Best Loved Christmas Carols / King's College Choir

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Album Summary

Performers

• Ian Hare (Organ)
• Cambridge King's College Choir (Descant)
• David Willcocks (Descant)
• Cambridge King's College Choir
• Thomas Armstrong [Composer/Conductor] (Descant)
• Francis Grier (Organ)
• Cambridge King's College Choir (Organ)
• John Wells (Organ)
• Cambridge King's College Choir (Baritone)
• Stephen Varcoe
• George Jones (Brass)
• Cambridge King's College Choir (Brass)
• David Willcocks (Brass)
• Philip Jones Brass Ensemble (Brass)
• Thomas Trotter (Organ)
• David Willcocks (Organ)

Conductors

• Ledger, Philip, Sir
• Willcocks, David

Ensembles

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• King's College Choir, Cambridge

Composers

• Elizabeth Maconchy (1907 - 1994)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
• Boris Ord (1897 - 1961)
• Harold Darke (Organ/Composer) (1888 - 1976)
• Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)
• Michael Praetorius (1571 - 1621)
• Patrick Hadley (1899 - 1973)
• Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562 - 1621)
• Johannes Eccard (1553 - 1611)
• Elizabeth Poston (1905 - 1987)
• Henry John Gauntlett (1805 - 1876)
• Herbert Howells (1892 - 1983)
• Franz Gruber (Composer) (1787 - 1863)
• John Francis Wade (1711 - 1786)
• John Jacob Niles (1892 - 1980)
• Richard Runciman Terry (1865 - 1938)
• Orlando Gibbons (17th cent. Composer) (1583 - 1625)
• Philippe Le Chancelier (1165 - 1236)
• Imogen Holst (1907 - 1984)
• Christmas Traditional
• William James Kirkpatrick (1838 - 1921)
• Richard Storrs Willis (1819 - 1900)
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
• William Mathias (1934 - 1992)
• Samuel Scheidt (1587 - 1654)
• Thomas Weelkes (1575 - 1623)

Notes & Reviews:

This is the perfect set for the Christmas Season! It features the very best holiday music from the Choir of Kings College, Cambridge, who have a rich tradition of recorded Christmas music for EMI Classics dating back to the 1960s.

Notes & Reviews:

Personnel: Tom Armstrong (descant); Francis Grier, John Wells (organ).

Recording information: King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (1964-1979).

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Gauntlett, Henry John : Once in Royal David's City, carol

• Performers: Ian Hare (Organ); Cambridge King's College Choir (Descant); David Willcocks (Descant)
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 5 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: circa 1850

Traditional, Christmas : Angels From the Realms Of Glory

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 2 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Christmas
• Written: circa 1816

Ord, Boris : Adam lay ybounden

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 1 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Traditional, Christmas : O Little Town of Bethlehem

• Performers: Thomas Armstrong [Composer/Conductor] (Descant); Francis Grier (Organ); Cambridge King's College Choir (Organ)
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1868

Traditional, Christmas : In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones)

• Performers: Francis Grier (Organ); Cambridge King's College Choir (Organ)
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Form: Christmas
• Written: circa 1400

Traditional, Christmas : The First Nowell (English)

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 4 min. 53 sec.
• Form: Christmas
• Written: by 1823

Traditional, Christmas : I Saw Three Ships, carol

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 1 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: circa 1666

Traditional, Christmas : Quelle est cette odeur agréable? (Whence is that goodly fragrance?) (French)

• Performers: Ian Hare (Organ); Cambridge King's College Choir (Organ)
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Notes: Composition written: Circa 1717.
• Running Time: 4 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Christmas
• Written: circa 1717

Traditional, Christmas : Quem pastores laudavere (Hohenfurth Manuscript, 1410)

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 1 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Christmas

Traditional, Christmas : Personent hodie (On this day Earth shall ring) (Piae Cantiones)

• Performers: Ian Hare (Organ); Cambridge King's College Choir (Organ)
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Form: Christmas
• Written: by 1582

Traditional, Christmas : The Holly and the Ivy (English)

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
• Form: Christmas
• Written: circa 1710

Howells, Herbert : Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1919

Kirkpatrick, William J. : Away in a manger :: Cradle Song) (New English Hymnal 22)

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 2 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1885

Traditional, Christmas : While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (adapted from Handel)

• Performers: Cambridge King's College Choir (Descant); John Wells (Organ); David Willcocks (Descant)
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1728

