(bright music) (bright festive music) - [Narrator] Welcome to WMHT's "Music for the Holidays 2024."

This festive production features youth choirs from around the Capital Region performing seasonal songs and holiday favorites.

This concert is sure to lift your spirits and bring holiday cheer to all.

Funding for "Music for the Holidays" has been provided by the Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation, and the following.

- [Announcer] Whether you're just starting your family or expanding it, have active kids at home, or are caring for older family members, CDPHP is here to support you at every stage of life.

CDPHP, here for you and your family in sickness and in health.

- [Announcer] Curtis Lumber provides kitchen design services, featuring cabinets from Wellborn and Merillat, and quartz countertops from Cambria.

American-made products, sold locally at Curtis Lumber.

For showroom locations, curtislumber.com.

(bright music) - [Narrator] The Troy High School Concert Choir is under the direction of Tara Higgins-Pascucci.

(bright music) ♪ Deck the halls with ♪ boughs of holly ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, la la la la ♪ ♪ 'Tis the season to be jolly ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, la la la la ♪ ♪ Don we now our gay apparel ♪ ♪ Fa la la, la la la, la la la ♪ ♪ Troll the ancient ♪ Yuletide carols ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, la la la la ♪ ♪ See the blazing ♪ yule before us ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, la la la la ♪ ♪ Strike the harp ♪ and join the chorus ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, la la la la ♪ ♪ Follow me in merry measure ♪ ♪ Fa la la la, la ♪ la la, la la la ♪ ♪ While I tell of ♪ Yuletide treasure ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, la la la la ♪ ♪ Fast away, the ♪ old year passes ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, la la la la ♪ ♪ Hail the new, ye ♪ lads and lasses ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, la la la la ♪ ♪ Sing we joyous all together ♪ ♪ Fa la la, la la la, la la la ♪ ♪ Heedless of the ♪ wind and weather ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, la la la la ♪ ♪ Thumpety thump thump ♪ ♪ Thumpety thump thump ♪ ♪ Thumpety thump thump ♪ ♪ Oh, Frosty the snowman ♪ was a jolly, happy soul ♪ ♪ With a corncob pipe ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ And a button nose ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ And two eyes ♪ made out of coal ♪ ♪ Oh, Frosty the snowman ♪ was a fairy tale, they say ♪ ♪ He was made of snow ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ But the children know ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ How he came to life one day ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ There must have ♪ been some magic in ♪ ♪ That old silk hat they found ♪ ♪ For when they placed ♪ it on his head ♪ ♪ He began to dance around ♪ ♪ Oh, you better watch out ♪ ♪ You better not cry ♪ ♪ You better not pout, ♪ I'm tellin' you why ♪ ♪ Santa Claus ♪ ♪ Bum, bum, bum ♪ ♪ Is comin' to town ♪ ♪ He's makin' a list, ♪ and checkin' it twice ♪ ♪ He's gonna find out ♪ who's naughty and nice ♪ ♪ Santa Claus ♪ ♪ Bum, bum, bum ♪ ♪ Is comin' to town ♪ ♪ He sees you when ♪ you're sleeping ♪ ♪ And he knows ♪ when you're awake ♪ ♪ He knows if you've ♪ been bad or good ♪ ♪ So be good, for ♪ goodness sake ♪ ♪ Oh, you better watch out ♪ ♪ You better not cry ♪ ♪ You better not pout, ♪ I'm tellin' you why ♪ ♪ Santa Claus ♪ ♪ Bum, bum, bum ♪ ♪ Is comin', you know ♪ ♪ Santa Claus is ♪ comin', you know ♪ ♪ Santa Clause is, you know ♪ ♪ Dasher and Dancer ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ And Prancer and Vixen ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Comet and Cupid ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ And Donner and Blitzen ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ But do you recall ♪ ♪ The most famous ♪ reindeer of all ♪ ♪ Rudolph the ♪ Red-Nosed Reindeer ♪ ♪ Reindeer ♪ ♪ Had a very shiny nose ♪ ♪ Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo ♪ ♪ And if you ever saw it ♪ ♪ Saw it ♪ ♪ You would even say it glows ♪ ♪ All of the other reindeer ♪ ♪ Reindeer ♪ ♪ Used to laugh and ♪ call him names ♪ ♪ Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo ♪ ♪ They never let poor Rudolph ♪ ♪ Rudolph ♪ ♪ Join in any reindeer games ♪ ♪ Then one foggy Christmas Eve ♪ ♪ Santa came to say ♪ ♪ Rudolph, with your ♪ nose so bright ♪ ♪ Won't you guide ♪ my sleigh tonight ♪ ♪ Then all the ♪ reindeer loved him ♪ ♪ Loved him ♪ ♪ As they shouted ♪ out with glee ♪ ♪ Rudolph the ♪ Red-Nosed Reindeer ♪ ♪ Rudolph the ♪ Red-Nosed Reindeer ♪ ♪ You'll go down in ♪ ♪ You'll go down in ♪ ♪ History ♪ ♪ History ♪ ♪ Frosty the snowman ♪ ♪ Rudolph the ♪ ♪ Red-Nosed Reindeer ♪ ♪ Santa Claus ♪ ♪ Is comin' ♪ ♪ Is comin' ♪ ♪ To town ♪ ♪ Doo, doo, doo, doo ♪ ♪ Hark how the bells ♪ ♪ Sweet silver bells ♪ ♪ All seem to say ♪ ♪ Throw cares away ♪ ♪ Christmas is here ♪ ♪ Ding ♪ ♪ Bringing good cheer ♪ ♪ Dong ♪ ♪ To young and old ♪ ♪ Ding ♪ ♪ Meek and the bold ♪ ♪ Dong ♪ ♪ Look how they run ♪ ♪ Ding ♪ ♪ That is their song ♪ ♪ Dong ♪ ♪ With joyful ring ♪ ♪ Ding ♪ ♪ All caroling ♪ ♪ Dong ♪ ♪ One seems to hear ♪ ♪ Words of good cheer ♪ ♪ From everywhere ♪ ♪ Filling the air ♪ ♪ Oh how they pound ♪ ♪ Raising the sound ♪ ♪ O'er hill and dale ♪ ♪ Telling their tale ♪ ♪ Gaily they ring ♪ ♪ While people sing ♪ ♪ Songs of good cheer ♪ ♪ Christmas is here ♪ ♪ Merry, merry, merry, ♪ merry Christmas ♪ ♪ Merry, merry, merry, ♪ merry Christmas ♪ ♪ On-on they send, ♪ on without end ♪ ♪ Their joyful tone ♪ to every home ♪ ♪ Hark!

