Song lists from recent seasons
December 18, 2011
"It's Christmas... Again!"
…jazzy arrangements of holiday tunes, songs from favorite Christmas movies, carols in big band style, and more
Big Band Carol Medley
From I'll Be Home for Christmas: A Musical about Family & Hope in the Golden Days of Radio by Mark Hayes and Deborah Craig-Claar
I Saw Three Ships (Traditional)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Traditional)
Joy to the World (Watts/Handel)
Foom, Foom, Foom (Spanish Carol/Craig-Claar)
Candy Cane Lane
As recorded by Point Of Grace
Words and Music by Jennifer Zuffinetti
Arranged by Mac Huff
Carol of the Bells (parody)
Words by Anne Jackson, Patti Ross, and Rhonda Cole Thailkill
Music by Mykola Leontovych
The Christ Child Sleeps Tonight
Words by Diane Benson
Music by George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore
Arranged by Alan Billingsley
A Christmas Canon
Traditional Canon and Carols
Arranged, with new words and music, by Sally K. Albrecht
Dancing in Bethlehem
Words by Cathryne E. Park
Music by Gary E. Parks
Deck the Hall
Traditional Welsh Carol
Arranged by Mac Huff
It's Christmas… Again!
Words and Music by David T. Clydesdale
Arranged by David T. Clydesdale
Last Christmas
Words and Music by George Michael
Arranged by Greg Gilpin
Oh Santa!
Words and Music by Bryan Cox, Jermaine Dupri, and Mariah Carey
Arranged by Mike Taylor
The Polar Express / When Christmas Comes To Town
From Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Polar Express
Words and Music by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri
Arranged by Alan Billlingsley
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Words by Robert L. May and Johnny Marks
Music by Johnny Marks
Arranged by Paul Langford
Sisters
From White Christmas by Irving Berlin
Arranged by Mac Huff
Soulful Christmas (Medley)
Lady Marmalade (Words and Music by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan)
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (Words and Music by Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, and Jeff Barry)
This Christmas (Words and Music by Donny Hathaway and Nadine McKinnor)
All I Want for Christmas Is You (Words and Music by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff)
Arranged by Mark Brymer
'Tis a Wonderful Thing
Words by Randy Vader
Music by Randy Vader and Jay Rouse
Arranged by Jay Rouse
We Need a Little Christmas / Mister Santa (Choral Mash-up)
Mister Santa (Words and Music by Pat Ballard)
We Need a Little Christmas (from Mame) (Words and Music by Jerry Herman)
Arranged by Roger Emerson
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Traditional English folksong, additional lyrics by Kirby Shaw
Arranged by Kirby Shaw
Welcome, Welcome Winter
Words and Music by Greg Gilpin
Yes, Virginia (There’s a Santa Claus)
From the animated holiday movie Yes, Virginia
Lyrics by William Schmermerhorn
Music by Wesley Whatley
Arranged by Andy Beck
'Zat You, Santa Claus?
Words and Music by Jack Fox
Arranged by Kirby Shaw
June 11, 2011
"Award Winners"
…celebrating songs, shows and artists that have received special recognition
Africa
Recorded by Toto
Words and Music by David Paich and Jeff Pocarro
Arranged by Roger Emerson
Ain’t No Sunshine
Recorded by Bill Withers
Words and Music by Bill Withers
Arranged by Mark Brymer
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
From the Motion Picture Neptune’s Daughter
By Frank Loesser
Arranged by Kirby Shaw
Chain of Fools
As recorded by Aretha Franklin
Words and Music by Don Covay
Arranged by Greg Gilpin
Fame
From the M-G-M Motion Picture Fame
Music by Michael Gore
Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
Arranged by Jeff Funk
Fireflies
The #1 Pop Hit from 2009 by Owl City
Words and Music by Adam Young
Arranged by Mark Brymer
Flashdance… What a Feeling
From the Paramount Picture Flashdance
Lyrics by Keith Forsey and Irene Cara
Music by Giorgio Moroder
Arranged by Kirby Shaw
Haven’t Met You Yet
Words and Music by Michael Bublé, Alan Chang, and Amy Foster
Arranged by Alan Billingsley
Hooray for Bollywood
Music by Richard A. Whiting
Words by Patti Ross
Arranged by Andy Beck
I Gotta Feeling
The #1 Pop Hit from 2009 by the Black Eyed Peas
Words and Music by Will Adams, Allan Pineda, Jaime Gomez, Stacy Ferguson, David Guetta, and Frederic Riesterer
Arranged by Mark Brymer
I've Got You Under My Skin
Words and Music by Cole Porter
Arranged by Kirby Shaw
I Hope You Dance
Recorded by Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert
Words and Music by Tia Sillers and Mark D. Sanders
Arranged by Ed Lojeski
If I Didn’t Have You
From the Walt Disney Pictures Presents a Pixar Animation Studios Film Monsters, Inc.
Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
Arranged by Mac Huff
If You Don’t Know Me By Now
As recorded by Seal
Words and Music by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff
Arranged by Mike Taylor
Into the West
As performed by Annie Lennox in the motion picture The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Words and Music by Fran Walsh, Howard Shore, and Annie Lennox
Arranged by Alan Billingsley
Jai Ho
From the Motion Picture Slumdog Millionaire
Music by A.R. Rahmin
Lyrics by Gulzar and Tanvi Shah
Arranged by Mark Brymer
Lil' Red Riding Hood
Recorded by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
Words and Music by Ronald Blackwell
Arranged by Alan Billingsley
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Lyrics and Revised Music by George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, and Luigi Creatore
Arranged by Alan Billingsley
Single Ladies With a Crush
As performed by the cast of Glee
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It): Words and Music by Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart, Thaddis Harrell, and Beyoncé Knowles
Crush: Words and Music by Berny Cosgrove, Kevin Clark, Andy Goldmark, and Mark Mueller
Arranged by Greg Gilpin
Smooth
Recorded by Santana
Words by Rob Thomas
Music by Rob Thomas and Itaal Shur
Arranged by Mac Huff
(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life
Featured in the film Dirty Dancing
Words and Music by Franke Previtte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz
Arranged by Mac Huff
T-R-O-U-B-L-E
Recorded by Travis Tritt
Words and Music by Jerry Chesnut
Arranged by Ed Lojeski
Take My Breath Away
From the Paramount Picture Top Gun
Words and Music by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock
Arranged by Mark Brymer
Under the Sea
From Walt Disney Pictures The Little Mermaid
Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Music by Alan Menken
Arranged by Alan Billingsley
Walking in Memphis
Recorded by Marc Cohn
Words and Music by Marc Cohn
Arranged by Marc Brymer
When I Fall in Love
Words by Edward Heyman
Music by Victor Young
Arranged by Jay Althouse
December 12, 2010
"Sing We Now of Christmas"
...toe-tapping holiday tunes, fun excerpts from The Grinch movie, and jazzy variants of traditional songs
A Celtic Silent Night (Stille Nacht)
words by Joseph Mohr
music by Franz Gruber
setting by Patrick Tierney
The Christ Child Sleeps Tonight
words by Diane Benson
music by George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, and Luigi Creatore
arranged by Alan Billingsley
Christmas Is
words and music by Jay Rouse
Grinch! A Christmas Choral Medley
from the Universal Pictures Motion Picture “Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas”
arranged by Andy Beck
incorporating
Welcome Christmas
lyrics by Dr. Seuss
music by Albert Hague
You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
lyrics by Dr. Seuss
music by Albert Hague
Perfect Christmas Night
words and music by Paul O’Neill, Robert Kinkel, and Jon Oliva
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
from “Journey of Promises”
tune by Felix Mendelssohn
text by Charles Wesley
arranged by Joseph M. Martin
Home on Christmas Day
recorded by Kristin Chenoweth
words and music by Walter Afanasieff and Jay Landers
arranged by Mac Huff
Hope is Born Again
words and music by Jim Brickman, Douglas McKelvey, Brent Bourgeois, and Blair Masters
It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas
words and music by Meredith Willson
arranged by Mark Hayes
Jing-a-Ling, Jing-a-Ling
recorded by The Andrews Sisters
words by Don Raye
music by Paul Smith
arranged by Mac Huff
Jingle Bells
as recorded by Point of Grace
words and music by John Pierpont
arranged by Carl Marsh
A Jolly, Jazzy Christmas
incorporating Deck the Hall and Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
words and music by Douglas E. Wagner
Just in Time for Christmas
recorded by Nancy LaMott
music by David Friedman
lyrics by David Zippel
arranged by Keith Christopher
Pause for the Claus
words and music by Kirby Shaw
Rejoice! (A Festive Carol Celebration)
incorporating O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Come, Little Children, Angels We Have Heard on High, Good King Wenceslas, I Saw Three Ships, Ukranian Bell Carol, God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, Joy to the World, The First Nowell.
