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Celebrating
50 Years of
broadcasting
the finest
sacred music
DECEMBER 2006 / YEAR C
Sing For Joy is a production of the Office of Church Relations of St. Olaf College.
by Pastor Bruce Benson, host
I
know I should write about
Advent and Christmas in
order to make the subject of
this column fit with the rest of
the newsletter. But if I do that,
the subject won’t fit with the time of year we are in
as you read this. Unless you set this newsletter aside
for a few weeks, a Thanksgiving theme is more
current than Christmas. Christmas carols will have
their day soon, but first, especially in farming
communities in the northern part of the country,
the more appropriate hymn is “Come, You Thankful
People, Come” which says, “ . . . all is safely
gathered in, e’er the winter storms begin.”
Does it confuse matters to try to think about
Thanksgiving and Christmas at the same time?
I hope not.
The world-wide celebration of the birth of Christ —
Christmas — and the strictly American festival of
Thanksgiving are not the beginning and concluding
“book-ends” of one season, though it can certainly
seem that way in shopping centers and mini-malls
around the country. The turkeys barely have time
to get out of the way before Santa’s reindeer are
landing on the roof. If children mistakenly think that
the Bethlehem shepherds were enjoying something
like Thanksgiving dinner when suddenly an angel of
the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord
shone around them, it wouldn’t be surprising. Our
advertising and shopping habits have conflated the
two seasons rather thoroughly.
be a good thing. On one hand, Advent then serves as
a reminder that our fourth-Thursday-of-the-month
American holiday is not about abundance and privilege and the joys of consumerism and over-eating,
but about thanksgiving. Thanksgiving to God. And,
on the other hand, to enter the reflective season of
Advent with a heart still full of thanksgiving is a
reminder that our preparation for Emmanuel, God
with us, is best done when we can be serious without
being somber, contemplative without being dour,
repentant without being afraid. If we begin a hymn
in November with the words “come, you thankful
people, come” and then sing our way right into
Christmas with the words “come to Bethlehem and
see,” have we done anything awful? Hardly. The one
caveat has to do with who is invited by the gospel
story and by the music of the church to come to
Bethlehem and see.
It would be wonderful if all who came to Bethlehem
were indeed thankful people. But the truth of the
matter is none of us is thankful all the time, and
many of us, and many of those around us, come to
Bethlehem in other ways: Come you questioning
people come. Come you grieving people come.
Come you anxious people come.
The story of Christmas and the music of Advent and
Christmas invite any and all to come to Bethlehem
and see him whose birth the angels sing. I hope that
in the days ahead, the music you hear on Sing For
Joy will invite you to join the Christmas procession
to Bethlehem. And I hope you’ll want to sing along.
Merry Thanksgiving. Happy Christmas.
Peace be with you,
However, this mingling of the seasons need not be
a serious problem. To enter the Advent season —
historically a season of fasting, contemplation and
repentance — right from the Thanksgiving table can
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December 3, 2006
Scriptures for the
(1R)
(PS)
(2R)
(G)
First Sunday in Advent:
Jeremiah 33:14–16
Psalm 25:1–9
1 Thessalonians 3:9–13
Luke 21:25–36
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (VENI EMMANUEL) –
French Processional, arr. Joseph Jennings (1R)
Chanticleer: San Francisco, Calif.
(CD) Our Heart’s Joy / CHANTICLEER RECORDS / OHJC
© 1995 and 2004 Chanticleer Records, 44 Page Street, Suite 604,
San Francisco, CA 94102
www.chanticleer.org
Wake, Awake (WACHET AUF) – Phillip Nicolai,
arr. F. Melius Christiansen (G)
St. Olaf Choir / Anton Armstrong
(CD) When In Our Music: A Hymn Festival / ALCM / CS-1
© 1994 Association of Lutheran Church Musicians,
PO Box 16575, Worcester, MA 01601
www.alcm.org
O radix Jesse – Gregorian Chant (1R)
Tenebrae / Nigel Short
(CD) The Dream of Herod / Signum Records, Ltd.
