(upbeat music) - [Announcer] Welcome to WMHT's "Music for the Holidays 2025."

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.

- [Announcer] Bryce Funeral Home in Troy and the DeGraff-Bryce Funeral Home in West Sand Lake take great pride in caring for families and we'll work to provide you with a lasting tribute to your loved one.

For more information, byrcefuneralhome.com.

Whether you are building new or remodeling your kitchen, Curtis Lumber's designers are here to guide you, featuring cabinetry from Merillat, Masterpiece and Wellborn with Cambria Quartz Countertops.

Consultations available.

For showroom locations, curtislumber.com.

- [Narrator] The Tamarack Elementary Select Choir is under the direction of Christopher Siegenthaler.

("Pachelbel's Canon of Peace") (Choir sings in foreign language) (Choir continues to sing in foreign language) (Choir continues to sing in foreign language) (Choir continues to sing in foreign language) (calm piano music) ♪ I'm remembering Decembers, in the quiet of the evening ♪ ♪ I'm recalling winter moments long ago ♪ ♪ I saw life though the eyes of a child then ♪ ♪ Playing games in the snow with my best friends ♪ ♪ And now, how it warms my heart ♪ ♪ Life was at the start ♪ ♪ I'm remembering Decembers ♪ ♪ Spent with loved ones filled with laughter ♪ ♪ Time was moving so much slower in those days ♪ ♪ In those days ♪ ♪ There was wonder and joy in the small things ♪ ♪ I can still feel it now when the bells ring ♪ ♪ They ring like they did before ♪ ♪ My heart is filled once more ♪ ♪ I'll remember this December ♪ ♪ I'll forever hold it closely ♪ ♪ When I look back on this season ♪ ♪ I'll recall ♪ ♪ I'll recall ♪ ♪ Time with you, by your side, spent together ♪ ♪ In my dreams these are days I will treasure ♪ ♪ So now come and join with me ♪ ♪ Join with me ♪ ♪ Make a memory ♪ (cheerful piano music) ♪ Just hear those sleigh bells jingling ♪ ♪ Ring ting tingling too ♪ ♪ Come on, it's lovely weather ♪ ♪ For a sleigh ride together with you ♪ ♪ Outside the snow is falling ♪ ♪ And friends are calling yoo hoo, yoo hoo ♪ ♪ Come on, it's lovely weather ♪ ♪ For a sleigh ride together with you ♪ ♪ Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap ♪ ♪ Let's go, let's look at the show ♪ ♪ We're riding in a wonderland of snow ♪ ♪ Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap ♪ ♪ It's grand, just holding your hand ♪ ♪ We're gliding along with a song ♪ ♪ Of a wintry fairy land ♪ ♪ Our cheeks are nice and rosy ♪ ♪ And comfy cozy are we ♪ ♪ We're snuggled up together ♪ ♪ Like two birds of a feather would be ♪ ♪ Let's take that road before us ♪ ♪ And sing a chorus or two ♪ ♪ Come on, it's lovely weather ♪ ♪ For a sleigh ride together with you ♪ (cheerful piano music) ♪ There's a birthday party ♪ ♪ At the home of Farmer Gray ♪ ♪ It'll be the perfect ending of a perfect day ♪ ♪ We'll be singing the songs ♪ ♪ We love to sing without a single stop ♪ ♪ At the fireplace ♪ ♪ While we watch the chestnuts pop ♪ ♪ Pop, pop, pop ♪ ♪ There's a happy feeling ♪ ♪ Nothing in the world can buy ♪ ♪ When they pass around the coffee ♪ ♪ And the pumpkin pie ♪ ♪ It'll nearly be like a picture print ♪ ♪ By Currier and Ives ♪ ♪ These wonderful things are the things ♪ ♪ We remember all through our lives ♪ ♪ These wonderful things are the things ♪ ♪ We remember all through our lives ♪ (cheerful piano and bell music) ♪ Just hear those sleigh bells jingle-ing ♪ ♪ Ring ting tingle-ing too ♪ ♪ Come on, it's lovely weather ♪ ♪ For a sleigh ride together with you ♪ ♪ Outside the snow is falling ♪ ♪ And friends are calling yoo hoo, yoo hoo ♪ ♪ Come on, it's lovely weather ♪ ♪ For a sleigh ride together with you ♪ ♪ Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap ♪ ♪ Let's go, let's look at the show ♪ ♪ We're riding in a wonderland of snow ♪ ♪ Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap ♪ ♪ It's grand, just holding your hand ♪ ♪ We're gliding along with a song ♪ ♪ Of a wintry fairy land ♪ ♪ Our cheeks are nice and rosy ♪ ♪ And comfy cozy are we ♪ ♪ We're snuggled up together ♪ ♪ Like two birds of a feather would be ♪ ♪ Let's take that road before us ♪ ♪ And sing a chorus or two ♪ ♪ Come on, it's lovely weather ♪ ♪ For a sleigh ride with you ♪ ♪ Lovely weather for a sleigh ride with you ♪ (cheerful music) ♪ Sleigh ride ♪ - [Narrator] The Bethlehem Central Middle School Select Choir is under the direction of Mary Katherine Daly.

