It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

Season 2023

About the Episode

Lea Salonga joins The Tabernacle Choir to perform "It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year". In this song, first recorded in 1963, actor and songwriter Eddie Pola and orchestra leader Wyle paint a charming, traditional portrait of Christmas, replete with caroling, Dickensian “ghost stories,” mistletoe, and convivial gatherings to illustrate the magic of the season.

Aired: | Expires: | Runtime: 2m 49s

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Extras

Victor Hugo's Wondrous Feast

Actress Lesley Nicol narrates a heartwarming story about Victor Hugo, author of Les Misérables.

17:42
Angels from the Realms of Glory

Watch Michael Maliakel perform "Angels from the Realms of Glory" with The Tabernacle Choir.

4:36
The Christmas Story: Luke 2

British actress Lesley Nicol narrates the Nativity, for The Tabernacle Choir Christmas special: Joy.

2:15
O Little One Sweet

Hear The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra's interpretation of “O Little One Sweet."

4:59
God Help the Outcasts, (from The Hunchback of Notre Dame)

See Michael Maliakel perform "God Help the Outcasts" with The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra.

3:38
To the Cradle Run (based on “Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella”)

Watch Richard Elliott's spirited Christmas fantasia for organ and the Gabriel Trumpet Ensemble.

3:00
An die Freude (Ode to Joy) excerpts from Symphony No. 9

The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra turn Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” into a climactic tour de force.

3:37
Peace Be Mine

Watch as The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra perform this a Nativity lullaby, "Peace Be Mine."

2:59
Still, Still, Still

The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra perform “Still, Still, Still,” an arrangement by Mack Wilberg.

2:39
Patapan

Watch The Tabernacle Orchestra perform "Patapan," an orchestral fantasy arranged by Ryan Murphy.

3:06