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The Christmas Companion

Performance - Spoken Word
Unabridged   2 hour(s)
Publication date: 06/09/2005
Available to US and Canadian customers

The Christmas Companion

Stories, Songs, and Sketches

Garrison Keillor; performed by Garrison Keillor and cast
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Audio CD
ISBN: 9781565119857

Regular Price: $24.95

Special Price: $22.46

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ISBN: 9781598879476
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Summary

This collection includes songs, sketches, sound effects, laughter, sweet nostalgia, and a monologue or two, all with a Christmas theme and all heard originally on live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion. Garrison Keillor, the show’s cast, and special guests are joined by hundreds of friends and acquaintances in a holiday gala thats sure to become a family favorite and an annual tradition.

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Product Description

The first new Prairie Home Christmas collection in ten years is a warm and wonderful celebration of storytelling, music, and the holiday spirit. 

It’s Christmas in Lake Wobegon, Christmas at the old radio show, Christmas at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Christmas wherever friends and families gather to rejoice, reminisce, and share the holiday spirit.

Contents:
  1. Wise Men Blues—Pat Donohue
  2. Rhubarb—Tim Russell and others
  3. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies—Sonos Handbell Ensemble
  4. A Child Is Born (In Bethlehem)—Garrison Keillor and Musica Sacra
  5. Count Your Blessings—John McDonough
  6. Away in a Manger—Renée Fleming and Emanuel Ax with Fred Hersch
  7. The Twelve Days of Christmas—Garrison Keillor and Tom Keith
  8. Christmas Eve Blues—Pat Donohue with the Guys All-Star Shoe Band (Richard Dworsky, Andy Stein, Gary Raynor, Arnie Kinsella)
  9. Guy Noir—Garrison Keillor and cast
  10. Christmastime (Just In Time)—Inga Swearingen
  11. The Christmas Fire—Garrison Keillor
  12. Silent Night—Butch Thompson
  13. Christmas Time’s A-Coming—Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder (Mark Fain, bass; Jim Mills, banjo; Paul Brewster, guitar; Darrin Vincent, guitar; Clay Hess, guitar; and Bobby Hicks, fiddle.)
  14. T’was the Night Before Christmas—Garrison Keillor and Richard Dworsky
  15. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas—Diana Krall
  16. Santa, CEO
  17. The Christmas Song—Sarah Jessica Parker
  18. The Christ Child’s Lullaby—The Boys of the Lough [Aly Bain (fiddle), Dave Richardson (mandolin, cittern, English concertina, and button accordion), Christy O'Leary (tin whistle, pipes, vocals), Cathal McConnell (flute, whistle, vocals), and Chris Newman (guitar)]
  19. The Carolers at My Door—The Oriana Choir
  20. Green
  21. December Waltz—Pat Donohue National Steel
  22. In the Bleak Midwinter—Musica Sacra
  23. Ave Maria - Renée Fleming with Fred Hersch
  24. Four Christmases—Garrison Keillor
  25. Let It Snow—April Verch, fiddle
  26. Silent Night

Author Bio

GARRISON KEILLOR is America’s favorite storyteller. For more than 35 years, as the host of A Prairie Home Companion, he has captivated millions of listeners with his weekly News from Lake Wobegon monologues. A Prairie Home Companion is heard on hundreds of public radio stations, as well as America One, the Armed Forces Networks, Sirius Satellite Radio, and via a live audio webcast.

Keillor is also the author of several books and a frequent contributor to national publications including Time, The New Yorker, and National Geographic, in addition to writing his own syndicated column. He has been awarded a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment of the Humanities. When not touring, he resides in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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