("Joy to the World") - Hi, I'm Mark Prasuhn, president and general manager of WPBS-TV.

I want to welcome you to our 2024 "High School Holiday Concert."

This year, select choirs from five schools in Northern New York are here to share the joy of the Christmas season with you.

We hope you enjoy this year's concert, featuring the musical talent of students from our region.

We encourage you to continue to support local arts and music in our schools.

Best wishes of the season.

(bells chiming) ♪ 'Tis the time ♪ ♪ 'Tis the time of yuletide glee ♪ ♪ All the world should joyful be ♪ ♪ Let us sing right merrily ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la la ♪ ♪ Though the frost ♪ ♪ Though the frost may chill the ground ♪ ♪ And the snow lie all around ♪ ♪ Let your song most mirthful sound ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la la ♪ ♪ Be ye then cheery ♪ ♪ No man be dreary ♪ ♪ Let none be weary ♪ ♪ This day should joyful be ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la la ♪ ♪ 'Tis the time of yuletide glee ♪ ♪ Be ye then cheery ♪ ♪ No man be dreary ♪ ♪ Let none be weary ♪ ♪ This day should joyful be ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la la ♪ ♪ 'Tis the time of yuletide glee ♪ ♪ There are carols ♪ ♪ There are carols in the air ♪ ♪ Happy music everywhere ♪ ♪ Bidding all to banish care ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la la ♪ ♪ From the house ♪ ♪ From the houses all alight ♪ ♪ Shine the Christmas trees this night ♪ ♪ And the world is all aright ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la la ♪ ♪ Be ye then cheery ♪ ♪ No man be dreary ♪ ♪ Let none be weary ♪ ♪ This day should joyful be ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la la ♪ ♪ 'Tis the time of yuletide glee ♪ ♪ Be ye then cheery ♪ ♪ No man be dreary ♪ ♪ Let none be weary ♪ ♪ This day should joyful be ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la la ♪ ♪ 'Tis the time of yuletide glee ♪ (bells chiming) ("Cool Yule") ♪ From Coney Island to the Sunset Strip ♪ ♪ Somebody's gonna make a happy trip tonight ♪ ♪ When the moon is bright ♪ ♪ He's gonna have a bag of crazy toys ♪ ♪ To give the grownups and the girls and boys, so dig ♪ ♪ Santa comes on big ♪ ♪ He'll come a callin' when the snow's the most ♪ ♪ When all you cats are sleepin' warm as toast ♪ ♪ And you're gonna flip when Old St. Nick ♪ ♪ Plays a lick on a peppermint stick ♪ ♪ He'll come a flyin' from a higher place ♪ ♪ And fill the stockin's by the fireplace ♪ ♪ So you'll have a yule that's cool ♪ ♪ Do do do, do do do da ♪ ♪ Do do ba do do do do ba ♪ ♪ Da da, ba da da da da ♪ ♪ Do be do and do da da ♪ ♪ Do do do do, do do do da ♪ ♪ Do do ba do do do do ba ♪ ♪ Da da, ba da da da da ♪ ♪ Do be do and do da da, bow ♪ ♪ He'll come a callin' when the snow's the most ♪ ♪ When all you cats are sleepin' warm as toast ♪ ♪ And you're gonna flip when Old St. Nick ♪ ♪ Plays a lick on a peppermint stick ♪ ♪ He'll come a flyin' from a higher place ♪ ♪ And fill the stockin's by the fireplace ♪ ♪ So you'll have a yule that's cool, cool, cool yule ♪ ♪ You'll have a yule that is cool ♪ (bells chiming) ("Grown-Up Christmas List") ♪ Do you remember me, I sat upon your knee ♪ ♪ I wrote to you with childhood fantasies ♪ ♪ Well, I'm all grown up now ♪ ♪ And still need help somehow ♪ ♪ I'm not