Poster Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland and the Dale Warland Singers gave its last concert in 2004, but recordings from the Warland archive continue to be released.
Greg Helgeson
Holiday

Echoes of Christmas

Echoes of Christmas

When they sing, you can almost smell the pine. The Dale Warland Singers ceased operations almost 20 years ago and the longer they are gone, the more they are missed — especially by those for whom it just wasn’t the holiday season without the group’s Echoes of Christmas concerts. It was holiday choral singing at its best.

Fortunately, many of those performances were recorded. Throw another log on the fire and revel in the spirit of Christmas past, Dale Warland style. Join host Steve Staruch and Warland himself for an Echoes of Christmas Encore! 

Playlist

• “Prepare the Way, O Zion” — Margareta Jalkeus

• “Do You Know?” — Frank Ferko

• “Wonder Tidings” — Stephen Paulus

• “Little Trees” — Steve Heitzig

• “Gabriel’s Message” — Traditional (arr: Stephen Paulus)

• “Il Est Ne” — Traditional (arr: Donna Gartman Schultz)

• “Joseph Dearest” — Traditional (arr: Norman Luboff)

• “Long, Long Ago” — Herbert Howells

• “Carol of the Bells” — Leontovych/Wilhousky

• “Ai, Nama Mamina” — Andrjs Jansons

• “Huron Carol” — Traditional (arr: Dale Warland)

• “Coventry Carol” — Traditional (arr: Dale Warland)

• “Silent Night” — Franz Gruber (arr: Malcolm Sargent)

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