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Christmas from Hereford / Geraint Bowen, Hereford Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Traditional English Carols (8); O Little Town of Bethlehem, carol (arr. from English traditional, "Forest Green"); Otto Goldschmidt: A Tender Shoot, for chorus; John Joubert: ...
Performers: Dyke, Peter
Conductors: Bowen, Geraint
Ensemble: ; Hereford Cathedral Choir

Recording information: Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, Hertfordshire, England (01/10/2012-01/12/2012)....continue...

Journey Into Light - Music for the Festivals of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany and Candlemas by E.Poston; W.McKie; Patrick Hadley; Judith Weir; Britten et al. / Choir of Jesus College Cambridge

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-09-09

Works: Elizabeth Poston: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree; William McKie: We Wait for Thy Loving Kindness, O God, for chorus & organ; Patrick Hadley: I sing of a maiden; Judith Weir: Advent Prose, for chorus; Jo...
Performers: Austin, Alasdair [Treble]; Beetschen, Alexander; Bryan, Nico [Treble]; Crawshaw, Rebecca; Dixon, Robert; Hetherington, Olympia; Lambourn, Timothy; Leach, Edward; Senanayake, Jaliya; Smith, Matthew [B...
Conductors: Williams, Mark
Ensemble: ; Choir of Jesus College Cambridge

A new festive release from the Choir of Jesus College Cambridge under their director Mark Williams - with additional performances from organists Robert Dixon and...continue...

A Brandenburg Christmas

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-11-29

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Hodie Christus natus est; Hildegard von Bingen: O ecclesia oculi tui; Christmas Traditional: Angelus ad virginem (English); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emm...
Performers: Dwyer, Bryony; Dyer, Paul; Ellis, Samantha; Everingham, Craig; Hayton, David; Leonard, Christina; Montgomery, Belinda; Prickett, Louise; Sanchez, Richard; Thomas, Meinir Ann
Conductors: Dyer, Paul

MusicWeb International, November 2012
This seasonal offering reveals the quirky programming policy of artistic director Paul Dyer...I'm not sure anyone else has ever dared programme Angelus...continue...
Recording information: City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney (12/18/2010)....continue...

Christmas with the Pro Arte Singers / works by John Joubert, H.J. Gauntlett, Pierre Villette, et al.

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2011-10-11

Works: John Joubert: There Is No Rose, for chorus, Op. 14; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Pierre Villette: O magnum mysterium, Op 53; Hymne à la Vierge, Op 24; Johann Christ...
Performers: Hezewijk, Olav Van; Krause, Joan
Conductors: Sjögren, Arthur
Ensemble: Pro Arte Singers

For more than 25 years, the Pro Arte singers have been recognized as an outstanding chamber chorus. This recording of Christmas music is for the...continue...

Choral Music by Herbert Howells

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-07-08

Works: Herbert Howells: The summer is coming; Sweetest of sweets; Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; One Thing Have I Desired, motet for chorus & organ; Antiphon; Walking in the Snow, for chorus & organ; A Grace...
Performers: Harris, Dorothea; Jones, Alex; Lee, Simon; McIntosh, Fergus; Ogilvie, Imogen; Roberts, Marcus; Walker, Margaret; Winpenny, Tom

"Eschew vibrato as a choir, and you risk the ignominy of uncovering all kinds of approximations in pitch, ensemble and inflection. While few groups can...continue...
Recording information: St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood (01/02/2009-01/06/2009)....continue...

In Terra Pax - A Christmas Anthem - Finzi, Holst, Vaughan Williams, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-11-17

Works: Gustav Holst: Christmas Day, for chorus & orchestra, H. 109; John Joubert: There Is No Rose, for chorus, Op. 14; William Mathias: Sir Christèmas; A babe is born, Op. 55; Herbert Howells: Here ...
Performers: Davies, Julian [Tenor]; Doyle, Julia; Glassberg, Ben; Oberst, Simon; Williams, Mark; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan

Performances of carols both ancient and modern have become central to the celebration of Christmas. The choral music on this disc includes Holst's surprisingly neglected...continue...