words and music by Douglas E. Wagner
Runnin’ to the Manger (Hear the Angels Sing)
words and music by Kirby Shaw
Santa Bossman
words by Patti Ross, Anne Jackson, and Rhonda Cole Thrailkill
music by Joan Javits, Philip Springer, and Fred Ebb
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
words and music by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
arranged by Paul Langford
Sing We Now of Christmas
traditional French carol
arranged by John Leavitt
Sleigh Ride
music by Leroy Anderson
words by Mitchell Parish
arranged by Kirby Shaw
Swing into Christmas Medley
arranged by Mac Huff
incorporating
Gettin’ in the Mood (for Christmas)
music by Joseph Garland
words by Brian Setzer and Michael Himelstein
Silver Bells
from the Paramount Picture “The Lemon Drop Kid”
words and music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
words and music by Kim Gannon and Walter Kent
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
traditional English folksong
additional Lyrics by Kirby Shaw
arranged by Kirby Shaw
June 12, 2010
"Play it Again: Revivals and Remembrances"
...a celebration of musical revivals and songs from well-loved artists "gone too soon"
I've Got the Music in Me
words and music by Bias Boshell
arranged by Kirby Shaw
I've Been Everywhere
words and music by Geoff Mack
arranged by Jay Althouse
Don't Stop Believing
as performed by the cast of "Glee"
words and music by Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon, and Steve Perry
arranged by Alan Billingsley
Aquarius & Let the Sunshine In
from the musical "Hair"
music by Galt MacDermot
words by James Rado and Gerome Ragni
arranged by Greg Gilpin
Guys & Dolls Medley
(incorporating Luck be a Lady, Fugue for Tinhorns, and Adelaide's Lament)
music and lyrics by Frank Loesser
arranged by Mac Huff
Pocketful of Sunshine
recorded by Natasha Bedingfield
words and music by Natasha Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois and John Shanks
arranged by Alan Billingsley
Manly Men's Chorus Extravaganza
by Kurt Knecht
We're The Men
words and music by Jay Althouse
Old Devil Moon
From the musical and movie "Finian's Rainbow"
music by Burton Lane
words by E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
arranged by Mac Huff
A Star-Spangled Celebration!
(incorporating This is My Country, America the Beautiful, and My Country, 'Tis of Thee)
arranged by Greg Gilpin
Make Them Hear You
from the musical "Ragtime"
music by Stephen Flaherty
lyric by Lynn Ahrens
arranged by Jeff Funk
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
lyric and revised music by George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, and Luigi Creatore
arranged by Alan Billingsley
Man in the Mirror
recorded by Michael Jackson
words and music by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett
arranged by Ed Lojeski
The Way You Make Me Feel
written and composed by Michael Jackson
arranged by Alan Billingsley
Gone Too Soon
words by Buz Kohan
music by Larry Grossman
"Prelude" by Marty Paich
arranged by Jay Althouse
This Will Be (an Everlasting Love)
words and music by Marvin Yancy and Chuck Jackson
arranged by Greg Gilpin
One
from the musical "A Chorus Line"
music by Marvin Hamlisch
lyrics by Edward Kleban
arranged by Anita Kerr
Hallelujah
from the DreamWorks Motion Picture "Shrek"
words and music by Leonard Cohen
arranged by Roger Emerson
Eye of the Tiger
words and music by Frank Sullivan and Jim Peterik
arranged by Kirby Shaw
Theme from Spider Man
recorded by Michael Bublé
written by Bob Harris and Paul Francis Webster
arranged by Kirby Shaw
You Took Advantage of Me
featured in the motion picture "Fame"
words by Lorenz Hart
music by Richard Rogers
arranged by Greg Gilpin
Magic To Do
from the musical "Pippin"
music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
arranged by Alan Billingsley
What the World Needs Now
words by Hal David
music by Burt Bacharach
arranged by Jay Rouse
We are the World
words and music by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie
arranged by Roger Emerson
December 13, 2009
"Let's Have a Christmas Celebration!"
