Glad Christmas Tidings: Live in Concert [DVD] with David Archuleta, Michael York Click here to purchase DVD version (standard definition) from DeseretBook.com Click here to purchase Blu-ray version from DeseretBook.com During December 2010, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square, and Bells on Temple Square were joined by singing sensation David Archuleta and world-renowned actor Michael York in a series of concerts that gloried in the old-time pioneer Christmases of centuries past. Continue reading...

Guest Artists

David Archuleta
Born David James Archuleta on December 28, 1990, in Miami, Florida, David was exposed to diverse music genres growing up in Utah, from Latin music on his mother’s side to jazz music from his father’s collection. He was particularly fond of and inspired by gospel, pop, R&B and “soulful” music, as well as Broadway musicals.

“For me, Christmas music has always been such a big time in my life,” David recounts. 2010 saw him singing with the prestigious Mormon Tabernacle Choir at their Christmas extravaganza, which earned him rave reviews.

David supports numerous charities such as Rising Star Outreach, Invisible Children, Children’s Miracle Network and Stand Up To Cancer. In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, he delved into his Latino roots by lending his voice to the recording of Somos El Mundo, a Spanish version of We Are The World.

Feeling a greater sense of purpose is nothing new to this singer, who overcame vocal cord paralysis that afflicted him at age 13 while competing on CBS’s Star Search. The trying experience was chronicled in David’s 2010 New York Times best-selling autobiography Chords of Strength: A Memoir of Soul, Song, And The Power of Perseverance and resonates in the overall message of The Other Side of Down.

For more information, visit the official David Archuleta web site.

Michael York
With an impressive body of work over the past 46 years on screen, stage, television, and with audio recording, Michael York retains the enthusiasm for the actor’s life he first experienced growing up in England. Joining the National Youth Theatre, he played Shakespeare in London and Europe, going on to perform extensively at Oxford University and graduating with an MA in English.

York’s more than 60 other screen credits include memorable roles in such films as Joseph Losey’s Accident, Bob Fosse’s Cabaret with Liza Minnelli, Something for Everyone with Angela Lansbury, the all-star Murder on the Orient Express, The Last Remake of Beau Geste, as d’Artagnan in The Three Musketeers, the title role in Logan’s Run, and opposite Burt Lancaster in The Island of Dr. Moreau. He even played himself in Billy Wilder’s Fedora. He was in all three Austin Powers movies and in both Omega Code films. His most recent films are The Mill and the Cross with Rutger Hauer and Charlotte Rampling, which will have its premiere in the Louvre Museum in February 2011, and The Justice of Wolves which premiered in Russia in October 2010.

In early 2010 he performed the Walton/Shakespeare Henry V again, this time with Sir Neville Marriner and the Nashville and Detroit Symphonies. At the end of the year, he was the narrator in the Christmas Concert with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and David Archuleta, to be broadcast on P.B.S. in December 2011.

For more information visit the official Michael York web site.

he Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra on Temple Square unite with award-winning pop sensation David Archuleta and Grammy award nominee Michael York for an energetic Christmas celebration of magnificent proportion. Recorded in front of live audiences totaling over 80,000 in the Conference Center at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, this spectacular event combines elegant dancing, masterful musical performances, and dignified storytelling. Complete with Yuletide favorites like "Silent Night" and "Joy to the World," this memorable performance also includes unique music like "Los pastores a belen," sung by David Archuleta entirely in Spanish. Michael York's touching tale about the humble beginnings of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, together with moving organ, choir, and orchestra performances make this production an invaluable treasure. Take home this live holiday celebration today and enjoy it for many Christmases to come.

Bonus Features
Go with us to the Conference Center soundstage and hear David Archuleta and Michael York describe their unique experiences in performing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square.

Backstage with David Archuleta
Backstage with Michael York