[MUSIC - "ANGELS FROM THE REALMS"]
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[MUSIC - "ON THIS DAY, EARTH SHALL RING"]
[MUSIC - Herald Trumpets Fanfare]
(SINGING) ♪ On this day earth shall ring ♪
♪ With the song children sing to the Lord, ♪
♪ Christ our King born on earth to save us; ♪
♪ Him the Father gave us. ♪
♪ Ideo-o-o, ideo-o-o, Ideo gloria in excelsis Deo! ♪
♪ His the doom, ours the mirth, When He came down to earth. ♪
♪ Bethlehem saw His birth; ox and ass beside him, From the ♪
♪ cold would hide him. ♪
♪ Ideo-o-o, ideo-o-o, Ideo gloria in excelsis Deo! ♪
[Orchestra]
[CHOIR SINGING] ♪ God's bright star, o'er His head, Wise men three to him ♪
♪ led; Kneel they low by His bed, Lay their gifts before Him ♪
♪ Praise Him and adore Him. ♪
♪ Ideo-o-o, ideo-o-o, Ideo gloria in excelsis Deo! ♪
♪ On this day angels sing, With their song earth shall ring, ♪
♪ Praising Christ, heaven's King, Born on earth ♪
♪ to save us, Peace and love He gave us. ♪
♪ Ideo-o-o, ideo-o-o, Ideo gloria in excelsis Deo! ♪
♪ Ah! ♪
♪ Ideo-o-o, ideo-o-o, Ideo gloria in excelsis Deo! ♪
♪ Amen! ♪
[applause]
[MUSIC - "SUSSEX CAROL"]
[NEAL MCDONOUGH] Merry Christmas, everyone!
On behalf of The Tabernacle Choir
and Orchestra at Temple Square, welcome!
Now as you can see, we are ready for Christmas
in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City.
So wherever you are, come, join us
as we celebrate the wonder of Christmas,
beginning that first, most wondrous Christmas night!
(CHOIR SINGING) ♪ On Christmas night all Christians ♪
♪ sing, to hear the news the angels bring. ♪
♪ On Christmas night all Christians ♪
♪ sing to hear the news the angels bring, news of great joy, ♪
♪ news of great mirth, news of our merciful King's birth. ♪
♪ Then why should we on earth be so sad, ♪
♪ since our Redeemer made us glad, Then why should we on earth ♪
♪ be so sad, since our Redeemer made us glad, When from our sin ♪
♪ He set us free, All for to gain our liberty? ♪
♪ When sin departs before His grace, ♪
♪ then life and health come in its place, ♪
♪ When sin departs before His grace and life and health ♪
♪ come in its place. Angels and earth with joy ♪
♪ may sing, All for to see the newborn king. ♪
♪ All out of darkness we have light, ♪
♪ which made the angels sing this night, ♪
♪ All out of darkness we have light, which ♪
♪ made the angels sing this night, "Glory to God" ♪
♪ resounds again, now and forevermore, amen. ♪
♪ Now and forever amen, Now and forevermore, amen, ♪
♪ Now and forever amen, Now and forevermore amen, ♪
♪ Now and forever amen, Now and forevermore amen. ♪
♪ Amen. ♪
[applause]
Now, traditionally, Christmas music
has celebrated the birth of the Christ child,
and a favorite British carol, "The Holly and The Ivy,"
are no exception.
For hundreds of years, these two flowering plants
have been regarded as symbols of the Holy Infant
and His mother, Mary.
And who better to sing about them than a gifted artist who
knows all about the joy of children
and motherhood at Christmastime?
So, please welcome accomplished star
of stage, film, and television, Megan Hilty.
