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Backstage with Michael Maliakel Christmas With The Tabernacle Choir

Premiered December 17, 2024

Backstage with Michael Maliakel

Go backstage at Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir with Broadway star Michael Maliakel.

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Actress Lesley Nicol narrates a heartwarming story about Victor Hugo, author of Les Misérables.

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Victor Hugo's Wondrous Feast

Watch Michael Maliakel perform "Angels from the Realms of Glory" with The Tabernacle Choir.

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Angels from the Realms of Glory

See Michael Maliakel perform "God Help the Outcasts" with The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra.

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God Help the Outcasts, (from The Hunchback of Notre Dame)

Hear The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra's interpretation of “O Little One Sweet."

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O Little One Sweet

British actress Lesley Nicol narrates the Nativity, for The Tabernacle Choir Christmas special: Joy.

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The Christmas Story: Luke 2

Watch Richard Elliott's spirited Christmas fantasia for organ and the Gabriel Trumpet Ensemble.

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To the Cradle Run (based on “Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella”)

The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra turn Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” into a climactic tour de force.

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An die Freude (Ode to Joy) excerpts from Symphony No. 9

Watch Broadway star Michael Maliakel perform "I Wonder as I Wander," with The Tabernacle Orchestra.

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I Wonder as I Wander

Broadway star Michael Maliakel joins The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra to sing "Joy To The World."

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Joy to the World

Watch The Tabernacle Choir and orchestra perform “Noe! Noe!” with the Bells on Temple Square.

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Noe! Noe!

Watch The Tabernacle Orchestra perform "Patapan," an orchestral fantasy arranged by Ryan Murphy.

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Patapan

Watch as The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra perform this a Nativity lullaby, "Peace Be Mine."

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Peace Be Mine

This opening number to "Joy: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir" is nothing short of spectacular!

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Sing We Now of Christmas

The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra perform “Still, Still, Still,” an arrangement by Mack Wilberg.

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Still, Still, Still

The Gabriel Trumpet Ensemble joins The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra for "Vom Himmel hoch."

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Vom Himmel hoch (From Heaven on High)

Go backstage at Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir with Broadway star Michael Maliakel.

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Backstage with Michael Maliakel

Go behind the scenes of Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir with beloved actress Lesley Nicol.

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Upstairs with Lesley Nicol

Michael Maliakel and Lesley Nicol inspire in this holiday special airing on December 17th at 8/7C.

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Christmas With The Tabernacle Choir

The treasured “Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir” special returns to PBS for the 21st year. Broadway star Michael Maliakel and beloved British actress Lesley Nicol (from Downton Abbey, the MASTERPIECE TV series) join the iconic Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square in a stunning 90-minute theatrical program, illustrating that the real meaning of Christmas is opening our hearts to all.