Editing Tabernacle Choir (section)

==Awards and inductions==
The choir has a number of awards, including the [[National Medal of Arts]] (2003),<ref>{{cite web |url= https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2003/11/20031112-5.html |title=National Medal of Arts Recipients for 2003 |access-date= 14 January 2009 |date= 2002-11-12 |publisher= [[The White House]] }}</ref> a [[Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus]] (1960), and four [[Emmy Awards]] (1987, 2013, 2014).<ref name="Frequently"/><ref name=churchofjesuschrist.org>{{cite web|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/byu-broadcasting-tabernacle-choir-awarded-emmys?lang=eng |title=BYU Broadcasting, Tabernacle Choir Awarded Emmys – Church News and Events |publisher=churchofjesuschrist.org |date=2013-11-23 |access-date=2013-11-30}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/articles/press-release/2014-emmy?lang%3Deng |title=Mormon Tabernacle Choir and BYU Broadcasting Win Emmys at the 2014 Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards |access-date=2014-10-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028015404/http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/articles/press-release/2014-emmy?lang=eng |archive-date=2014-10-28 }}</ref> The choir is also an inductee to the [[American Classical Music Hall of Fame]] (2015) and the [[NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame|National Association of Broadcasters Broadcasting Hall of Fame]] (2004).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2015/2/27/20559586/mormon-tabernacle-choir-inducted-into-the-american-classical-music-hall-of-fame/|title=Mormon Tabernacle Choir inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame|first=Trent|last=Toone|date=27 February 2015|work=[[Deseret News]]|access-date=13 September 2016}}</ref> The 320-person choir is the largest act to chart on the [[Billboard Hot 100]]—their version of "[[Battle Hymn of the Republic|The Battle Hymn of the Republic]]" reached No. 13 in 1959.<ref name="americanmusicpreservation.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.americanmusicpreservation.com/BattleHymnoftheRepublic.htm |title=Battle Hymn of the Republic and John Brown Song |date=2014-01-23 |website=americanmusicpreservation.com |publisher=PineTree Multimedia Productions |access-date=2014-03-17}}</ref>

===Other awards===
'''1944'''
* [[List of Peabody Award winners (1940-1949)#1943|Peabody Award]] — ''Music and the Spoken Word'' for Outstanding Entertainment in Music

'''1961'''
* [[List of Peabody Award winners (1960-1969)#1961|Peabody Award]] — ''Music and the Spoken Word'' — "Let Freedom Ring"<ref name="Wakley">{{cite news |last1=Wakley |first1=Ralph |date=1987-02-12 |title=Mormon Tabernacle Choir Plans 3000th Broadcast |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BxAhAAAAIBAJ&dq=mormon%20tabernacle%20choir%20peabody%20award&pg=2147%2C2521067 |newspaper=[[The Daily Gazette|The Schenectady Gazette]] |volume=93 |issue=116 |location=Schenectady, NY |publisher=Daily Gazette Co |agency=[[United Press International|UPI]] |page=6 |issn=1050-0340 |oclc=20836106 |access-date=2014-03-17}}</ref><ref name="1961 Peabody Award 2">{{cite web |url=http://peabodyawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/PeabodyWinnersBook2013.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225805/http://peabodyawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/PeabodyWinnersBook2013.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-02 |url-status=live |title=George Foster Peabody Award Winners |last=Williams |first=Danna |date=2013-07-12 |website=peabodyawards.com |publisher=[[Peabody Award|George Foster Peabody Awards]] |location=Athens, GA |page=23 |access-date=2014-03-17}}</ref>

'''1981'''
* [[Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge|Freedoms Foundation]]'s George Washington Award — ''Music and the Spoken Word'' — Fourth of July Broadcast

'''1988'''
* [[Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge|Freedoms Foundation]]'s George Washington Award<ref>[https://www.thechurchnews.com/archive/1988-11-26/choir-honored-for-love-of-god-country-286 "Choir honored for love of God, country"], ''[[Church News]]'', 1988-11-26.</ref>

'''2003'''
* International Radio and Television Society Foundation's Special Recognition Award
* Chorus America's Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence

'''2004'''
* [[Library of Congress]]' [[National Recording Registry#2004|National Recording Registry]] — ''[[Messiah (Mormon Tabernacle Choir album)|Handel's Messiah]]'' (1959)

'''2006'''
* [[Mother Teresa Award]]<ref>{{citation |url= https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/mormon-tabernacle-choir-honored-with-mother-teresa-award |title= Newsroom: Mormon Tabernacle Choir Honored with Mother Teresa Award |work= churchofjesuschrist.org |publisher= LDS Church |date= 20 November 2006}}. Retrieved 2008-04-04.</ref>

'''2010'''
* [[National Radio Hall of Fame#Programs|National Radio Hall of Fame]] — ''Music and the Spoken Word''<ref name="mormontabernaclechoir.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/about/newsroom/faqs?lang=eng|title=Frequently Asked Questions About the Mormon Tabernacle Choir|publisher=Mormontabernaclechoir.org|access-date=10 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007165610/http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/about/newsroom/faqs?lang=eng|archive-date=7 October 2014}}</ref>