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Carols from Kings / Stephen Cleobury, King's College Choir

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Rejoice and Be Merry; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); King Jesus Hath A Garden (Dutch); Infant Holy, Infant Lowly ...
Performers: Goode, David; Knight, Alexander; Todd, Nicholas
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, is one of the world's most beloved choral groups. Each Christmas Eve millions across the globe tune in to...continue...
Recording information: La Musée des Augustins, Toulouse, France (08/02/1994-08/03/1994)....continue...

Christmas with the Vienna Boys' Choir / Schubert, Handel, Herbeck / Max Emanuel Cencic, Charles Humphries, conductor

2 CD / Capriccio / 2012-11-13

Works: Christmas Traditional: Vom Himmel hoch, o Englein kommt, carol (German); Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through the Thorn); O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende...
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Cordier, David; Humphries, Charles; Köhler, Axel [Countertenor Vocal]; Sharpe, Ivan; Torday, Robert
Conductors: Marschick, Peter; Froschauer, Helmuth
Ensemble: ; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Studio Symphony

For over 500 years the Vienna Boys' Choir has been a living tradition. Since their beginning, the choir has worked with composers such as Mozart,...continue...

Essential Carols - Over 2 hours of timeless Christmas favorites

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); Up! Good Christian Folk, and Listen (Piae cantiones); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; The Holly and the Ivy (English); While...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Bell, David [Organ]; Bickenbach, Christfried; Blandford, Jeremy; Clarvis, Paul; Grier, Francis; Hare, Ian; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Kampen, Christopher van;...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David; Hickox, Richard; Ericson, Eric; Rutter, John; Hughes, Owain Arwel; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Alexander, Geoffrey; Handford, Maurice

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Still liegt die Winternacht - Advent and Christmas songs for male choir from fire centuries / DieMeistersinger

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-09-25

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Clémence de Grandval: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen; Christmas Traditional: O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; Zu B...
Conductors: Breuninger, Klaus
Ensemble: ; DieMeistersinger

Founded in 1998 with members from the world-famous Gachinger Kantorei, Stuttgart's celebrated men's choir "Die Meistersinger" have devoted themselves to rescuing the rich repository of...continue...
Recording information: Kloster Bronnbach, Germany (12/04/2011)....continue...

Rejoice! Christmas at The Sage Gateshead / Northern Sinfonia - Simon Halsey

1 CD / Avie Records / 2012-09-11

Works: Roderick Elms: Fanfare da Festa, for orchestra; Christmas Traditional: O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; The First Nowell (English); O Little Town of Bethlehem; In dulci jubilo ...
Performers: Courtney, Scarlett [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Halsey, Simon
Ensemble: ; Northern Sinfonia

Recording information: Hall One, The Sage Gateshead (12/12/2009-12/13/2009)....continue...

Sweet Christmas

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-12-20

Works: Christmas Traditional: Angels We Have Heard on High; Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella ("Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle"); Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille) (Austrian); Entre le boeuf et ...
Performers: Alstrom, Ed; Large, Wendy; Tarantiles, Andre
Conductors:
Ensemble: DolciCanti

Recording information: Bennett Studios, Englewood, NJ; The Barber Shop Studios, Lake Hopatcong, NJ....continue...

12 Dances of Christmas

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-11-29

Works: John Brock: Medley; Christmas Traditional: What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); The First Nowell (English); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Engli...
Performers: Brock, John

Holiday Baby

1 CD / Harp Music To Go / 2011-11-22

Works: Christmas Traditional: Angels We Have Heard on High; What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); The First Nowell (English); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English); ...
Performers: Miller, Merry [Harp]

Yuletide Glow: Serenity on Harp and Piano

1 CD / Harp Music To Go / 2011-11-22

Works: Christmas Traditional: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German); The First Nowell (English); John Henry Hopkins, Jr.: We t...
Performers: Meditz, Reuel; Miller, Merry [Harp]

Holidays On The Harp

1 CD / Harp Music To Go / 2011-11-22

Works: Irving Berlin: Holiday Inn; Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; Angels We Have Heard on High...
Performers: Benjamin, Annie; Miller, Merry [Harp]

