CASA - The Contemporary A Capella Society

Vocal Chords is the weekly a cappella and vocal music show from the College of Journalism & Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The show airs/streams from 8:00-10:00 a.m. CST (-06:00 GMT) on Friday mornings, repeating in the same time slot on Sunday mornings.

Happy holidays! This weekend’s show expanded to four hours of holiday and seasonable vocal tracks by some of the best singers from around the world.

And, since Christmas falls on Saturday this year, the show will repeat in the same four-hour time slot on Christmas morning (8 a.m.-noon CST) as well as in the usual Sunday morning replay spot.

Our best wishes to you and yours for the holiday season and a harmonious 2011.

Got new music you’d like to share with my audience? My full contact information is at the bottom of this playlist. The e-mail address for the show is vocalchords2@unl.edu.

Playlists for the show are posted here:
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/krnuvocalchords
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/KRNU-Vocal-Chords-A-Cappella-Radio-ShowWebcast/8529705319?ref=s
The Contemporary A Cappella Society: http://www.casa.org/
The rec.music.a-cappella newsgroup (RMAC)

You can also follow updates for the show on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/KRNUVocalChords

And, follow a cappella updates in general on my blog:
http://voiceguy.tumblr.com/

Playlist for the weekend of December 24, 25 and 26, 2010:

The Liberty Voices - The National Anthem - A Cappella Americana
The King’s Singers – Born On A New Day - Christmas
Opening Themes: Boyz Nite Out - BHX – Director’s Cut;
The Bobs - 47 Reasons – Plugged
Vox Bop - A Charlie Brown Christmas - The Vox Bop Christmas Variety Hour
The Cat's Pajamas - Sleigh Ride - Purr-fect For The Holidays (new)
First Call - An Evening In December - An Evening In December, Vol. 1
BBC Singers - Here Is The Little Door - Demo
Acoustix - The Christmas Song - Cool Yule
The Nylons - The First Noel - Harmony - The Christmas Songs
The Dale Warland Singers - Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day - Christmas With The Dale Warland Singers
Musae - This Endris Night - Allegria Y Placer: A Musae Christmas
The Mitchell Boychoir - Noel - The Bishop's Wife Soundtrack
The Merrie Olde Christmas Carolers - Now Is The Month Of Christmas - The Merrie Olde Christmas Carolers
Vox One - White Christmas - Say You Love Me
baSix - Last Christmas - Christmastime
Rescue - Mary Did You Know - The First Christmas
Claire College Choir, Cambridge - Wexford Carol - In Bleak Mid-Winter
The Blenders - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Nog
Ball In The House - Believe - Believe
Voice Trek - The Coventry Carol - Voices Of Light
Chanticleer - The First Nowell - A Chanticleer Christmas
Inner Voices - I Wonder As I Wander - Christmas Harmony
m-pact - Snowfall - The Carol Commission
The Edlos - The Winter Song - A Capellan Christmas
Amy Grant - Silent Night - A Christmas To Remember
Spirit - Still, Still, Still - Christmas, Volume One
Hampton Avenue - I'll Miss You This Christmas - All I Want For Christmas
The Yale Whiffenpoofs - Lonely Christmas Eve - A Very Whiffenpoof Christmas
Eclipse - What Child Is This? - Three Kings
The Swingle Singers - The Shepherds' Farewell - The Story Of Christmas
Mulberry Lane - We Three Kings/Star Of Wonder - A Very Merry Mulberry Christmas
Aquabella - Noel Nouvelet - Kykellia
D. C. Anderson - The UPS Bell Carol - All Is Calm, All Is Bright
Artisan - First Christmas Away From Home - Paper Angels
Octapella - Stars Were Gleaming - Christmas
The Blenders - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Most Wonderful Time
Blue Jupiter - Ready For A Miracle - Scattered Flurries
Rockapella - Home For The Holidays - Comfort & Joy
SoVoSó - Snowflakes - A Cappella Christmas Party
Enya - Oíche Chiún (Silent Night) - The Christmas EP
Sonos - Ave Maria - December Songs
Sting - The Snow It Melts The Soonest - If On A Winter's Night
The Cat's Pajamas - In The Bleak Mid-Winter - Purr-fect For The Holidays
Voice Trek - Come, O Come Emmanuel - Voices Of Light
The Clef Hangers (North Carolina) - Grown-Up Christmas List - Carols From The Hill
Martin Carbow - Oh Tannenbaum - O Du Funkige...
Brethren - Then Christmas Comes - Then Christmas Comes
The Real Group - Det Ar En Ros Utsprungen - En Riktig Jul
Eric Medley - O Holy Night - demo
The Vocal Majority - Songs Of Christmas Medley - Alleluia
Anúna - Pie Jesu - Christmas Songs
Rajaton - Toivioretkella - Joulu
Linda Ronstadt - Welsh Carol - A Merry Little Christmas
The King's Singers - Lullay My Liking - Christmas
Chanticleer - O Jesulein süß, o Jesulein mild - Sing We Christmas
Straight No Chaser - Indiana Christmas - Holiday Spirits
Glad - One Quiet Moment - An Acapella Christmas
The GrooveBarbers - The Chipmonk Song - Glory
The Bobs - Fifty Kilowatt Tree - Too Many Santas
Voice Male - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Jingles 2
The Manhattan Transfer - Good King Wenceslas - An Acapella Christmas
Coope, Boyes & Simpson - Gloucestershire Wassail - Fire and Sleet and Candlelight
Cantus - Riu Riu Chiu - Comfort and Joy
Avalon - Good News - Joy

Thanks to all the artists, performers, promoters, a cappella catalogs and listeners (on the air and on the web!) who make the show happen each week. Please feel free to contact me with suggestions, comments, and recommendations.

And if you have music you would like me to include on the show, please send it along! I would also appreciate press kits, concert schedules, and contact/ordering information. My address:

Rick Alloway
Vocal Chords
90.3 KRNU
147 Andersen Hall
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE 68588-0466

Phone: (402) 472-6856
FAX: (402) 472-8403

vocalchords2@unl.edu – or –
ralloway1@unl.edu

Streaming audio available at http://krnu.unl.edu/
or on iTunes - select 90.3 KRNU from the list of college/university radio stations
Twitter updates: http://twitter.com/KRNUVocalChords