a child, but my heart still can dream ♪ ♪ So here's my lifelong wish ♪ ♪ My grown up Christmas list ♪ ♪ Not for myself, but for a world in need ♪ ♪ No more lives torn apart ♪ ♪ And wars will never start ♪ ♪ And time would heal all hearts ♪ ♪ Everyone would have a friend ♪ ♪ And right would always win ♪ ♪ And love would never end ♪ ♪ This is my grown-up Christmas list ♪ ♪ What is this illusion called ♪ ♪ The innocence of youth ♪ ♪ Maybe only in our blind belief can we ever find the truth ♪ (gentle music) ♪ No more lives torn apart ♪ ♪ And wars would never start ♪ ♪ And time would heal all hearts ♪ ♪ Everyone would have a friend ♪ ♪ And right would always win ♪ ♪ And love would never end ♪ ♪ This is my grown-up Christmas list ♪ ♪ This is my only lifelong wish ♪ ♪ This is my grown-up Christmas list ♪ ♪ Ah, ah, ah ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ (bells chiming) ("Journey to the Past") ♪ Heart, don't fail me now ♪ ♪ Courage, don't desert me ♪ ♪ Don't turn back now that we're here ♪ ♪ People always say life is full of choices ♪ ♪ No one ever mentions fear ♪ ♪ Or how the world can seem so vast ♪ ♪ On this journey to the past ♪ ♪ Somewhere down this road ♪ ♪ I know someone's waiting ♪ ♪ Years of dreams just can't be wrong ♪ ♪ Arms will open wide ♪ ♪ I'll be safe and wanted ♪ ♪ Finally home where I belong ♪ ♪ Well, starting now, I'm learning fast ♪ ♪ On this journey to the past ♪ ♪ Home, love, family ♪ ♪ There was once a time I must have had them too ♪ ♪ Home, love, family ♪ ♪ I will never be complete until I find you ♪ ♪ Find you ♪ ♪ One step at a time, one hope then another ♪ ♪ Who knows where this road may go ♪ ♪ Back to who I was on to find my future ♪ ♪ Things my heart still needs to know ♪ ♪ Yes, let this be a sign, let this road be mine ♪ ♪ Let it lead me to my past ♪ ♪ And bring me home ♪ ♪ Bring me home at last ♪ (bells chiming) ♪ Dun uh, chicka chick ♪ ♪ Ba da da, chicka chick ♪ ♪ Ba da da, chicka chick ♪ ♪ Ba da da ba do ♪ ♪ Dun uh, chicka chick ♪ ♪ Ba da da, chicka chick ♪ ♪ Ba da da, chicka chick ♪ ♪ Ba da da ba do ♪ ♪ Ba da chicka chick ♪ ♪ Hark, hear the bells ♪ ♪ Ba da da, chicka chick ♪ ♪ Bright silver bells ♪ ♪ Ba da da, chicka chick ♪ ♪ Now echoing ♪ ♪ Ba da, da ba da ♪ ♪ Good news they bring ♪ ♪ Ding ♪ ♪ Be of good cheer ♪ ♪ Dong ♪ ♪ Christmas is here ♪ ♪ Ding ♪ ♪ Now all is well ♪ ♪ Dong, ding, dong ♪ ♪ Sing we noel ♪ ♪ Ding ♪ ♪ Loudly they ring ♪ ♪ Dong ♪ ♪ Each answering ♪ ♪ Ding ♪ ♪ Filling the air ♪ ♪ Dong, ding, dong ♪ ♪ Loudly declare ♪ ♪ This is the year peace will appear ♪ ♪ Hatred will cease, love will increase ♪ ♪ Ba da da ♪ ♪ Song so sincere ♪ ♪ Ba da da da ♪ ♪ Message so clear ♪ ♪ Ba da da da ♪ ♪ Hearts drawing near ♪ ♪ Ba da da da da ♪ ♪ No need to fear ♪ ♪ Love is agreeing, love is revealing ♪ ♪ Love is our being, we all are one ♪ ♪ Christmas bells ♪ ♪ Christmas bells ring love's a treasure ♪ ♪ So we sing this song ♪ ♪ So we sing in merry measure ♪ ♪ Ding ♪ ♪ Spreading the word ♪ ♪ Dong ♪ ♪ Let it be heard ♪ ♪ Ding ♪ ♪ Each bell a part ♪ ♪ Dong ♪ ♪ Of loving hearts ♪ ♪ Ding ♪ ♪ Hark, hear the bells ♪ ♪ Bright silver bells ♪ ♪ Now echoing, good news they bring ♪ ♪ Do, da da, chicka chick ♪ ♪ Be of good cheer ♪ ♪ Ba da da, chicka chick ♪ ♪ Christmas is here ♪ ♪ Ba da da, chicka chick ♪ ♪ Now all is well ♪ ♪ Ba da da, da ba da ♪ ♪ Sing we noel ♪ ♪ Da ba, chicka chick ♪ ♪ Loudly they ring ♪ ♪ Ba da da, chicka chick ♪ ♪ Each answering ♪ ♪ Ba da da, chicka chick ♪ ♪ Filling the air ♪ ♪ Ba da, da ba da ♪ ♪ Loudly declare ♪ ♪ This is the year peace will appear ♪ ♪ Hatred will cease, love will increase ♪ ♪ Ba da da ♪ ♪ Song so sincere ♪ ♪ Ba da da da ♪ ♪ Message so clear ♪ ♪ Bad da da da ♪ ♪ Hearts drawing near ♪ ♪ Ba da da da ♪ ♪ No need to fear ♪ ♪ Love is agreeing, love is revealing ♪ ♪ Love is our being, we all are one ♪ ♪ Christmas bells ♪ ♪ Christmas bells bring love's a treasure ♪ ♪ So we sing ♪ ♪ So we sing in merry measure ♪ ♪ Spreading the word, let it be heard ♪ ♪ Each bell a part of loving hearts ♪ ♪ Hark, hear the bells ♪ ♪ Ding ♪ ♪ Bright silver bells ♪ ♪ Dong ♪ ♪ Now echoing ♪ ♪ Ding ♪ ♪ Good news they bring ♪ ♪ Dong ♪ ♪ Ding dong ♪ ♪ Ding dong ♪ (bells chiming) ♪ Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ♪ ♪ I saw three ships come sailing in ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ I saw three ships come sailing in ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day in the morning ♪ ♪ And what was in those ships all three ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ And what was in those ships all three ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day in the morning ♪ (flute chiming) ♪ Our Savior Christ and his lady ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ Our Savior Christ and his lady ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day in the morning ♪ (flute chiming) ♪ Pray whither sailed those ships all three ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ Pray whither sailed those ships all three ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day in the morning ♪ ♪ Oh, they sailed into Bethlehem ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ Oh, they sailed into Bethlehem ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day in the morning ♪ ♪ And all the bells on Earth shall ring ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ And all the bells on Earth shall ring ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day in the morning ♪ ♪ And all the angels in heaven shall sing ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ And all the angels in heaven shall sing ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day in the morning ♪ ♪ And all the souls on Earth shall sing ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ And all the souls on Earth shall sing ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day in the morning ♪ (flute chiming) ♪ Then let us all rejoice a-main ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day ♪ (flute chiming) ♪ Then let us all rejoice a-main ♪ ♪ On Christmas Day in the morning ♪ ♪ The morning ♪ ♪ Ba ba ba bum ♪ (bells chiming) ("I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day") ♪ I heard the bells on Christmas Day ♪ ♪ Their old familiar carols play ♪ ♪ And mild and sweet their songs repeat ♪ ♪ Of peace on Earth, good will to men ♪ ♪ And the bells are ringing ♪ ♪ Peace on Earth ♪ ♪ Like a choir they're singing ♪ ♪ Peace on Earth ♪ ♪ And in my heart I hear them ♪ ♪ Peace ♪ ♪ Peace on Earth ♪ ♪ Good will to men ♪ ♪ And in despair I bowed my head ♪ ♪ Ah, ah ♪ ♪ There is no peace on Earth I said ♪ ♪ Ah ah ♪ ♪ For hate is strong and mocks