The Tabernacle Choir Hits No. 1 on Billboard Charts for 15th Time

The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square

SALT LAKE CITY – The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square hit the coveted #1 spot on the Billboard’s Classical Traditional chart the week of November 27th with their newest album “Christmas Best.” This is the 15th time the Choir has received the top honor for one of its recordings.

The commemorative Christmas album is a compilation of favorites from the past fifteen years of Christmas concerts. The album showcases the Choir and Orchestra in a festive one-hour collection.

Choir President Michael O. Leavitt hopes that the Christmas songs on the album will touch hearts and homes everywhere. He said, “The Choir’s mission, especially at Christmas, is to help people feel closer to the divine and to help them sense the great love God has for all his children.”

The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, conducted by Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy, is a 360-member choir that has performed through the world at acclaimed concert halls, on television and radio broadcasts, and through a growing digital presence. The Orchestra at Temple Square is a 150-member, all-volunteer symphony orchestra organized in 1999 to accompany the Choir.

Wilberg, the choir’s music director explained how they selected music that is both inspirational, time-honored, and faith-promoting. He said, “If there is anything the Choir is known for it is the tradition of bringing the joy of Christmas music to its listeners. We are pleased at the response the recording is already receiving.”

“Christmas Best” is available for streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, You Tube, Pandora, Amazon Music and for purchase at Deseret Book and DeseretBook.com.


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2 Comments

  • Ned Daines December 8, 2021 at 9:12 am Reply

    Didn’t they used to be known as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir?

  • Shelly December 10, 2021 at 11:21 am Reply

    Yes, it was known as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, however a few years ago President Nelson asked that we discontinue the use of the nickname Mormon and instead, use the correct name of the church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. There should be no confusion about the origins of the church. It is the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ – just like He established it when He was on the Earth. The choir is now known as the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.

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