(calm music) ♪ Now when the garden awaits the return of spring ♪ ♪ Now, when the silence is deep and blue ♪ ♪ Now, when the winter has cast her spell again ♪ ♪ Beautiful December ♪ ♪ Beautiful December ♪ ♪ Here, where the snow is as soft as a wooly lamb ♪ ♪ Here, where the nightfall is deep and blue ♪ ♪ Here where the starts are so bright you reach for them ♪ ♪ Beautiful December ♪ ♪ Beautiful December ♪ ♪ Child, may you sleep in gentle peace tonight ♪ ♪ Dream of sangs that rise on silken wings ♪ ♪ When you wake, enchanted by the snow spun light ♪ ♪ Sing the songs that came to you in dreams ♪ ♪ Your beautiful December dreams ♪ (calm music) ♪ Now when the garden awaits the return of spring ♪ ♪ When the garden awaits the return of spring ♪ ♪ Now, when the silence is deep and blue ♪ ♪ Deep and blue ♪ ♪ Now, when the winter has cast her spell again ♪ ♪ Beautiful December ♪ ♪ Beautiful December ♪ ♪ Beautiful December ♪ ♪ Beautiful December ♪ ♪ Beautiful December ♪ (calm music) ♪ I will carry the light ♪ ♪ Like a candle that shines in the night ♪ ♪ I'll be your beacon that's burning bright ♪ ♪ I will carry the light ♪ (calm piano music) ♪ I will carry the light ♪ ♪ Like a candle that shines in the night ♪ ♪ I'll be your beacon that's burning bright ♪ ♪ I will carry the light ♪ ♪ Lux aeterna, lux aeterna, lux aeterna ♪ ♪ The light inside of me ♪ ♪ Lux aeterna, lux aeterna, lux aeterna ♪ ♪ Will shine eternally ♪ ♪ There's a light that's inside that I'm not gonna hide ♪ ♪ 'Cause that light will make the embers ignite ♪ ♪ And the light that's in me will forever be ♪ ♪ I will carry the light ♪ ♪ Lux aeterna, lux aeterna, lux aeterna ♪ ♪ The light inside of me ♪ ♪ Lux aeterna, lux aeterna, lux aeterna ♪ ♪ Will shine eternally ♪ ♪ Lux aeterna ♪ ♪ I will carry the light ♪ ♪ Lux aeterna ♪ ♪ Like a candle that shines in the night ♪ ♪ I'll be your beacon that's burning bright ♪ ♪ I will carry the light ♪ ♪ I'll be your beacon that's burning bright ♪ ♪ I will carry the light ♪ ♪ Lux aeterna ♪ (cheerful music) ♪ Just going for a sleigh ride ♪ ♪ A wonderful sleigh ride ♪ ♪ Just carry along in the snow in a mystery world to glide ♪ ♪ Just hear those sleigh bells jingling ♪ ♪ Ring ting tingling too ♪ ♪ Come on, it's lovely weather ♪ ♪ For a sleigh ride together with you ♪ ♪ Outside the snow is falling ♪ ♪ And friends are calling yoo hoo ♪ ♪ Come on, it's lovely weather ♪ ♪ For a sleigh ride together with you ♪ ♪ Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap ♪ ♪ Let's go, let's look at the show ♪ ♪ We're riding in a wonderland of snow ♪ ♪ Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap ♪ ♪ It's grand, just holding your hand ♪ ♪ We're gliding along with a song ♪ ♪ Of a wintry fairy land ♪ ♪ Our cheeks are nice and rosy ♪ ♪ And comfy cozy are we ♪ ♪ We're snuggled up together ♪ ♪ Like two birds of a feather would be ♪ ♪ Let's take that road before us ♪ ♪ And sing a chorus or two ♪ ♪ Come on, it's lovely weather ♪ ♪ For a sleigh ride together with you ♪ ♪ There's a birthday party ♪ ♪ At the home of Farmer Gray ♪ ♪ It'll be the perfect ending of a perfect day ♪ ♪ We'll be singing the songs ♪ ♪ We love to sing without a single stop ♪ ♪ At the fireplace ♪ ♪ While we watch the chestnuts pop ♪ ♪ Pop, pop, pop ♪ ♪ There's a happy feeling ♪ ♪ Nothing in the world can buy ♪ ♪ When they pass around the coffee ♪ ♪ And the pumpkin pie ♪ ♪ It'll nearly be like a picture print ♪ ♪ By Currier and Ives ♪ ♪ These wonderful things are the things ♪ ♪ We remember all through our lives ♪ ♪ Just hear those sleigh bells jingling ♪ ♪ Just hear those sleigh bells jingling ♪ ♪ Come on, it's lovely weather ♪ ♪ For a sleigh ride together with you ♪ ♪ Come on, it's lovely weather ♪ ♪ For a sleigh ride together with you ♪ ♪ Outside the snow is falling ♪ ♪ And friends are calling yoo hoo ♪ ♪ Come on, it's lovely weather ♪ ♪ For a sleigh ride together with you ♪ ♪ Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap ♪ ♪ Let's go, let's look at the show ♪ ♪ We're riding in a wonderland of snow ♪ ♪ Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap ♪ ♪ It's grand, just holding your hand ♪ ♪ We're gliding along with a song ♪ ♪ Of a wintry fairy land ♪ ♪ Our cheeks are nice and rosy ♪ ♪ And comfy cozy are we ♪ ♪ We're snuggled up together ♪ ♪ Like two birds of a feather would be ♪ ♪ Let's take that road before us ♪ ♪ And sing a chorus or two ♪ ♪ Come on, it's lovely weather ♪ ♪ It's lovely weather ♪ ♪ It's lovely weather ♪ ♪ For a sleigh ride together with you ♪ ♪ Sleigh ride ♪ - [Narrator] The Saratoga Springs High School Choraliers is under the direction of Karen Houlahan.

