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We Need a Little Christmas

We Need a Little Christmas

Performed by The Tabernacle Choir & Orchestra at Temple Square, with Kristin Chenoweth

The song “We Need a Little Christmas” originated in Jerry Herman’s 1966 Broadway hit Mame, first performed on stage with Angela Lansbury in the title role, and then played by Lucille Ball in the film version. After the stock market crash of 1929, Auntie Mame tries to hurry up the Christmas preparations, even though it’s still November and the snow hasn’t yet started to fall, hoping it will help take her mind off her lost fortune. Here the Choir’s guest artist Kristin Chenoweth adds her own limitless enthusiasm for Christmas to the song’s bubbly mood of anticipation.

Music and Text: Jerry Herman
Arrangement: Michael Davis

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Music from the 2019 Concert
  • Kristin Chenoweth sings O Holy Night! into a microphone while The Tabernacle Choir accompanies behind her.
  • Male members of The Tabernacle Choir sing For unto Us a Child Is Born.
  • Kristin Chenoweth singing Mary, Did You Know? with The Tabernacle Choir behind her.
  • Kristin Chenoweth singing Come On, Ring Those Bells with The Tabernacle Choir behind her.
  • A female performer for the Christmas concert holds up a laughing baby while The Tabernacle Choir sings behind them.
  • In front of a blue background, Kristin Chenoweth sings Angels among Us into a microphone wearing a dark dress with floral accents.
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