Do You Hear What We Hear?
Season 18: Episode 15
Consider the Christmas carol. Loved by many - loathed by many.
By this time of the year, no matter what your spiritual calling, you're either savouring the carol - or you've had your fill. This week Tapestry reconsiders the carol in three different ways.
There's the mysterious back-story of a beloved tune; a professional singer on what many consider the show-stopper of midnight mass; and a meditation on one tune fit for the Midwinter blues of life.
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Rebecca Hass is a mezzo soprano based in Victoria. She is an occasional contributor to CBC Radio. She has first hand experience tackling the toughest of Chrismas time tunes: O Holy Night, officially known as Cantique de Noel. Rebecca's last story for Tapestry was about a vision quest she undertook in the Mojave Desert.
Bill Richardson is the host of Saturday Afternoon at the Opera on CBC Radio 2. He is also an award-winning author and humourist. He has hosted several popular network programs on CBC Radio since 1984. Bill recently moved to Winnipeg to care for his ailing father and reflects his experience through the carol In the Bleak Midwinter.
Sean Prpick is the CBC's long-time network producer in Regina. He brings us the curious backstory about Do You Hear What I Hear. You may never listen to that tune the same way again. Playlist
- The Elora Festival Singers with O Holy Night
- Mahalia Jackson's O Holy Night
- The PS22 Chorus sing Do You Hear What I Hear?
- Christmas Time Is Here from A Charlie Brown Christmas
- Jars of Clay with In The Bleak Midwinter