Medieval Period > Traditional

Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom - Mediaeval Chant of the Russian Orthodox Church / Safonov, et al

1 CD / Christophorus / 2009-01-08

Works: Anonymous: Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom; Traditional: Thou art our joy "Znamenny Chant"
Conductors: Safonov, Georgy
Ensemble: Moscow Danilov Monastery Choir

The familiar singing styles of the Russian Orhodox Church are a product of the 19th and 20th centuries, a period of great reformation in church...continue...

Det Brinner en Stjarna - Christmas Carols

1 CD / Nosag / 2009-01-01

Works: Traditional: In dulci jubilo; O come, O come Emmanuel; Jord och himmel syng i dag; Gustaf Nordqvist: Jul, jul stralande jul; Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; John Jacob Niles: I wonder...
Performers: Andersson, Lars; Dirke, Boel; Lindskog, Ingrid; Mansson, Goran; Ryden, Susanne; Thur, Gabriella
Conductors: Borjeson, Kerstin
Ensemble: Hagersten Motet Choir of Stockholm; Stockholm Chamber Brass

NOEL! - Voices of Christmas / Alagna, Dessay, Te Kanawa, Hampson, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Traditional: Petit Papa Noël; O Tannenbaum; Campana sobre campana; Il est né, le divin enfant; D'où viens-tu, bergère?; The Twelve Days of Christmas; Les anges dans nos camp...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; André, Maurice [trumpet]; Dessay, Natalie; Hampson, Thomas; Hendricks, Barbara; Petibon, Patricia; Philogene, Ruby; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Villazón, Rolando
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kings College Choir; Ladies' Quartet; Les Petits Chanteurs De Vienne; The Sixteen

Carols from King's / Stephen Cleobury, King's College Choir [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-10-28

Works: Traditional: Once in Royal David's City; Quem pastores laudavere; In dulci jubilo; Angels from the realms of glory; In the bleak midwinter; Quittez pasteurs; While shepherds watched their flocks by n...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge

This DVD offers, for the first time, a sumptuous experience of the college's annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols....continue...
Run Time: 146 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0,
Subtitles: English, French, German
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Weihnachten mit dem Thomanerchor Leipzig

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orgelbüchlein; Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659; In dulci jubilo, BWV 729; Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her, BWV 738; O Jesulein süss, O Jesulein mild, BWV 493;...
Performers: Arndt, Volker; Collum, Herbert; Hüllweck, Andreas; Kästner, Hannes; Köbler, Robert; Neumann, Thomas; Nollau, Matthias; Otto, Hans; Reuther, Albrecht; Riess, Heidi; Schreier, Peter; Sti...
Conductors: Mauersberger, Erhard; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: Capella Fidicinia; St. Thomas Church Choir, Leipzig

O Jesulein Zart - Weihnachts & Krippenlieder / Rotzsch

1 CD / Capriccio / 2008-04-08

Works: Traditional: Auf, Tochter Zion; Maria durch ein' Dornwald ging; Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her; Kindelein zart; Schlaf, mein Kindelein; Gegrüsset seist du, Maria; O du fröhliche; Hort En...
Performers: Friedrich, Felix; Kästner, Hannes; Vogel, Holm
Conductors: Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: St. Thomas Church Choir, Leipzig

Faces of a Woman / Tapestry

1 CD / MD&G / 2008-01-08

Works: Marcos Krieger: Lyula, lyulyala, for chorus; Serbian Traditional: Prozor na ocima (A window for her eyes), for chorus; Dom Dinis: Non sei como me alv'a, cantiga; Traditional: Rainha Santa Isabel, rom...
Performers: Brewer, Diana; Buff, Carolann; Catt, Cristi; Freiberg, Sarah; Kammen, Shira; Monahan, Laurie [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Tosic, Daniela; Yee, Darrick

The Boston Based all woman, early music group Tapestry returns with their second release for MDG! The ensemble covers a broad musical territory ranging from...continue...

