CHRISTMAS CAROL COUNTDOWN -- 15 TOP CAROLS - #15

Counting down from #15  "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"

"God Rest ye Merry, Gentlemen" was audience choice #15 in our countdown. It was performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 18, 2009 at their "Carols à la Carte" concert, where the audience got to choose their favorite 15 carols from a list of 25.

CHRISTMAS CAROL COUNTDOWN -- 15 TOP CAROLS - #14

# 14 "The First Nowell" arr: Sir David Willcocks

"The First Nowell" was audience choice # 14 in our countdown. It was performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 18, 2009 at their "Carols à la Carte" concert, where the audience got to choose their favorite 15 carols from a list of 25.

CHRISTMAS CAROL COUNTDOWN -- 15 TOP CAROLS -- #13

# 13 "We Three Kings of Orient Are"- arr: Pierre Massie


"We Three Kings" was audience choice # 13 in our countdown. It was performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 18, 2009 at their "Carols à la Carte" concert, where the audience got to choose their favorite 15 carols from a list of 25.    

I Saw Three Ships arr: Sir David Willcocks

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 #11 "I Saw Three Ships" - arr: Sir David Willcocks 

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"I Saw Three Ships" was audience choice # 11 in our countdown. It was performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 18, 2009 at their "Carols à la Carte" concert, where the audience got to choose their favorite 15 carols from a list of 25.   

CHRISTMAS CAROL COUNTDOWN -- 15 TOP CAROLS -- #12

 #12 "Patapan"

"Patapan" was audience choice # 13 in our countdown. It was performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 18, 2009 at their "Carols à la Carte" concert, where the audience got to choose their favorite 15 carols from a list of 25.   

CHRISTMAS CAROL COUNTDOWN -- 15 TOP CAROLS -- #10

# 10 "O Come All Ye Faithful" - arr:Bellefeuille/Willcocks/Llewellyn


"O Come All Ye Faithful" was audience choice # 10 in our countdown. It was performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 18, 2009 at their "Carols à la Carte" concert, where the audience got to choose their favorite 15 carols from a list of 25.   

CHRISTMAS CAROL COUNTDOWN -- 15 TOP CAROLS - #9

 #9 "Joy to The World" - arr: Pierre Massie


"Joy to The World" was audience choice # 9 in our countdown. It was performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 18, 2009 at their "Carols à la Carte" concert, where the audience got to choose their favorite 15 carols from a list of 25.   

CHRISTMAS CAROL COUNTDOWN -- 15 TOP CAROLS -- #8

 #8 "Ça Bergers assemblons nous" - arr: Pierre Massie


"Ça Bergers assemblons nous" was audience choice # 8 in our countdown. It was performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 18, 2009 at their "Carols à la Carte" concert, where the audience got to choose their favorite 15 carols from a list of 25.  

CHRISTMAS CAROL COUNTDOWN -- 15 TOP CAROLS -- #7

#7 "What Child is This" - arr: John Rutter


"What Child is This" was audience choice #7 in our countdown. It was performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 18, 2009 at their "Carols à la Carte" concert, where the audience got to choose their favorite 15 carols from a list of 25.    

CHRISTMAS CAROL COUNTDOWN -- 15 TOP CAROLS -- #6

#6 "Noël Nouvelet" - arr: J. Rutter / P. Massie

"Noël Nouvelet" was audience choice #6 in our countdown. It was performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 18, 2009 at their "Carols à la Carte" concert, where the audience got to choose their favorite 15 carols from a list of 25.    

CHRISTMAS CAROL COUNTDOWN -- 15 TOP CAROLS -- #5

 # 5 "Les anges dans nos campagnes" - arr: John Rutter

"Les anges dans nos campagnes" was audience choice # 5 in our countdown. It was performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 18, 2009 at their "Carols à la Carte" concert, where the audience got to choose their favorite 15 carols from a list of 25.    

CHRISTMAS CAROL COUNTDOWN -- 15 TOP CAROLS #4

 #4 "Carol of the Bells" - arr: Peter Wilhousky

"Carol of the Bells"was audience choice #4 in our countdown. It was performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 18, 2009 at their "Carols à la Carte" concert, where the audience got to choose their favorite 15 carols from a list of 25.    

CHRISTMAS CAROL COUNTDOWN -- 15 TOP CAROLS #3

 #3 "Il est né le divin enfant"- arr: Pierre Massie

"Il est né le divin enfant" was audience choice #3 in our countdown. It was performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 18, 2009 at their "Carols à la Carte" concert, where the audience got to choose their favorite 15 carols from a list of 25.    

