so we kick off tonight with sting, accompanied by the terrific chris botti on trumpet. brass carol, gabriel's message, and the setting, the cathedral church of st. john, the divine, in manhattan. ♪ ♪ down from heaven came. his wings have drifted show ♪ ♪ most highly favored lady gloria ♪ ♪ ♪ most highly favored lady gloria ♪ ♪ gloria ♪ ♪ she meekly bobbed her head to meet me as it pleases god ♪ ♪ she said my source shall magnify most highly favored lady ♪ ♪ gloria ♪ gloria ♪ the angel gabriel from heaven came his wings drift as slow ♪ ♪ all hail say ye the lord most highly favored lady ♪ ♪ gloria ♪ gloria >> we go now from hymn to american classic. white christmas has had many incarnations, but you'll be hard pressed to find a better one than this one. andrea bocelli's unmatched voice. the famous composer, david foster on piano, and the man who wrote it, irving berlin. it's from his new album, my christmas. here now is "white christmas." ♪ i'm dreaming of a white christmas just like the ones i used to know ♪ ♪ where the tree tops glisten and children listen to hear slei