Yule / Linn Barnes, Allison Hampton

1 CD / Oak Leaf / 2007-05-01

Works: Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on high; In dulci jubilo; The castle keep; El noy de la mare; Gower Wassail; People, Look East; Drive the cold winter away; Wexford Carol; Herrick's Carol; Here we com...
Performers: Barnes, Linn; Hampton, Allison

The Sixteen Edition - Traditional Christmas Carol Collection

1 CD / Coro / 2006-11-14

Works: Traditional: The first nowell; On Christmas Night "Sussex Carol"; While shepherds watched their flocks by night; I saw three ships; Angels from the realms of glory; Rocking; In dulci jubilo; Ding Don...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

Here's the definitive album of household favorite carols, beautifully and expertly sung. This collection of well-loved traditional Christmas carols is perfect for creating a warm...continue...

A KDFC Classical Christmas 3

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Traditional: Gabriel's message; Sans Day Carol; In dulci jubilo; King Jesus hath a garden; Fum, fum, fum; The first nowell; Angels from the realms of glory; ...
Performers: Bakkila, Ted; Baun, Nancy; Bloss, Michael; Botto, Louis; Bower, Michael; Burdick, Owen; Eaken, John; Freeman, Kevin; Hosea, Fred; Johnston, Raymond; Keller, Mark; Larsen, Terry; Maund, Peter; Pö...
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas; ; Burdick, Owen; Krcek, Jaroslav; Scribner, Norman; Edison, Noel; McMane, Susan; George, Vance; Hunt, Donald; Hayman, Richard; Botto, Louis; Sutherland, Gavin; Sackett, Andrew; Bre...
Ensemble: American Bach Soloists; Berkeley Chamber Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Chanticleer; Eaken Piano Trio; Elora Festival Singers; Philharmoni...

Edition Authentic Classical Concerts - In dulci jubilo

1 CD / K&K / 2006-10-12

Works: Traditional: Ich glaube an den Gott; Psalm 1; Ukrainian Carol; O lord, save thy people; Süsser die Glocken nie klingen; God is with us; Carol of the Russian Children; In Jerusalem the Bells Toll...
Conductors: Hlibka, Wanja
Ensemble: Don Kossack Choir

The Christmas Concert, with Russian and German Christmas carols, was recorded in one of Germany's most beautiful Baroque churches. In addition to the well known...continue...

In adventu Domini - Dufay, Victoria, etc / Ensemble Amarcord

1 CD / Raum Klang / 2006-10-08

Works: Anonymous: Hosanna filio David; Hymnus in adventu Domini; Angelus ad Virginem; Ther is no rose of swych vertu; Ding Dong!; Guillaume Dufay: Conditor alme siderum; Jacob Handl: Ante luciferum genitus;...
Performers: Barth, Dietrich; Knauft, Daniel; Krause, Holger; Lattke, Wolfram; Ozimek, Frank
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Amarcord

Christmas has been celebrated for many centuries in all corners of the world, and this tradition has brought forth what are probably some of the...continue...

Taste of Eternity - A Musical Shabbat / Lazar, Nimoy, et al

1 CD / Western Wind / 2006-04-01

Works: Traditional: Kabbalat Shabbat; Yedid Nefesh; Ono B'choach; Tzur Mishelo Achalnu; D'ror Yikra; Ein Adir; El Dió alto; Ehud Zweig: Yedid Nefesh; Louis Lewandowski: L'cho Dodi; Tzadik katamar; Fran...
Performers: Abelson, Robert; Barr, Frank; Brown, Michael; Clark, Phyllis Elaine; Cutlip, Philip; Farrell, Neil; Hart, Mary Ann; Hilley, Ron; Johnson, Jeffrey; Johnson, Mark; Krueger, Karen; Levine, Elliot; Mizra...
Conductors: Lazar, Matthew
Ensemble: Western Wind Vocal Ensemble