Merry Kidsmas

1 CD / Harp Music To Go / 2011-11-22

Works: James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Oakley Haldeman: Here Comes Santa Claus; Christmas Traditional: Deck the Halls (Welsh); The First Nowell (En...
Performers: Miller, Merry [Harp]

Christmas with the Westminster Choir / Daniel Beckwith, organ

1 CD / Westminister Choir College / 2011-11-15

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; Of the Father's heart begotten ...
Performers: Beckwith, Daniel; Gillis, Peter; Martin, Jeffrey; Tenore, Nancy
Conductors: Flummerfelt, Joseph
Ensemble: Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia

This is the re-issue of the 1979 recording Christmas with the Westminster Choir. It features some of the most-loved Christmas carols and songs performed by...continue...

The Christmas Album / Libera boy choir

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Christmas Traditional: Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille) (Austrian); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; In...
Performers: Ashley, Charlotte; Coates, Sam; Collins, Luke; Crawley, Ben; De Menezes-Wood, Jakob; Fontannaz, Daniel; Geraghty, Steven; Ingles, Freddie; Leadbeater, Stefan; Madine, Joshua; May, Elizabeth; McCarthy...
Conductors: Prizeman, Robert

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The singing is generally great - you can detect a very slight rough edge to the boys' sound which is exactly as it...continue...
Recording information: The Music Place, London, England (05/2011-07/2011).

For an act famed for their angelic vocals and heart-warming celestial sound, it's a surprise that The Christmas Album ...continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: Christmas Celebration / Faith, Mantovani, Fiedler, etc.

1 CD / Guild / 2011-11-08

Works: James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; John Henry Hopkins, Jr.: We three kings; Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Christmas Traditional: Good King Wenceslas (Piae Cantiones, 1582);...
Conductors: Vaughn, Billy; Faith, Percy; Melachrino, George; Morley, Angela; Fiedler, Arthur; Mantovani

The Christmas Album / Libera boy choir [Deluxe Edition]

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Christmas Traditional: Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille) (Austrian); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; In...
Performers: Ashley, Charlotte; Coates, Sam; Collins, Luke; Crawley, Ben; De Menezes-Wood, Jakob; Fontannaz, Daniel; Geraghty, Steven; Ingles, Freddie; Leadbeater, Stefan; Madine, Joshua; May, Elizabeth; McCarthy...
Conductors: Prizeman, Robert

The Arts Desk
The singing is generally great - you can detect a very slight rough edge to the boys' sound which is exactly as it...continue...
Recording information: The Music Place, London, England (05/2011-07/2011).

For an act famed for their angelic vocals and heart-warming celestial sound, it's a surprise that The Christmas Album ...continue...

Hark! Traditional Carols in a New Light

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2011-10-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); Angels From the Realms Of Glory; The...
Performers: Saunders, Alexandra
Conductors: Appleton, Tom

Recording information: King's Lynn Festival, St. Nicholas's Chapel (01/15/2011-01/16/2011)....continue...

Christmas Carol Concert

1 CD / Rel Records / 2011-09-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); The Holly and the Ivy (English); Child in a Mange...
Performers: Choir, Paisley Abbey

Recording information: Paisley Abbey, Glasgow, Scotland....continue...

Keeping Christmas: Beloved Carols & the Christmas Story / Gloriae Dei Cantores

1 CD / Gloriae Dei Cantores / 2010-12-14

Works: Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); Carol of the Star, for chorus; On Christmas Day in the Morn, for chorus; The Holly and the Ivy (English); Angels We Have Heard on High; Infant Holy,...
Performers: Extol Handbell Choir
Conductors: Patterson, Elizabeth C.
Ensemble: Gloriae Dei Cantores

The great mystery of Christmas is explored on 'Keeping Christmas', the latest release from Gloriae Dei Cantores. A beloved holiday tradition on Cape Cod, the...continue...
Recording information: Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans, MA (08/2010)....continue...

