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Program

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FIRST HORIZON FOUNDATION POPS SERIES
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

December 20, 2025 | 7:30 PM
December 21, 2025 | 3:00 PM
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium

ILYA RAM | conductor
JENNIFER PAGNARD | narrator
CSO CHORUS | Darrin Hassevoort, director
CHATTANOOGA GIRLS CHOIR | John Wigal, director
CHATTANOOGA BOYS CHOIR | Vincent Oakes, director
THE METROPOLITAN BELLS | Gary Bynum, director

Video/audio recording of this concert is prohibited.


Rosephayne Powell

Christmas Memories   (4')
- CSO Chorus - 

Steve Nelson
arr. John Moss

Frosty the Snowman    (3')

Vince Guaraldi
arr. David Pugh

A Charlie Brown Christmas   (6')

Robert Thurston

A Visit from St. Nicholas  (5')

Englebert Humperdink

Evening Prayer and Dream Pantomime from Hansel and Gretel    (4')
- Chattanooga Girls Choir -

Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyNutcracker: Le café   (3')
John Williams

Flight to Neverland from Hook  (5')

Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125: Ode to Joy    (4')
- CSO Chorus - 

 


- INTERMISSION (20') -

Rosephayne Powell

Ring the Bells    (3')
- CSO Chorus - 

George Frideric Handel
arr. Pinkzebra

Joy to the World    (4')
- Chattanooga Boys Choir  -

John Rutter

The Colors of Christmas   (3')
- CSO Chorus - 

Xabier Sarasola

Natus est in Bethlehem     (4')
- Chattanooga Girls Choir -

John Rutter

Star Carol  (3')
- CSO Chorus - 

Dan Goeller

Appalachian Carol   (4')
- Metropolitan Bells -

George Frideric Handel

Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah    (4')
- CSO Chorus -

Traditional

Sing We Now of Christmas  (3')
- Chattanooga Boys Choir -

Kevin McChesneySymphonia on Hyfrydol  (4')
- Metropolitan Bells -
Carolyn JenningsClimb to the Top of the Highest Mountain  (4')
- CSO Chorus -  Chattanooga Girls Choir  -  Chattanooga Boys Choir  -
Lloyd LarsonChristmastime  (3')
- CSO Chorus - Metropolitan Bells - Chattanooga Girls Choir - Chattanooga Boys Choir -

The CSO's Pops Series is generously sponsored by the First Horizon Foundation.

This performance is funded in part by:


Donate

Just as every musician has a role in a symphony orchestra, every donor plays a part.
Invest in your community by donating to the CSO today!

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Image for Home for the Holidays
Program

Please silence your device and dim your screen for the duration of the performance to minimize distraction for those around you.

FIRST HORIZON FOUNDATION POPS SERIES
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

December 20, 2025 | 7:30 PM
December 21, 2025 | 3:00 PM
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Auditorium

ILYA RAM | conductor
JENNIFER PAGNARD | narrator
CSO CHORUS | Darrin Hassevoort, director
CHATTANOOGA GIRLS CHOIR | John Wigal, director
CHATTANOOGA BOYS CHOIR | Vincent Oakes, director
THE METROPOLITAN BELLS | Gary Bynum, director

Video/audio recording of this concert is prohibited.


Rosephayne Powell

Christmas Memories   (4')
- CSO Chorus - 

Steve Nelson
arr. John Moss

Frosty the Snowman    (3')

Vince Guaraldi
arr. David Pugh

A Charlie Brown Christmas   (6')

Robert Thurston

A Visit from St. Nicholas  (5')

Englebert Humperdink

Evening Prayer and Dream Pantomime from Hansel and Gretel    (4')
- Chattanooga Girls Choir -

Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyNutcracker: Le café   (3')
John Williams

Flight to Neverland from Hook  (5')

Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125: Ode to Joy    (4')
- CSO Chorus - 

 


- INTERMISSION (20') -

Rosephayne Powell

Ring the Bells    (3')
- CSO Chorus - 

George Frideric Handel
arr. Pinkzebra

Joy to the World    (4')
- Chattanooga Boys Choir  -

John Rutter

The Colors of Christmas   (3')
- CSO Chorus - 

Xabier Sarasola

Natus est in Bethlehem     (4')
- Chattanooga Girls Choir -

John Rutter

Star Carol  (3')
- CSO Chorus - 

Dan Goeller

Appalachian Carol   (4')
- Metropolitan Bells -

George Frideric Handel

Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah    (4')
- CSO Chorus -

Traditional

Sing We Now of Christmas  (3')
- Chattanooga Boys Choir -

Kevin McChesneySymphonia on Hyfrydol  (4')
- Metropolitan Bells -
Carolyn JenningsClimb to the Top of the Highest Mountain  (4')
- CSO Chorus -  Chattanooga Girls Choir  -  Chattanooga Boys Choir  -
Lloyd LarsonChristmastime  (3')
- CSO Chorus - Metropolitan Bells - Chattanooga Girls Choir - Chattanooga Boys Choir -

The CSO's Pops Series is generously sponsored by the First Horizon Foundation.

This performance is funded in part by:


Donate

Just as every musician has a role in a symphony orchestra, every donor plays a part.
Invest in your community by donating to the CSO today!

DONATE