[MUSIC - "THE HOLLY AND THE IVY"]
(SINGING) ♪ The holly and the ivy, When they are both full grown, ♪
♪ Of all the trees that are in the wood, ♪
♪ The holly bears the crown. ♪
♪ O, the rising of the sun, And the running ♪
♪ of the deer, The playing of the merry organ, ♪
♪ Sweet singing in the choir. ♪
♪ O, the rising of the sun, And the running ♪
♪ of the deer, The playing of the merry organ, ♪
♪ Sweet singing in the choir. ♪
♪ The holly bears a blossom, As white as a lily flow'r, and ♪
♪ Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ to be our dear Savior. ♪
♪ O, the holly bears a berry as red as any thorn, ♪
♪ and Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ to do poor sinners good. ♪
♪ O, the rising of the sun, And the running ♪
♪ of the deer, The playing of the merry organ, ♪
♪ Sweet singing in the choir. ♪
♪ The holly and the ivy, When they are both full grown, ♪
♪ Of all the trees that are in the wood, ♪
♪ The holly bears the crown. ♪
♪ O, the rising of the sun, And the running ♪
♪ of the deer, The playing of the merry organ, ♪
♪ Sweet singing in the choir. ♪
♪ O, the rising of the sun, And the running of the deer, ♪
♪ The playing of the merry organ, ♪
♪ Sweet singing in the choir, ♪
♪ the choir, the choir, Sweet singing in the choir. ♪
[applause]
[MUSIC - "GIVE GLORY TO HIS HONORED NAME"]
(SINGING) ♪ Give glory, Give glory to His honored name, ♪
♪ Let ev'ry voice His praise proclaim, ♪
♪ Let ev'ry voice His praise proclaim, Let ev'ry voice ♪
♪ His praise proclaim. ♪
♪ Proclaim His praise! ♪
♪ Give Glory, Praise praise Glory. ♪
♪ Let ev'ry voice His praise proclaim, Proclaim His praise! ♪
♪ Give glory, praise, praise, glory, praise, praise, glory. ♪
♪ Let ev'ry voice His praise proclaim! ♪
♪ Give glory, glory, Give glory to His honored name. ♪
♪ Let ev'ry voice His praise proclaim, Let every voice ♪
♪ His praise proclaim! ♪
[applause]
[MUSIC - "JESUS, JESUS, REST YOUR HEAD"]
(CHOIR SINGING) ♪ Jesus, Jesus, rest your head, ♪
♪ You have got a manger bed. ♪
♪ All the little ones on earth, Sleep in comfort ♪
♪ at their birth. ♪
♪ Jesus, Jesus, rest your head, You have got a manger bed. ♪
♪ Have you heard about our Jesus? ♪
♪ Have you heard about His fate? ♪
♪ How His Mother went to the stable on that Christmas Eve ♪
♪ so late? ♪
♪ Winds were blowing, cows were lowing, stars were glowing, ♪
♪ glowing, glowing. ♪
♪ Jesus, Jesus, rest your head, You have got a manger bed. ♪
♪ All the little ones on earth sleep in comfort ♪
♪ at their birth. ♪
♪ Jesus, Jesus, rest your head, You have got a manger bed. ♪
In so many ways, we relate to the Christmas story
because it happened in such humble circumstances
in a crowded village, a common stable, a lowly manger bed.
But the account of the holy birth
is universal in another way.
The Christ child was born into a family.
And today, whether our families are large or small,
whether we're happily together or alone and apart,
the spirit of Christmas deepens our desire for family,
for the one we have and the one we hope will be.
[MEGAN HILTY] That is so true, Neal.
There's nothing more that I love
than being home with my husband and our two beautiful children
during the holidays.
Now, we decorate early
in November, on our wedding anniversary.
And Christmas morning, we always make my mother's famous cheesy
potato casserole.
It's delicious.
It's times like those that we feel connection to parents
and even ancestors.
Now, I'm part Irish, and my husband is very Irish.
Both his grandparents came from Ireland.
I mean, his last name's Gallagher,
so it doesn't get much more Irish than that.
So when the holidays come around,
we naturally inherit a bit of the Irish whimsy and fun.
Wherever you come from, here is a tribute to family,
to my family and yours this Christmas.
