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Musical Advent Calendar: Jubiläums-Edition - 24 Songs for Advent and Christmas

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-09-25

Works: Andreas Hammerschmidt: Machet die Tore weit (Open Wide the Gates); George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Messias; Jill Nordin: Whisperin' Your Name, spiritual for chorus & piano; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico ...
Performers: Bockemuhl, Fionn; Bongard, Andreas; Comes, Barbara; Geiseler, Soren [Piano]; Hoffmann, Andreas; Knecht, Johannes; Liebfried, Caroline [Piano]; Saloniker, Stuttgarter; Settelmeyer, Matthias [Piano]; T...
Conductors: Schumacher, Jan; Schick, Berthold; Emling, Meinhard; Knecht, Johannes; Gilde, Hans de; Dücker, Martin; Kaltenbach, Anneliese; ; Crespo, Enrique; Haáler, Christoph; Kunz, Hanns-Friedrich; ...
Ensemble: ; Freiburger Spielleyt; Zither Group of the Trachtenkapelle Glottertal

For the past nine years, the Hanssler Classic/SWR co-production of the Musikalischer Advenskalender has been one of the most eagerly anticipated releases for the holiday...continue...

Christmas - Henry John Gauntlett, Traditional, Various / Voces8

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-09-08

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Gabriel's Message (Basque); Away in a Manger; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); I Wonder As I Wander (American); Cov...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Voces8

The international award-winning octet, VOCES8, has established itself at the forefront of British a cappella. Performing a repertoire ranging from Renaissance polyphony to unique Jazz...continue...
Recording information: St. George's Church, Chesterton, Cambridge, England (08/21/2011-08/24/2011)....continue...

A Kaleidoscope / Peter Mattei

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-03-10

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina Burana (chamber version); Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); Christmas song; Peter Cornelius: Die drei Kön...
Performers: Alin, Folke; Astrand, Anders; Canning, Andrew; Derwinger, Love; Forsberg, Bengt; Gustafsson, Carl-Lennart; Johansson, Per; Lidstrom, Lars-Erik; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Nordin, Lena; Pont...
Conductors: Alin, Cecilia Rydinger; Sund, Robert; Paavo, Järvi; Graden, Gary
Ensemble: ; Allmänna Sången ; Kroumata Percussion Ensemble; Uppsala Musikklasser

With his magnificent voice and magnetic stage personality, the Swedish baritone Peter Mattei delights audiences at the Metropolitan in New York, La Scala in Milan,...continue...

Plum Pudding: Traditional carols for Christmas / Felicity Lott, soprano

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2010-11-16

Works: Christmas Traditional: Wassail Song ("Here We Come a-Wassailing"), carol (a.k.a. "Here We Come a-Caroling"); I Sing of a Maiden, carol (English); Esta noche nace un Niño (Spanish); The Holly and...
Performers: Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Broadbent, Peter
Ensemble: Joyful Company of Singers

Dame Felicity Lott and the Joyful Company of Singers serve up rich Christmas fayre with 'Plum Pudding', well-spiced with favourite carols and readings by actor...continue...
Recording information: Champs Hill, West Sussex, England (11/30/2002)....continue...

Dove: The Three Kings; Howells, Bax, Tavener, Reger, etc / Nicholas, et al

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2010-11-09

Works: Gabriel Jackson: The Magi, for chorus; Thou Whose Birth, for chorus; Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque; Arnold Bax: Lullay, Dear Jesus, for chorus; Philip Wilby: The word made flesh; Peter Cornelius: The T...
Performers: Etherington, Carleton

Personnel: Carleton Etherington (organ).

Recording information: Tewkesbury Abbey (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)....continue...

Christmas Carols

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Alick Rowe: Adam lay y bounden, carol; Christmas Traditional: O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; People, Look East! (Besa...
Performers: Brown, Tim Brown; Challenger, Stephen; Corder, Ian; Crowhurst, Jeremy; Edwards, George; Field, Sebastian; Gowland, Stephen; Gregory, Anthony; Hereford Cathedral Choir; Hickey, George; Holland, Jonath...
Conductors: Massey, Roy

One of the top English Cathedral choirs sing a varied program of many popular carols for Advent and Christmastide together with lesser known ones particular...continue...
Personnel: John Stafford, George Edwards, Sam Johnson, Robert Thomas, Jr. (vocals); Tim Fulford Brown (tenor); Huw Williams (organ).

Recording information: Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, Hertfo...continue...

