Product Details

• Actors: Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Audra McDonald; Peter Graves
• Format: Classical, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Mormon Tabernacle
• DVD Release Date: September 15, 2005
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009R1TAE
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #70,244 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Four-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and veteran movie and television star Peter Graves join with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square in an extraordinary musical Christmas celebration. This spectacular performance of the Choir's 2004 Christmas concert also features a special guest appearance by a prima ballerina from Ballet West, Utah's highly acclaimed dance company, performing two selections from The Nutcracker.

Capturing the musical spirit of the season, the program blends traditional and contemporary favorites such as "Angels from the Realms of Glory," "Deck the Halls," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "Silver Bells," and "We Need a Little Christmas." Poignant African-American spirituals such as "I Wonder as I Wander" and "Sweet Little Jesus Boy" showcase the remarkable talents of Broadway singer and actress Audra McDonald. A memorable narration of "In Search of the King," based on a story by Henry Van Dyke, and a reading of the Christmas story from the New Testament by Peter Graves, add to the rich variety of the program. This magnificent presentation will be a holiday favorite for years to come.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super Spectacular, March 28, 2007

By	Steven Johnson - See all my reviews

Audra McDonald sounds fantastic... I'm an instant fan!
Everything looks and sounds as perfect as you could imagine. This will easily be your favorite Christmas DVD that's great to watch any time of the year.
How can I be just the second person to write a review for this fantastic audio and visual treat? By all rights, there should have been hundreds of fantastic reviews before I ever even thought of putting my thoughts down.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this DVD for the Infant Holy, Infant Lowly performance!!!, December 28, 2005

By	PGH Mike (Pittsburgh, PA United States) - See all my reviews

Buy this DVD for the Infant Holy, Infant Lowly performance!!! A performace beyond this life for sure...

The transition from Infant Holy, Infant Lowly to Peter Graves reading of Luke Ch. 2 sends a shiver to my soul.

Otherwise, great performaces of traditional Christmas songs. Only wish they had male performer to accompany Audra McDonald.

5.0 out of 5 stars music man, December 6, 2008

By	M. Eddington (Fairfax, Va.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This concert DVD is outstanding. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is wonderful and Audra McDonald is a revelation. I show this concert to friends and neighbors every Christmas. Without exception, they love the concert and are awed by Audra McDonald's talent. Buy this DVD. It will be a favorite for years to come. It's that good.