The Great Christmas Caper – Christmas Musical for Kids and Teens

Listening CD Benefits for the Choir Director

• Save time and improve your rehearsals!
• A clear and consistent reference, so you can focus your limited time on teaching, and introducing musical concepts and styles, rather than explaining melodies and lyrics and dialogue.
• Choir members can practice at home, leading to more productive rehearsal time focused on refining performance rather than learning parts.

Benefits for the Choir Member

• Increased Confidence: Listening to the CD helps choir members become familiar with the music, boosting their confidence in their ability to perform.
• Better Retention of Material: Regularly listening to the songs aids memory retention, allowing members to recall melodies and lyrics more easily during practice and performances.
• Encourages Active Engagement: The CD promotes active listening and engagement with the music, which can enhance overall musicality and performance skills.
• Supports Diverse Learning Styles: Members who may struggle with reading music can benefit from auditory learning, making it easier for them to grasp their parts.
• Fosters a Sense of Community: Practicing together with a common resource can strengthen bonds among choir members, as they share the experience of learning the same material.

Split Tracks (tracks 1 thru 82) have choir performance vocals on the left channel, and a mono mix of the music on the right channel. For convenience during rehearsals, songs can be cued at multiple rehearsal marker points. The Split Tracks can be used in performances also - the vocal channel can be played through stage monitors as an aid to help guide your choir if necessary.

Stereo Tracks (tracks 83 thru 98) have stereo tracks of the music, and other cues, with no vocals. This is the best option for performances, in most cases.

List of Tracks

Track numbers not listed are rehearsal points within songs, which can be easily queued or skipped, enabling quick access to rehearse specific parts of a song.

Split Tracks (tracks 1 thru 82) have choir performance vocals on the left channel, and a mono mix of the music on the right channel.

01 Twas the Night Before Christmas
09 Qualified Certified Spies
16 Got Me a Book
22 Deep In the Heart of Taxes
30 We Need to Go
36 Its No Wonder
42 We Need to Go Underscore
43 Follow Tonight
49 Twas the Night Before Christmas Underscore
50 What Are You Doing Here
55 Christmas Carol Medley
59 Where Is the One Born
68 Somethins Up Down In Bethlehem
73 We Need to Go Underscore
74 Love the Baby
79 Mission Accomplished

Stereo Tracks (tracks 83 thru 98) have stereo tracks of the music, and other cues, with no vocals.

83 Twas the Night Before Christmas
84 Qualified Certified Spies
85 Got Me a Book
86 Deep In the Heart of Taxes
87 We Need to Go
88 Its No Wonder
89 We Need to Go Underscore
90 Follow Tonight
91 Twas the Night Before Christmas Underscore
92 What Are You Doing Here
93 Christmas Carol Medley
94 Where Is the One Born
95 Somethins Up Down In Bethlehem
96 We Need to Go Underscore
97 Love the Baby
98 Mission Accomplished