dec 19 | christmas presence set list

ACT ONE

Christmas Is Coming | Nelson Boschman, Becca Birkner, Kenton Wiens
Charlie & Linus | Charles Schulz
Huron Carol | Garth Bowen
Seth: A Shepherd | David Kossoff
Angels We Have Heard | Peter La Grand 
Screed | Ron Reed
Christmas Time Is Here | Nelson Boschman
A Child's Christmas In Texas | John Henry Faulk
Lo How A Rose Ere Blooming | Garth Bowen, Nelson Boschman
Half-Spent | Sheila Rosen
Seven Principles of Christmas | Garrison Keillor
Mary's Song | Crystal Arnold & Peter La Grand
Mary Considers Her Situation / Too Much To Ask | Luci Shaw
Joseph's Suspicion | Rainer Maria Rilke
O Sapientia | Madeleine L'Engle
Go Tell It | Garth Bowen

ACT TWO

I Heard The Bells | Nelson, Becca, Kenton
Southern Magi
Alleluiah | Garth Bowen with Lesley Hagen
The Secret of the Gifts | Paul Flucke 
King Of Kings | Peter LaGrand
Joy To The World | Nelson, Becca, Kenton
Three Fools | Mike Mason
White Christmas | Garth Bowen
He Knew How To Keep Christmas Well | Charles Dickens
Allelua, Christ Is Born | Peter La Grand 

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