How the bells, ♪ sweet silver bells ♪ ♪ All seem to say, ♪ "Throw cares away" ♪ ♪ Christmas is here, ♪ bringing good cheer ♪ ♪ To young and old, ♪ meek and the bold ♪ ♪ Ding, dong, ding, dong, ♪ that is their song ♪ ♪ With joyful ring, ♪ all caroling ♪ ♪ One seems to hear, ♪ words of good cheer ♪ ♪ From everywhere, ♪ filling the air ♪ ♪ Oh, how they pound, ♪ raising the sound ♪ ♪ O'er hill and dale, ♪ telling their tale ♪ ♪ Gaily they ring, ♪ while people sing ♪ ♪ Songs of good cheer, ♪ Christmas is here ♪ ♪ Merry, merry, merry, ♪ merry Christmas ♪ ♪ Merry, merry, merry, ♪ merry Christmas ♪ ♪ On-on they send, ♪ on without end ♪ ♪ Their joyful tone ♪ to every home ♪ ♪ On-on they send, ♪ on without end ♪ ♪ Their joyful tone ♪ to every home ♪ ♪ Ding, dong, ding, dong ♪ ♪ Dong ♪ (soft music) - [Announcer] The Tesago 4th and 5th grade chorus is under the direction of Michael Lotano.

