(light music) - [Announcer] This week on "Expressions, Songs for the Seasons."

We feature holiday music from the Binghamton University Treble Chorus.

(choir sings indistinctly) The Ithaca Gay Men's Chorus.

♪ We do for to grace of this day ♪ ♪ This for young ♪ - [Announcer] And the Johnson City High School's Sophisticats and Dramatic Paw.

(choir sings indistinctly) All tonight on "Expressions, Songs for the Seasons."

Funding for this program is provided in part by the New York State Education Department, and by viewers like you.

Thank you.

- Good evening and welcome to "Expressions, Songs for the Seasons."

I'm your host, Adara Alston.

We love the holidays here at WSKG, and I've brought you many programs over the years showcasing the area's most talented musicians performing your seasonal favorites.

Tonight we feature three groups that we recorded back in 2018.

You'll soon hear from the Johnson City High School's Sophisticats and Dramatic Paws, as well as the Binghamton University Treble Chorus.

But we begin the program with the Ithaca Gay Men's Chorus.

♪ 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 ev'rywhere, 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 ♪ ♪ Ding, dong, ding, dong, that is their song ♪ ♪ With joyful ring, all caroling ♪ ♪ Ding, dong, ding, dong ♪ ♪ 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 ev'rywhere, 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 ev'ry home ♪ ♪ On-on they send, on without end ♪ ♪ Their joyful tone to ev'ry home ♪ ♪ Ding, dong, ding, dong ♪ ♪ Bam ♪ (light piano music) (choir sings in foreign language) (choir sings in foreign language) (choir vocalizing) (choir sings in foreign language) (choir sings in foreign language) (choir vocalizing) (choir sings in foreign language) (choir sings in foreign language) (choir vocalizing) (shimmering music) ♪ I'll be home for Christmas ♪ ♪ You can plan on me ♪ ♪ Please have snow and mistletoe ♪ ♪ And presents by the tree ♪ ♪ Christmas eve will find me ♪ ♪ Where the love light gleams ♪ ♪ I'll be home for Christmas ♪ ♪ If only in my dreams ♪ ♪ If only in my dreams ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ We wish you, we wish you a merry Christmas ♪ ♪ We wish you, we wish you a happy new year ♪ ♪ With music and laughter, with love ever after ♪ ♪ With family and friends gathered near, gathered near ♪ ♪ We wish you a happy new year ♪ ♪ Last time for joy, come won't you celebrate ♪ ♪ And (indistinct) of presents ♪ ♪ There under the tree ♪ ♪ Last time for all ♪ ♪ Come won't you spread the (indistinct) ♪ ♪ Of giving and sharing for all this year ♪ ♪ We wish you, we wish you a merry Christmas ♪ ♪ We wish you, we wish you a happy new year ♪ ♪ With music and laughter, with love ever after ♪ ♪ With family and friends gathered near, gathered near ♪ ♪ We wish you a happy new year ♪ ♪ Good tidings we bring to you and your kin ♪ ♪ Good tidings for Christmas and a happy ♪ ♪ And happy, and happy new year ♪ ♪ We wish you a happy new year ♪ ♪ We wish you, we wish you a merry Christmas ♪ ♪ We wish you, we wish you a happy new year ♪ ♪ With music and laughter, with love ever after ♪ ♪ With family and friends gathered near, gathered near ♪ ♪ We wish you a happy new year♪ ♪ We wish you a happy new year ♪ Merry Christmas!

