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December Lights

1 CD / Decca Import / 2012-12-11

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Christmas Traditional: Deck the Halls (Welsh); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); Go Tell It on the Mountain, Christmas song (American); Sleep Little Jesus (Slaap nu...
Performers: Louwerse, Mirusia; Maffioletti, Carla; Rieu, André; Skota, Kimmy [Vocals]
Conductors: Rieu, André

Once were Christmas Angels - The Pure Sound of Boy Trebles

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Christmas Traditional: The Holly and the Ivy (English); Little Jesus Sweetly Sleep; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); Quem pastores laudavere (Hohenfurth Manuscript, 1410); O Little Town of Bethle...
Performers: Bowyer, Jeremy; Cooper, Ian [Mastering]; Criswell, Michael; Davey, Peter; Dutton, Paul; Elias, David; Harvey, Christopher; Ludford-Thomas, Daniel; Lyle, James; Mace, Michael; Pugh, Owen; Rees-William...

Something different & wonderfully enjoyable! The new Boy Trebles compilation awaited by collectors from the 25-year period covered by Abbey Label. It is much more...continue...

Voices of Angels

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2008-12-02

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; William Mathias: Salvator mundi, sequence of carols (30) for chorus, Op. 89; John Rutter: Mary's Lullaby; Star Carol; Daniel Walker: Laud...
Performers: Whitwell, Sally; Willcocks, David, Sir [Choral Conductor]
Conductors: Williams, Lyn

Gondwana voices and the sydney children's choir are amongst the finest children's ensembles in the world. The sweet sounds of young voices in this enchanting...continue...

The King's Singers Greatest Hits

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-02-05

Works: John Lennon: Penny Lane; Help!; Yesterday; Eleanor Rigby; Paul Simon: Bridge Over Troubled Water; The Sounds of Silence; John David: You Are the New Day; Lionel Richie: Three Times A Lady; Cy Coleman...
Performers: Baines, Michael; Barrueco, Manuel; Chase, Roger; Crayford, Marcia; Fraser, John; Fullbrook, Charles; Gerhardt, Emil; Hadden, Nancy; Headley, Erin; Hickox, Richard [Conductor]; Jackman, Bill; Kampen, ...
Conductors: Davis, Carl

The King's Singers are a unique group. Aside from their unusual voice distribution (2 countertenors, 1 tenor, 2 baritones and a bass), they have, over...continue...

Chloe

1 CD / Valley Entertainment / 2008-01-29

Works: David Downes: Angel's Song, for voice; The Voice of Home, song; Irish Traditional: Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), folk song; The Last Rose of Summer, folk song; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; S. Schwartz /...
Performers: Agnew, Chloe; Agnew, David; Foster, Liz

Personnel: Chloë Agnew (vocals); David Agnew (oboe); Liz Foster (background vocals).

Recording information: Pussman Sound (East), Dublin, Ireland....continue...

Stories for Children / Jarvis, Parry, London PO

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2006-11-21

Works: Paul Patterson: Little Red Riding Hood, for orchestra; The Three Little Pigs, for orchestra; Howard Blake: The Snowman
Performers: Oliver, Sam
Conductors: Parry, David

Personnel: Sam Oliver (treble).

Recording information: Abbey Road Studios 1....continue...

Follow That Star / Peter Dijkstra, The Gents

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2003-11-01

Works: Peter Gritton: Follow That Star, for vocal ensemble; Christmas Traditional: Gaudete Christus est natus (Piae Cantiones 1582); Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming) (Alte geistlich...
Performers: Dijkstra, Peter; Gents, The; Minakov, Maksym; Minakov, Maxym
Conductors: Dijkstra, Peter
Ensemble: Marimba Quartet Carrefour; Rubens Quartet

This selection is a Hybrid Multichannel Super Audio CD. The Stereo Hybrid SACD program can be played on any standard compact disc player. The DSD Surround and Stereo programs require an SACD player fo...continue...

A Gala Christmas in Vienna / Domingo, Brightman, Lotti

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-09-29

Works: Christian Kolonovits: Christmas Prologue, medley of traditional tunes; Christmas Traditional: Deck the Halls (Welsh); Tu scendi dalle stelle (Italian); Fröhliche Weihnacht überall; Child in...
Performers: Brightman, Sarah; Cocciante, Richard; Domingo, Placido; Lotti, Helmut
Conductors: Mercurio, Steven; Bateman, Paul
Ensemble: English National Opera Orchestra; Gumpoldskirch Boys Choir; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

This program is also available from Sony on minidisc (SM 60396) and DVD (SVD 60759).

The arrangements are by Christian Kolonovits and Johnny Bertl except where noted.

From its jubilant b...continue...

A White Christmas with Grimethorpe

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1997-11-19

Works: Irving Berlin: Holiday Inn; J. Fred Coots: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town; Felix Bernard: Winter Wonderland; Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride, arranged for band; Bob Geldof / Midge Ure: Do They Know It's C...