(bright music) ♪ Christmas makes ♪ you feel emotional ♪ ♪ It may bring parties ♪ or thoughts devotional ♪ ♪ Whatever happens ♪ or what may be ♪ ♪ Here is what Christmas ♪ time means to me ♪ ♪ City sidewalk, ♪ busy sidewalks ♪ ♪ Dressed in holiday style ♪ ♪ In the air there's ♪ ♪ A feeling of Christmas ♪ ♪ Children laughing, ♪ people passing ♪ ♪ Meeting smile after smile ♪ ♪ And on every street ♪ corner you'll hear ♪ ♪ Silver bells, silver bells ♪ ♪ Silver bells, silver bells ♪ ♪ It's Christmas ♪ time in the city ♪ ♪ Ring-a-ling, hear them ring ♪ ♪ Ring-a-ling, hear them ring ♪ ♪ Soon it will be ♪ Christmas day ♪ ♪ City street lights ♪ ♪ Even stop lights ♪ ♪ Blink a bright red and green ♪ ♪ As the shoppers rush home ♪ ♪ With their treasures ♪ ♪ Hear the snow crunch ♪ ♪ See the kids bunch ♪ ♪ This is Santa's big scene ♪ ♪ And above all this ♪ bustle you'll hear ♪ ♪ Silver bells, silver bells ♪ ♪ Silver bells, silver bells ♪ ♪ It's Christmas ♪ time in the city ♪ ♪ Ring-a-ling, hear them ring ♪ ♪ Ring-a-ling, hear them ring ♪ ♪ Soon it will be ♪ Christmas day ♪ ♪ Soon it will be ♪ ♪ Soon it will be ♪ Christmas day ♪ (light piano music) ♪ One light for Hanukkah ♪ ♪ Shining in the night ♪ ♪ Two lights for Hanukkah ♪ ♪ Flickering so bright ♪ ♪ Three lights for Hanukkah ♪ ♪ To warm the hearts in cold ♪ ♪ Four lights for Hanukkah ♪ ♪ Shalom, shalom ♪ ♪ Hanukkah, Hanukkah ♪ ♪ Menorah ♪ ♪ Five lights for Hanukkah ♪ ♪ Be (indistinct) ♪ on the Hanukkah ♪ ♪ Hanukkah ♪ ♪ Six lights for Hanukkah ♪ ♪ Memories made to last ♪ ♪ Seven lights for Hanukkah ♪ ♪ We (indistinct) home ♪ ♪ Eight lights for Hanukkah ♪ ♪ Shalom, shalom ♪ ♪ Hanukkah, Hanukkah ♪ ♪ Menorah ♪ ♪ Shalom (indistinct), ♪ shalom (indistinct) ♪ ♪ Shalom, Shalom ♪ ♪ We'll meet again, ♪ we'll meet again ♪ ♪ We'll meet again, shalom ♪ ♪ Shalom ♪ ♪ Eight lights for Hanukkah ♪ ♪ Shalom, shalom ♪ (bright piano music) ♪ Deck the hall with ♪ boughs of holly ♪ ♪ Stockings by the fire ♪ and Christmas tree ♪ ♪ Decorations make me jolly ♪ ♪ Only one that I ♪ don't want to see ♪ (bright piano music) ♪ Keep, keep, keep me away ♪ ♪ Away from the mistletoe ♪ ♪ Keep, keep, keep me away ♪ ♪ That ain't a ♪ place I want to go ♪ ♪ Keep, keep, keep me away ♪ ♪ Away from the kissing ball ♪ ♪ 'Cause I really ♪ like Christmas ♪ ♪ But I don't like ♪ kissing at all ♪ ♪ I'm not kissing Suzy, ♪ Sally, Jane or Jill ♪ ♪ Not Marcy, Meg or Kim ♪ ♪ I'm not kissing Joey, ♪ Johnny, Wess or Will ♪ ♪ There's no way I'll kiss him ♪ - [Choir] Yuck!

♪ Keep, keep, keep me away ♪ ♪ Away from the kissing ball ♪ ♪ 'Cause I really ♪ like Christmas ♪ ♪ But I don't like ♪ kissing at all ♪ ♪ Ah, ah, ah ♪ - Give your little brother a kiss!

♪ Away from the mistletoe ♪ - Pucker up for Grandma!

♪ That ain't a ♪ place I want to go ♪ - Hey, babe!

♪ Away from the kissing ball ♪ ♪ 'Cause I really ♪ like Christmas ♪ ♪ But I don't like ♪ kissing at all ♪ ♪ I'm not kissing Danny, ♪ Donny, Brad or Ben ♪ ♪ Not Davy, Doug or Drew ♪ ♪ I'm not kissing Britt'ney, ♪ Becky, Jess or Jen ♪ ♪ And I'm not kissing you ♪ - [Choir] Ew!

♪ Keep, keep, keep me away ♪ ♪ Away from the kissing ball ♪ ♪ 'Cause I really ♪ like Christmas ♪ ♪ Yes, I really like Christmas ♪ ♪ Though I really ♪ like Christmas ♪ ♪ But I don't like ♪ kissing at all ♪ ♪ Kissing at all, ♪ kissing at all ♪ ♪ Kissing at all, ♪ kissing at all ♪ - Not even a peck on a cheek?

- [Choir] Yuck!

- [Announcer] The Saratoga Springs High School Choraliers are under the direction of Karen Houlahan and Jacob Frenyea.