Aled's Christmas Gift / boy soprano

1 CD / Demon Tv / 2010-12-07

Works: Buddy Greene: Mary, Did You Know?, song; William James Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Gustav Holst: In the bleak mid-winter; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; John Goss: See Amid the Winter's Snow, for cho...
Performers: Aitken, Rob; Ashley, Charlotte; Beston, Simon; Brown, Zoe; Coates, Sam; Crawley, Ben; Flanaghan, Katie; Hale, Simon; Hughes, Emilia; Jones, Aled; Kelly, John; Lole, Simon; May, Elizabeth; Palliser, U...

Recording information: Coombehurst Studio, Kingston University, London; FX YourSpace Studios, London; Greendale Studios, London, England.

Responsible for one of the most iconic and enchanting C...continue...

The Top 20 Christmas Carols

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-12-07

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; John ...
Performers: Blades, James; Bradley, Jonathan; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Drury, David; Kenny, Yvonne; Lang, Genevieve; McMahon, Paul; Miller, David [Piano]; Riley, Catherin...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Sexton, Timothy; Willcocks, David; Leighton-Jones, Michael; Walker, Antony; Weymark, Brett; Stanhope, David; Guest, George; Dyer, Paul

Carols From Oxford: Victorian & English

1 CD / Regis Records / 2010-12-02

Works: Anonymous: Come All You Worthy Gentlemen; Goday My Lord Syre Cristemasse, carol; Christmas Traditional: Nova, Nova, Ave fit ex Eva; Ave Maria; Coventry Carol (2); Jacob's Ladder, carol ("As Jacob wit...

A collection of 29 carols, dating from the 15th to the 20th centuries, are performed by the Magdalen College Choir. Magdalen College, Oxford, played an...continue...

Angel Voices: The Boys' Choir Christmas Celebration / Vienna Boys' Choir; Dresden Boys' Choir, et al.

3 CD / Capriccio / 2010-11-16

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Vom Himmel hoch (Choralkantate); Laudate pueri ("O praise the Lord"), motet for female chorus & organ in E flat major, Op. 39/2; Sacred Pieces (3), Op. 23; Veni Domine ("Hear my p...
Performers: Buchner, Roland; Engelhardt, Kent; Humphries, Charles; Schicha, Ulrich; Winkler, Michael-Christfried
Conductors: Flämig, Martin; Marschik, Peter; Hrncirik, Peter; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim
Ensemble: ; Bläserensemble

American Record Guide
Here's a very nice set of three CDs devoted mostly to German music and performed by the cream of German and Austrian boychoirs...continue...

Shout For Joy: Spiritual Christmas / Hendricks

1 CD / Arte Verum / 2010-11-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: Mary Had a Baby; Quittez pasteurs (O come away ye shepherds) (French); What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); Coventry Carol (2); Ding Dong! M...
Performers: Bersgtrom, Mats; Gafvert, Bjorn; Hellstrom, Agneta; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Norberg, Ulf; Pettersson, Harald; Riedel, Georg [Double Bass]; Tenstam, Ulrika
Conductors:
Ensemble: Drottingholms Barockensemble

Fifteen years after EMI's Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas - one of the soprano's best sellers - Barbara presents a Christmas album focused on sacred music....continue...
Recording information: Engelbrektskyrkan, Stockholm, Sweden (09/02/2010); Hjorthagens kyrka, Stockholm, Sweden (09/02/2010); Engelbrektskyrkan, Stockholm, Sweden (2010-09-01&2010-09-03_2010-); Hjortha...continue...

Christmas Around the World / West Edge String Quartet

1 CD / Centaur / 2010-11-05

Works: Mykola Leontovych: Carol of the Bells; Christmas Traditional: The Wexford Carol ("Good People All, This Christmastime") (Enniscorthy Carol) (Irish); A Holly and Ivy Calypso; Dziasiaj w Betlejem (Rejo...
Conductors:
Ensemble: West Edge String Quartet

Just in time for the holidays, a disc of traditional Christmas music arranged for string quartet by violinist and composer Kermit Poling. The West Edge...continue...
Recording information: First Baptist Church, Shreveport, Louisiana (03/18/2010-03/20/2010)....continue...

