Academy Holiday Concert
Leamy Concert Hall
U.S. Coast Guard Academy

December 17, 2023
2:00pm
(pre-concert talk at 1:00PM with CWO Spenner)

The United States Coast Guard Band presents its annual holiday concert! Join us for a festive and
heart-warming concert of seasonal favorites under the baton of Chief Warrant Officer Jeffrey
Spenner, who also leads a pre-concert talk beginning at 1:00 p.m.

The program opens with Tchaikovsky’s “Dance of the Jesters” from The Snow Maiden, followed by
Styne's “Christmas Waltz” and Gorb’s “Yiddish Dances.” A series of beloved Christmas tunes
follows, including “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” featuring Musician First Class Reneé
McGee on trumpet. Soprano Musician First Class Allison Landstedt sings “Let it Snow” and “I’ll Be
Home for Christmas,” and the concert closes with everyone’s favorite festive winter classic, Leroy
Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride.”