| 1 | DONA NOBIS PACEM (Give Us Peace) - Yo-Yo Ma, cello |
| 2 | YOU COULDN'T BE CUTER - Diana Krall, piano and vocals John Clayton, bass |
| 3 | JOY TO THE WORLD - Dave Brubeck, piano and Matt Brubeck, cello Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet |
| 4 | HERE COMES THE SUN - James Taylor guitar and vocals |
| 5 | Improvisation on DONA NOBIS PACEM (Give Us Peace) - Edgar Meyer, bass Chris Thile, mandolin |
| 6 | THE WASSAIL SONG /ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT - Edgar Meyer, bass Chris Thile, mandolin |
| 7 | A CHRISTMAS JIG / MOUTH OF THE TOBIQUE REEL - Natalie MacMaster, fiddle |
| 8 | THE WEXFORD CAROL - Alison Krauss, vocals |
| 9 | PANXOLIÑA: A GALICIAN CAROL - Cristina Pato, bagpipes |
| 10 | Improvisation on DONA NOBIS PACEM (Give Us Peace) - Sérgio Assad & Odair Assad, guitar |
| 11 | VASSOURINHAS - Sérgio Assad & Odair Assad, guitar |
| 12 | Improvisation on DONA NOBIS PACEM (Give Us Peace) - Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet Alon Yavnai, piano |
| 13 | INVITACIÓN AL DANZÓN - Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet Alon Yavnai, piano |
| 14 | MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE - Joshua Redman, tenor sax |
| 15 | FAMILIA - The Assad Familyy |
| 16 | CONCORDIA - Dave Brubeck, piano Matt Brubeck, cello |
| 17 | MY FAVORITE THINGS - Chris Botti, trumpet |
| 18 | TOUCH THE HAND OF LOVE - Renée Fleming, soprano Edgar Meyer, bass Chris Thile, mandolin |
| 19 | KUAI LE - Wu Tong, sheng and vocals The Silk Road Ensemble |
| 20 | THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE - Amelia Zirin-Brown, vocals |
| 21 | HAPPY XMAS (War is Over) - Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele |
| 22 | DONA NOBIS PACEM (Give Us Peace) /AULD LANG SYNE - Chris Botti, trumpet |
Imagine a party, a musical party inspired by the holiday season. A party that celebrates the universal hopes, dreams and joy animating seasonal festivals the world over - Christmas, Hanukkah, Eid al-Adha, Kwanzaa, Yule and New Year's Day. That is what brought Yo-Yo Ma together with a remarkable group of friends - some old, some new - to create SONGS OF JOY & PEACE. It is Yo-Yo's hope that everyone who listens to this album will hear a song familiar, comfortable and beloved to them as well as discover and fall in love with music that is brand new.
