| Glad Christmas Tidings | ||||
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| Live album by Mormon Tabernacle Choir featuring David Archuleta | ||||
| Released | September 6, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Christmas | |||
| Length | 65:44 | |||
| Label | Mormon Tabernacle Choir | |||
| Producer | Mack Wilberg, Ryan T. Murphy, Bruce Leek, Fred Vogler | |||
| Mormon Tabernacle Choir chronology | ||||
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| David Archuleta chronology | ||||
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Glad Christmas Tidings is an album by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, recorded during their 2010 Christmas shows in the LDS Conference Center with special guests David Archuleta and Michael York. [1] The album was released on September 6, 2011 along with a concert DVD. The recorded concert was broadcast on PBS during December 2011 to more than 4 million Americans and is the No. 1-rated entertainment program on PBS during the holidays each year, according to PBS CEO Paula Kerger. [2] As of November 2011, the album had sold in excess of 28,000 copies. [1]
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Processional: A Christmas Roundelay" | Choir, Orchestra, and Bells | 4:46 |
| 2. | "Joy to the World" | David Archuleta with Choir and Orchestra | 3:20 |
| 3. | "The Cat and the Mouse Carol" | David Archuleta with Choir and Orchestra | 6:28 |
| 4. | "Gloria in Excelsis, from Mass in C Minor, K. 421 " | Choir and Orchestra | 2:23 |
| 5. | "Gesú Bambino" | David Archuleta with Choir and Orchestra | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Ring Out, Ye Crystal Spheres, from Hodie " | Choir and Orchestra | 4:29 |
| 7. | "Los Pastores a Belén" | David Archuleta with Orchestra | 2:58 |
| 8. | "Silent Night" | David Archuleta with Orchestra | 4:53 |
| 9. | "Three Dancing Carols: The Shepherds / Ring, Bells / Bright and Glorious Is the Sky" | Choir, Orchestra, and Bells | 5:47 |
| 10. | "A Holiday Hoedown for Organ ('Deck Them Halls')" | Richard Elliott | 2:17 |
| 11. | "Away in a Manger" | Choir and Orchestra | 3:34 |
| 12. | "Angels from the Realms of Glory" | David Archuleta with Choir, Orchestra, and Bells | 4:39 |
| 13. | "Sing, Choir of Angels" | Michael York with Orchestra | 14:58 |
| Total length: | 65:44 | ||
| Chart (2011–2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 [3] | 179 |
| US Billboard Classical Albums [4] | 6 |
| US Billboard Classical Catalog Albums [5] | 1 |
| US Billboard Christian Albums [6] | 10 |
| US Billboard Holiday Albums [7] | 11 |
| Chart (2011) | Position |
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| US Billboard Classical Albums [8] | 44 |
| Chart (2012) | Position |
| US Billboard Classical Albums [9] | 13 |