001[music] Good evening everyone. We're truly delighted to have you together with us to celebrate the joy, warmth, and peace of the holiday season. I would like to welcome you to our annual Christmas festivities in the central office. It is my absolute honor to welcome our school board members, district employees, parents, students, community members, and friends to our Christmas celebration. Tonight, you're in for a real treat. We're thrilled to showcase the extraordinary talents of Slidel's High School choir under the direction of Miss Melanie Sier and principal Mr. George Hiscus. Their performances this evening will include the Wasel Song, Celtic Silent Night, Winter Wonderland, Christmas Lullabi, 12 Days of Christmas. And to conclude this beautiful program, the choir will present a powerful rendition of Hallelujah. Once again, thank you for joining us. Please sit back, relax, and
002enjoy the magic and the music the magic and the music of this wonderful holiday season. >> Sincere. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> So, we're going to start with the High School has started every year for at least the past 30 years [singing] and joy to [singing] you and God bless you and send [singing] you a happy new year. and God send you a happy new year. [singing] We are not daily that beg to [singing] lords and ladies come from a distant shore. Love and joy come to you to you [singing] and God bless you and send you a happy new year and God send you a happy [singing and music] new year. Bring us out a table and spread it with the cloth. Bring us out some [singing] cheese and some of your Christmas
003loaf. Love and joy come to you and to you [singing] and shall [music] bless you and send you a happy [singing] new year and God send you a happy new year. God bless the master of this house. Likewise the mistress too and all the other guests tonight that's around the [singing] table. Love and joy come to you to your [singing] God bless you and send you a happy new year. And God [singing] send you a happy new year. [applause] >> [applause] >> Next up, we have a Celtic version of the classic Silent Night. Silent night, [singing] holy [music] night, all is [singing] all his [music] [singing] young virgin [singing and music] mother and child. Holy [singing and music] inant so [singing] [music] sleep in heavenly [singing] peace. [music] Sleep [singing] in [music] heavenly peace. Silent
004night, [singing and music] holy night, shephers [singing] quake the sight. Glory [singing and music] stream from heaven [singing] of heavenly host. Singlelu [singing] [singing and music] Christ our savior is born. [singing] Christ the Savior [singing] is born. [music] [music] Silence [singing] night [singing and music] [music] [singing] your light [singing] radant [music] [singing] from thy [music] holy face with the [singing] dawn of redeeming [singing] grace. Jesus [singing] Lord at thy birth. [singing] as thy birth. [music] [singing] Jesus, [singing] Lord, at thy birth. Sleep [singing and music] in heavenly peace. >> [applause] >> Good evening everyone. My name is John JRo and I teach music for the talented arts program at Slidel High School. I have the privilege of working with both fantastic singers and also amazing instrumentalists. Our next piece will feature on vocals Audrey St.
005Seir, Annie Schneider, and Annie Raw. And we're going to welcome to the stage our wonderful flute player, Sophia Wild. And this is Winter Wonderland. >> [music] [music] >> Sleigh bells ring. [singing] Are you listening in the lane? A beautiful sight. We're happy tonight. [singing] Walking in a winter wonderland. Gone away is the bluebird. Here to stay [singing] is the new bird. He sings a love song as we go along. Walking in a winter [singing] wonderland. In the meadow we can build a snowman and pretend that he is part. [singing] He'll say, "Are you married?" Say, "No, man. But you can do [singing] the job when you're in town." Later on, we'll conspire [singing] as we dream by the fire to face unafraid [singing] the plans that we've made. Walking in a winter wonderland. [music] >>
006[music] [music] >> P. P. We can build and pretend that [singing] he is married. But you can do the job when you're in town. Later on we'll conspire as we dream by the fire to face the afraid the plans that we made. Walking in a winter wonderland. [singing] Walking in a [music] winter wonderland. [applause] >> [applause] >> Next up, we're going to have our women's small vocal ensemble sing a beautiful setting of um the English composer John Ruer. Um his he wrote Christmas Lullabi. Clear [singing] in the darkness shines In Bethlehem, angels [singing] are singing. Their sound fills the [singing] earth. [music] Wise men have journey to greet their [singing] Messiah. But only a mother and baby [singing] lie there. Oh, [singing] hear the soft la. The [music and singing] angel goes sing [singing] mother
007of [music] Jesus [singing] our king. >> [music] >> Where [singing] are his and who are [singing] his people? Why does he bear neither sedent [singing] or crown? She his courts [singing] the poor for his people with peace [singing] his s and love for [singing] his crown. O [singing] Mar [singing] here the songs [singing] the angel sing [singing] and mother [music] of Jesus. Jesus our King. [music] What [singing] your treasures are not cold or lay them [singing] before him with hearts full of [music] love. Praise [singing] to the Christ child and praise to [singing] his mother who bore us a [singing] savior by my grace from above. [singing] All for [singing] the [singing] stars all the angel sing [singing] mighty mighty [singing] mother of Jesus. Jesus [singing] our king [singing] of the mighty angel. [singing] Oh
