| A Mainstreet Christmas |
| It's easy to conjure up the scenes - downy snow catches the woolen hat brims of scarved trumpeters, trombonists and tubists serenading holiday shoppers on a street lit by gas lamps; a brass ensemble and organ join forces on Christmas Eve to fill a church sanctuary with a warm, sonority to inspire singing on the most cherished carols.
Like egg nog and nutmeg, evergreen bows and a model train circling the nativity scene under the Christmas tree, brass, organ and Christmas are an inseparable combination. All of us in the Mainstreet Brass are thankful to organist George Boyer and Allen Organ Co. for producing this recording, which represents some of the Christmas favorites we've enjoyed since we first got together in November 1986. We've always looked forward to the busy holiday season to bring out these carols and perform them in concert, at festivals and in church. We're privileged to bring you this collection of Christmas favorites for brass, organ and organ and brass. On behalf of everyone in the Mainstreet Brass and the staff at Allen Organ, we hope you enjoy this recording and make it part of your Christmas tradition.
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Track 1: Carol of the Bells - Ukrainian Carol arr. Richard Price
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Track 2: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Traditional Gregorian chant arr. Carol Traupman-Carr
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| Track 3: Sleepers Wake! (From the oratorio St. Paul) - Mendelssohn |
| Track 4: Ding Dong! Merrily on High - arr. John Rutter |
| Track 5: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Carols for Organ) - Emma Lou Diemer |
| Track 6: Angels We Have Heard on High - French Carol arr. Richard |
Track 7: Fantasy on Come All Ye Shepherds - Traditional Bohemian arr. Stefan de Haan
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| Track 8: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - English Carol setting by Donald Edward |
| Track 9: Carol-Prelude on "Bring a Torch" - David H. Williams |
| Track 10: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - arr. Julie Christofferson |
Track 11: In the Bleak Midwinter - Holst arr. Ebehard Ramm
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Track 12: Jingle Bells - Pierpont arr. Sykora
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| Track 13: The Holly and the Ivy - English Carol arr. Julie Christofferson |
| Track 14: Lo, How a Rose is Blooming (Eleven chorale preludes) - Brahms Ed. E. Power Biggs |
| Track 15: Patapan - Burgundian Carol arr. Robert Willis |
| Track 16: Concertato on Adeste Fidelis - Austin C. Lovelace |
| Track 17: Noels - Louis Claude D'aquin |
| Track 18: In Dulci Jubilo - J.S. Bach trans. Robert King |
Track 19: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Martin & Blane arr. Tim
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