Our Territorial Christmas CD is now available to purchase!  At only $1.25 each Canadian funds (plus shipping), the CD makes an affordable and unbeatable Christmas gift for friends and family, and a great alternative to Christmas cards! The CDs come to you opened so that you can still insert your own personal Christmas greetings, and sealers are provided to close them for mailing. There is room on the back of the CDs for mailing labels, stamps, and return addresses. (Note:  The CDs must be sent as "non-bendable mail" - in Canada: $1.15, to the USA $1.78, overseas $3.49).

To order, contact Kim Garreffa at kim_garreffa@can.salvationarmy.org or by phone at 416-425-2111 x2208.  Please have credit card info ready.

For more information about the music on the CD, click below:

Songs on CD:

  1) Fanfare on "Joy to the World", written by Christopher Priest, and performed by Mississauga Temple Band (Robert Miller, conductor). http://www.mississaugatempleband.com/

  2) Christmas Praise, written by Noel Jones, and recorded especially for this CD by The Canadian Staff Band (Brian Burditt, conductor). For more information on The Canadian Staff Band, their concerts and CDs, go to http://www.salvationist.ca/csb/

3) The Innkeeper's Song, written by Leonard Ballantine, and performed by New Life Singers, remastered especially for this CD from their 1976 album "The Answer".

4) Pat-a-pan, arranged by William Himes, originally recorded by The Sovereign Brass on their CD "Christmas with The Sovereign Brass". The ensemble included Robert Venables (cornet), David Robertson (cornet), Douglas Chaulk (cornet, flugelhorn), Steven Brown (cornet, flugelhorn), Robert Miller (horn), William Way (trombone), Kevin Hayward (trombone), David Chaulk (euphonium, trombone), and Robert Brown (tuba).

  5) Sweet Little Jesus Boy, arranged by Leonard Ballantine, and performed live by the 2006 Festival Chorus at the "Christmas with The Salvation Army concert", held at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto (Leonard Ballantine, conductor; William Way, piano, Elizabeth Colley, flute).

  6) While Shepherds Watched, written by Bandmaster David Rowsell, and recorded especially for this CD by St. John's Temple Band (David Rowsell, conductor). To order their CDs, go to http://www.geocities.com/templeband/index2.html

  7) The Star in the East, written by Evangeline Booth, and recorded especially for this CD by Commissioners William and Marilyn Francis, the current Territorial Commander and Territorial President of Women's Ministries for Canada and Bermuda, respectively.

8) Ding Dong Merrily, arranged by Judy Touzeau, performed by Cariboo Hill Temple choir (Judy Touzeau, conductor), originally released in 2006 on the CD "Christmas Celebration", produced by The Salvation Army Divisional Headquarters for British Columbia.

  9) Past Three O'Clock, written by Norman Bearcroft, performed by Cariboo Hill Temple Band (David Michel, conductor), originally released in 2007 on the CD "Carols for the City Volume 2". To order, go to http://cariboohill.ca/

10) Singing Glory, music by Leonard Ballantine, originally released in 1976 on the self-titled album "Celebration Morning", and re-mastered especially for this CD.

11) Silent Night, recorded especially for this CD by Newfoundlander and country crooner Cathy Harris.

12) God's Gift of Peace, arranged by James H. White, and recorded by William White (flugel horn) and James White (guitar) especially for this CD project. Both William and James are members of Ontario Central Division's "Heritage Brass", as well as "Intrada Brass". William is the current bandmaster of Fenelon Falls Corps Band, and James is still a sought-after adjudicator, now retired after more than twenty years of service as Professor of Music at London Ontario's University of Western Ontario.

13) Child of Mary, recorded live at Roy Thomson Hall in December 2007 at the "Christmas with The Salvation Army" concert in Toronto, and performed by the 2007 Festival Chorus (Leonard Ballantine, conductor).

14) The First Noel, arranged by Gregory J. Furlong, and recorded especially for this CD by "Seasonal Slides", a trombone quartet comprised of Kevin Hayward, Andrew Poirier, William Way, and Douglas Burden.

  15) The Spirit of Christmas, arranged by Kenneth Cook and recorded especially for this project by Meadowlands Band (Hamilton, Ontario), conducted by Ron Heintzman. http://www.meadowlandscorpsband.ca/

16) Christmas Presence, written by Leonard Ballantine, originally recorded by Yorkminster Citadel Songsters on their 2007 Christmas release "A Yorkminster Christmas" (Donna Colley, conductor). To order go to http://www.yorkminstercitadel.org/

17) Bring a Torch, a traditional French carol originally recorded by Kaylee Harwood on the CD "Christmas Reflections", released by The Salvation Army Divisional Headquarters for British Columbia in November 2007.

18) Huron Carol, arranged by Kevin Norbury and recorded by The Canadian Staff Band (Brian Burditt, conductor) especially for this CD.

19) In the Bleak Mid Winter, recorded and arranged by Andrea Donais (vocal), Ryan Donais (guitar) and Michael Donais (guitar) especially for this CD. Andrea currently resides in Whitby Ontario, while brothers-in-law Ryan and Michael reside in Hamilton Ontario.

  20) Closer Than, written by Leonard Ballantine, originally recorded by Debbie Crane (vocal) and David Mortlock (piano) on the 2007 CD "Thy Life in Me", for sale in the United Kingdom, via the following website:  http://www.readingcentralband.org.uk/  All proceeds from the sale of the CD go towards supporting cancer research.

21) Winter's Snow, arranged by Philip Rayment, and recorded especially for this CD by The Canadian Staff Band (Brian Burditt, conductor).