CHRISTMAS CAROL COUNTDOWN -- 15 TOP CAROLS #2

#2 "Stille Nacht"-Trad; "O nuit de paix"- arr: M Dela; "Silent Night"- arr: J. Rutter

"Silent Night" was audience choice #2 in our countdown. It was performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 18, 2009 at our "Carols à la Carte" concert, where the audience got to choose their favorite 15 carols from a list of 25.    

CHRISTMAS CAROL COUNTDOWN -- 15 TOP CAROLS #1 !

#1 "T'was in the Moon of Wintertime" - arr: John Rutter

 
 "T'was in the Moon of Wintertime" (the first CANADIAN Christmas Carol) was audience choice #1 in our countdown. It was performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 18, 2009 at their "Carols à la Carte" concert, where the audience got to choose their favorite 15 carols from a list of 25.    

CHRISTMAS CAROL COUNTDOWN -- SECOND ENCORE -- We Wish you a Merry Christmas

 

Second Encore -"We Wish you a Merry Christmas" - exclusive arr. for the Stairwell Carollers by: Sir David Willcocks

"We Wish you a Merry Christmas" - second encore performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 18, 2009, Saint Charles Church. 

The Stairwell Carollers are an a cappella Ottawa choir, formed in 1977 by director Pierre Massie. A non-profit organization, they raise funds for local charities through concert, CD and cookbook sales.
Buy our CDs!!! They make great Christmas gifts and they help local charities.

CHRISTMAS CAROL COUNTDOWN -- FIRST ENCORE -- Deck the Hall

First Encore piece -- "Deck the Hall" - arr: John Rutter

"Deck the Hall" first encore performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 18, 2009, Saint Charles Church at their "Carols à la Carte" concert, where the audience got to choose their favorite 15 carols from a list of 25.

DA CAPO -- Stairwell Caroller History -- "Christmas for the Children" charitable compilation CD

Way back in 2001, we provided a track for this fund-raising CD for the Ottawa Snowsuit Fund.

Christmas for the Children CD

CBC radio played it the other day, and I've had a number of emails from people who thought they made an error attributing it to this CD. Nope -- here it is. I did a search and the CD was a limited edition -- no longer available (unless you are lucky to come across a secondhand copy).

Obviously, CBC owns a copy :)

A compilation CD of Ottawa artists, many names have gone on to further acclaim. Sneezy Waters, Mike Easton, The Radio Kings, Scott Paterson, Johnny Vegas & Dick Maloney, Terry Tufts, Ted Daigle, Byron, Johnny Reid, Joan Harea String Quartet, Colleen Peterson, 5 Man Electrical Band, Manon Seguin, Charlie Major,
Tom McMahon contributed bass guitar on a track or two.

There are many other artists on this collection -- feel free to comment and I will look up where they are now. Or you could help me out and hunt them up for me  :)

No copyright infringement intended by reproducing the images of this CD.This is for archival purposes only. All images are right protected and not copyable.

Final Concert this Saturday Dec 18th -- Somerset Wassail - arr: John Rutter -- sung by the Stairwell Carollers

Our final concert of the 2010 Christmas season is this Saturday, December the 18th at Église Marie-Médiatrice (Saint Frère André), 344 Cyr Avenue, Vanier, 7.30 pm.,

  for info call (613) 749-5652

 Tickets $15.00 at the door or in advance from Choir Members 

God Rest ye Merry, Gentlemen - arr: Sir David Willcocks -- The Stairwell Carollers - YouTube

"God Rest ye Merry, Gentlemen" was audience choice #15 in our countdown.

It was performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 18, 2009 at their "Carols à la Carte" concert, where the audience got to choose their favorite 15 carols from a list of 25.

 The Stairwell Carollers are an a cappella Ottawa choir, formed in 1977 by director Pierre Massie.

A non-profit organization, they raise funds for local charities through concert, CD and cookbook sales.
Our CDs make great Christmas gifts and they help local charities. 

Laudemus cum armonia - Pierre Massie -- sung by the Stairwell Carollers

"Laudemus cum armonia", an original Christmas carol composed by our director, Pierre Massie, was performed by The Stairwell Carollers on Dec 18, 2009 at St. Charles Church on Beechwood Ave.

The Stairwell Carollers are an cappella Ottawa choir, formed in 1977 by director Pierre Massie. A non-profit organization, they raise funds for local charities through concert, CD and cookbook sales.
Buy our CDs :)  They make great Christmas gifts and they help local charities.

Da Capo -- Stairwell Caroller concerts in 2010

Zion Memorial in Carleton Place

"Thanks to you and the Carollers for a wonderful concert to welcome the snow in Dec., as usual. The silence during your singing and the rapt looks on all 250 faces told the whole story. It was magical!"

Dianne Clipsham, St Paul's Eastern United Church