Christmas at the Court of Dresden - Seger, etc / Kopp, et al

1 CD / Carus / 2005-11-01

Works: Josef F. Norbert Seger: Prelude for Organ in C minor; Traditional: Gaudete, Christus est natus; Anonymous: Jesu, redemptor omnium; Johann David Heinichen: Pastorale per la notte della nativitate Chri...
Performers: Knebel, Sebastian; Wolff, Christine
Conductors: Kopp, Peter
Ensemble: Dresden Instrumental Concert

New English Hymnal Vol 18 / Manchester Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Priory / 2004-11-01

Works: Godfrey Thring: From the eastern mountains; Traditional: This joyful Eastertide; Let all mortal flesh keep silence; What sweet of life endureth; O what their joy and their glory must be; Thy kingdom ...
Performers: Makinson, Jeffrey
Conductors: Stokes, Christopher
Ensemble: Manchester Cathedral Choir

Sing, Choirs of Angels / Burgomaster, Christ Church Choir

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2004-08-03

Works: Traditional: On Christmas Night "Sussex Carol"; Good King Wenceslas; Lullay my liking; Sans Day Carol; In dulci jubilo; Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; Hodie Christus natus est; The Holly and the I...
Performers: Diaz, James
Conductors: Burgomaster, Frederick
Ensemble: Christ Church Cathedral Choir Indianapolis

La Mer jolie - Chants d'Acadie / Suzie LeBlanc

1 CD / ATMA / 2004-08-01

Works: Traditional: Le long de la mer jolie; Reels Côté-Benoît-LeBlanc; Avec un avocat; Bransle de Poitou; Valses Benoît; Jolis Bois; La belle se promène; Medley Guinchard; Le mari ...
Performers: Bergeron, Sylvain; Chartrand, Pierre; Greenberg, David; LeBlanc, Suzie; MacMillan, Betsy; McGuiness, David; Norman, Chris

Terres Turquoises / Atlan, Tabassian, Constantinople

1 CD / ATMA / 2004-02-01

Works: Tatar Han Gazi Giray: Pishrow Mahur "Duyek"; Pishrow Mahur "Dowre Kabir"; Traditional: La princessa y el caballero; Esta noche; Radif Persan; Ven querida; Caballero; Hero y Leandro; A la una; La mala...
Performers: Atlan, Francoise
Conductors: Tabassian, Kiya
Ensemble: Constantinople

Christmas with the Tallis Scholars

2 CD / Gimell / 2003-12-01

Works: Anonymous: Angelus ad Virginem; Nowell sing we; Ther is no rose of swych vertu; Missa in Gallicantu; Christe redemptor omnium; Veni redemptor gencium; Salvator mundi; A solis ortus cardine; Tradition...
Conductors: Phillips, Peter
Ensemble: Tallis Scholars

Christmas Around the World / Bolzano-Trento Haydn Orchestra

1 CD / Arts / 2003-12-01

Works: Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; Traditional: Hajej, Nynej, Jezisku; Kommet, ihr Hirten; Señora Dona Maria; Kling Glöckchen, klingeling; Dormi, dormi bambin...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Breedt, Michelle; Gabba, Armando; Grisales, Ernesto; Macculi, Sabina; McKay, Dana; Nold, Simone; Siragusa, Antonio; Thomson, Jeannette
Conductors: Faldner, Barry; Rudner, Ola; Campori, Angelo
Ensemble: Bolzano-Trento Haydn Orchestra; Leonhard Lechner Children's Choir

American Classics - Jewish Voices in the New World / Rohde

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-11-01

Works: Traditional: Barukh habba; Shira hadasha "Morning Liturgy"; Sephardic Chant; Aleikhem eda k'dosha; Al heikhali ev'ke; Eikha tzon haharega; G'rushim; Ev'ke v'al shod z'vulai; Heikhal adonai; Bore ad a...
Performers: Rohde, Ira L.
Conductors: Levin, Neil
Ensemble: Schola Hebraeica

When the first practicing Jews arrived in North America in the 17th century, they brought the treasured western-Sephardi musical tradition that flourished in 'New Amsterdam'...continue...