Christmas with the London Brass

1 CD / Teldec / 2010-10-26

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Michael Praetorius: Musae Sioniae; Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emman...
Performers: London Brass
Conductors: Harvey, Roger

Recording information: St. Barnabas Church, Woodside Park (04/1990).

Thanks to its lush arrangements and warm spirit, Christmas with the London Brass is an ideal holiday album for fans of symph...continue...

Christmas / Sean Smith, guitar

1 CD / Thompkins Media / 2010-10-05

Works: Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); Good King Wenceslas (Piae Cantiones, 1582); O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German); Deck the Halls (Welsh); Katherine K. Davis: The Little Drummer...
Performers: Smith, Sean [Guitar]

Accomplished Bay Area guitarist Sean Smith has released several albums under his own name, and has produced and contributed to the compilations Berkeley Guitar and...continue...
Recording information: Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA (05/2010/07/2010).

Sean Smith sets himself up for a clear challenge with a Christmas album -- it's not only one of the most crowded fie...continue...

A Festival of Christmas Carols

1 CD / Metro Music / 2010-10-05

Works: Irving Berlin: Holiday Inn; Mel Tormé: The Christmas Song; James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (for the film Meet Me in St. Louis); Fr...
Performers: Battiwalla, Darius; Doyle, John [Celtic]; Marshall, Richard

From the Salvation Army Band comes this "Festival of Christmas Carols" including such favorites as The Christmas Song, Jingle Bells, Have Yourself a Merry Little...continue...

Christmas with the Washington Chorale

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 2010-09-28

Works: Christmas Traditional: Angels We Have Heard on High; Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella ("Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle"); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); Still, Still, Still (Stille, still...
Performers: Willcocks, David, Sir [Choral Conductor]
Conductors:
Ensemble: National Capital Brass and Percussion

Recorded live on 23 December 2009, this delightful album presents some of the best loved Christmas music, including Angels We Have Heard On High, O...continue...
Recording information: Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD (12/23/2009)....continue...

String Quartet Christmas

3 CD / Listen / 2010-09-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); O Little Town of Bethlehem; Angels From the Realms Of Glory; Deck the Halls (Welsh); An...
Performers: Bodnar, Nina; Delmoni, Arturo [Violin]; DePasquale, Ellen; Figueroa, Rafael; Lipkina, Natasha; Maddon, Danielle; Mitchell, Emily; Murdock, Katherine; Romanul, Alexander; Rosen, Nathaniel; Smith, Timo...

Christmas Songs; When You Wish Upon A Star - Disney Songs

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Christmas Traditional: Les anges dans nos campagnes (French), carol (AKA Angels We Have Heard On High); Dormi, dormi, o bel bambino (Italy); Señora Doña Maria, h...
Performers: Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Holloway, Laurie
Conductors: Ericson, Eric; Tunick, Jonathan
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble

Barbara Hendricks' voice - particularly suited to Mozart, Debussy, Faure, and the lighter roles of Puccini and Richard Strauss - has a warm, crystalline quality...continue...

A Cathedral Christmas

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Randol Alan Bass: Gloria, for chorus; Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); Dans le silence de la nuit (In the Still of the Night), carol (French); Carol For The King (French, 15th c.); ...
Performers: Donasco, Dee; Gwozdz, Lee; Pena, Dorothy; Vasquez, Charles
Conductors: Rivera, Guadalupe Jr.

The Choirs of Corpus Christi Cathedral offer a Christmas program of familiar carols....continue...
Recording information: Corpus Christi Cathedral, Corpus Christi, TX (08/10/2009-08/13/2009)....continue...

The Spirits of England and France, Vol. 4: Missa Caput and the story of the Salve Regina

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-08-10

Works: Anonymous, English: The story of the Salve Regina; Missa Caput, for 4 voices; Salve Regina; Jesu for thy mercy; Make us merry; Alma redemptoris mater; Agnus Dei, for 4 voices (Old Hall Manuscript); R...
Performers: Charlesworth, Stephen; Greig, Donald; Harrold, Steven; Nixon, Leigh; Page, Christopher [Gothic Voices]; Podger, Julian; Rumsey, Shirley; Wilson, Christopher [Lute]

'A fascinating disc with superbly informative and enticing notes by Christopher Page' (BBC Music Magazine)

'At last, for the first time in over thirty years, we...continue...
Recording information: 07/13/1996-07/17/1996....continue...

