dec 19 | christmas presence set list

singers | michael hart, brett ziegler, thomas colhoun. melody owen

players | rick colhoun, becca birkner, nelson boschman, zaac pick

readers | ron reed, kaitlin williams, shona struthers, chy liu

ACT ONE

ron | scrooge & nephew, by charles dickens (from a christmas carol)

melody | may you find a light  

ron | the seven principles of a successful christmas, by garrison keillor

michael hart | si nous marchons 

kaitlin williams | on buses, by lance odegard 

nelson boschman | o come emmanuel

shona | thanks everyone, by mehgyver 

ron | away from the manger, by bill bunn

becca birkner | always in the season

ron | if he were born today: christmas 1974, by waltner-toews

michael hart | i heard the bells (peace on earth) 

chy | god in the doorway, by annie dillard

zaac pick | finding christmas

ACT TWO

nelson | joy to the world

ron | engineer's christmas, by richard waller

zaac pick | oh what night

ron | one night in galilee, by tillinghast

melody | o gracious light  

chy | mary's song (blue homespun), by luci shaw 

ron | joseph's lullaby, by ron klug

michael hart | christ child lullaby

zaac pick | maybe this christmas

ron  | no safe place, sheila rosen

melody | sending you light  

ron | a child's christmas in wales, by dylan thomas

index: christmas readings

dec 17 | christmas presence set list

singers | joellel lush-tatum, leora cashe, zaac pick

players | mark bender (bass), lincoln tatum (drums), jaye krebs (piano)

readers | ron reed, heids macdonald

ACT ONE

joellel | please come home for christmas 

frederick buechner | emmanuel

zaac | maybe this christmas 

leora | sleigh ride 

sedaris | santaland diaries

joellel | i've got my love to keep me warm 

dina donohue | no room

heids macdonald | there's room

zaac | christmas song

mike mason | commotion!

leora | tidings of comfort and joy 

ACT TWO

leora | arias of peace  

zaac | light under the door  

annie dillard | god in the doorway

joellel | who would imagine 

david waltner-toews | if he were born today: christmas, 1974

leora | finally christmas day 

annie dillard | feast days

joellel & leora | jesus, what a wonderful child 

charles dickens | a christmas carol 

zaac | finding christmas  

dec 11 | Christmas presence set list

ARTISTS

jenaya barker | michael hart | stephen thakkar | taylor swindells

becca birkner, bass | rick colhoun, drums 

ron reed | maki yi | shona struthers

 

ACT ONE

charles dickens, scrooge & nephew

jenaya | the holly & the ivy

stephen | (christmas) baby please come home

dina donohue, no room

heids macdonald, there's room - shona

jenaya | evermore 

john blase | a little christmas now 

michael | winter star 

john f. deane | driving to midnight mass in dublin on christmas eve

stephen & jenaya | fairytale of new york

judy graves | god's christmas party

taylor | put the lights on the tree

john henry faulk | a child's christmas in texas

end act one  michael | light of the stable 

 

ACT TWO

jenaya | in the bleak midwinter 

richard waller | santa claus: an engineer's perspective 

stephen | blue christmas

john lekich | a keen sense of occasion

michael | three generations 

frederick buechner | don't be afraid, mary - maki

michael | christ child lullaby 

john howison | reverie

taylor | i wonder as i wander

frederick buechner | emmanuel

michael + audience | joy to the world

links to some of the pieces will be added soon

dec 10 | christmas presence set list

shaun | river
kira | go tell it on the mountain 
ron | seven principles of a successful christmas, by garrison keilor
       evening : a child's christmas in texas, by john henry faulk
jonno saunders | have yourself a merry little christmas
ron | snow angel, by tom carson
shaun | long distance love  
heids | there's room, by heids macdonald
ron | christmas drinks party, from 'shadowlands' by william nicholson
kira | wexford carol 
ron | seth, by david kossoff
katie + kira | soul cake 
 
ron | the real saint nicholas, by brainstatic etc
shaun | jingle bells
ron | waiting room, by rudi krause
katie | christmas lullaby  
ron | into the darkest hour, by madeleine l'engle
jonno + kira | o come o come emmanuel
heids | upon christ coming, by heids macdonald
jonno | o day of peace 
ron | commotion!, by mike mason
katie | beautiful star of bethlehem
ron | a new man, from 'a christmas carol' by charles dickens
kira | benedictus

the afternoon performance featured 'magi' in place of 'there's room' - both by heids macdonald - and garrison keillor's 'seven principles of a successful christmas' in place of 'a child's christmas in texas'

 

THE ARTISTS

 

becca birkner, bass

heids macdonald, reader (evening)

jonno saunders

katie green

kira fondse

rick colhoun, drums

ron reed, reader

shaun verreault

shona struthers, reader (afternoon)