Christmas Shines 

CHRISTMAS SHINES
(From “Everlasting Light)
Music by Claire Cloninger, et al
Arranged by Mark Hayes
“𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔 - 𝒘𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒋𝒐𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔.”
We are thrilled to perform for you this well-loved excerpt from cantata, “Everlasting Light.” But, we are even more excited to present to you some of the MCS Kids who are performing beside their parents. What better way to celebrate this season than to see it through the eyes of a child and to be with the people we hold very dear to us.
We pray that during this season and always, that we live and believe the purity of the story of Christ’s birth and feel sincere gratitude for His life, teachings, and saving sacrifice for us. May this gratitude cause us to renew our determination to follow Him. May it also lead us to draw closer to our family, our friends, our faith and our communities.
It is the Manila Chamber Singers’ wish that all of us be blessed by the shining light of Christmas; and moreso, that all of us feel and embody the fire, the love and the hope that His birth signifies.
Merry Christmas and Blessed New Year, dear MCS family and friends!
- Tim Vallega, Tenor
You can also watch our entire virtual Christmas offering, SONGS OF THE SEASON, via these link:
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Conductor: William Lloyd Cordero
Piano: Cecilia Elise Sales
Mix Engineer: Aji Manalo of Acoustic Underground Recording Studio
Video Editor: Mark Renn Caluag
Patrons: Timothy and Joy Vallega
Production Team:
Alej Uy
Izha Lao
Jasper Marquez
Jojo Caparas
Jules Noveras
Philip Salvador
Steffi Maravillas
MCS Kids:
Agatha Pauline Bautista
Alessandro Miguel Vallega
Amiah Frida Acang
Angelo Phillip Bautista
Anja Cordero Annika Cordero
Aurelio Nicolo Acang
Francisca Vivien Acang
Gianna Elicka Acuña
Jillian Sofia Noveras
Justine Victoria Arellano
Leugenia Jazel Arellano
Lucio Jesiah Acang Maire
Margaret Albarece
Marcus Sebastian Balauag
Margaux Serene Balauag
Marialisa Albarece
Marielle Selestine Balauag
Michael Caparas
Nathan Adrian Acuña
Psalm Janan V. Raquel
Samuel Benedek Grünwald
Skye Ostrea Negrillo
Zachary Xenon Ortiz
Zari Sehwani
Zia Adelaide Ortiz
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