the song ♪ ♪ Ah ah ♪ ♪ Of peace on Earth, good will to men ♪ ♪ Good will to men ♪ ♪ But the bells are ringing ♪ ♪ Peace on Earth ♪ ♪ Like a choir, they're singing ♪ ♪ Peace on Earth ♪ ♪ Does anybody hear them ♪ ♪ Peace ♪ ♪ Peace on Earth ♪ ♪ Good will to men ♪ ♪ Then rang the bells more loud and deep ♪ ♪ God is not dead, nor does he sleep ♪ ♪ Peace on Earth, Peace on Earth ♪ ♪ The wrong shall fail, the right prevail ♪ ♪ With peace on Earth, good will to men ♪ ♪ Then ringing, singing on its way ♪ ♪ The world revolved from night to day ♪ ♪ A voice, a chime, a chant sublime ♪ ♪ Of peace on Earth, good will to men ♪ ♪ And the bells are ringing ♪ ♪ Peace on Earth ♪ ♪ Like a choir they're singing ♪ ♪ Peace on Earth ♪ ♪ And our hearts will hear them ♪ ♪ Peace ♪ ♪ Peace on Earth ♪ ♪ Good will to men ♪ ♪ Do you hear the bells, they're ringing ♪ ♪ Peace on Earth ♪ ♪ Like the angels singing ♪ ♪ Peace on Earth ♪ ♪ Open up your hearts and hear them ♪ ♪ Peace ♪ ♪ Peace on Earth ♪ ♪ Good will to men ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Peace on Earth ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Peace on Earth ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Peace on Earth ♪ ♪ Good will to men ♪ (bells chiming) ♪ Fa la la la la, fa la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, fa la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, fa la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, fa la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, fa la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, fa la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, fa la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la, fa la la la la ♪ ♪ Deck the halls with boughs of holly ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, fa la la la ♪ ♪ 'Tis the season to be jolly ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, fa la la la ♪ ♪ Don we now our gay apparel ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, fa la la la ♪ ♪ Join the ancient yuletide carol ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, fa la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la, fa la la la la ♪ ♪ Darling dear, with your permission ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, fa la la la ♪ ♪ Join me in this fine tradition ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, fa la la la ♪ ♪ Mistletoe is hanging over us ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, fa la la la ♪ ♪ Kiss me quick, then join the chorus ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la, la la la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, fa la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, fa la la la la ♪ ♪ Fast away the old year passes ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, fa la la la ♪ ♪ Hail the new, ye lads and lasses ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, fa la la la ♪ ♪ Sing we joyous all together ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la, fa la la la ♪ ♪ Heedless of the wind and weather ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la la ♪ ♪ Fa la la la ♪ (bells chiming) ("The First Noel") ♪ The first noel ♪ ♪ The angels did say ♪ ♪ Was to certain poor shepherds in fields where they lay ♪ ♪ In fields where they ♪ ♪ Lay keeping their sheep ♪ ♪ On a cold