Once Upon a Christmas (Mormon Tabernacle Choir album)

Once Upon a Christmas was recorded during the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's 2011 Christmas shows in the LDS Conference Center with special guests Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn.[1] The album was released on September 4, 2012 along with a concert DVD.[2][3] A book titled Good King Wenceslas illustrated by Omar Rayyan and accompanying DVD featuring Jane Seymour introducing and narrating the story also released in conjunction with the album release.[4][5] The recorded concert was broadcast on PBS during December 2012 to more than 4 million Americans.

Once Upon a Christmas
Live album by
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2012 (2012-09-04)
Recorded2011
GenreChristmas
LabelMormon Tabernacle Choir
ProducerMack Wilberg, Ryan T. Murphy, Bruce Leek, Fred Vogler
Mormon Tabernacle Choir chronology
Glad Christmas Tidings
(2011)
Once Upon a Christmas
(2012)
Home for the Holidays
(2013)

Track listing

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CD
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Deck The Halls"Choir, Orchestra, and Bells2:07
2."Processional: Sing Forth This Day"Jane Seymour, Choir, Orchestra, and Bells6:41
3."In dulci jubilo"Nathan Gunn with Choir, Orchestra, and Bells3:00
4."Sing Lullaby"Nathan Gunn with Orchestra4:50
5."Domine fili unigenite, from Gloria"Choir and Orchestra1:22
6."Mighty Lord, and King All-Glorious, from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248"Nathan Gunn and Orchestra2:03
7."Ah! Dearest Jesus, from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248"Choir and Orchestra1:18
8."And God Said: The Day Shall Dawn, from King David"Choir and Orchestra3:55
9."’Twas the Night before Christmas"Nathan Gunn, Choir, Orchestra, and Bells7:54
10."A Wintry Mix: Winter Wonderland, White Christmas, Let it Snow!"Nathan Gunn, Choir and Orchestra5:33
11."Shepherds’ Dance"Richard Elliott2:38
12."Silent Night"Nathan Gunn with Choir and Orchestra4:05
13."Luke 2: The Christmas Story"Jane Seymour with Orchestra2:22
14."Angels, from the Realms of Glory"Nathan Gunn with Choir, Orchestra, and Bells4:26
15."Good King Wenceslas"Jane Seymour with Choir, Orchestra, and Bells17:42
Total length:59:49

Charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
Billboard Holiday[6] 20
Billboard Classical[7] 3
Billboard Christian[8] 38

References

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  1. ^ "Once Upon a Christmas".
  2. ^ "Once Upon a Christmas".
  3. ^ "Once Upon a Christmas - Deseret Book".
  4. ^ "What's new: 'Once Upon a Christmas' and 'Good King Wenceslas'". Deseret News. 22 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Good King Wenceslas".
  6. ^ "Album Search for "once upon a christmas"". AllMusic.
  7. ^ "Album Search for "once upon a christmas"". AllMusic.
  8. ^ "Album Search for "once upon a christmas"". AllMusic.