Annual Christmas Eve Carillon Concert
Richard Shadinger, carillonneur
December 24, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day John Calkin Silver Bells Jay Livingston/Ray Evans Carol of the Bells Russian Carol
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Medieval Plainsong ‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (The Huron Carol)
Canadian Carol What Child Is This? English Carol Away in a Manger Traditional Carol
FIVE
SHORT CAROL ARRANGEMENTS BY JOHN KNOX
Sussex Carol 17th Century British Carol
Personent Hodie German Carol Mary Had a Baby African American Spiritual Rocking Carol English Carol Ding, Dong! Merrily on High French Carol
CHRISTMAS HYMNS OF PRAISE
Angels We Have Heard on High French Carol God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen English Carol Joy to the World Arranged from Handel
POPULAR SONGS OF THE SEASON
The Little Drummer Boy
Kathryn K. Davis Jolly Old Saint Nicholas American Song Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Hugh Martin/Ralph Blake Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire Mel Torne/Robert Wells Jingle Bells Traditional American Song We Wish You a Merry Christmas English
The carillon is best heard up the hill away from the tower. The tradition of the Christmas Eve Carillon Concert goes back to 1929 at Ward Belmont and was resumed in 1986 by Belmont University. Belmont’s carillon is comprised of 43 bronze bells ranging in size from over 1200 pounds to 30 pounds. The carillonneur plays a keyboard with baton-type keys and pedals, controlling the dynamics of the bells much like on a piano. There are fewer than 200 carillons in America.
Belmont University wishes you a Merry Christmas