The Daily Circuit's holiday music mash-up
Earlier this month, we put up a few sprigs of holly and embraced the spirit and sounds of Christmas.
We asked three different groups to preview their holiday shows in the MPR studios: Sounds of Blackness, VocalEssence and The New Standards.
We'll hear from all three groups again in this two-hour special. The groups discussed the nature of tradition, what it takes to make a classic song sound fresh and how interpreting the Christmas story can occasionally lead to somewhat questionable carols.
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Music featured
Hour 1:
Vocalessence: Danish/ Norwegian Carols (Dejlig er den Himmel Bla/Nu ar det jul igen (arr.Brunelle/Trad) and Det Finnes en Dyrebar Rose (Hovland) with solos by Clara Osowski and Anders Eckman)
Vocalessence: "Sleigh Ride"
Vocalessence: "Away in a Manger"
Sounds of Blackness: "Away In a Manger"
Sounds of Blackness: "Optimistic"
The New Standards: "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
The New Standards: "Silent Night" with Abby Wolf
Hour 2:
Sounds of Blackness: "Hold On"
Sounds of Blackness: "Merry Christmas Everyone"
VocalEssence: "Carol of the Stable Dog"
The New Standards: "Snow Days"
The New Standards: "Favorite Things"
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