[MUSIC - "'ROUND AND 'ROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE"]
(SINGING) ♪ 'Round and 'round the Christmas tree, ♪
♪ presents hanging there for you and me. ♪
♪ Lights all shining merrily, Christmas a week away. ♪
♪ Ring around the Christmas tree, children making up a melody, ♪
♪ grown ups laughing happily, Christmas a day away. ♪
♪ Wishin' hopin' boxes to open, but we ♪
♪ agree it's right to wait. ♪
♪ Turkey and dressing after the blessing, ♪
♪ and there's just a night to wait. ♪
♪ 'Round and 'round the Christmas tree, ♪
♪ opening presents with the family. ♪
♪ One for you and two for me, oh what a Christmas Day! ♪
♪ 'Round and 'round the Christmas tree, ♪
♪ presents hanging there for you and me. ♪
♪ Lights all shining merrily, ♪
♪ Oh what a Christmas day. ♪
[MUSIC - "A PLACE CALLED HOME"]
(Singing) ♪ There's a place called home, I can almost see, ♪
♪ with a red front door, and a roaring fire, ♪
♪ and a Christmas tree. ♪
♪ Just a place called home, full of love and family, ♪
♪ and I'm there at the door watching you come home to me. ♪
♪ Through the years I'll recall this day in your arms ♪
♪ When I finally found my way to a place called home and a life ♪
♪ with you, where the days are long and the love is strong ♪
♪ and the dreams are true. ♪
♪ Just a place called home where you and I will always ♪
♪ see through the dark of the night ♪
♪ let your heart come home to me. ♪
♪ For the rest of your life let your heart come home to me. ♪
[MUSIC - "HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS"]
(SINGING) ♪ Oh there's no place like home for the holidays, ♪
♪ 'Cause no matter how far away you ♪
♪ roam, when you pine for the sunshine of a friendly gaze ♪
♪ For the holidays you can't beat home, sweet home. ♪
♪ I met a man who lives in Tennessee, ♪
♪ and he was headin' for Pennsylvania ♪
♪ and some homemade pumpkin pie. ♪
♪ From Pennsylvania folks are travelin' down ♪
♪ to Georgia's sunny shore, from Atlantic to Pacific, gee, ♪
♪ the traffic is terrific. ♪
♪ Oh there's no place like home for the holidays, ♪
♪ 'Cause no matter how far away you roam, ♪
♪ If you want to be happy in a million ways, ♪
♪ For the holidays you can't beat home, sweet home. ♪
(CHOIR SINGING) ♪ I met a man who lives in Tennessee ♪
♪ and he was headed for Pennsylvania ♪
♪ and some homemade pumpkin pie. ♪
[MEGAN HILTY] ♪ From Pennsylvania folks are travelin' down ♪
♪ to Georgia's sunny shore. ♪
♪ From Atlantic to Pacific, gee, the traffic is terrific. ♪
♪ Oh there's no place like home. ♪
♪ For no matter where you roam, if you ♪
♪ want to be happy in a million ways, for the holidays ♪
♪ you can't beat home, sweet home. ♪
♪ For the holidays for the holidays ♪
♪ you can't beat home, sweet home. ♪
[applause]
It's not unusual for the spirit of Christmas
to create a feeling of family, even among people
of diverse ages and backgrounds. Like the figurines
in a Christmas creche, when we gather around the manger,
when we see one another across the manger,
we become one.
Which is why we sing "Nowell" at Christmas.
It's a word that means birth.
And nothing brings the world together
like the birth of a child.
So we say, "Nowell everyone!
The Child is born!"
And as we celebrate His birth, we become family
from the lowliest of servants to the masters in this hall.
[MUSIC - "MASTERS IN THIS HALL"]
(SINGING) ♪ Masters in this hall, Hear ye news today ♪
♪ Brought from over sea, And ever I you pray. ♪
♪ Going o'er the hills Through the milk white snow ♪
♪ Heard I ewes bleat While the wind did blow. ♪
♪ Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell sing we cheer! ♪
♪ Holpen are all folk on earth Born is God's son so dear. ♪
♪ Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell sing we loud! ♪
♪ God today hath poor folk raised and cast a-down the proud! ♪
♪ Shepherds many and one Sat among the sheep, ♪
♪ No man spake more word Than they had been asleep. ♪
♪ Quoth I, "Fellows mine, Why this guise sit ye? ♪
♪ Making but dull cheer Shepherds though ye be?" ♪
♪ Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell sing we cheer! ♪
♪ Holpen are all folk on earth, Born is God's son so dear. ♪
♪ Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell sing we loud! ♪
♪ God today hath poor folk raised and cast a-down the proud. ♪
♪ Shepherds should of right Leap and dance and sing, ♪
♪ Thus, to see ye sit, Is a right strange thing. ♪
♪ Quoth these fellows then, To Beth'lem town we go, ♪
♪ To see the mighty Lord Lie in manger low. ♪
♪ Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell sing we cheer. ♪
♪ Holpen are all folk on earth, ♪
♪ Born is God's son so dear. ♪
♪ Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell sing we loud. ♪
♪ God today hath poor folk raised and cast a-down the proud. ♪
♪ Ox and ass Him know, Kneeling on their knee, ♪
♪ Wond'rous joy had I This little babe to see! ♪
♪ This is Christ the Lord, Masters be ye glad. ♪
♪ Christmas is come in, And no folk should be sad. ♪
♪ Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell sing we cheer. ♪
♪ Holpen are all folk on earth, Born is God's son so dear. ♪
♪ Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell sing we loud! ♪
♪ God today hath poor folk raised and cast a-down the proud. ♪
♪ Nowell, Nowell! ♪
♪ God today hath poor folk raised and cast a-down the proud. ♪
♪ Nowell, Nowell! ♪
♪ Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, ♪
♪ God today hath poor folk raised and cast a-down the proud! ♪
[applause]
[MUSIC - "IN DULCI JUBLIO"]
[applause]
[MEGAN HILTY] That was wonderful.
