The New Standards Holiday Show made seasonal music magic once again. The fun-loving trio of Chan Poling, Steve Roehm, and John Munson led an all-star revue at the State Theatre in Minneapolis on Friday, Dec. 6, and Saturday, Dec. 7.

Setlist (special guest Lucinda Williams Saturday only)

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ACT I

HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS

Featuring: Stephen Kung on Trumpet

Saxophone player Max Ray sits to consume a hard-boiled egg

GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN    

BIG BAND, Tap dancers, KRAMPUS, RUPERT

YOU’RE A MEAN ONE, MR GRINCH (Dr. Suess/Albert Hague)

Vocals: Poling, Munson, Aby Wolf, Dave Salmela, Janey Winterbauer

AIR (The Owls)

The Owls (Maria May, Allison LaBonne, and Brian Tighe)

Featuring: Poling on piano; John Fields & Chris Koza on electric guitars

DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY from The Nutcracker (Peter llyitch Tchaikovsky)

Harp duo:  Phala & Larcom

Ballerina: Sophia Rasmussen

A BLESSING (Poem by James Wright)

Reader: TIM FRANTZICH

AMERICA (Simon & Garfunkel)

The New Standards with guest vocals: Janey Winterbauer & Chris Koza

Drummer Ken Chastain nailed the original Hal Blaine drums of the Simon & Garfunkel record!

TAINTED LOVE (Ed Cobb; Gloria Jones version)     

Vocals: Ashley DuBose

The New Standards Big Band with three backup dancers

MALL OF AMERICA (Jeremy Messersmith)

Vocals: Jeremy Messersmith

Featuring Santa, dancing trees, mall walkers

WHITE ROOM BELLS (mash-up of Mykola Leontovych’s “Carol of the Bells” and Cream’s “White Room”)

Vocals: Dessa

The New Standards Big Band

WHERE THE SONG WILL FIND ME (Lucinda Williams/Tom Overby/Travis Stephens)

Vocals: Lucinda Williams (Saturday evening performance)

Guitar: Chris Koza

CAN'T LET GO (Randy Weeks)  

Vocals: Lucinda Williams (Saturday evening performance)

Guitar: John Fields

ACT II

WHAT'S NEW, PUSSYCAT? (Burt Bacharach/Hal David; Tom Jones version) 

Lead vocals: Munson

The New Standards Big Band

Bass: John Fields; accordion: Dave Salmela

LOVE (John Lennon)

Vocals: Brian Tighe

Featuring: Laurels String Quartet; piano: Poling

YES WE CAN CAN (Allen Toussaint; Pointer Sisters arrangement)   

Vocals: Ashley DuBose, Aby Wolf

TOUCH OF GREY (Jerry Garcia/Robert Hunter/Grateful Dead)

Vocals: Chris Koza

SILENT NIGHT 

Vocals: Aby Wolf, The New Standards Big Band

SNOW DAYS (Matt Wilson/Trip Shakespeare)

Vocals: Munson with The New Standards Big Band

Snow falls over the stage and winter begins

BEST OF MY LOVE (Maurice White/Al McKay; The Emotions version)

Disco ball drops down

Vocals: Ashley DuBose, Aby Wolf

The New Standards Big Band

Dancing Christmas trees, tap dancers

1999 (Prince)

Vocals: Aby Wolf, Poling, Munson

The New Standards Big Band with Bobby Z. on drums

Krampus intro of "Don't worry, I wont hurt u. I only want u 2 have some fun." from Prince 1999

ENCORE 

CHRISTMAS TIME NEXT YEAR  (Chan Poling)    

The New Standards Big Band

Begins more subdued than usual, but then explodes into full showbiz finale.