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At only $1.25 each (plus shipping), these CDs are as economical to give away as Christmas cards, and will mean so much more to the recipient.  They come to you unsealed, so that you can insert your own personalized greeting before mailing it (sealers are provided to you). There is even room on the back of the CD for a mailing address and stamp (note – must be sent as non-bendable mail).  It features almost 80 minutes of quality brass band, choral and soloist music featuring ensembles and artists from across Canada.

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Songs on the CD include:

1.         Glad Tidings – a brand new brass band march written by Major Ken Smith (world debut!), and performed by Heritage Brass (Toronto area)

2.         Jingle Bells – arranged by Andrew Poirier and performed by a brass ensemble quartet consisting of Emily Ewing, Barrington Venables, Brindley Venables and Marcus Venables. Originally released on the 2009 Christmas CD “Seasonal Sounds of Christmas”, released by The Salvation Army Ontario Central Division, Public Relations Department, and kindly reproduced here with their permission.

3.         God So Loved the World, written by Major Len Ballantine (Yorkminster Citadel, Toronto) and performed by the Great Lakes Chorus: a mass chorus of vocalists from the Hamilton Ontario area.  Recorded especially for this CD. 

4.         Advent Medley --- a fusion of the Christmas carols “Come Thou Long Expected Jesus” and “Lo, how a Rose e’er Blooming”, arranged and performed by vocalist Joy Slous (Mississauga Ontario) and pianist Kim Garreffa (Territorial Headquarters). Recorded especially for this CD. 

5.         Gaudete! --- a spectacular brass arrangement based on the carol “March of the Three Kings",  written by Kevin Norbury (Mississauga Ontario) and performed live at Roy Thomson Hall (Toronto) by The Canadian Staff Band in December of 2007 (Brian Burditt, conductor). Never before released until now!

6.         Sweet Little Jesus Boy --- a vocal item arranged by Len Ballantine and newly re-mastered from Celebration Morning’s stellar 1976 LP.

7.         The Huron Carol --- arranged by Len Ballantine and performed live at Roy Thomson Hall by a mass chorus of vocalists from all over the Toronto area in December of 2009, and now released on a CD for the very first time.

8.         What Child is This --- arranged and performed by trombonist and bandmaster Peter van der Horden and vocalist Wendy Birt, especially for this CD. Both hail from Halifax Nova Scotia.

9.         Variations on a German Carol --- a classic brass piece written by James Curnow and flawlessly performed by Mountain Citadel Band (Hamilton Ontario, Phil Rayment, conductor).

10.       Silent Night --- arranged and sung by brother-sister duo Josh Ivany and Rochelle McAlister. Josh and his wife are currently cadets in training at The Salvation Army’s College for Officer Training in Winnipeg Manitoba. A former missionary to Zimbabwe, Rochelle resides in Toronto with her husband and young son.

11.       Joy to the World --- arranged by Andrew Poirier and performed by a brass ensemble quartet consisting of Emily Ewing, Barrington Venables, Brindley Venables and Marcus Venables. Originally released on the 2009 Christmas CD “Seasonal Sounds of Christmas”, released by The Salvation Army Ontario Central Division, Public Relations Department, and kindly reproduced here with their permission.

12.       Chapel Chimes --- written by Martin Greenwald in 1914, and adeptly performed by pianist Charles Gerard of Oshawa Ontario.

13.       Bethlehem, TinyTown --- written by Gary Moore (Copyright Brentwood-Benson) and sung by Commissioners William and Marilyn Francis, Canada and Bermuda’s current Territorial Commanders.

14.       Joyful Joyful --- a brass arrangement of the hymn derived from Beethoven’s ninth symphony, written and conducted by bandmaster David Rowsell and performed by St. John’s Temple Band (Newfoundland). 

15.       Angels Watching Over Me --- originally released on the 2008 CD “Carols for the City Volume 2”, performed by Vancouver’s Cariboo Hill Temple Band (David Michel, conductor). 

16.       O Holy Night --- a lovely piano rendition of the popular carol, arranged and performed by Charles Gerard.

17.       Away in a Manger --- a new melody by Josh Ivany, sung by himself and his sister Rochelle McAlister.

18.       O Come Emmanuel --- written and performed by renowned cornet soloist Major Kevin Metcalf, The Salvation Army’s current Territorial Music Secretary for Canada and Bermuda. Major Ken Smith accompanies him on piano.

19.       Christ is Born! --- another jaw-dropping brass work from the pen of Colonel Robert Redhead, and performed live by The Canadian Staff Band at Roy Thomson Hall (Toronto) in December of 2009 (John Lam, conductor). Never before released!

20.       Christ Has Come!  ---- another offering from southern Ontario’s Great Lakes Chorus, written by the talented Yvonne Field (UK).

21.       Fanfare of Praise --- Originally released on London Citadel Band’s 1995 CD “A Christmas Celebration”, we revived this inspirational anthem from the pen of Robert Redhead to appropriately close out the CD with the hymn “Fairest Lord Jesus, Lord of the nations, Son of God and Son of Man; Glory and honour, praise, adoration, now and forevermore be Thine.”