The Holidays are Here Again!

An upbeat and entertaining program for people of all ages.

Carl Topilow, conductor

Connor Bogart O’Brien, vocalist

*Chorus

• O Come Emmanuel* — Traditional

• “Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas” from Home Alone 2*— John Williams

• The Many Moods of Christmas, Suite 1* — arr. Robert Shaw

• Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 — Paul O’Neill, arr. Bob Phillip

• A Charlie Brown Christmas — Vince Guaraldi, arr. Paul Murtha

• “The Wonderful Time of the Year” — Edward Pola and George Wyle, arr. Jim Kessler

• “The Christmas Song” — Mel Torme and Robert Wells, arr. Paul Ferguson

  • Connor Bogart O’Brien, vocalist

• Christmas at the Movies — arr. Bob Krogstad                                                 

• A Clarinet Hanukkah — traditional, arr. Carl Topilow

  • Carl Topilow, clarinet

• The Night Before Christmas —Randol Bass after the Poem by Clement Clarke Moore

  • Guest narrator

INTERMISSION

• “The Holidays are Here Again” — Anthony DiLorenzo

• A Charleston Christmas — Jim Stephenson

• “Wassail”* — Ralph Vaughan Williams

• “Go Where I send Thee”*— Derric Johnson

• Christmas on Broadway — arr. John Higgins

• “Silver Bells” — Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, arr. Mark Hayes

• “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” from Toy Story — Randy Newman

  • Guest vocalist

• “Here Comes Santa Claus” — Gene Autry, arr. Paul Murtha

  • Featuring the Dancing Santas

• “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” from Meet Me in St. Louis — Hugh Martin and Ralph Blaine, arr. Paul Ferguson

  • Connor Bogart O’Brien, vocalist

• “All I want for Christmas is You” — Carey and Walter Afanasieff

  • Connor Bogart O’Brien, vocalist

• “Sleigh Ride”’ — Leroy Anderson

• A Holly Jolly Sing-Along — arr. Jim Stephenson

• “White Christmas”

  • Connor Bogart O’Brien, vocalist

For more information and to book this exceptionally entertaining show, contact Shirley Morgenstern at ShirleyMorgenstern@ClevelandPops.com / 216-965-1619.