Each December, the Center for Faith and Life at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, rings out with the sacred and the exuberant: the sounds of the Christmas season.
However, this year's Christmas at Luther was a specially organized online concert. We've gone back into the archives and have put together a program of highlights from years past.
Listen now.
Playlist
• Leonard Bernstein — from Chichester Psalms - 'Urah, Hanevel!'
• Denis Bedard — Toccata on Il est ne' - Gregory Pederson, organ
• Nigerian folksong, arr. Christopher Aspaas — Oba Se Je
• Will Todd — In This Place
• Paul O'Neill — Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)
• Daniel Pinkham — Gloria in excelsis Deo (from Christmas Cantata)
• Levente Gyöngyösi — Gloria in Excelsis Deo (from Gloria Kajoniensis)
• Tchaikovsky — 'Marche' from Nutcracker Suite
• Kennison/McClure, arr. Kirchner — One Sweet Little Baby
• Trad. French, arr. Mack Wilberg — Whence is that Goodly Fragrance Flowing?
• Gerald Near — Carillon on a Ukranian Bell Carol
• Daniel Kantor arr. John Ferguson — Night of Silence
• Martin Luther, arr. Dan Forrest — A Mighty Fortress is our God
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