Angels We Have Heard on High

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2002-11-19

Works: Traditional: Angels we have heard on high; Lullay I saw; O come, O come Emmanuel; What child is this?; The first nowell; George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark!...
Performers: Camille, Sharen

Christmas Carols and Motets / Phillips, Tallis Scholars

1 CD / Gimell / 2001-11-01

Works: Anonymous: Angelus ad Virginem; Nowell sing we; Ther is no rose of swych vertu; Dieu vous garde "Sir Christèmas"; Traditional: Lullay I saw; Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry Caro...
Performers: Davies, Simon; Edgar-Wilson, Richard; Müller, Rufus; Roberts, Deborah; Wilson, Tim [Classical]
Conductors: Phillips, Peter
Ensemble: Tallis Scholars

"Guaranteed to give pleasure even in the heat of the summer." -Gramophone...continue...

Chantez Noël / David Brensinger, Atlanta Singers

1 CD / Aca Digital / 2001-09-01

Works: Michael Praetorious: Psallite unigenito; Singet und klinget, ihr Kinderlein; Musae Sioniae; Anonymous: Swete was the song the Virgine soong; Verbum caro factum est/Y la Virgen le Dezia; Tomás Lu...
Performers: Borland, William; Lower, Cheryl Bray; Matheny, Donna; Pruett, Benjamin; Rawson, Jenny; Snow, Phoebe; Spalinger, Anne-Marie
Conductors: Brensinger, David
Ensemble: Atlanta Singers

Diáspora Sefardí / Savall, Figueras, Hespèrion XXI, et al

2 CD / Alia Vox / 2000-03-01

Works: Traditional: El Moro de Antequera; Levantose el Conde Niño; Por allí pasó un cavallero; El rey que tanto madruga; Yo m'enamori; El hermano infame; A la una; Anonymous: El sue&nti...
Performers: Díaz-Latorre, Xavier; Dalal, Yair; Estevan, Pedro; Figueras, Montserrat; Karamazov, Edin; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Memelsdorff, Pedro; Olavide, Begoña; Savall, Arianna; Savall, Jordi; Zuc...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI

Patchwork / Hesperus

1 CD / Koch International / 2000-01-25

Works: Anonymous: Llibre Vermell de Montserrat; Traditional: Morning Blues; Ballad of Little Sadie; Alta Trinita; Railroadin' Through the Rocky Mountains; Drunkard's Lament; Hobokentanz; The Devil and the F...
Performers: Chancey, Tina; Hutton, Bruce; Reiss, Scott
Conductors:
Ensemble: Hesperus Ensemble

Alta, alta es la luna - Sephardic Songs / Milanova-Steiner

1 CD / Gega New / 2000-01-18

Works: Traditional: Alta es la luna
Performers: Aladjem, Nina; Milanova-Steiner, Julia

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...

A Festival of Carols / Shaw, Robert Shaw Chorale

1 CD / RCA Records / 1999-10-01

Works: Traditional: In dulci jubilo; Patapan; O come, O come Emmanuel; Go tell it on the mountain; O Sanctissimus; Fum, fum, fum; March of the Kings; My dancing day; What child is this?; Un flambeau, Jeanne...
Performers: Arnold, Robert; Chernet, Al
Conductors: Shaw, Robert
Ensemble: Robert Shaw Chorale; Robert Shaw Orchestra

Gabriel's Message - One Thousand Years of Carols

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-10-01

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David City; Harold Edwin Darke: In the bleak mid-winter; Traditional: In dulci jubilo; Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry Carol"; Good King Wenceslas; ...
Performers: Stringer, Robert
Conductors: Hunt, Donald; Sackett, Andrew; Edison, Noel

Drawn from a wonderful catalog of choral music for Christmas comes this new compilation from Naxos that features some beautiful and intimate singing! This album...continue...

