Watch video of the 2007 Christmas Revels.

See photos of the 2007 Christmas Revels.

Listen to audio samples:
Nevijska Koleda (Croatia)

Niska Banja (Serbia)

Rachenitsa--featuring the gadulka (Bulgaria, Thrace region)

Zamuchi se Bozha majka (Bulgaria)

The 37th annual Christmas Revels explored the exotic region known as the Balkans, where we celebrated the season with beautiful singing, spectacular dancing and many colorful folk traditions from Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Bosnia.

This year's production featured a talented ensemble of more than 80 performers. Joining the Revels Chorus of adults and children were Boston's celebrated world music ensemble, Libana; Bulgarian dancer and choreographer Petar Petrov, performing with the young Balkan dance ensemble Mladost; gaida (bagpipe) player Patrick Yacono, musician extraordinaire David Coffin, and old friends the Pinewoods Morris Men and Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble. Debra Wise joined us again as Narrator.

Download the Christmas Revels program book
(includes translations of songs and the text of the poem "Advice from a Tree"

photos by Roger Ide