orchestra, and Bells2:53
5."The First Nowell"Frederica von Stade with Choir and Orchestra5:17
6."Christmas Processional: Gloria in Excelsis Deo!"Choir and Orchestra3:58
7."Sweet Little Jesus Boy"Audra McDonald with Choir and Orchestra2:35
8."Children, Go Where I Send Thee"Audra McDonald with Choir and Orchestra2:34
9."Winter Wonderland"Choir and Orchestra2:55
10."We Need a Little Christmas, from Mame"Angela Lansbury with Choir, Orchestra, and Bells1:53
11."White Christmas"Choir and Orchestra4:11
12."Sleigh Ride"Choir and Orchestra2:46
13."Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella"Richard Elliott2:55
14."What Shall We Give to the Babe in the Manger?"Choir and Orchestra4:17
15."Angels, from the Realms of Glory"Renée Fleming with Choir and Orchestra4:22
16."Hallelujah"Choir and Orchestra, conducted by Walter Cronkite3:32

Charts

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Chart (2004) Peak
position
Billboard 200 187
Billboard Classical 8
Billboard Independent 12
Billboard Christian 12

References

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  1. ^ "Joy of Christmas, The". www.thetabernaclechoir.org.
  2. ^ "Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square: Featuring Frederica von Stade and Bryn Terfel". www.thetabernaclechoir.org.
  3. ^ "Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square: Featuring Audra McDonald and Peter Graves". www.thetabernaclechoir.org.
  4. ^ "Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square: Featuring Renee Fleming and Claire Bloom". www.thetabernaclechoir.org.