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

Ancient Noëls / Maggie Sansone and Ensemble Galilei

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 1998-07-11

Works: Alfonso el Sabio: Cantigas de Santa María; Traditional: The Gloucester Wassail Song; Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; On Christmas Night "Sussex Carol"; O Bethlehem; Bethlehem's stall; A maiden...
Performers: Brooks, Jim; Diehl, Marcia; Harms, Ben; McCleod, Zan; Richards, Sue; Rideout, Bonnie; Sansone, Maggie; Surrick, Carolyn Anderson
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Galilei

Ancient carols, Renaissance rhythms and haunting medieval hymns bring to life images of desert landscapes, stone monasteries and the origins of Christmas. Maggie Sansone on...continue...

Christmas with Thomas Hampson / Hampson, Wolff, St. Paul CO

1 CD / Teldec / 1997-09-11

Works: Lowell Mason: Joy to the World; John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; Adolphe-Charles Adam: Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night"; Traditional: In dulci jubilo; O du fröhliche; Macht hoch die T&u...
Performers: Hampson, Thomas
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh
Ensemble: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Christmas with the Academy / Sir Neville Marriner

1 CD / Philips / 1994-11-15

Works: Traditional: Past three o'clock; Ding Dong! Merrily on high; On Christmas Night "Sussex Carol"; Quelle est cette odeur agréable?; Il est né, le divin enfant; Still, still, still; The Ho...
Performers: Birch, John; Bostridge, Ian; Boulter, Eleanor; Finley, Gerald; Fowler-Watt, Andrew; Joshua, Rosemary; Postle, Leslie; Roper, David
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus

The Joy of Christmas / JR Lewis, Cathedral Choral Society

1 CD / Centaur / 1992-10-01

Works: Traditional: Carol of the Bells; In dulci jubilo; Good King Wenceslas; God rest ye merry, gentlemen; John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang...
Conductors: Lewis, J. Reilly
Ensemble: National Cathedral Choral Society Washington, D.C.

Bright Day Star / Baltimore Consort

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 1990-08-21

Works: William Sandys: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; Traditional: Cherry Tree Carol; The Wren Song; Ding Dong! Merrily on high; The Old Year now away is fled; Christmas Day in da Mornin'; Wir singen dir...
Performers: Ballard, Mary Anne; Cudek, Mark; LaRue, Custer; Lipkis, Larry; McFarlane, Ronn; Norman, Chris; Wiggins, Webb
Conductors:
Ensemble: Baltimore Consort

A Little Christmas Music / King's Singers, Te Kanawa

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1989-11-25

Works: Traditional: Here we come a-wassailing; We wish you a merry Christmas; Ding Dong! Merrily on high; Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry Carol"; Boar's Head Carol; Gaudete, Christus est natu...
Performers: Fullbrook, Charles; Hickox, Richard; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Brass Quintet; City of London Sinfonia; King's Singers

Christmas Music from Medieval & Renaissance Europe / Sixteen

1 CD / Hyperion / 1988-12-01

Works: Anonymous: Puer natus est nobis; Nowell, nowell; Gaudete!; Traditional: Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry Carol"; Boar's Head Carol; Song of the Nuns of Chester; Quem pastores laudavere;...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

'A most unusual and attractive record' (The Guardian)...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...

Christmas with Solid Brass

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 1984-12-15

Works: Traditional: In dulci jubilo; What child is this?; The first nowell; Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry Carol"; Deck the hall; Song of the Birds; Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Anton&i...
Performers: Browner, Barry; Caswell, Jeffrey; Della Peruti, Carl; DiSavino, Elizabeth; Eddy, Hugh; Haislip, Douglas; Muller, Hans [Trombone]; Olsen, Charles; Sampson, David; Turner, Kyle; Wilcox, Adrienne
Conductors:
Ensemble: Solid Brass

Merry Christmas / Walter, CSSR State Philharmonic, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) /

Works: Traditional: The first nowell; Good King Wenceslas; What child is this?; O Tannenbaum; Jauchzet, ihr Himmel; Jolly old Saint Nicolas; While shepherds watched their flocks by night; God rest ye merry,...
Performers: CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra/Peter Breiner; Rübsam, Wolfgang
Conductors: Walter, Alfred
Ensemble: ; German Boys' Choir; Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice