Concert
Holiday Spectacular
Artists
Elena Sharkova, conductor
Stephanie Jae Park, Vocalist
Chris Blem, Vocalist
Symphony San Jose
Symphony San Jose Chorale
Cantabile Youth Singers
New Ballet
Program
Lowell Mason & Isaac Watts / Traditional, arr. Ryan James Brandau
Joy to the World / Deck the Halls
Katherine Kennicott Davis
The Little Drummer Boy
John Francis Wade and Frederick Oakeley
O Come All Ye Faithful
Traditional / Franz Gruber & Joseph Mohr, arr. Ryan James Brandau
Still, Still, Still / Silent Night
Felix Mendelssohn & Charles Wesley & George Whitefield, arr. John Rutter
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Alan Silvestri
Believe (from “The Polar Express”)
Alan Silvestri
When Christmas Comes to Town
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Arabian Dance (from “The Nutcracker”)
Robert Allen & Al Stillman
Home for the Holidays
Traditional
The First Noël
Jerry Herman
We Need a Little Christmas
Pietro Yon, arr. Ryan James Brandau
Gesù Bambino
Edward Pola & George Wyle
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Edmund Walters & Peter Kennerley
The Babe of Bethlehem
Joan Javits & Philip Springer
Santa Baby
Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry & Phil Spector
Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)
Leroy Anderson
Sleigh Ride
James Lord Pierpont
Jingle Bells
(Non)-Traditional
12 Days of Silicon Valley
J. Fred Coots & Haven Gillespie
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Lowell Mason & Isaac Watts / Traditional, arr. Ryan James Brandau
Joy to the World / We Wish You a Merry Christmas
About This Performance
Celebrate “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” at the majestic California Theatre with a spectacular symphonic celebration filled with the warmth and wonder of the season.
Join Symphony San Jose, the Symphony San Jose Chorale, Cantabile Youth Singers, New Ballet, and special guests and rejoice in beloved holiday classics, heartwarming carols, dazzling dance numbers, audience sing-alongs, and the ever-popular 12 Days of Silicon Valley.
Include friends and family and make this experience an unforgettable part of your holidays.