Howells: Choral Works / Higginbottom, Birchall, New College

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: Herbert Howells: Behold, O God our defender; Missa aedis Christi; Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Where wast thou?; Psalm-Preludes (3) for Organ, Set 1, Op. 32; Pieces (6) for Organ
Performers: Birchall, David
Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: New College Choir, Oxford

Carols from New College / Choir of New College, Oxford

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Christmas Traditional: Adam lay ybounden, carol (English); Owt of your slepe aryse (15th c. English), carol; The Angel Gabriel From Heaven...
Performers: Moody, Howard

The University of Oxford's world famous choir performs a selection of famous and lesser-known carols....continue...

Sweet Was the Song: English Music for Christmas

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-03-10

Works: Christmas Traditional: There Is No Rose of Such Virtue (English); I Wonder As I Wander (American); Coventry Carol (2); Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Here is the little door; Benjamin...

The Alpha Collection Vol 9 / Christopher Gower, Simon Lawford, Peterborough Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Priory / 2008-04-01

Works: Anonymous: Angelus ad Virginem; Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Harold Edwin Darke: In the bleak mid-winter; Christ being raised from the dead; Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus; John Ireland:...
Performers: Lawford, Simon
Conductors: Gower, Christopher
Ensemble: Peterborough Cathedral Choir

Here is another in the wonderful Priory/Alpha reissue series. The music chosen for this recording was (and probably still is!) characteristic of that which features...continue...

A King's College Christmas / King's College Choir

1 CD / Regis Records / 2006-10-11

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David City; Traditional: Rejoice and be merry; Ding Dong! Merrily on high; What sweeter music; King Jesus hath a garden; Infant holy, infant lowly; While shepherds...
Performers: Goode, David; Knight, Alexander
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge

Recorded in 1994 this collection, which truly reflects King's as it is today, contains new delights and traditional favorites....continue...

Angels On High: A Robert Shaw Christmas

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-08-29

Works: Traditional: O come, O come Emmanuel; The first nowell; What is this lovely fragrance?; While by my sheep; Randall Thompson: Alleluia; Eric Harding Thiman: Carol of the Birds; Guillaume Costeley: All...
Performers: Blalock, David; Borland, William; Carter, Donna; Chandler, Janice; Elrod, Pam; Mackenzie, Norman; Mayer, Sean; Murray, Katherine; Nealon, Patricia; Remy, Elisabeth; Soles, Nanette; Spalinger, Anne-Ma...
Conductors: Shaw, Robert
Ensemble: Robert Shaw Chamber Singers

Among the grand and brilliant choruses that are staple parts of any Robert Shaw Christmas concert are the quieter moments, lightly accompanied if at all,...continue...

Howells: Choral Works / Spicer, Bicket, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-07-25

Works: Herbert Howells: Te Deum ("For the Church of St. Mary, Redcliffe, Bristol"); Even such is time; The summer is coming; The House of the Mind, motet for chorus & organ; Two Madrigals, for chorus; Salve...
Performers: Bernays, John; Bicket, Harry; Carwood, Andrew; Cotterill, Marianne; Crookes, Anna; Daneman, Sophie; Gritton, Susan; Hadleigh-Wilson, Nicholas; Kemp, Nicola-Jane; Lane, Carys-Anne; Lumsden, Andrew; Mi...

This collection is drawn from four successful releases from the early 1990s with the dynamic Finzi Singers, directed by Paul Spicer. The Singers produce sounds...continue...
Includes work(s) for chorus: nunc dimittis by Herbert Howells....continue...

O magnum misterium - Twentieth-Century Carols / Polyphony

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Sarum Chant: O radix Iesse; O magnum misterium; Ave Maria; Hodie Christus natus est; Puer natus est nobis; Reges Tharsis; Verbum caro factum est; Peter Wishart: Carols (3), Op. 17; Herbert Howells: C...
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Polyphony

'Polyphony is superb ... the most completely recommendable new issue for Christmas I've found so far' (The Independent on Sunday)

'A gloriously sung collection ... captures...continue...

