(bright music) - [Narrator] This week on "Expressions: Songs for the Seasons," we feature holiday music from the Empire Saxophone Quartet.

(upbeat music) And the Valley Harmony acapella group.

♪ He only paused a moment ♪ ♪ When he heard him holler, stop ♪ ♪ Oh, Frosty, the Snowman, had to hurry on his way ♪ - [Narrator] All tonight on "Expressions: Songs for the Seasons."

♪ Bright and sunny day ♪ ♪ Jing-a-ling jing jing ♪ - [Narrator] Funding for this program is provided in part by the New York State Education Department and by viewers like you.

♪ Jing-a-ling jing jing ♪ - Thank you.

(bright music) - Good evening and welcome to "Expressions: Songs for the Seasons."

I'm your host, Adara Alston.

The holidays are one of our favorite times of the year, and the joyful music is a big reason why.

Tonight, we have two groups who delivered holiday cheer when they performed in our studio earlier this year.

Soon, we will hear the acapella group, Valley Harmony.

But first, here is the Empire Saxophone Quartet performing the "Nutcracker Suite."

(bright music) (light music) (light music continues) (light music continues) (energetic music) (light music) (light music continues) (light music continues) (upbeat rhythmic music) (expressive rhythmic music) (expressive rhythmic music continues) (expressive rhythmic music continues) (expressive rhythmic music continues) (expressive rhythmic music continues) (expressive rhythmic music continues) (expressive rhythmic music fades) (playful music) (playful music continues) (playful music continues) (bright music) (wind blowing) ♪ Jingle, jingle, jingle, jingle ♪ ♪ Jingle, jingle, jingle, jingle ♪ ♪ Jingle, jingle all the way ♪ ♪ Dashing through the snow ♪ ♪ In a one-horse open sleigh ♪ ♪ O'er the fields we go ♪ ♪ Laughing all the way ♪ ♪ Bells on bobtail ring ♪ ♪ Making spirits bright ♪ ♪ What fun it is to laugh and sing ♪ ♪ A sleighing song tonight ♪ ♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells ♪ ♪ Jingle all the way ♪ ♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride ♪ ♪ In a one-horse open sleigh ♪ ♪ Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells ♪ ♪ Jingle all the way ♪ ♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride ♪ ♪ In a one-horse open sleigh ♪ ♪ A day or two ago ♪ ♪ I thought I'd take a ride ♪ ♪ Soon, Miss Fanny Bright ♪ ♪ Fanny Bright ♪ ♪ Was seated by my side ♪ ♪ Jingle, jingle ♪ ♪ Jingle, jingle ♪ ♪ The horse was lean and lank ♪ ♪ Misfortune seemed his lot ♪ ♪ He got into a drifted bank ♪ ♪ And we, we got upsot ♪ ♪ Jingle, jingle ♪ ♪ Jingle, jingle ♪ ♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells ♪ ♪ Jingle all the way ♪ ♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride ♪ ♪ In a one-horse open sleigh ♪ ♪ Oh, jingle bells ♪ ♪ Jingle, jingle ♪ ♪ Jingle bells ♪ ♪ Jingle, jingle ♪ ♪ Jingle all the way ♪ ♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride ♪ ♪ In a one-horse open sleigh ♪ ♪ A one-horse open sleigh ♪ ♪ Jingle, jingle, jingle, jingle ♪ ♪ Jingle all the way, hey ♪ (audience clapping) ♪ O holy night ♪ ♪ The stars are brightly shining ♪ ♪ It is the night of the dear Savior's birth ♪ ♪ Long lay the world in sin and error pining ♪ ♪ Till He appears and the soul felt its worth ♪ ♪ A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices ♪ ♪ For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn ♪ ♪ Fall ♪ ♪ Fall, oh, fall ♪ ♪ On your knees ♪ ♪ O hear the angel voices ♪ ♪ O night divine ♪ ♪ O night when Christ was born ♪ ♪ O night ♪ ♪ O holy night ♪ ♪ O night divine ♪ ♪ Fall ♪ ♪ Fall, oh, fall ♪ ♪ On your knees ♪ ♪ O hear the angel voices ♪ ♪ O night divine ♪ ♪ O night when Christ was born ♪ ♪ O night ♪ ♪ O holy night ♪ ♪ O night divine ♪ (audience clapping) (bright music) ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ Bom ♪ (audience clapping) (bright music) (wind blowing) (upbeat music) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) (audience clapping) (bright music) ♪ I'm dreaming of a white Christmas ♪ ♪ Just like ♪ ♪ Just like the ones ♪ ♪ I used to know ♪ ♪ Where the treetops glisten ♪ ♪ And children listen ♪ ♪ To hear sleigh bells in the snow ♪ ♪ In the snow ♪ ♪ I'm dreaming of a white Christmas ♪ ♪ With every ♪ ♪ With every Christmas card ♪ ♪ I write ♪ ♪ May your days be merry and bright ♪ ♪ And may all your Christmases be white ♪ ♪ Be white ♪ ♪ I'm dreaming of a white Christmas ♪ ♪ With every Christmas card I write ♪ ♪ May your days be merry and bright ♪ ♪ Merry and bright ♪ ♪ And may all your Christmases be white ♪ ♪ Be white ♪ ♪ May all your Christmases be white ♪ (audience clapping) ♪ Jolly old St. Nicholas ♪ ♪ Lean your ear this way ♪ ♪ Don't you tell a single soul ♪ ♪ What I'm going to say ♪ ♪ Christmas eve is coming soon ♪ ♪ Now, you dear old man ♪ ♪ Whisper what you'll bring to me ♪ ♪ Tell me if you can ♪ ♪ When the clock is striking 12:00 ♪ ♪ When I'm fast asleep ♪ ♪ Down the chimney, broad and black ♪ ♪ With your pack you'll creep ♪ ♪ All the stockings you will find ♪ ♪ Hanging in a row ♪ ♪ Mine will be the shortest one ♪ ♪ You'll be sure to know ♪ ♪ Johnny wants a pair of skates ♪ ♪ Suzy wants a sled ♪ ♪ Nellie wants a picture book ♪ ♪ Yellow, blue, and red ♪ ♪ Now I think I'll leave to you ♪ ♪ What to give the rest ♪ ♪ Choose for me, dear Santa Claus ♪ ♪ You will know the best ♪ (audience clapping) (bright music) (wind blowing) (upbeat music) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat rhythmic music) (upbeat rhythmic music continues) (energetic music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music continues) (upbeat music continues) - Wee hee hee hee hee hee.