(light drum music) ♪ What Child ♪ ♪ What Child ♪ ♪ What Child is this ♪ ♪ Who, laid to rest ♪ ♪ On Mary's lap ♪ ♪ Is sleeping ♪ ♪ Whom angels greet ♪ ♪ With anthems sweet ♪ ♪ While shepherds ♪ ♪ Watch are keeping ♪ ♪ So bring Him incense ♪ ♪ Gold, and myrrh ♪ ♪ Come, peasant ♪ ♪ King to own Him ♪ ♪ The King of kings ♪ ♪ Salvation brings ♪ ♪ Let loving hearts ♪ ♪ Enthrone Him ♪ ♪ This, this is ♪ Christ, the King ♪ ♪ Whom shepherds guard ♪ and angels sing ♪ ♪ Haste, haste to ♪ bring Him laud ♪ ♪ The Babe, the Son of Mary ♪ ♪ Praise, praise ♪ the Son on high ♪ ♪ The Virgin sings her lullaby ♪ ♪ Praise, praise ♪ to greet Him on ♪ ♪ The babe, the Son of ♪ ♪ Mary ♪ ♪ Ooh, my child ♪ ♪ Ooh, my child ♪ ♪ Ooh, my child ♪ ♪ Ooh, my child ♪ (light piano music) ♪ I remember December ♪ from long ago ♪ ♪ I remember December ♪ and falling snow ♪ ♪ All the bright lights, ♪ and the cold nights ♪ ♪ And the fire's glow ♪ ♪ I remember December ♪ ♪ And you ♪ ♪ I remember December ♪ in every song ♪ ♪ In the magic of the ♪ moment I sing along ♪ ♪ It's a season, ♪ without reason ♪ ♪ And I always long ♪ ♪ To remember December ♪ ♪ And you ♪ ♪ I see your face in ♪ a candle's flame ♪ ♪ In the whisper of ♪ snowfall, I hear your name ♪ ♪ The bells that ring ♪ tell the tale anew ♪ ♪ Of Christmas, merry ♪ Christmas with you ♪ ♪ With you ♪ ♪ I remember December, ♪ December then ♪ ♪ I remember December, ♪ it's here again ♪ ♪ In a carol, in a candle ♪ ♪ In the fire's dancing flame ♪ ♪ I remember December ♪ ♪ That tender December ♪ ♪ I remember December ♪ ♪ And you ♪ ♪ And you ♪ ♪ Ding dong ding, ♪ ding-a-ding dong ♪ ♪ Ding dong ding, ♪ ding-a-ding dong ♪ ♪ Ding dong ding, ♪ ding-a-ding dong ♪ ♪ Ding dong ding, ♪ ding-a-ding dong ♪ ♪ Ding dong ding, ♪ ding-a-ding dong ♪ ♪ Ding dong ding, ♪ ding-a-ding dong ♪ ♪ Merrily on high, ♪ hear the bells ring ♪ ♪ Merrily the heavens sing ♪ ♪ Merrily on high, ♪ hear the bells ring ♪ ♪ O'er the earth, ♪ they ding dong ding ♪ ♪ Ding dong ding, ♪ ding-a-ding dong ♪ ♪ Ding dong ding, ♪ ding-a-ding dong ♪ ♪ Ding dong ding, ♪ ding-a-ding dong ♪ ♪ Ding dong ding, ♪ ding-a-ding dong ♪ ♪ Ding dong ding, ♪ ding-a-ding dong ♪ ♪ Ding dong ding, ♪ ding-a-ding dong ♪ ♪ Ding dong ding, ♪ ding-a-ding dong ♪ ♪ Merrily on high, ♪ hear the bells ring ♪ ♪ Merrily the heavens sing ♪ ♪ Merrily on high, ♪ hear the bells ring ♪ ♪ O'er the earth, ♪ they ding dong ding ♪ ♪ Merrily on high, ♪ hear the bells ring ♪ ♪ Merrily the heavens sing ♪ ♪ Merrily on high, ♪ hear the bells ring ♪ ♪ O'er the earth, ♪ they ding dong ding ♪ ♪ O'er the earth, ♪ they ding dong ding ♪ ♪ Ding dong ding, ♪ ding-a-ding dong ♪ ♪ Merrily they ding dong ding ♪ ♪ Ding dong ding, ♪ ding-a-ding dong ♪ ♪ Ding dong ding, ♪ ding-a-ding dong ♪ ♪ Ding dong ding, ♪ ding-a-ding dong ♪ ♪ Ding, ding ♪ (bright cheerful music) - [Announcer] Funding for "Music for the Holidays" has been provided by the Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation and the following.

- [Narrator] Whether you're just starting your family or expanding it, have active kids at home or are caring for older family members, CDPHP is here to support you at every stage of life.

CDPHP here for you and your family in sickness and in health.

- [Narrator] Whether you're building new or remodeling your kitchen, Curtis Lumber's designers are here to guide you, featuring cabinetry from Merillat and Wellborn with Cambria quartz countertops.

Designer consultations are available.

For showroom locations, curtislumber.com.