Christmas with Heather Rankin and Friends
Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 7:30 pm
Friday, December 23, 2022 at 7:30 pm
The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax
Presented by Wilsons, Saltwire, and Seaside FM
Featuring Heather Rankin
Cassie and Maggie
Wendy MacIsaac
The Halifax Boys’ Honour Choir
The Rising Tide Irish Dance Academy
Jamie Robinson, guitar
Kim Dunn, keyboard
Ron Hines, bass
Martin MacDonald, conductor
Symphony Nova Scotia
On the program
| Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) Christmas Overture |
| Traditional arr. Scott Macmillan Do You Hear What I Hear? |
| Heather Rankin, orch. Rebecca Pellett Picture Perfect |
| Heather Rankin, arr. L. Christopher Palmer Tell My Ma |
| Howie MacDonald & Brenda Stubbart, arr. Emanuel Serra Kilts on Fire from The Gladstone Reel |
| Traditional, arr. Scott Macmillan Angels We Have Heard on High |
| Traditional, arr. Scott Macmillan A'Challuinn (New Year Song) |
| Heather Rankin Wrap It Up |
| Rita MacNeil (1944-2013), arr. L. Christopher Palmer Now the Bells Ring |
| Intermission |
| Gary Fry (b. 1955) Christmas Morning |
| Various, arr. Howard Cable Carol Sing-Along |
| Traditional, arr. Rebecca Pellett Once in Royal David's City |
| Heather Rankin, arr. L. Christopher Palmer Olde-Fashioned Christmas |
| Heather Rankin, arr. Scott Macmillan Children Go Where I Send Thee |
| Various, arr. Scott Macmillan Berrigan's Folly |
| Traditional, arr. Scott Macmillan Coventry Carol |
| Traditional, arr. Scott Macmillan Joy to the World |
Additional players: Lena Turofsky, bass; Charmaine Chaddock, flute; Julie Cuming (acting Principal, Mimisu Lee, and Randal Ulmer, horn; Dale Sorensen, Jim Tranquilla, and Bob Nicholson (bass), trombone; Mark Bonang, tuba; D'Arcy Gray and Tom Roach, percussion.
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