Thank you.
Thank you, Richard, and all of you.
I know I'll never think of that carol ever the same way again.
There's something very special about sharing
the music of our heritage.
Now, I know how much it means to me and to my new friend, film
and television actor, director, and producer Neal McDonough.
Thank you, Megan.
The reason I love the Irish jig so much
is because I grew up a devout Irish Catholic
in Boston, Massachusetts.
My parents emigrated from Ireland
in the late 40s and early 50s.
They met each other in Boston, and they raised us
six kids with such a love for our homeland.
Now, even though my wife, Ruvé, is from South Africa,
and our five children were born in Los Angeles,
we're never far from my Irish heritage,
for which I'm so grateful.
I'm really honored to share a part of that heritage tonight
with you.
(SINGING) ♪ Come to Him this holy night, ♪
♪ Though a child in swaddled clothing. ♪
♪ In a manger, none supposing He is Christ the Lord all knowing. ♪
♪ Come to Him this Holy night. ♪
[Penny whistle]
In Ireland, the land of my ancestors,
Christmas traditions have given the holidays a profound sense
of meaning and purpose.
They help families welcome the Christ child into their lives,
both on Christmas Day and throughout the year.
For the generations before me, that meant cleaning the barn,
white washing the cottage, scrubbing floors,
ironing linens, and cooking a special meal for family coming
home.
As the Irish love to say, "Níl Aon Tinteán Mar
Do Thinteán Féin."
There's no hearth like your own hearth, or in other words,
there's no place like home.
And that's especially true at Christmas.
Now today, while our family lives far from the Emerald
Isle, we still get ready for Christmas
in some of the traditional ways.
But our most important preparation
has to do with our hearts,
with remembering others, reconciling differences,
and returning kindnesses.
Even the old Irish custom of a Christmas morning dip
in the icy sea,
well, that was an invitation to wash away the old
and begin anew to welcome the Christ child into hearts
made clean and pure for Him.
(CHOIR SINGING) ♪ Dress the cottage, sweep the floor, ♪
♪ Make Him room among us living, For His love and sweet forgiving ♪
♪ and the hope of ever-living. ♪
♪ Dress the cottage, sweep the floor. ♪
One Irish Christmas tradition that
has spread across the world is placing a candle in the window.
It recalls the Holy Family seeking shelter
but finding no room in the inn.
For my ancestors, a candle shining in the darkness
was an assurance that Mary and Joseph would have
been welcomed into their homes.
It was also a sign that the poor, the weary,
and the downtrodden could find refuge within.
Of course, light in the darkness is also a symbol
of the Christ child himself,
the light of the world.
In our time, whether it's a candle in the window or light
in our eyes, Christmas is a time to signal
that we're willing to love and serve those in need,
sometimes in our homes, but always in our hearts.
(CHOIR SINGING) ♪ Light a candle, trim it bright, ♪
♪ set it in the window shining for the lonely one ♪
♪ who's pining ♪
♪ Seeking bread and milk for dining. ♪
♪ Light a candle trim it bright. ♪
In towns and villages across the island,
the Irish live simply.
But that doesn't keep them from decorating their homes
for Christmas.
And the most universal decoration
is available to both rich and poor alike.
It's the humble holly bush with its thorned
leaves and bright red berries.
In the days of my grandparents, children
would be sent out to scour the hills for holly branches, which
would then be fashioned into a traditional wreath
and hung on the wooden cottage door.
It made perfect sense back then, for holly
is a symbol of the Holy child,
the Child who would one day wear a crown of thorns,
and whose drops of blood would symbolize His sacrifice for all
humankind.
That sharp crown and those crimson droplets
are a reminder that none of us suffer alone.
And for believers in Christ, it's
an assurance that He was born to heal, and comfort, and redeem
us from the sorrows of life.
This is perhaps the most comforting symbol of all,
that the spirit of Christmas is the spirit of hope
and making the holidays truly holy days,
now and all year through.