Christmas Angels: A Thousand Voices Sing the Finest Christmas Music in Lincoln Cathedral

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Chorale Preludes (11) for Organ, Op. 122; Christmas Traditional: O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; This is the truth sent from above (English); Ding Dong! Merri...
Performers: Barwood, Simon; Companie of Ringers of the Cathedral Church of the; Daws, Adrian; Hughes, Chris [Drums]; Hughes, Christopher; Ravenscroft, Timothy; Sanford-Casey, Daniel; Willcocks, David, Sir [Chora...
Conductors: Walsh, Colin [Organ]

Over 1,000 people of every age and denomination traveled to Lincoln Cathedral to record the best-loved Christmas Carols for Christmas Angels. The Cathedral Choir joined...continue...
Personnel: Simon Barwood (tenor); Chris Hughes (organ); Lee Townsend (bells).

Recording information: Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England (05/16/1994-07/14/1994)....continue...

Piano Christmas / Original Compositions

2 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-04-06

Works: Richard Storrs Willis: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear; George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Christmas Traditional: What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); Angels We Have Heard on H...
Performers: Hendricks, Jim

Christmas in the Valleys

1 CD / Delta (UK) / 2009-10-13

Works: Christmas Traditional: The Holly and the Ivy (English); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); Deck the Halls (Welsh); Away in a Manger; The First Nowell (English); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (Fren...
Performers: Reese, Arthur

2009 holiday collection of digitally remastered yuletide recordings. Christmas In The Valleys features 20 tracks including cuts from the Rhos Orpheus Male Choir, the Cwmbach...continue...

Classical Christmas

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-01-06

Works: Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); Angels We Have Heard on High; Jolly Old St. Nicholas (American); Work(s); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; What Child Is This...

Sing Noel!! / The Washington Chorus

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: Personent hodie (On this day Earth shall ring) (Piae Cantiones); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); Christmas Night (French); Coventry Carol (2); Unto Us Is Born A Son (Puer ...
Performers: Doherty, Peter; Forest, Michael; Lin, Susan Vaules; Neil, William [Organ]

Traditional Christmas carols on the release include 'O Holy Night', 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing', and other contemporary arrangements. A 2000 Grammy Award Winner, The...continue...

Christmas Time is Here / Alexander, Pacific Chorale

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: John Alexander: A Carol Fantasy, for choir; Christmas Traditional: Angels We Have Heard on High; The First Nowell (English); I Wonder As I Wander (American); Sing We Now of Christmas (Noel Nouvelet);...
Performers: Ball, Mindy; Bowers, Amy; Dicey, Russell; Ellis, Tony; Frear, Robert; Gamer, Jason; Greene, Fred; Loftus, Lori; McGrath, Kenneth; Perkins, Barry [Trumpet]; Popejoy, Keith; Slack, Robert; Squyres, Dan...
Conductors: Alexander, John

"Alexander and his singers triumphed with purity, focus, refinement, and artistry." -Los Angeles Times...continue...

When God Is A Child

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-12-23

Works: Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); Christmas Traditional: O Little Town of Bethlehem; God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); The F...

Alfred Deller - The Complete Vanguard Recordings Vol 3 - Christmas Carols & Motets

4 CD / Musical Concepts / 2008-10-28

Works: Christmas Traditional: Pat-a-Pan (Burgundian); I Saw Three Ships, carol; Coventry Carol (2); Good King Wenceslas (Piae Cantiones, 1582); Hajej, nynej, Jezishku (Rocking Carol) (Czech); The First Nowe...
Performers: Deller, Alfred
Conductors:
Ensemble: Deller Consort

Alfred Deller set the standard for countertenors for many years. His voice was very light with a wonderful lyric quality. He was most effective in...continue...

