Episode 553, A Bright Brassy Christmas

​This week on Wind & Rhythm, we play a very brassy Christmas with music by the Canadian Brass, the Empire Brass, Mainstreet Brass, After Hours Brass, New England Brass, and more.  Won’t you join us?  Here, at the gathering place for people who love band music. 

On Christmas Day
  Stephen Bulla
  New England Brass    
The Kingdom Triumphant
  Eric Ball
  New England Brass Band, Douglas Yeo
Wexford Carol
  traditional Irish carol
  Galliard Brass Ensemble    
Pat-A-Pan
  Bernard de La Monnoye
  Empire Brass    

Ave Regina Celorum
  traditional
  Empire Brass    
"Walking in the Air" from The Snowman
  Howard Blake
  The Copper Street Brass Quintet    
Rudolph and Santa
  Johnny Marks / John Frederick Coots
  Mainstreet Brass    
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
  traditional
  Wayne Bergeron with the After Hours Brass    
Gesu bambino (The Infant Jesus)
  Pietro Yon, arr. Gary Slechta
  University of Texas Trombone Choir, Nathaniel Brickens
Wassail Song
  traditional English carol
  The Solid Brass    
The Little Drummer Boy ("Carol of the Drum”)
  Harry Simeone, Philip Sparke/Katherine Davis
  Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band, Major Peter Parks
Merry Christmas Darling
  Frank Pooler, Richard Carpenter
  Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble    
Frosty the Snowman
  Rudolf Nelson, Steve Nelson
  Canadian Brass    
What Child is This?
  traditional
  Salvation Army Staff Bands, Philip Smith, soloist    
"Amen" from Messiah
  George Frideric Handel
  Salvation Army Staff Bands