008sing [singing] mother of Jesus our king. [music] [singing] [applause] >> [applause] >> Once again we have our vocalists with this time with our instrumentalist. Sophie back um who's also going to sing with them a very nice traditional rendition of the 12 days of Christmas. >> On the first day of Christmas tree on the second day of Christmas to me two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree. [singing] On the fourth day of Christmas, third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me five golden rings, [singing] four calling birds, two turtle do and a partridge in a pear [singing] tree. On the ninth day of Christmas, on the eighth day of Christmas, nout cry, you better not in a pear [singing] tree on the seventh day of Christmas. launch hens [singing] be decked
009with B as partridge in [singing] a pear tree on the 11th day of Christmas Seven peppers popping. 10 leaping ladies and ging. Five golden rings. Four calling birds. Three French turtle doves and the redeer. On the 12th day of Christmas, >> I had a little dre. I made it out of clay. And when it's dry and ready, a dre I shall play. Oh dre dre. >> Stop. Stop. It's the 12 days of Christmas, not the eight days of Hanukkah. On the 12th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me. [singing] On the 12th day, my true love [singing] gave to me. 12 drummers drumming like Olympus above the 11 pipers. [singing] 10 lords. Nine ladies dancing. [singing] They were dancing for me. Eight maids are milking. They were milking just for me. I had
010Christmas down in Africa. [singing] I had Christmas down in Africa. Christmas [singing] down the holes into the things we never [singing] partridge in a big pear tree. [singing] Partridge in a big pear tree. >> [cheering] [applause] >> Partridge in a big pear Partridge in a big tree. Partridge in a big tree. [applause] >> Yes. [laughter] >> Whatever you say, whatever you think. [applause] And then we will end with something very traditional. The Halloween from Messiah. Hallelujah. [singing] Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. [singing] Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. [music] For [singing] the Lord. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. For the Lord. [singing and music] Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. [music] Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. [singing] Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. [music] Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. [singing] Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. [singing and music] The kingom of this world is [music] become [singing]
011the kingom of our Lord and of his Christ and of his [singing] Christ. And he shall reign forever and ever. [music] And he shall [singing] forever [singing] and ever. King of kings forever and ever. Hallelujah. [singing] Hallelujah. And Lord of lords forever and ever. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. King of kings forever and ever. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Lord of lord forever and ever. [singing] Hallelujah. Hallelujah. King of kings. Forever and ever. Hallelujah. [singing] Hallelu. King of Kings and Lord [singing] of He [music] and he shall reign [singing] and he shall forever and ever King of [singing] Kings forever [music] and ever and Lord of Lord. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. and he shall [singing] reign forever, forever [music] and ever. King [singing] of kings and Lord of lords. King of [singing and music] kings and Lord of lords. And eternity shall forever
012[singing] and ever. [music] Forever and ever. Forever [singing] and ever. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelu [applause] >> [applause] [applause] >> Well, one thing I forgot to say, Miss Emily Mar is joining us tonight. At when we end the concert with this at SL High, we always invite all of the choir alumni to come back and sing with us. And we had a stage full of alumni on Monday night when we did this at our school. And in case you didn't know, the um choir director at Saddle Junior High, um Miss Emily Mer at Clearwood Junior High, Miss Kayley Pon, and the Northshore High School choir director, Miss Terresa Sharp, are all alumni of Saddle High's choir. [applause] And unfortunately, Teresa and Kaylee couldn't be here tonight, but they wish they could. But I asked Emily
013to come so you could see a little bit of the alumni that um uh come back, but we had a stage full of people singing this, and it was really beautiful Monday night. So, thank you so much. >> Thank you so much. [applause] >> Great job. As always, before Mr. Jabia comes comes to give us our closing, please make sure you join us in the back for refreshments. We have cookies, we have cookie cake, we have some crunch punch. So, please do not leave without anything. Make sure you grab some on your way out. Mr. Jabia, >> thank you, Raymond. On on behalf of the school board, the school system, central office, everyone here, all of our guests, we've got some magay students who are here tonight visiting. Y'all did y'all are amazing. I will
014never hear the 12 days of Christmas the same way ever again. So, I that was that I I was just not ready for that. That was fantastic. We even got the sprinkler as she left. So, you know, we were breaking it down. Um, but Miss St. Sier, Mr. Jerro, y'all, y'all are amazing. We are truly blessed. Uh, we are blessed in this school system to have amazing people helping our amazing students do amazing things. And, uh, we are launching excellence. That's our motto. We are launching excellence every day. And what the standard that you guys hold, I recognize so many of y'all from the community concert. And y'all just that that is an amazing event. and then y'all just always carry it forward to all the other concerts that you do. Uh, so I'm just
015blown away. So on behalf of everyone here, thank y'all so much for all y'all do. Thank [applause] you. Thank you. But please, if y'all would please join us for some snacks and and some punch, we'd really appreciate it. Thank y'all so very very much. >> Thank you. [applause] Um, and then we made our Alfredo sauce.