Essential Carols: The Very Best of King's College Choir, - Decca Import - PID 7

This release is a jam-packed long-playing double CD of the most popular Christmas songs of all-time from the critically acclaimed Kings College Choir of Cambridge. The Choir has been in existence since the time of King Henry VI, who envisioned the daily singing of services in his magnificent chapel. The Choir is made up of 30 versatile singers who have performed all over the world.

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

Performer: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ] (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Notes: Composition written: 1840.
Running Time: 3 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Christmas
Written: 1840

Traditional, Christmas : The First Nowell (English)

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 4 min. 53 sec.
Form: Christmas
Written: by 1823

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

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 3 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Christmas
Written: 1728

Traditional, Christmas : I Saw Three Ships, carol

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 2 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: circa 1666

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

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 2 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Medieval
Form: Christmas
Written: circa 1588

Traditional, Christmas : King Jesus Hath A Garden (Dutch)

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 4 min. 2 sec.
Form: Christmas

Traditional, Christmas : In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones)

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 3 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Medieval
Form: Christmas
Written: circa 1400

Traditional, Christmas : Unto Us Is Born A Son (Puer nobis nascitur; Piae Cantiones, 1582)

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 1 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Medieval
Form: Choral
Written: 13th Century

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

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 4 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Choral
Written: 1751

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

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1885

Traditional, Christmas : O Little Town of Bethlehem

Performer: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ] (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1868

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

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 3 min. 30 sec.
Form: Christmas
Written: circa 1710

Traditional, Christmas : God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English)

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Christmas

Goss, John : See Amid the Winter's Snow, for chorus

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 4 min. sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Christmas

Traditional, Christmas : Past Three O'clock, carol (English)

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 :: Invitatory

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 1 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Christmas
Written: 1734

Ord, Boris : Adam lay ybounden

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 1 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Traditional, Christmas : Gabriel's Message (Basque)

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 2 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Medieval
Form: Christmas
Written: circa 1582

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

Performer: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ] (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 5 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: circa 1850

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

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 1 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Post-Romantic
Form: Christmas
Written: by 1892

Traditional, Christmas : Rocking Carol (Czech)

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.

Traditional, Christmas : Rejoice and Be Merry

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 1 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Christmas

Traditional, Christmas : The Cherry Tree Carol

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 1 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Christmas
Written: circa 1820

Cornelius, Peter : The Three Kings

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 2 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Christmas
Written: 1856

Traditional, Christmas : As With Gladness, Men of Old

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.

Praetorious, Michael : A Great and Mighty Wonder

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 3 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance

Traditional, Christmas : The infant King (Basque)

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.
Form: Christmas

Warlock, Peter : Balulalow

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 2 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1919

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Legend (When Jesus Christ was but a child), song for voice & piano or orchestra (16 Children's Songs

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 2 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1884

Traditional, Christmas : Christ was born on Christmas day (German)

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 2 min. 24 sec.
Form: Christmas

Traditional, Christmas : Blessed Be That Maid Marie (English)

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 2 min. 38 sec.

Traditional, Christmas : Lute Book Lullaby ("Sweet was the song the Virgin sung")

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 2 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance

Anonymous : Myn Lyking

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.

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

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 2 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Medieval
Form: Christmas
Written: by 1582

Darke, Harold Edwin : In the Bleak Midwinter

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 4 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Christmas
Written: 19th Century

Anonymous, Ritson Manscript : Lullay, lullow :: I saw a swete semely syght, christmas carol for 2 voices

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 2 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Christmas
Written: 1475

Traditional, French : Shepherds in the Field Abiding

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 3 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Classical

Joubert, John : Torches, for chorus & organ, Op. 7a

Performer: Simon Preston (Organ)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 1 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Christmas

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Fantasia on Christmas Carols

Performers: Simon Preston (Organ); Hervey Alan (Bass Baritone)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 11 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Christmas
Written: 1912

Essential Carols: The Very Best of King's College Choir, Cambridge

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