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Saturday, December 6, 2025 – 2:30 pm
Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa
414 Sparks St.
Ottawa, K1R 0B2
Come celebrate the magic of Christmas with some of the most beautiful traditional German carols, choral masterpieces by J. S. Bach, Jacobus Handl, and Michael Praetorius, as well as beloved holiday classics like Silent Night and O Christmas Tree. Timeless melodies, shimmering polyphonies, and familiar hymns come together in a joyful experience where the audience is invited to sing along with the choir — joined for the occasion by special guests, the Christ Church Cathedral Choir — to rekindle the festive and heartwarming spirit of Christmases past.
Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Lieber Herr Gott, wekke uns auf
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
O Jesulein Süss
Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
Deutsches Magnificat
Hodie Christus natus est (SWV 456)
Hieronymus Praetorius (1560-1629)
Angelus ad pastores ait
Anonyme
Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht
Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
Jauchzet dem Herrn
Jacobus Handl (1550-1759)
Resonet in laudibus
Conrad Franz Xaver Gruber (1787-1863)
Stille Nacht
Michael Praetorius
In dulci Jubilo
Bartholomäus Gesius (v. 1562-1613) / Johann Sebastian Bach
In dulci Jubilo
Singers from SMAM
Christ Church Cathedral Choir
James Calkin, organist
Andrew McAnerney, direction