♪ 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 ♪ (calm piano music) ♪ Candles in the window ♪ ♪ Shadows painting the ceiling ♪ ♪ Gazing at the fire glow ♪ ♪ Feeling that gingerbread feeling ♪ ♪ Precious moments ♪ ♪ Special people ♪ ♪ Happy faces ♪ ♪ I can see ♪ ♪ Somewhere in my memory ♪ ♪ Christmas joys all around me ♪ ♪ Living in my memory ♪ ♪ All of the music ♪ ♪ All of the magic ♪ ♪ All of the family home here with me ♪ (calm piano music) ♪ Candles in the window ♪ ♪ Shadows painting the ceiling ♪ ♪ Gazing at the fire glow ♪ ♪ Feeling that gingerbread feeling ♪ ♪ Precious moments ♪ ♪ Special people ♪ ♪ Happy faces ♪ ♪ I can see ♪ ♪ Somewhere in my memory ♪ ♪ Christmas joys all around me ♪ ♪ Living in my memory ♪ ♪ All of the music ♪ ♪ All of the magic ♪ ♪ All of the family home here with me ♪ (calm piano music) ♪ We three kings of orient are ♪ ♪ Bearing gifts we traverse afar ♪ ♪ Field and fountain ♪ ♪ Moor and mountain ♪ ♪ Following yonder star ♪ ♪ O star of wonder, star of night ♪ ♪ Star with royal beauty bright ♪ ♪ Westward leading, still proceeding ♪ ♪ Guide us to thy perfect light ♪ ♪ Born a King on Bethlehem's plain ♪ ♪ Gold I bring to crown Him again ♪ ♪ King for ever, ceasing never ♪ ♪ Over us all to reign ♪ ♪ O star of wonder, star of night ♪ ♪ Star with royal beauty bright ♪ ♪ Westward leading, still proceeding ♪ ♪ Guide us to thy perfect light ♪ ♪ Perfect light, to the night ♪ ♪ Guide us to thy perfect light ♪ ♪ Frankincense to offer have I ♪ ♪ Frankincense to offer have I ♪ ♪ Incense owns a Deity nigh ♪ ♪ Prayer and praising, all men raising ♪ ♪ Worship Him, God most high ♪ ♪ Earthly gifts who offer have I ♪ ♪ Glorious now behold Him arise ♪ ♪ King and God and Sacrifice ♪ ♪ Alleluia, alleluia ♪ ♪ Heaven to earth replies ♪ ♪ O star of wonder, star of night ♪ ♪ Star with royal beauty bright ♪ ♪ Westward leading, still proceeding ♪ ♪ Guide us to thy perfect light ♪ (Choir sings in foreign language) ♪ We three kings of orient are ♪ (Choir sings in foreign language) (cheerful music) (cheerful music continues) - [Narrator] Funding for "Music for the Holidays" has been provided by.

- [Announcer] Bryce Funeral Home in Troy and DeGraaf-Bryce Funeral Home in West Sand Lake take great pride in caring for families, and we'll work to provide you with a lasting tribute to your loved one.

For more information, BryceFuneralHome.com.

- [Presenter] Curtis Lumber provides kitchen design services featuring cabinetry from Wellborn, Masterpiece and Merillat and quartz countertops from Cambria.

American Made Products sold locally at Curtis Lumber for showroom locations, curtislumber.com.