The Project

A Musical Celebration of the
History and Spirit of Christmas

At last - a Christmas CD that breaks through the tinsel and commercialization to the vast wealth of tradition that surrounds our most joyous holiday.

This musical celebration takes you through twenty centuries of the rich culture of Christmas: songs and carol from ancient, mediaeval and modern times.

Though we tend to hear the same few carols and songs over and over again, there are hundreds of others - joyful, funny, spiritual or solemn - that are rarely heard. Through two thousand years, one common thread is the custom of communities gathering together and singing. Two Thousand Years of Christmas is designed to further that tradition and bring it up to date, with new, old and lesser-known carols, hymns, rounds, songs and ballads.

The CD features music from the stage show that has been mesmerizing audiences across Canada for the past two years. It has quickly become a concert favourite in Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto; it was featured in 1995 on its own national CBC radio Boxing Day special, and on "Morningside" in 1994 after an appearance at Tom Jackson's "Huron Carol".

Highlights include rare Christmas material such as "O Magnum Mysterium" from the 14th Century, the haunting "Down in Yon Forest", a new swingy version of "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch", a Christmas rewrite of the bluegrass gospel "Light from the Lighthouse", and the heartwrenchingly true WWI story "Christmas in the Trenches" by John McCutcheon. Of the 17 tracks, there are 5 traditional songs and 5 Trilogy originals.

For more information & bookings, contact:

Trilogy

P.O. Box 52062

Edmonton Trail Post Office

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2E 8K9

Telephone: (403) 284-3082

Link to :

The "Two Thousand Years of Christmas" Home Page

More detailed information on The Songs

Trilogy's Tour Dates

Trilogy's Personnel

Trilogy Reviews

Trilogy member Eileen McGann's home page

Trilogy member Cathy Miller's home page

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