winter's night that was so deep ♪ ♪ Noel, Noel ♪ ♪ Noel, Noel ♪ ♪ Born is the King of Israel ♪ ♪ They looked it up ♪ ♪ They looked it up ♪ ♪ And saw a star ♪ ♪ And saw a star ♪ ♪ Shining in the east beyond them far ♪ ♪ And to the Earth ♪ ♪ And to the Earth ♪ ♪ It gave a great light ♪ ♪ Gave a great light ♪ ♪ And so it continued ♪ ♪ By day and by night ♪ ♪ Noel, Noel ♪ ♪ Noel, Noel ♪ ♪ Noel, noel ♪ ♪ Noel, noel ♪ ♪ Born is the King of Israel ♪ ♪ Noel, Noel ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Noel, noel ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ The angels sang noel ♪ ♪ The angels sang ♪ ♪ The angels sang noel ♪ ♪ The angels sang ♪ ♪ The angels sang ♪ ♪ Noel ♪ ♪ The angels sang ♪ ♪ Noel ♪ ♪ The angels sang ♪ ♪ Noel, noel, noel ♪ ♪ Noel ♪ ♪ Then let us all ♪ ♪ Let us all ♪ ♪ With one accord, one accord ♪ ♪ With one accord ♪ ♪ Sing praises ♪ ♪ To our heavenly Lord ♪ ♪ Sing praise to our Lord ♪ ♪ To our Lord, to our Lord ♪ ♪ That hath made heaven ♪ ♪ And Earth of nought ♪ ♪ And Earth of nought ♪ ♪ And to his Earth ♪ ♪ Mankind ♪ ♪ Hath bought ♪ ♪ Bought by his blood ♪ ♪ Noel, Noel ♪ ♪ Noel, Noel ♪ ♪ Noel, Noel ♪ ♪ Noel, noel ♪ ♪ Born is the King ♪ ♪ Born is the King ♪ ♪ Born is the King of Israel ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ (bells chiming) ("Counting Down to Christmas") ♪ Goodbye, November, Thanksgiving's gone ♪ ♪ Now every house you pass ♪ ♪ Has a plastic reindeer on its lawn ♪ ♪ The season's starting, I'll give you proof ♪ ♪ The neighbors bought ♪ ♪ A nine-foot dancing Santa for their roof ♪ ♪ This year, who wants another wool cap ♪ ♪ This year, I want a gift I want to unwrap ♪ ♪ And I'm running out of time ♪ ♪ 'Cause it's almost nearly getting close ♪ ♪ To counting down to Christmas ♪ ♪ It's almost time to see ♪ ♪ The tree light up the town for Christmas ♪ ♪ It's 34,058 minutes away ♪ ♪ It's almost nearly getting close to counting down ♪ ♪ To Christmas Day ♪ ♪ Take out the tinsel, break out the gloves ♪ ♪ We're getting closer to the holiday that everybody loves ♪ ♪ If you look closely, and you believe ♪ ♪ You might see Santa ♪ ♪ Soaring through the sky on Christmas Eve ♪ ♪ This year, don't want a book I won't read ♪ ♪ This year, I know the thing that I need ♪ ♪ And I'm running out of time ♪ ♪ It's almost nearly getting close ♪ ♪ To counting down to Christmas ♪ ♪ It's almost time to see ♪ ♪ The tree light up the town for Christmas ♪ ♪ It's 34,053 minutes away ♪ ♪ Away, away ♪ ♪ It's almost nearly getting close ♪ ♪ To counting down to Christmas Day ♪ ♪ Christmas Day ♪ ♪ This year, I want a shiny red bike ♪ ♪ I want a model toy plane ♪ ♪ How 'bout a Lionel train ♪ ♪ I want it this year ♪ ♪ I hope that Santa will hear ♪ ♪ Santa hears ♪ ♪ This year on Christmas ♪ ♪ Counting down Christmas ♪ ♪ And I'm ♪ ♪ Running out of time ♪ ♪ This Christmas ♪ ♪ This Christmas ♪ ♪ This Christmas ♪ ♪ There's only 24 days ♪ ♪ This Christmas, this Christmas ♪ ♪ 'Til Christmas Day ♪ ♪ It's almost nearly getting close ♪ ♪ To counting down to Christmas ♪ ♪ It's almost time to see ♪ ♪ The tree light up the town for Christmas ♪ ♪ It's 34,048 minutes away ♪ ♪ Almost nearly getting close ♪ ♪ To counting down to Christmas Day ♪ ♪ Almost Christmas, nearly Christmas ♪ ♪ Almost Christmas ♪ ♪ Nearly getting close to ♪ ♪ Day ♪ (gentle holiday music) (gentle music)