6th grade members of the Barton Hills Choir perform the holiday classic Winter Wonderland with Austin singer-songwriter Sara Hickman at the choir’s Dec. 19th holiday CD release concert. The video was recorded by Adrienne Perlman and produced by Gavin Tabone. The choir is accompanied by Gavin Tabone on piano, Aaron Dembe on guitar, Jake Perlman on drums, Jason Nunnenkamp on bass, and Tom Treanor on Sleigh Bells.
6th grade members of the Barton Hills Choir perform the holiday classic Frosty The Snowman at their Dec. 19th holiday CD release concert. The video was recorded by Adrienne Perlman and produced by Gavin Tabone. The choir is accompanied by Gavin Tabone on piano, Aaron Dembe on guitar, Jake Perlman on drums, Jason Nunnenkamp on bass, and Tom Treanor on Sleigh Bells.
On the evening of December 19th the Barton Hills Choir sixth graders made their second appearance of the day at a CD Release party held at Barton Hills Elementary. Fresh from recording a show at KUT to air on Wednesday, December 21 at 2 PM, the sixth graders performed holiday favorites, inviting all the younger choir members onstage for the final songs.
Pictures below were taken by Director Gavin Tabone. Click to enlarge.
On December 19, 2011, sixth-grade members of the Barton Hills Choir visited KUT’s Studio 1A to record a set of holiday favorites for Music With Jay Trachtenberg. The performance, hosted by Jay Trachtenberg, was broadcast on KUT on December 21 at 2 PM and featured Austin singer-songwriter Sara Hickman as a guest vocalist.
Musicians for the performance included:
0:00 — Introduction by Jay Trachtenberg
0:24 — “Sleigh Ride”
2:36 — “Winter Wonderland” — featuring Sara Hickman
4:47 — Jay Trachtenberg talks with Gavin Tabone about the choir’s preparations and upcoming performances, its collaboration with Sara Hickman, and the choir’s CD
6:24 — “Silver Bells” — featuring Sara Hickman
9:03 — “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” — featuring Sara Hickman
11:31 — “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” — featuring Sara Hickman
14:47 — Gavin Tabone introduces the musicians and talks with Jay Trachtenberg about the choir’s recent performances
16:32 — “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” — featuring Sara Hickman
18:57 — “Jingle Bell Rock” — featuring Sara Hickman
21:05 — Closing thanks to Cliff Hargrove and Jay Trachtenberg and holiday wishes
The original KUT audio for this program disappeared from the web over the years, but in September 2026, Todd Callahan of KUTX located the December 21, 2011 recording in the station’s archives and generously provided Barton Hills Choir with a copy and permission to make it available here as part of the choir’s historical archive.
These photos from the December 19 recording session in KUT’s Studio 1A were taken by Kathy Carr. Click to enlarge.
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