(CHOIR SINGING) ♪ Gather holly on the lea. See the thorny ♪
♪ leaves concealing. Droplet berries each revealing ♪
♪ in his suffering there is healing. Gather holly ♪
♪ on the lea. ♪
Answering a tax decree from Caesar Augustus,
Mary and Joseph returned to Bethlehem, the homeland
of their ancestors.
As prophesied while they were there,
the days were accomplished that Mary should be delivered,
and she brought forth her firstborn son,
and laid him in a manger, because there was
no room for them in the inn.
It was an incomparable event, but if their experience was
even remotely like the experience my wife, Ruvé, and I
had when our five children were born, well,
joy is not a strong enough word to convey the feelings
in their hearts, which is why we sing joy to the world.
For the symbol of a newborn baby is a reminder that Christmas is
an opportunity for all of us to begin again to walk
in a newness of life ourselves, for which we Irish say
"Buíochas le Dia".
Thanks be to God for all His blessings,
especially the blessings of Christmas.
(CHOIR SINGING) ♪ Gaze upon this precious sight, ♪
♪ For He'll not be long in sleeping. ♪
♪ Give your soul to Him for keeping ♪
♪ And your sorrow for His weeping. ♪
(MEGAN HILTY) ♪ For He's here with you tonight. ♪
♪ With the hosts of heaven singing. ♪
♪ Let your songs of joy be ringing bowing low and humbly bringing ♪
♪ Praise for Him this holy night. Praise for Him this holy night. ♪
♪ Praise for Him, Praise for Him, Praise for Him this holy night, ♪
♪ this night, this night. ♪
[applause]
[MUSIC - "O HOLY NIGHT"]
(SINGING) ♪ O holy night, night divine, ♪
♪ holy night, O night divine! ♪
♪ O holy night! ♪
♪ The stars are brightly shining. ♪
♪ It is the night of our dear Savior's birth. ♪
♪ Long lay the world in sin and error pining, till He appeared ♪
♪ and the soul felt its worth. ♪
♪ A thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices, ♪
♪ For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn. ♪
♪ O fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices, ♪
♪ O night divine, ♪
♪ O night when Christ was born! ♪
♪ O night, O night, O holy night, O night divine! ♪
♪ Holy night, night divine, Holy night, O night divine. ♪
♪ Truly He taught us to love one another. His law is love ♪
♪ and His gospel is peace, is peace. ♪
♪ Chains shall He break for each soul is our brother ♪
♪ And in His name all oppression shall cease, shall cease. ♪
♪ Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus ♪
♪ raise we, Let all within us praise His holy name. ♪
♪ O, Christ is the Lord, ♪
♪ Oh praise his name forever ♪
♪ His pow'r and glory, evermore proclaim! ♪
♪ Proclaim! ♪
♪ His pow'r and glory, evermore proclaim! ♪
♪ Holy night, night divine, Holy night, O night divine! ♪
♪ Holy night, Holy night, O night divine! ♪
And there were in the same country shepherds
abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock
by night.
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came
upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them:
and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not:
for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy,
which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David
a Savior which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you:
You shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes,
lying in a manger.
And suddenly there was with the angel
a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, "Glory
to God in the highest and on earth peace,
good will toward men."
[MUSIC - "ANGELS FROM THE REALMS"]
(SINGING) ♪ Angels from the realms of glory, Wing your flight ♪
♪ o'er all the earth. ♪
♪ Ye who sang creation's story, Now proclaim Messiah's birth; ♪
♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo, ♪
[CHOIR SINGING] ♪ Shepherds in the fields abiding, Watching o'er your flocks ♪
♪ by night, God with man is now residing, ♪
♪ Yonder shines the infant light; ♪
♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo, ♪
♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo. ♪
[MEGAN HILTY] ♪ Sages leave your contemplations, Brighter visions beam afar. ♪
♪ See the Great Desire of Nations. ♪
♪ Ye have seen His natal star. ♪
♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo, ♪
♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo. ♪
[CHOIR SINGING] ♪ Saints before the altar bending, Watching long in hope and fear, ♪
♪ Suddenly the Lord descending, In His temple shall appear. ♪
[MEGAN HILTY] ♪ Though an infant now we view Him, ♪
♪ He shall fill His Father's throne, Gather all the nations ♪
♪ to Him, Every knee shall then bow down. ♪
♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo, ♪
♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo. ♪
♪ Gloria, Gloria Deo. ♪
[applause]
♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo, ♪
♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo. ♪
♪ Gloria, Gloria Deo. ♪
[applause]
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