The Joy of Christmas

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

ReleasedOctober 1963

RecordedSeptember 3, 1963

GenreChristmas

LabelColumbia Masterworks, Sony Masterworks

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.

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]

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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 Pañales"	5:10
13.	"Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly"	1:20
14.	"Joseph Lieber, Joseph Mein (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.	"Trépak (Russian Dance): Tempo di trepak, 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

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 at Temple Square Orchestra at Temple Square Chorale at Temple Square
Disbanded groups	Mormon Youth Symphony and Chorus Nauvoo Brass Band
Unofficial groups	Saints Unified Voices Southern California Mormon Choir

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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