A Chanticleer Christmas is American Public Media's one-hour celebration of the season as told through the glorious voices of Chanticleer, the San Francisco-based men's choir. The program spans the globe and the centuries -- from France in the 1200s to new arrangements of classic contemporary carols. Recorded in the gorgeous acoustic of First Congregational Church, Berkeley, California, on December 10, we're pleased to make this program available to you the following week -- just in time for Christmas!

Listen to the program

Virga Jesse floruit:

Gregorian Chant

Ex semine rosa:

Perotin (f c. 1200)

In dulci jubilo:

Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)

El Jubilate:

Mateo Flecha the elder (1481-1553)

Xiocochi xicochi conetzintle:

Gaspar Fernandez (c1565-1629)

Convidando está la noche:

Juan García de Zéspedes (c1619-1678)

from Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen

O Sproß aus Isais Wurzel

Avro Pärt (b1935)

from Seven O-Antiphons:

O Radix Jesse

Vytautas Miškinis (b1954)

Away in a manger:

William J. Kirkpatrick (1838-1921)

Carol of the Bells:

Mykola Leontovych (1877-1921)
English Words by Peter J. Wilhousky (1902-1978)
arranged by Buryl Red and Joseph Joubert

O Holy Night:

Adolphe Adam (1803-1856), arr. Jennings

Medley of Christmas Spirituals:

Everywhere I Go

Oh, What A Pretty Little Baby

Oh Jerusalem in the Morning

Traditional, arr. Jennings

Program subject to change