The Dream of Herod / Nigel Short, Tenebrae

1 CD / Signum UK / 2003-11-07

Works: Peter Wishart: Carols (3), Op. 17; Anonymous: O Radix Jesse; Rorate caeli desuper; Ave Maria, gratia plena; Puer natus est nobis; O come, all ye faithful; Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Choru...
Performers: Badley, Paul; Brook, Matthew; Busher, Andrew; Campbell, Colin; Carter, Stephen; Crookes, Anna; Gritton, Peter [Countertenor]; Thomas, David Porter
Conductors: Short, Nigel
Ensemble: Tenebrae

A Feast of Christmas Carols / Lancelot, Nicholas, et al

4 CD / Priory / 2002-12-01

Works: Christopher Steel: People, look east; Benjamin Britten: Hymn to the Virgin; Johann Sebastian Bach: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her, BWV 700; In dulci jubilo; Traditional: Nowell; God rest ye merry,...
Performers: Layton, Stephen; Taylor, Neil; Whiteley, John Scott; Wright, Keith
Conductors: Lancelot, James; Moore, Philip; Nicholas, Michael [Cond.]; Wright, Peter
Ensemble: Durham Cathedral Choir; Norwich Cathedral Choir; Southwark Cathedral Choir; York Minster Choir

Silent Night - 25 Carols of Peace and Tranquility

1 CD / Decca / 1999-10-19

Works: Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Harold Edwin Darke: In the bleak mid-winter; Traditional: Child in the Manger; Cradle Song; Born on earth the Divine Christ child; Suo Gan; In dulci jubilo; The infa...
Performers: Atkinson, Lynton; Bowen, John; Briggs, David; Briggs, David [Organ]; Choir of St. John's Church, Elora; Clare College Choir & Orchestra, Cambridge; Cleobury, Stephen; Haynes, Simon; Hitch, Mary; Hugh...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Rutter, John; Guest, George; Willcocks, David; Willcocks, David, Sir; Hill, David
Ensemble: ; Clare College Choir; Clare College Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; St. John's College Choir, Cambridge; Winchester Cathedral Choir

"Silent Night" is a collection of 25 peaceful and tranquil Christmas Carols. This is the perfect music to be played after a holiday dinner or...continue...
Silent Night: 25 Carols of Peace & Tranquility delivers just what the title promises: a relaxing collection of traditional holiday songs like "Away in a Manger," "Rocking," and "In Dulci Jubilo," perf...continue...

Fear and Rejoice, O People - Music for Advent and Christmas

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1999-09-01

Works: Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Here is the little door; John Tavener: Fear and rejoice o people, for chorus; A Hymn to the Mother of God; Christopher Robinson: Unto us is born a son, ...
Performers: Farrington, Iain; St. John's College Choir, Cambridge
Conductors: Robinson, Christopher
Ensemble: St. John's College Choir, Cambridge

"The magnificent choral sound of the Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, is well documented in their numerous recordings...The sound is homogenous, controlled, and a...continue...
This collection of Christmas music, sung by the St. John's College Choir, Cambridge, conducted by Christopher Robinson, consists largely of modern British works. Totus tuus, by Henryk Górecki, is...continue...

Christmas with the Chapter House Choir in York Minster

1 CD / Guild / 1999-09-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: Coventry Carol (2); I Saw Three Ships, carol; Lullay, lullow; I Wonder As I Wander (American); Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille) (Austrian); The Twelve Days of Chris...
Performers: Brock, Frances; Frith, David; Gill, John; Greenaway, Cathy; Lindley, Sue; Philip Moore [Organ/Conductor]; Redding, Denise; Sturge, Lotti; Wharfedale, Mark

Silent Night / Allwood, Marsh, Christ's Hospital Choir

1 CD / Guild / 1999-09-01

Works: William J. Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Traditional: The Angel Gabriel; Of the Father's love begotten; Gaudete, Christus est natus; Unto us is born a son; Sing Lullaby; Good King Wenceslas; Lo! He ...
Performers: Allwood, Tom; Breakwell, Ben; Fairfax, Sarah; Kendall, Robert; Marsh, Joanna; Turnbull, Peter; Wardell, Mark
Conductors: Allwood, Peter
Ensemble: Christ's Hospital Choir

Over Hill, Over Dale / Mark Lee, Saint Cecilia Singers

1 CD / Priory / 1999-04-20

Works: Herbert Howells: Hymn for St Cecilia, for chorus; Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Here is the little door; John Sanders: Anthem of the Incarnation; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Shakespeare Songs (3) for cho...