…fun and contemporary arrangements of seasonal songs, with toe-tapping tunes, ballads and humor
Let’s Have A Christmas Celebration
words and music by David T. Clydesdale
arranged and orchestrated by David T. Clydesdale
Hear The Winter Wind
words by Susan Bentall Boersma
music by David Lantz III
Christmas à La Fa La La
by Jay Althouse
Calypso Lullaby
West Indies Carol
text and setting by Joel Raney
Winter Moon
words by Herb Frombach
music by David Lantz III
I Saw Three Ships: A Celtic Christmas Celebration
arranged by Lloyd Larson
based upon I Saw Three Ships and Sussex Carol, traditional English carols
Christmas Is Coming
words and music By Joel Raney
I Need A Silent Night
words and music by Chris Eaton and Amy Grant
arranged by Keith Christopher
Jamaican Noel
Jamaican Folk Song
adapted and arranged by Linda Spevacek
Mary, Mary Had-A But One Child
words and music by Jay Althouse
I’d Rather Have My Baby Here For Christmas
words and music by Patti Drennan
Winter Beautiful
by Vicki Tucker Courtney and John Parker
¡Cantar Allegria! (Sing Joy!)
words and music by Lois Brownsey and Marti Lunn Lantz
arranged by Lois Brownsey, Marti Lunn Lantz, and David Lantz III
Yuletide Rhythm
by Greg Gilpin
What A Wonderful Child
traditional spiritual arranged by Mary McDonald
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Traditional English Carol
arranged, with additional words and music, by Donald Moore
It’s The Thought That Counts
lyrics by Diane Benson and Bob Stahl
music from Leroy the Redneck Reindeer by Joe Diffie
Holiday Lament
lyrics by Laurence Holzman and Felicia Needleman
music by Mark Wherry
A Family Christmas Spectacular
by Douglas E. Wagner incorporating
Over the River And Through The Woods, Up On The House-Top, Jolly Old Saint Nicholas, Winter and Jingle Bells
Jingle Bells
words and music by Kay Thompson, Johnny Mandel and J. Pierpont
adapted by Mac Huff
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
words by Sammy Cahn, music by Jule Styne
arranged by Kirby Shaw
Beboppin’ Santa Claus
words and music by Kirby Shaw
Step Into Christmas
words and music by Elton John and Bernie Taupin
arranged by Mac Huff
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
traditional English folksong
arranged by Kirby Shaw
June 13, 2009
"Stage, Screen & Song"
...a fun and lively selection of songs from musical theater, movies and classic pop
Show People
from the musical “Curtains”
words by Fred Ebb and Rupert Holmes, music by John Kander
arranged by Mac Huff
Applause!
from the musical “Applause”
words by Lee Adams, music by Charles Strouse
arranged by Mark Brymer
Rhythm Of Life
from the musical “Sweet Charity”
words by Dorothy Fields, music by Cy Coleman
arranged by Richard Barnes
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
words by Bob Russell, music by Bobby Scott
arranged by Mark Hayes
Ain’t Misbehavin’
from the musical “Ain’t Misbehavin’”
words by Andy Razaf, music by Thomas “Fats” Waller and Harry Brooks
arranged by Larry Shackley
Syncopated Clock
words by Mitchell Parish, music by Leroy Anderson
arranged by Greg Gilpin
Transylvania Mania
from the movie “Young Frankenstein”
words and music by Mel Brooks
arranged by Mac Huff
Silhouettes
words and music by Frank C. Slay Jr. and Bob Crewe
arranged by Tom Gentry
River Deep, Mountain High
words and music by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
arranged by Kirby Shaw
I Will Always Love You
words and music by Dolly Parton
arranged by Mac Huff
Everything Old Is New Again
words and music by Peter Allen and Carole Bayer Sager
arranged by Alan Billingsly
Mississippi Mud
words and music by James Cavanaugh and Harry Barris
arranged by Kirby Shaw
Thanks A Lot, But No Thanks
from the movie “It’s Always Fair Weather”
words by Betty Comdin and Adolph Green, music by Andre George Previn
arranged by Greg Gilpin
Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ The Boat
from the musical “Guys and Dolls”
words and music by Frank Loesser
arranged by Mac Huff
What Is This Feeling?
from the musical “Wicked”
words and music by Stephen Schwartz
arranged by Roger Emerson
Into The West
from the movie “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”
words and music by Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox
arranged by Alan Billingsley
She’s Got A Way
words and music by Billy Joel
arranged by Mac Huff
It Had Better Be Tonight
from the movie “The Pink Panther”
words by Johnny Mercer, music by Henry Mancini
arranged by Alan Billingsley
American Anthem
words and music by Gene Scheer
arranged by John Purifoy
Will It Go Round In Circles
words and music by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher
arranged by Kirby Shaw
Friends In Low Places
words and music by DeWayne Blackwell and Earl Bud Lee
arranged by Steve Zegree
Little Shop Of Horrors
from the stage show “Little Shop of Horrors”
words by Howard Ashman, music by Alan Menken
arranged by Mark Brymer
Goodbye!
from the movie and musical “The Producers”
words and music by Mel Brooks
arranged by Mac Huff
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