Yo-Yo Ma boosts Christmas Revels

 Well, no, he's not performing, although if he's in town, you might well see him there, singing along. The great cellist is particularly fond, apparently, of the moment when the Revels audience joins in singing the round "Dona Nobis Pacem" (Give Us Peace). He has a new holiday album, "Yo-Yo Ma and Friends: Songs of Joy & Peace" (SonyBMG), and it includes four different versions of "Dona Nobis Pacem" with various guests.

The relevant liner notes from Ma's CD: "One of my favorite holiday memories, which I wanted to recreate at the recording sessions, is the joyful feeling evoked by singing together. Every year my extended family and I attend The Christmas Revels, a community celebration of the winter solstice that includes traditional music, dance, drama and rituals drawn from the world´s cultures. During the performance, the audience joins in singing the three-part canon Dona Nobis Pacem...For a short time, parents, grandparents, children, actors, dancers and musicians become one, recreating a ritual that is contemplative and transcendent."

Ma, who lives in Cambridge, has also been talking up that Revels moment in interviews about the album, like this one. And so the Revels has uploaded a 2006 performance of the round for iTunes purchase here. Word is it will be featured later this month on a Celebrity Playlist chosen by Ma. With the dismal economy hurting ticket sales for the Revels (and just about every other cultural event out there), this kind of publicity can't hurt.

The 38th annual Christmas Revels run Dec. 12-14, 18-22 and 27-30 at Sanders Theater in Cambridge. This year's show, "Church Meets tavern," is loosely based on the setting of Hardy's "Under the Greenwood Tree." England's Mellstock Band, leads this year's 80-member ensemble. Tickets, $25-$52 for adults, can be had at revels.org, at 617-496-2222, at the Harvard box office or by mail with a form downloaded from revels.org.

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