Love Came Down at Christmas

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Gustav Holst: In the bleak mid-winter; Michael Praetorius: Musae Sioniae; Peter Cornelius: The Three Kings; C...
Performers: English, John [Australia]; Jackson, Oliver; Jones, Timothy; Kelly, Duncan; Oxenham, Martin; St. Paul's Cathedral Choir; Williams, Huw [Organ]

Malcolm Archer`s own carol gives its title to this inspiring new collection from the wonderful acoustic of this world famous Cathedral. Included also is his...continue...
Personnel: Jon English (tenor); Timothy Jones (bass voice); Oliver Jackson (treble); Huw Williams (organ).

Recording information: St. Paul's Cathedral....continue...

Julesang & Messingklang

1 CD / Danacord / 2009-11-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Michael Praetorius: Musae Sioniae; Carl Nielsen: Hymns and Sacred Songs, FS 83; James R. Murray: Away in a Manger; Christmas Traditional:...
Performers: Hansen, Anne Mette; Hansen, Henning; Houmoller, Hanne Hohwü; Laursen, Barbara Vestfalen; Michailova, Ekaterina; Pedersen, Birgitte Mosegaard; Schmidt, Lars Ole
Conductors: Bellincampi, Giordano; Hansen, Soren K.

The chorus of the Danish National Opera and the Prince of Denmark's Brass Ensemble offer a beautifully performed program of Christmas carols - both Danish...continue...

All Is Bright / Llewellyn, Handel and Haydn Society

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Hodie Christus natus est; Christmas Traditional: There Is No Rose of Such Virtue (English); Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming, carol; Deck the Halls (Welsh); Dietrich Buxtehude: ...
Performers: Consoli, Susan; Finney, John; Giampa, Janice; Grimes, John [Engineer]; Krueger, Christopher; Nomura, Christòpheren; Rolfe, Wendy; Watson, Karen
Conductors: Llewellyn, Grant
Ensemble: Handel and Haydn Society; Handel and Haydn Society Chorus; Trinity Handbell Ensemble

Bostons Handel and Haydn Society is one of Americas leading choral ensembles. Under the direction of recently appointed music director Grant Llewellyn, the Society has...continue...

Serenity: Beautiful Choral Music [Box Set]

5 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2008-07-29

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria... virgo serena, motet for 4 parts; William Byrd: Ave verum corpus; Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; Guillaume Dufay: Nuper rosarum flores, isorhythmi...
Performers: Black, Richard; Bone, Corin; Costa, Neal Peres da; Donnelly, Mark; Drury, David; Duck-Chong, Jenny; Everingham, Craig; Fraser, Anna; Greco, David; Harvey, Ray; Lang, Genevieve; Macliver, Sara; McMaho...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Weymark, Brett; Stanhope, Paul
Ensemble: ; Sirius String Quartet

With reviews describing cantillation as 'heaven on a stick' and 'an elegant and highly responsive group of singers' you cannot go past this ultimate collection...continue...

A Cello Christmas /Geoffrey Simon, London Cello Sound, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Daryl Runswick: Introit; Christmas in America Medley; An Olde English Christmas Medley; Christmas Traditional: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); Gaudete (Swedish); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (...
Performers: Colwell, Cathy; Cox, Allan; Cullington, Paul; Dall'Olio, Gabriella; Dixon, Chris; Dobell, Mark; Elms, Roderick; Feile, Matthias; Gledhil, Rachel; Hibbert, Fiona; Knussen, Kenneth; Sinclair, Cameron; ...
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: Clare College Choir; London Cello Sound members; London Philharmonic Cellos

Christmas favorites presented with an amazing blend of velvet and virtuosity! Conductor Geoffrey Simon and arranger Daryl Runswick combine Cala's "London Sound" series concept with...continue...
Personnel: Mark Dobell (tenor); Fiona Hibbert (harp); Chris Vanderspar, Paul Watkins (cello); Roderick Elms (celesta); Paul Cullington (double bass); Allan Cox (drums); Rachel Gledhill (percussion)....continue...

Victorian Christmas for Brass

1 CD / Orfeo / 2006-11-21

Works: Recorded Sound: Bells of St. Andrew's Church - Christmas Bells at Sea; Arthur Sullivan: Hearken unto me, anthem for chorus & organ; It came upon the midnight clear, for chorus (NOT a setting of "Noel...
Performers: Backes, Constanze
Conductors:
Ensemble: Passion des Cuivres

The Twelve Days of Christmas / Crees, Rose, et al

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2006-11-03

Works: Jeremiah Clarke: Work(s); Christmas Traditional: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); The Twelve Days of Christmas; Work(s); Peter Warlock: Balulalow; Bethleh...
Performers: Rose, Matthew
Conductors: Crees, Eric
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Brass Soloists; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

On this recording, a joyous pre-Christmas performance in the Floral Hall of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden has been captured on CD by Brass...continue...