(upbeat rhythmic music) (audience clapping) - What a rollicking version of the wintertime classic, "Sleigh Ride."

Courtesy of the Empire Saxophone Quartet.

We have one more song from Valley Harmony coming up, and if you wanna see even more holiday music from these two groups, then visit wskg.org/expressions.

Until next time, this is Adara Alston, wishing you a very happy holiday season.

Goodnight.

(bright music) ♪ Jing, jing-a-ling, jing, jing-a-ling ♪ ♪ Jing, doo-doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Doo-doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Doo-doo doo doo doo doo doo ♪ ♪ Frosty the Snowman ♪ ♪ Was a jolly happy soul ♪ ♪ With a corncob pipe and a button nose ♪ ♪ And two eyes made out of coal ♪ ♪ Frosty the Snowman ♪ ♪ Is a fairytale, they say ♪ ♪ He was made of snow ♪ ♪ But the children know ♪ ♪ How he came to life one day ♪ ♪ 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, Frosty, the Snowman ♪ ♪ Was alive as he could be ♪ ♪ And the children say ♪ ♪ He could laugh and play ♪ ♪ Just the same as you and me ♪ ♪ Jing-a-ling jing jing-a-ling jing ♪ ♪ Jing jing ♪ ♪ Jing-a-ling jing jing-a-ling jing ♪ ♪ Frosty, the Snowman ♪ ♪ Knew the sun was hot that day ♪ ♪ So he said, let's run, and we'll have some fun ♪ ♪ Now, before I melt away ♪ ♪ Down to the village ♪ ♪ With a broomstick in his hand ♪ ♪ Running here and there ♪ ♪ All around the square ♪ ♪ Saying, catch me if you can ♪ ♪ He led them down the streets of town ♪ ♪ Right to the traffic cop ♪ ♪ He only paused a moment ♪ ♪ When he heard him holler, stop ♪ ♪ Oh, Frosty, the Snowman ♪ ♪ Had to hurry on his way ♪ ♪ But he waved goodbye, saying, don't you cry ♪ ♪ I'll be back some sunny ♪ ♪ Bright and sunny day ♪ ♪ Jing-a-ling jing jing-a-ling jing ♪ ♪ Jing jing ♪ ♪ Jing-a-ling jing jing-a-ling jing ♪ ♪ Jing jing ♪ ♪ Jing-a-ling jing jing-a-ling jing ♪ ♪ Jing-a-ling jing jing ♪ (audience clapping) (bright music) (energetic music) (energetic music continues) (energetic music fades)