Rejoice and Be Merry!

Rejoice and Be Merry!
Live album by Mormon Tabernacle Choir featuring The King's Singers
Released September 30, 2008 (2008-09-30)
Recorded 2007
Genre Christmas
Length 73:52
Label Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Producer Mack Wilberg, Craig Jessop, Bruce Leek, Fred Vogler
Mormon Tabernacle Choir featuring The King's Singers chronology
Spirit of the Season
(2007)		 Rejoice and Be Merry!
(2008)		 Ring Christmas Bells
(2009)

Rejoice and Be Merry! was recorded during the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's 2007 Christmas shows in the LDS Conference Center with special guests The King's Singers.[1] The album was released on September 30, 2008 and a concert DVD was released on October 21, 2008.

The CD features both a cappella and accompanied songs by The King's Singers and The Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Six tracks feature the King's Singers alone, with another five tracks featuring the combined King's Singer's and Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the remaining eight tracks feature The Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The recorded concert was also broadcast on PBS stations in December 2008.[2]

Track listing

CD
No. TitlePerformer(s) Length
1. "Sussex Carol"  The King's Singers with Choir, Orchestra, and Bells 3:09
2. "Carol to the King"  Choir and Orchestra 4:46
3. "The First Nowell"  Choir and Orchestra 4:58
4. "Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly"  The King's Singers with Choir and Orchestra 3:46
5. "El Niño Querido"  The King's Singers 3:02
6. "La Peregrinación"  The King's Singers 3:12
7. "Riu, Riu, Chiu"  The King's Singers 1:30
8. "Rejoice and Be Merry!"  Choir, Orchestra, and Bells 5:20
9. "Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine"  Choir 4:29
10. "Ding Dong! Merrily on High"  Choir, Orchestra, and Bells 2:50
11. "O Holy Night"  The King's Singers with Choir and Orchestra 6:49
12. "One December, Bright and Clear"  Choir and Orchestra 1:53
13. "Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow!"  The King's Singers 2:40
14. "Little Drummer Boy"  The King's Singers 2:49
15. "Jingle Bells"  The King's Singers 1:34
16. "I Saw Three Ships"  Richard Elliott 2:19
17. "The Twelve Days of Christmas"  The King's Singers with Choir and Orchestra 8:34
18. "What Child Is This?"  Choir and Orchestra 4:59
19. "Angels, from the Realms of Glory"  The King's Singers with Choir, Orchestra, and Bells 4:55
Total length:
 73:52

Charts

Chart (2008-2009)[3] Peak
position
US Billboard Classical 7
US Billboard Christian 17
US Billboard Holiday 18
US Billboard Independent 30

References

  1. ↑ "King's Singers coming to Salt Lake". Deseret News. 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  2. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20141103001742/http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/pages/RJBM_Broadcast. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Rejoice and Be Merry! - Mormon Tabernacle Choir". Billboard. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
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