Traditional, Christmas : Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English)

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 1 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Christmas
• Written: by 1833

Traditional, Christmas : Up! Good Christian Folk, and Listen (Piae cantiones)

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 1 min. 17 sec.
• Form: Christmas

Darke, Harold Edwin : In the Bleak Midwinter

• Performers: Cambridge King's College Choir (Baritone); Stephen Varcoe; John Wells (Organ)
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 4 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 19th Century

Traditional, Christmas : Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French)

• Performers: Cambridge King's College Choir (Organ); John Wells (Organ)
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 2 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Form: Christmas
• Written: circa 1588

Gruber, Franz : Silent Night

• Performers: Cambridge King's College Choir (Baritone); Stephen Varcoe
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1818

Willis, Richard Storrs : It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

• Performers: Cambridge King's College Choir (Descant); John Wells (Organ); David Willcocks (Descant)
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1850

Cornelius, Peter : The Three Kings

• Performers: Cambridge King's College Choir (Baritone); Stephen Varcoe
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 2 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1856

Traditional, Christmas : I Saw A Maiden (Basque)

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.

Traditional, Christmas : Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night")

• Performers: Cambridge King's College Choir (Organ); John Wells (Organ)
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 1 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Post-Romantic
• Form: Christmas
• Written: by 1892

Wade, John Francis : O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles)

• Performers: Ian Hare (Organ); George Jones (Brass); Cambridge King's College Choir (Brass); David Willcocks (Brass)
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 4 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1751

Mendelssohn, Felix : Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"

• Performers: Ian Hare (Organ); Cambridge King's College Choir (Brass); Philip Jones Brass Ensemble (Brass); David Willcocks (Brass)
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Notes: Composition written: 1840.
• Running Time: 4 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1840

Traditional, Christmas : I look from afar (First Responsory of Advent Sunday at Matins, adapted from Palestrina)

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 2 min. 49 sec.

Praetorious, Michael : Come, Thou Redeemer of the Earth

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Christmas

Niles, John Jacob : I Wonder As I Wander

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Vocal
• Written: circa 1925

Traditional, Christmas : The Cherry Tree Carol

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 1 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Christmas
• Written: circa 1820

Traditional, Christmas : Gabriel's Message (Basque)

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Form: Christmas
• Written: circa 1582

Traditional, Christmas : Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night")

• Performers: Thomas Trotter (Organ); Cambridge King's College Choir (Organ)
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 1 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Post-Romantic
• Form: Christmas
• Written: by 1892

Gruber, Franz : Silent Night

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1818

Traditional, Christmas : Song of the Nuns of Chester ("The Chester Carol") (English)

• Performers: Thomas Trotter (Organ); Cambridge King's College Choir (Organ)
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.

Mathias, William : A babe is born, Op. 55

• Performers: Thomas Trotter (Organ); Cambridge King's College Choir (Organ)
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Traditional, Christmas : A Maiden Most Gentle (French)

• Performers: Thomas Trotter (Organ); Cambridge King's College Choir (Organ)
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.

Hadley, Patrick : I sing of a maiden

• Performers: Francis Grier (Organ); Cambridge King's College Choir (Organ)
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1936

Terry, Richard Runciman : Myn Lyking

• Performers: Ian Hare (Organ); Cambridge King's College Choir (Organ)
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 3 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Christmas

Traditional, Christmas : O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol

• Performers: Ian Hare (Organ); Cambridge King's College Choir (Organ)
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Form: Choral
• Written: 12th Century

Scheidt, Samuel : Puer natus in Bethlehem

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon : Hodie Christus natus est

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 3 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1619

Gibbons, Orlando : Hosanna to the Son of David

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Choral
• Written: circa 1610

Weelkes, Thomas : Gloria in excelsis Deo

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 4 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Eccard, Johannes : When to the temple Mary went, motet for choir

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 3 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Choral

Chancelier, Philippe Le : Angelus ad virginem

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 1 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval

Maconchy, Elizabeth : Nowell! Nowell! Nowell!

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 1 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Poston, Elisabeth : Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 2 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1967

Holst, Imogen : That Lord that lay in assë stall

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Running Time: 1 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Bach, Johann Sebastian : In dulci jubilo, BWV 368

• Performer: Cambridge King's College Choir
• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: by 1751

Bach, Johann Sebastian : In dulci jubilo, BWV 729

• Performers: Cambridge King's College Choir (Organ); David Willcocks (Organ)
• Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: by 1751