(gentle music) - [Announcer] This week on "Expressions: Songs for the Seasons", we feature holiday music from singer-songwriter Devinne Meyers ♪ There be peace on earth ♪ ♪ And let it begin with me ♪ - [Announcer] Plus the Parlor City Flute Ensemble.

(joyful music) And the Binghamton University Harpur Chorale.

♪ Rocking in the land ♪ - [Announcer] 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.

Holiday music has been a staple of this program since its inception.

In fact, the very first "Expressions" recording in 2006 was with local holiday group Novo Fortet.

For tonight's program, we are showcasing performances from 2017 and we will hear from Devinne Meyers and the Binghamton University Harpur Chorale.

We begin the program with the Parlor City Flute Ensemble performing "Let It Snow".

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have you done ♪ ♪ Another year over ♪ ♪ A new one just begun ♪ ♪ And so happy Christmas ♪ ♪ We hope you had fun ♪ ♪ The near and the dear one ♪ ♪ The old and the young ♪ ♪ A very merry Christmas ♪ ♪ And a happy new year ♪ ♪ Let's hope it's a good one ♪ ♪ Without any fear ♪ ♪ War is over ♪ ♪ If you want it ♪ ♪ War is over now ♪ (gentle music) (gentle music continues) (gentle music continues) (gentle music) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (gentle music) (bright music) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (gentle music) (gentle music) ♪ Chestnuts roasting on an open fire ♪ ♪ Jack Frost nipping at your nose ♪ ♪ Yuletide carols being sung by a choir ♪ ♪ And folks dressed up like Eskimos ♪ ♪ Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe ♪ ♪ Help to make the season bright ♪ ♪ Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow ♪ ♪ Will find it hard to sleep tonight ♪ ♪ They know that Santa's on his way ♪ ♪ He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh ♪ ♪ And every mother's child is gonna spy ♪ ♪ To see if reindeer really know how to fly ♪ ♪ And so I'm offering this simple phrase ♪ ♪ To kids from one to 92 ♪ ♪ Although it's been said many times, many ways ♪ ♪ Merry Christmas to you ♪ (gentle music) (gentle music continues) (gentle music continues) ♪ And so I'm offering this simple phrase ♪ ♪ To kids from one to 92 ♪ ♪ Although it's been said many times, many ways ♪ ♪ Merry Christmas ♪ ♪ Merry Christmas ♪ ♪ Merry Christmas to you ♪ (gentle music continues) (gentle music) (bright music) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (gentle music) ♪ I hear rocking in the land ♪ ♪ Rocking in the land and ringing them bells ♪ ♪ I know, O my Lord, there's rocking in the land ♪ ♪ Rocking in the land and ringing them bells ♪ ♪ I know, O my Lord, there's rocking in the land ♪ ♪ Rocking in the land and ringing them bells ♪ ♪ I hear rocking in the land ♪ ♪ I hear arch angels ♪ ♪ Rocking in the land ♪ ♪ Ring them bells ♪ ♪ O my Lord ♪ ♪ Hear arch angels ♪ ♪ Rocking in the land and ringing them bells ♪ ♪ For they are rocking in Jerusalem ♪ ♪ Rocking Jerusalem ♪ ♪ Arch angels, Jerusalem, ringing them bells ♪ ♪ Rocking Jerusalem, rocking Jerusalem ♪ ♪ Rocking Jerusalem, ringing them bells ♪ ♪ Oh Mary, oh Martha ♪ ♪ Oh Mary, ring them bells ♪ ♪ I hear arch angels ♪ ♪ Ringing them bells, ringing them bells ♪ ♪ Oh Mary, oh Martha ♪ ♪ Oh Mary, ring them bells ♪ ♪ I hear arch angels ♪ ♪ Ringing them bells ♪ ♪ Church getting higher ♪ ♪ Church getting higher ♪ ♪ Rocking Jerusalem ♪ ♪ Ring them bells ♪ ♪ Church getting higher ♪ ♪ Church getting higher ♪ ♪ Jerusalem ♪ ♪ Ring them bells ♪ ♪ My Lord, don't you hear the bells a-ringing ♪ ♪ Don't you hear them ringing them bells ♪ ♪ My Lord ♪ ♪ Don't you hear the bells a-ringing ♪ ♪ Don't you hear them ringing them bells ♪ ♪ Church getting higher ♪ ♪ Church getting higher ♪ ♪ Jerusalem ♪ ♪ Ring them bells ♪ ♪ Rocking in the land ♪ ♪ In the land ♪ ♪ Rocking in the land ♪ ♪ Rocking Jerusalem ♪ ♪ Ringing them bells ♪ ♪ Rocking and a ringing ♪ ♪ Rocking and a ringing ♪ ♪ And a ringing them bells ♪ (gentle music) (gentle music) ♪ Let there be peace on earth ♪ ♪ And let it begin with me ♪ ♪ Let there be peace on earth ♪ ♪ The peace that was meant to be ♪ ♪ With God as our Father ♪ ♪ Brothers all are we ♪ ♪ Let me walk with my brother ♪ ♪ In perfect harmony ♪ ♪ Let peace begin with me ♪ ♪ Let this be the moment now ♪ ♪ With every step I take ♪ ♪ Let this be my solemn vow ♪ ♪ Take each moment ♪ ♪ Live each moment with peace eternally ♪ ♪ Let there be peace on earth ♪ ♪ And let it begin with me ♪ (gentle music continues) (gentle music continues) (gentle music continues) ♪ With God as our Father ♪ ♪ Brothers are all we ♪ ♪ Let me walk with my brother ♪ ♪ In perfect harmony ♪ ♪ Let peace begin with me ♪ ♪ Let this be the moment now ♪ ♪ With every step I take ♪ ♪ Let this be my solemn vow ♪ ♪ Take each moment ♪ ♪ Live each moment with peace eternally ♪ ♪ Let there be peace on earth ♪ ♪ And let it begin with me ♪ ♪ Let there be peace on earth ♪ ♪ And let it begin with me ♪ (gentle music continues) - That was Devinne Meyers with a rendition of "Let There Be Peace On Earth" on "Expressions: Songs For the Seasons".

We have one more performance coming up, and if you want even more holiday music, then please visit wskg.org/expressions for a treasure trove of past seasonal programs.

From everyone here at WSKG, we wish you Happy Holidays.

I'm Adara Alston.

Thanks for watching and goodnight.

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