Peace in our Time / Nicholas, Choir of Lincoln College

1 CD / Guild / 1998-11-01

Works: Douglas Guest: They shall not grow old; Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Jean Langlais: Pieces (9) for Organ; Arvo Pärt: The Beatitudes; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Valiant for truth; ...
Performers: Chalmers, Nicholas; Millington, Christopher; Nicholas, Benjamin
Conductors: Nicholas, Benjamin
Ensemble: Lincoln College Choir Oxford

Nativitas / Higginbottom, Choir of New College Oxford

1 CD / Erato / 1997-10-28

Works: Christmas Traditional: I Wonder As I Wander (American); The Angel Gabriel, carol; In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); Shepherds, shake off your drowsy sleep (Berger, secoue ton sommeil profund) (Fr...
Performers: Cave, Philip; Fuggle, Nicholas; Higginbottom, Edward; Morris, Roderick; Willcocks, David, Sir [Choral Conductor]

Christmas From Lichfield / Lumsden, Sharpe

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1997-10-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); Noël nouvelet, carol (French); Peter Warlock: Bethlehem Down; Gerald Hendrie: There Is No Rose; John Linton Gardner: Tomorrow Shall Be...
Performers: Choir of Lichfield Cathedral; Lichfield Cathedral Choir; Lumsden, Andrew; Sharpe, Robert [Organ/Choral Conductor]
Conductors: Lumsden, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Lichfield Cathedral Choir

Presents an attractively representative collection of music for an English Christmas service by one of Britains finest choirs, accompanied by the world renowned Lichfield organ....continue...
Personnel: Andrew Lumsden (organ).

Recording information: Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England....continue...

Let All the World / Oakham School Chapel Choir

1 CD / Symposium / 1994-08-01

Works: Hubert Parry: Songs (6) of Farewell; Adrian Batten: O praise the Lord; Thomas Morley: Nolo mortem peccatoris; Richard Farrant: Call To Remembrance; William Byrd: Ave verum corpus; Charles Gounod: Ave...
Performers: Jeffes, Peter; Woodcock, David

News of Great Joy / Anne Heider, His Majestie's Clerkes

1 CD / Centaur / 1993-10-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sussex carol; Francisco Guerrero: Canite tuba in Sion; Johann Eccard: Übers Gebirg Maria geht; Anonymous: I Sing of a Maiden; Nova radist' stala; Crestot: Tous les bourge...
Performers: Grober, James; McLean, Paul; Nicholson Weber, Anne; Nodine, Thomas; Reese, Eric; Reese, Martha; Sullivan, Terry; Wright, Kimberly
Conductors: Heider, Anne
Ensemble: His Majesties Clerkes

Candelight Carols / Jones, Choir of Trinity Church Boston

1 CD / Decca / 1990-10-16

Works: John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; John Rutter: Candlelight Carol; Shepherd's Pipe Carol; Traditional: Carol of the Bells; The first nowell; What is this lovely fragrance?; King Jesus hath a garden; ...
Performers: DiPerna, Gary; Frederick Aldrich [French Horn]; Matthew Sonneborn; Michael Zion; Nomura, Christopher; Nomura, Christopheren; Oakes, Dana; Offenlock, Gary; Ranck, John; Raymond, Gloria; Ross Wood; Rut...
Conductors: Jones, Brian
Ensemble: Instrumental Ensemble; Trinity Church Choir, Boston

Candlelight Carols features the Trinity Church Choir performing a variety of holiday favorites. Featured performances include "O Come All Ye Faithful," "Candlelight Carol," "Carol of the Bells," and "...continue...

Christmas Night - Carols of the Nativity / Rutter, Cambridge

1 CD / Collegium / 1987-06-01

Works: Traditional: In dulci jubilo; Christmas Night; Once as I remember; Cherry Tree Carol; O Tannenbaum; Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; A Virgin most pure; I saw a maiden; Boris Ord: Adam lay ybounden;...
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia

"For me, there is no other CD of Christmas music that captures the spirit of the holiday season like this one does. The arrangements are...continue...