(shimmering music) (choir sings in foreign language) (choir sings in foreign language) (choir sings in foreign language) (choir sings in foreign language) (choir sings in foreign language) ♪ Amen ♪ ♪ Amen, amen, amen ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ (light piano music) (choir sings in foreign language) (choir sings in foreign language) (choir sings in foreign language) (choir sings in foreign language) (light piano music) (shimmering music) (upbeat music) ♪ Oh, the weather outside is frightful ♪ ♪ But the fire is so delightful ♪ ♪ And since we've no place to go ♪ ♪ Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow ♪ ♪ It doesn't show signs of stopping ♪ ♪ And I brought me some corn for popping ♪ ♪ The lights are turned way down low ♪ ♪ Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow ♪ ♪ When we finally kiss goodnight ♪ ♪ How I'll hate going out in the storm ♪ ♪ But if you'll really hold me tight ♪ ♪ All the way home I'll be warm ♪ ♪ And the fire is slowly dying ♪ ♪ And, my dear, we're still goodbying ♪ ♪ But as long as you'd love me so ♪ ♪ Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow ♪ (shimmering music) (bright music) ♪ Let there be peace on earth ♪ ♪ Unending peace on earth ♪ ♪ Let hatred cease on earth ♪ ♪ Let there be peace ♪ ♪ Let there be peace ♪ ♪ Let there be peace ♪ ♪ Let there be peace ♪ ♪ Let there be peace ♪ ♪ I will try to do my part ♪ ♪ Let there be peace ♪ ♪ I have the power ♪ ♪ I hold the key ♪ (singer sings indistinctly) ♪ Let there be peace on earth ♪ ♪ Unending peace on earth ♪ ♪ Let hatred cease on earth ♪ ♪ Let there be peace ♪ ♪ Let there be peace ♪ ♪ Let there be peace ♪ ♪ Let there be peace ♪ ♪ In my heart, in my hands ♪ ♪ Let there be peace ♪ ♪ I have dreams lying flat ♪ ♪ Let there be peace ♪ ♪ I have the power ♪ ♪ I hold the key ♪ (singer sings indistinctly) ♪ Let there be peace on earth ♪ ♪ Unending peace on earth ♪ ♪ Let hatred cease on earth ♪ ♪ Let there be peace ♪ ♪ Let there be peace ♪ ♪ Let there be peace ♪ ♪ Let there be peace ♪ ♪ Let there be peace ♪ ♪ Let there be peace ♪ ♪ In the morning ♪ ♪ Peace ♪ ♪ In the evening ♪ ♪ Let there be peace, peace, peace ♪ ♪ Let there be peace ♪ ♪ In the morning ♪ ♪ Peace ♪ ♪ In the evening ♪ ♪ Let there be peace, peace, peace ♪ ♪ Let there be peace ♪ ♪ In the morning ♪ ♪ Peace ♪ ♪ In the evening ♪ ♪ Let there be peace, peace, peace ♪ ♪ Let there be peace ♪ ♪ In the morning ♪ ♪ Peace ♪ ♪ In the evening ♪ ♪ Let there be peace, peace, peace ♪ ♪ Let there be peace (indistinct) ♪ ♪ Lully, lullah, thou little tiny child ♪ ♪ Bye bye, lully, lully ♪ ♪ Lully, lullah, thou little tiny child ♪ ♪ Bye bye, lully, lully ♪ ♪ O brothers too, how may we do ♪ ♪ For to preserve this day ♪ ♪ This poor youngling for whom we do sing ♪ ♪ "Bye bye, lully, lully" ♪ ♪ Herod the king, in his raging ♪ ♪ Charged he hath this day ♪ ♪ His men of might in his own sight ♪ ♪ All young children to slay ♪ ♪ That woe is me, poor child, for thee ♪ ♪ And ever morn' and day ♪ ♪ For thy parting neither say nor sing ♪ ♪ "Bye bye, lully, lully" ♪ - The Coventry Carol performed by the Ithaca Gay Men's Chorus here on "Expressions, Songs for the Seasons."

We still have one more song coming up from the Binghamton University Treble Chorus, and we also have a stocking full of past holiday programs for you to enjoy when you visit wskg.org/expressions.

Thanks so much for watching and I hope you and your family have the best of holiday seasons.

Until next time, this is Adara Alston.

Goodnight.

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