© 2003 Signum Records, Suite 14, 21 Wadsworth Road,
Perivale, Middlesex, UB6 7JD UK
www.signumrecords.com
Lo, How a Rose e’re Blooming (ES IST EIN ROS) –
Michael Praetorius (1R)
Choir of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral: Portland, Ore. / John Strege
(CD) Christmas at Trinity / DELOS / DE 3129
© 1992 Delos International, Inc., 1645 North Vine Street,
Suite 340, Hollywood, CA 90028
www.delosmus.com
“Howl Ye” from The Peaceable Kingdom –
Randall Thompson (G)
American Repertory Singers: Washington, D.C. / Leo Nestor
(CD) Ye Shall Have a Song: Choral Music by Randall Thompson /
ARIS AUDIO / CD 103
© 1996 Arsis Audio, Ipswich Street, Boston, MA 02215
www.arsisaudio.com
My Lord, What a Morning (BURLEIGH) – Harry T. Burleigh,
arr. Willis Patterson (G)
Jessye Norman, soprano; Ambrosian Singers: London, England /
Willis Patterson
(CD) Spirituals / PHILIPS / 416 462-2
© 1979 Philips Classics Productions, Polygram Records and Jazz,
New York, N.Y.
www.deccaclassics.com
Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending (HELMSLEY) –
English Traditional, arr. John Rutter (G)
Cambridge Singers: London, England / John Rutter
(CD) Sing, Ye Heavens: Hymns for All Time / COLLEGIUM /
COLCD 126
© 2000 Collegium Records, PO Box 311366, Omaha, NE 68131
www.collegiumusa.com
December 10, 2006
Scriptures for the
(1R)
(PS)
(2R)
(G)
Second Sunday in Advent:
Malachi 3:1–4
Luke 1:68–79
Philippians 1:3–11
Luke 3:1–6
On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist’s Cry (WINCHESTER NEW) –
Musikalisches Handbuch, arr. Richard Webster (G)
Advent Press Choir: Evanston, Ill. / Richard Webster
(CD) Fanfare! The Music of Richard Webster / ADVENT PRESS
© 2001 Advent Press, Inc., 1519 West Glenlake Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60660
www.advent-press.com
Prepare the Way – Swedish Traditional,
arr. Margareta Jalkeus (1R, G)
Dale Warland Singers: Minneapolis, Minn. / Dale Warland
(CD) Christmas With the Dale Warland Singers /
GOTHIC / G 49208
© 2002 Gothic Records, 10 Harrison Street, Suite 311,
Seattle, WA 98109-4509
www.gothicrecords.com
Comfort, Comfort Now My People (GENEVAN 42) –
Genevan Psalter, arr. John L. Bell (G)
Cathedral Singers: Chicago, Ill. / John L. Bell
(CD) God Comes Tomorrow… / GIA PUBLICATIONS /
GIA CD-494
© 2001 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 South Mason Avenue,
Chicago, IL 61638
www.giamusic.com
“But Who May Abide” and “And He Shall Purify” from Messiah
– George Frideric Handel (1R)
Ingeborg Danz, alto; Oregon Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra:
Eugene, Ore. / Helmuth Rilling
(CD) Messiah / HÄNSSLER CLASSICS / 2-CD 98.198
© 1997 Hanssler-Verlag, Postbox 12 20 D-73762
Neuhausen-Stuttgart
www.haenssler-classic.de (Note: This site is in German.)
