Performers, Music Sources and Credits
December 17, 2005 at the Town Hall Theater, New York, NY.

Performers
Garrison Keillor, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Fred Newman
The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band: Richard Dworsky, piano, organ, keyboard, melodica; Andy Stein, fiddle, mandolin, tenor sax, bari sax; Gary Raynor, bass; Arnie Kinsella, percussion

Guests
Rob Fisher, piano
The Wailin' Jennys: Ruth Moody, soprano, guitar, accordion, bodhran; Nicky Mehta, mezzo, guitar; and Annabelle Chvostek, alto, guitar, mandolin, and violin

Music
TISHOMINGO BLUES
— Garrison Keillor, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m: Spencer Williams; new words: Garrison Keillor
— © 1917 Joseph W. Stern and Co.; © 2005 Garrison Keillor

THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS (Sextette from "Lucia di Lammermoor")
— Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky, Andy Stein, and Gary Raynor
— Original w/m: Gaetano Donizetti
— New words Garrison Keillor © 2005 Garrison Keillor

POPE/ XM script underscore
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 2005 Richard Dworsky

HARK, THE HERALD ANGELS SING (in "Pope/ XM script")
— Richard Dworsky and Rob Fisher
— w/m: Felix Mendelssohn

THE FIRST NOEL (in "Pope/ XM" script)
— Richard Dworsky and Rob Fisher
— w/m: traditional

CHRISTMAS script underscore
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 2005 Richard Dworsky

FROSTY THE SNOWMAN (quote in "Christmas" script)
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Steve Nelson and Walter Rollins
— © Chappell & Co.

JINGLE BELLS
— The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m: James Pierpont

TASTELESS CHRISTMAS MEDLEY FOR 4 HAND PIANO
— Richard Dworsky and Rob Fisher

Playing excerpts from:
— LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
— w/m: K. Davis, H. Onorati, H. Simeone

BOLERO
— w/m: Maurice Ravel

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS
— w/m: Meredith Willson
— © Frank- Meredith Willson Music

WINTER WONDERLAND
— w/m: Felix Bernard and Dick Smith
— © WB Music Corp.

I HEARD THE BELLS ON CHRISTMAS DAY
— w/m: H.W. Longfellow, J. Marks

ROLL OUT THE BARREL
— w/m: Lew Brown, Wladimir A. Timm, Jaromir Vejvoda, Vasek Zeman
— © Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Inc.

I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
— w/m: Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram
— © Edward B Marks Music Company Obo Piedmont Music Co./ Gannon & Kent Music Co.

SUN'S GONNA RISE
— The Wailin' Jennys
— w/m: Ruth Moody
— © Ruth Moody (SOCAN)
— rec.: "Wailin' Jennys" MAPL 001

CALLING ALL ANGELS
— The Wailin' Jennys
— w/m: Jane Siberry
— © Universal Music Corp.

POWDERMILK BISCUIT THEME
— Garrison Keillor, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m: Garrison Keillor
— © Garrison Keillor

ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH (in "Powdermilk Biscuit" break)
— Garrison Keillor, Wailin' Jennys, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, live audience
— w/m: traditional

HALLELUJAH CHORUS from "The Messiah" (in "Powdermilk Biscuit" break)
— Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— m: George Friedrich Handel

JINGLES
— Rob Fisher and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band (Rich Dworsky, organ)
— m: James P. Johnson
— © Universal Music Corp.

FIELDS OF GOLD
— Garrison Keillor, The Wailin' Jennys, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m: Sting
— © EMI Blackwood Music Inc/ Magnetic Publishing Ltd.

JINGLE BELL ROCK (Intermission)
— Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m: J. Beal and J. Boothe
— © Chappell & Co.

TRANSIT STRIKE (RAILROAD BILL)
— Garrison Keillor, The Wailin' Jennys, Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— m: traditional
— w: Garrison Keillor © 2005 Garrison Keillor

THE LIVES OF THE COWBOYS THEME (WESTERN THEME)
— Richard Dworsky, Gary Raynor, Arnie Kinsella
— w/m: Pat Donohue and Richard Dworsky
— © 1994 Salspot Music (BMI)
— © 1994 Richard Dworsky (BMI)

I WANT TO RING BELLS
— Andy Stein and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w/m: J. Fred Coots and Maurice Sigler
— © Coots/ Sigler

GUY NOIR THEME
— Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
— w: Garrison Keillor
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 1995 Keillor/ Dworsky

GUY NOIR script underscore
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 2005 Richard Dworsky (BMI)

NON NOBIS DOMINE (in "Guy Noir" script)
— The Wailin' Jennys
— w/m: traditional

BRING 'EM ALL IN
— Wailin' Jennys
— w/m: Mike Scott
— © Sony/ ATV Songs LLC
— rec.: "Wailin' Jennys" MAPL 001

RADIO script underscore
— Richard Dworsky
— m: Richard Dworsky
— © 2005 Richard Dworsky (BMI)

THE COVENTRY CAROL
— The Wailin' Jennys
— w/m: traditional

O HOLY NIGHT
— Garrison Keillor, The Wailin' Jennys, Richard Dworsky, Rob Fisher, Andy Stein, audience
— w/m: Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure and Adolphe Charles Adams

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