Saturday, December 6, 2025 – 2:30 pm
Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa
414 Sparks St.
Ottawa, K1R 0B2

SUMMARY

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.

PROGRAM

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

DISTRIBUTION

Singers from SMAM
Christ Church Cathedral Choir

James Calkin, organist

Andrew McAnerney, direction