The Joy of Christmas - Composition

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The Joy of Christmas is a Christmas album featuring the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, along with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein. Richard P. Condie directed the choir.

The Joy of Christmas
Studio album by Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic
Released	October 1963 (1963-10)
Recorded	September 3, 1963
Genre	Christmas
Label	Columbia Masterworks, Sony Masterworks

Originally released by Columbia Masterworks in October 1963, the 50+ minutes album, unusually long for its time for one LP, was released on compact disc on July 7, 1990 by Sony Masterworks. The album was reissued in 1997 with additional selections by Bernstein and the Philharmonic, including music from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite.

On October 23, 1979 the album was RIAA certified as a Gold album.[1]

Album information

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Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"O Come, All Ye Faithful"	3:00
2.	"The Twelfth Night Song"	2:20
3.	"Away in a Manger (Choir Only)"	3:10
4.	"Carol of the Bells (Orchestra Only)"	2:40
5.	"The Animal Carol"	3:25
6.	"The Twelve Days of Christmas"	5:05
7.	"O Little Town of Bethlehem"	2:45
8.	"Patapan"	2:15
9.	"Joy to the World"	1:30
10.	"Lullay My Liking"	5:10
11.	"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"	2:05
12.	"La Virgen Lava Panales"	5:10
13.	"Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly"	1:20
14.	"Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine (Choir Only)"	2:25
15.	"Once in Royal David's City"	3:50
16.	"Silent Night, Holy Night"	3:20
17.	"Overture: Allegro giusto"	3:16
18.	"March: Tempo di marcia viva"	2:32
19.	"Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy: Andante non troppo"	1:41
20.	"Trepak (Russian Dance): molto vivace"	1:02
21.	"Arab Dance: Allegretto"	2:57
22.	"Chinese Dance : Allegro moderato"	1:08
23.	"Dance of the Mirlitons: Moderato assai"	2:07
24.	"Children's Prayer"	3:44
25.	"Hallelujah"	4:45

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Billboard 200	8

References

"Gold & Platinum: Mormon Tabernacle Choir". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 29, 2014.

v t e Music organizations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Tabernacle Choir	Christmas discography Directors Organists Tabernacle Conference Center Organs Conference Center Tabernacle
Other groups	Bells on Temple Square Orchestra at Temple Square Temple Square Chorale
Disbanded groups	Mormon Youth Symphony and Chorus Nauvoo Brass Band
Unofficial groups	Millennial Choirs and Orchestras Saints Unified Voices Southern California Mormon Choir

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