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

2 CD / Decca / 2005-10-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); I Saw Three Ships, carol; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); King Jesus Hath A Garde...
Performers: Alan, Hervey; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Willcocks, David

Personnel: Hervey Alan (bass baritone); Andrew Creswell Davis , Simon Preston (organ)....continue...

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

2 CD / Decca Import / 2005-08-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (adapted from Handel); I Saw Three Ships, carol; ...
Performers: Alan, Hervey; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Willcocks, David

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....continue...

Carols from King's College

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Angels From the Realms Of Glory; O Little Town of Bethlehem; In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); The First Nowell (E...
Performers: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Willcocks, David, Sir [Choral Conductor]

Carols from Winchester Cathedral / Neary, et al

1 CD / ASV / 2004-11-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: I Saw Three Ships, carol; The Holly and the Ivy (English); The First Nowell (English); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); Il est n&#...
Performers: Brandon, Russell; Kendall, William; Lancelot, James; Layton, Stephen; Neary, Martin; Ross, Keith; Sweeney, Donald; Winchester Cathedral Choir
Conductors: Neary, Martin
Ensemble: Winchester Cathedral Choir

Best Loved Christmas Carols / King's College Choir

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-10-05

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Angels From the Realms Of Glory; O Little Town of Bethlehem; In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); The First Nowell (En...
Performers: Grier, Francis; Hare, Ian; Jones, George; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Thomas Armstrong [Composer/Conductor]; Trotter, Thomas; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]; Well...
Conductors: Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir, Cambridge

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

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

What Sweeter Music / Barbieri

1 CD / Deux Elles / 2004-10-01

Works: William Walton: Christmas Carols (4) for chorus; John Rutter: What sweeter music; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Boris Ord: Adam lay ybounden; Andrew Carter: Mary's Magnific...
Performers: Barbieri, Edward; Consortium; Dobell, Mark; Downs, Melanie; Price, Gareth; Price, Ray; Semmens, Richard; Swift, Helen
Conductors:
Ensemble: Consortium

Recording information: Saint Alban the Martyr, Holborn, London, England (05/02/1998-05/03/1998)....continue...

O Magnum Mysterium / Lydon, Smith, Choir of Lincoln College

1 CD / Guild / 2001-10-01

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Lennox Berkeley: I Sing of a Maiden, for chorus; Anton Bruckner: Virga Jesse, gradual for chorus in E minor, WAB 52; Herbert Howells: Carol-An...
Performers: Smith, Philip
Conductors: Eastwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Lincoln College Choir Oxford

Along the Road to Bethlehem

1 CD / CBC Records / 2001-06-25

Works: John Rutter: Star Carol; Jesus Christ, for chorus & orchestra; Shepherd's Pipe Carol; Peter Cornelius: The Three Kings; Christmas Traditional: Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); Joseph, lieber Jose...
Performers: Dorsey, Richard; Henderson, Ruth Watson; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Katie Wylde; Kent, David; Toronto Children's Chorus

Personnel: Chelsey Schill (soprano); Ben Heppner (tenor); Judy Loman (harp); Wendy Rose, Jacques Israelievitch, Marc-Andre Savoie, My Hyon Kim, Miho Hashizume, Carol Fujino, Paul Meyer (violin); Chri...continue...

Music for the Christmas Season / Earl L. Miller

1 CD / Afka / 2000-09-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: March of the Magi Kings; Good Christian Men, Rejoice (a.k.a. "All Christians Now Rejoice"); Creator of the Stars At Night (Tune; Masters in This Hall; Nowell Sing We, carol (En...
Performers: Miller, Earl L.; V and Legacy

This selection is a collection of improvisations by organist Earl L. Miller on Christmas songs.

The organ used on this selection was constructed by the Andover Organ Company in Methuen, Massach...continue...

Swedish Christmas Music - Dagen Är Kommen / Göteborg Gosskör

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-09-01

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Christmas Traditional: Når Juldags morgon glimmar; Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); Gladelig vi nu ...
Performers: Kjellson, Magnus; Persson, Olle
Conductors: Phipps, Simon

Adeste Fidelis / O'Donnell, Westminster Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 1993-10-01

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Christmas Traditional: Gabriel's Message (Basque); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (Fre...
Performers: Choir of Westminster Abbey; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Simcock, Iain

'A model of its kind' (The Times)

'Celestial' (The San Francisco Examiner)

'An extremely well-sung traditional carol collection. The concert makes a great appeal by...continue...
Personnel: Emma Kirkby (soprano); Catherine King (mezzo soprano); Matthew Vine, Nicholas Keay, Clifford Lister, Andrew Carwood, John Bowen, Leigh Nixon, Tom Raskin (tenor); Andrew Wickens, Michael Lee...continue...