On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist’s Cry (PUER NOBIS) –
Michael Praetorius, arr. John Ferguson (G)
Massed Choirs and Congregation; St. Olaf Orchestra /
John Ferguson
WCAL ARCHIVES / NOT FOR RESALE
© 2001 St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue,
Northfield, MN 55057
www.stolaf.edu
December 17, 2006
Scriptures for the
(1R)
(PS)
(2R)
(G)
Third Sunday in Advent:
Zephaniah 3:14–20
Isaiah 12:2–6
Philippians 4:4–7
Luke 3:7–18
Hark! A Thrilling Voice is Sounding (MERTON) –
William Henry Monk, arr. Richard R. Webster (1R)
Choirs of the Parish Church of Saint Luke; Asbury Brass:
Evanston, Ill. / Richard R. Webster
(CD) Blow ye the Trumpet in Zion /
PARISH CHURCH OF ST. LUKE
© 1994 The Parish Church of Saint Luke, 939 Hinman Avenue,
Evanston, IL 60202
www.stlukesevanston.com
Zion Hears the Watchmen Singing (From Wachet auf, ruft uns die
Stimme, BWV 140) – Johann Sebastian Bach (1R)
Holy Trinity Bach Choir: New York, N.Y. / Richard Erickson
(CD) Bach for All Seasons / AUGSBURG FORTRESS / 3-5855
© 1999 Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 100 South Fifth Street,
Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55402
www.augsburgfortress.com
Behold, God is my Salvation – Leo Sowerby (PS)
Girls’ Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral: Buffalo, N.Y. /
Dale Adelmann
(CD) Ex Ore Innocentium / PRO ORGANO / CD 7076
© 1995 Zarex Corporation, PO Box 8338,
South Bend, IN 46660-8338
www.zarex.com
Lift Up Your Heads (TRURO) – Thomas Williams,
Psalmodia Evangelica, arr. Olaf C. Christiansen (2R)
St. Olaf Choir / Anton Armstrong
(CD) Great Hymns of Faith, Vol. II / ST. OLAF RECORDS /
E-2651
© 2004 St. Olaf Records, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue,
Northfield, MN 55057
www.stolafrecords.com
Rejoice in the Lord Alway – Anonymous (2R)
Voices of Ascension: New York, N.Y. / Dennis Keene
(CD) From Chant to Renaissance / DELOS / DE 3174
© 1995 Delos International, Inc., 1645 North Vine Street,
Suite 340, Hollywood, CA 90028
www.delosmus.com
Hark, the Glad Sound (CHESTERFIELD or RICHMOND) –
Thomas Haweis, arr. John Ferguson (1R, G)
Massed Choirs and Congregation; St. Olaf Orchestra /
John Ferguson
(CD) Risn’ With Healing in His Wings / ST. OLAF RECORDS /
E-2564
© 2002 St. Olaf Records, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue,
Northfield, MN 55057
www.stolafrecords.com
December 24, 2006
Scriptures for the
(1R)
(PS)
(2R)
(G)
(C)
Fourth Sunday in Advent:
Micah 5:2–5a
Luke 1:47–55
Hebrews 10:5–10
Luke 1:39–45 [46–55]
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
Once in Royal David’s City (IRBY) – Henry Gauntlett,
arr. Stephen Cleobury (1R, C)
Choir of King’s College: Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury
(CD) A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols / EMI CLASSICS /
7243 5 73693 2 9
© 1999 EMI Classics, 304 Park Avenue South,
New York, NY 10010
www.emiclassics.com
O Little Town of Bethlehem (ST. LOUIS and FOREST GREEN) –
Louis Redner and Traditional English, arr. Brian Jones (1R)
Trinity Choir: Boston, Mass. / Brian Jones
(CD) A Choral Christmas / DORIAN RECORDINGS /
DOR-93240
© 2001 Dorian Recordings, c/o Sono Luminus,
328 Independence Drive, Winchester, VA 22602
www.dorian.com
“Magnificat anima mea” from Magnificat in D Major,
(BWV 243) – Johann Sebastian Bach (PS)
Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner
(CD) J.S. Bach: Magnificat / PHILIPS / 411 458-2
© 1984 Philips Classics Productions, Polygram Records and Jazz,
New York, N.Y.
www.deccaclassics.com
Before the Marvel of This Night – Carl Schalk (C)
American Kantorei / Robert Bergt
(CD) The Marvel of This Night / CONCORDIA PUBLISHING
HOUSE / CPH 99-1630
© 1996 Concordia Publishing House,
3558 South Jefferson Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63118-3968
www.cph.org
Away in a Manger (CRADLE SONG) – W.J. Kirkpatrick,
arr. Philip Lawson (C)
King’s Singers
(CD) Christmas / SIGNUM / SIGCD502
© 2003 Signum Records, Ltd., Suite 14, 21 Wadsworth Road,
Perivale, Middlesex UB6 7JD, United Kingdom
www.signumrecords.com
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (MENDELSSOHN) –
Felix Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks (C)
St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys: New York, N.Y. / John Scott
(CD) Christmas on Fifth Avenue / PRO ORGANO / CD 7200
© 2005 Zarex Corporation, PO Box 8338,
South Bend, Indiana 46660-8338
www.zarex.com
December 31, 2006
Scriptures for the
(1R)
(PS)
(2R)
(G)
(NY)
(NJ)
First Sunday after Christmas:
1 Samuel 2:18–20, 26
Psalm 148
Colossians 3:12–17
Luke 2:41–52
New Year’s, January 1
Name of Jesus, January 1
Lit’l Boy (Christ in the Temple) – African American Spiritual (G)
Thomas Young, tenor; Dinard Smith, piano
(CD) Black Christmas / MUSICAL HERITAGE SOCIETY /
MHS 513205K
© 1992 Musical Heritage Society, 1710 Highway 35,
Oakhurst, NJ 07755
www.musicalheritage.com
Sing of Mary (PLEADING SAVIOR) – Joshua Leavitt (G)
Notre Dame Women’s Liturgical Choir / Andrew McShane
(CD) Ave Maria: Music in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary /
PRO ORGANO / CD 7193
© 2004 Zarex Corporation, PO Box 8338, South Bend, IN 46660
www.zarex.com
Torches – John Joubert (G)
Washington Chorus: Washington, D.C. / Robert Shafer
(CD) Glorious Splendor / GOTHIC / G 49220
© 2003 Gothic Records, 10 Harrison Street, Suite 311,
Seattle, WA 98109-4509
www.gothicrecords.com
Now Greet the Swiftly Changing Year – Alfred Fedak (NY)
American Kantorei / Robert Bergt
(CD) The Marvel of This Night / CONCORDIA PUBLISHING
HOUSE / CPH 99-1630
© 1996 Concordia Publishing House,
3558 South Jefferson Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63118-3968
www.cph.org
“Jesu, as Thou art Our Saviour” from A Boy was Born, Op. 3 –
Benjamen Britten (NJ)
Holst Singers: England / Stephen Layton
(CD) Christ’s Nativity / HYPERION RECORDS / CDA66825
© 1995 Hyperion Records Limited, PO Box 25,
London, England SE9 1AX
www.hyperion-records.co.uk
Mary had a Baby – African American Spiritual,
arr. William L. Dawson (NJ)
Cantus: Minneapolis, Minn.
(CD) Comfort and Joy: Vol. I / CANTUS RECORDINGS /
CTS 1204
© 2004 Cantus Recordings, PO Box 16321,
Minneapolis, MN 55416
www.cantusonline.org
All You Works of the Lord – Kenneth Jennings (PS)
Massed Choirs of St. Olaf College; St. Olaf Orchestra /
Anton Armstrong
(CD) Behold the Wonder of this Night /
ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-2245
© 1998 St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue,
Northfield, MN 55057
www.stolafrecords.com
Please contact us at Sing For Joy for more information regarding
these recordings.
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our website at www.singforjoy.org. Please note that the broadcast
time listed is the station’s local time.
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DECEMBER 2006 / YEAR C
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Belated Birthday!
Rev. Alvin Rueter, the founder and former host of Sing For Joy, celebrated his 85th birthday
November 3, 2006. He would greatly appreciate prayers of thanksgiving for his full and rich life,
and for strength, healing and patience as he deals with ailments associated with getting older.
If you would like to send Rev. Rueter birthday greetings, or just a note to say “Hello,” please send
them to the address above or to [email protected]. We’ll make sure he gets them. He’d love to
hear from you!