For mezzo-soprano & string orchestra. First printing. Contents: The Night is Freezing Fast (A.E. Housman); The Car Ride to Christmas (Frederica von Stade); Good King Merrily On High (traditional); I Wonder As I Wander (John Jacob Niles); The Road to Bethlehem (Emily Dickinson); And Then the Setting Sun (Frederica von Stade and Christmas Time of Year (Jake Heggie). Orchestral parts are available on rental from the publisher. Recorded on Pentatone December Celebration. Duration: ca. 15'. Full score, 48 p. Piano/vocal score, 40 p.