Caption
Boys of St. Joseph's Oratory choir-school sing the praises of Christ's birth. Choir is considered by experts to be foremost in Canada, the result of careful research by the director, Father Brault, and strict training all year round.
Date
January 1, 1963
Accession Number
NFB63-620
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
CMCP collection
Credit Line
© National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Image not available
Caption
Director and founder of the choir, Father Léandre Brault, C.S.C., conducts rehearsal.
Date
January 1, 1963
Accession Number
NFB63-613
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
CMCP collection
Credit Line
© National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Caption
Choir boys Daniel and Jacques have fun in the snow during recreation period.
Date
January 1, 1963
Accession Number
NFB63-562
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
CMCP collection
Credit Line
© National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Caption
Young choir members play games in Christmas-tree decorated recreation room.
Date
January 1, 1963
Accession Number
NFB63-596
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
CMCP collection
Credit Line
© National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Caption
In recreation room Jean, Daniel, Michel and Richard race miniature cars. Boys' ages range from 9 to 16 years.
Date
January 1, 1963
Accession Number
NFB63-590
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
CMCP collection
Credit Line
© National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Caption
Christmas is ushered in at the choir-school manor by clear-voiced members of les Petits Chanteurs.
Date
January 1, 1963
Accession Number
NFB63-586
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
CMCP collection
Credit Line
© National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Photostory #353: Les Petits Chanteurs Herald Festive Season: Carols for Christmas
Photographers
Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
December 17, 1963
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
As Christmas comes once more to Canada, choirs from coast to coast will sing out joyfully. In isolated fishing villages overlooking leaden-grey Atlantic rollers, in prairie chapels where pure-white snows reflect dazzling winter sunshine, in hamlets nestled among the mountains and along the balmy Pacific shore, their voices will be raised on high. In Montreal this Christmas, the boys of St. Joseph's Oratory choir-school will again sing carol and song in praise of the glory and wonderment that took place 2,000 years ago in a Bethlehem innkeeper's stable. The boys, chosen for their combined scholastic and musical ability, spend 20 hours a week in normal studies and 10 hours learning the intricacies of liturgical chant. Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal are heard by radio audiences of 250,000 who hear Sunday-high mass from the Oratory, are enjoyed by many attending numerous other ceremonies at the Mount Royal Shrine.