Our First Nowell

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-10-15

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Christmas Traditional: Good King Wenceslas (Pi...

Christmas Memories

1 CD / Immergent / 2008-10-14

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Lewis Redner: O Little Town of Bethlehem; Richard Storrs Willis: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Christmas Trad...
Performers: London Symphony Orchestra; Nashville Childrens Chorus

11 tracks to inspire holiday nostalgia including O Come All Ye Faithful, Silent Night, We Wish You a Merry Christmas and others....continue...

Joy to the World / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Immergent / 2008-10-14

Works: Christmas Traditional: Deck the Halls (Welsh); Angels We Have Heard on High; The First Nowell (English); What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); Coventry Carol (2...
Conductors: Jackson, Don

12 festive favorites by the Royal Philharmonic including Deck The Halls, Silent Night, Coventry Carol, Joy to the World, and many more....continue...

Rejoice and Be Merry! / Jessup, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, King's Singers, et al

1 CD / Mormon Tabernacle / 2008-09-30

Works: Christmas Traditional: Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); Carol For The King (French, 15th c.); The First Nowell (English); Deck the Halls (Welsh); El niño querido (The Beloved Child) (Spanish...
Performers: Bradford, Daron; Elliott, Richard [Organ]; Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Square, Bells on Temple
Conductors: Waldron, Thomas

Following the success of their #1 Billboard and Grammy-nominated album Spirit of the Season, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir presents Rejoice and Be Merry!, the next...continue...

The Wonder of Christmas / Mormon Tabernacle Choir, et al

1 CD / Mormon Tabernacle / 2008-09-30

Works: Lowell Mason: Joy to the World; Christmas Traditional: Quelle est cette odeur agréable? (Whence is that goodly fragrance?) (French); The First Nowell (English); Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella...
Performers: Bloom, Claire; Christiansen, Clay; Elliott, Richard [Organ]; Fleming, Renee; Lansbury, Angela; Longhurst, John; McDonald, Audra; Terfel, Bryn; Von Stade, Frederica; Waldron, Tom
Conductors: Jessop, Craig D.; Wilberg, Mack [Composer]; Cronkite, Walter
Ensemble: ; Bells on Temple Square; Orchestra at Temple Square

As part of their annual Christmas music tradition, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square perform a series of Christmas concerts in the...continue...

Jingle Sax

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-12-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Benjamin R. Hanby: Up on the Housetop; Christmas Traditional: Angels We Have Heard on High; Deck the Halls (Welsh); A Spiritual Christmas;...
Conductors:
Ensemble: James Farrelly

A Classic Christmas

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-12-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Jason Budd / Jack Ciarniello: A Christmas Medley; A Christmas Suite; Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); What Child Is Thi...
Performers: Budd, Jason; Ciarniello, Jack; Krummel, Chris

40 Most Beautiful Christmas Classics

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-11-13

Works: Christmas Traditional: O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; Gabriel's Message (Basque); In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); I Wonder As I Wander (American); This is the truth sen...
Performers: Bach, Gottfried; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; George, Michael; Hampson, Thomas; Harjanne, Jouko; Jo, Sumi; Lipovsek, Marjana; Ochs, Barbara; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Upshaw, Dawn [So...
Conductors: Stapleton, Robin; Higginbottom, Edward; Wolff, Hugh; ; Gardiner, John Eliot; Sutej, Vjekoslav; Schneider, Michael; Scimone, Claudio; Werner, Fritz; Glahe, Will; Cohen, Joel [Early Music]; Lazarev, Al...
Ensemble: ; Concentus Musicus Wien; I Solisti Veneti; Il Giardino Armonico; London Brass; Will Glahe Soloists

Personnel: Marjana Lipovsek , Plácido Domingo, José Carreras , Michael George, Thomas Hampson, Sumi Jo, Kiri Te Kanawa, Dawn Upshaw (vocals); Jouko Harjanne (trumpet); Gottfried Bach (forte...continue...

Best 100 Carols

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-11-06

Works: Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); Up! Good Christian Folk, and Listen (Piae cantiones); O Little Town of Bethlehem; Personent hodie (On this day Earth shall ring) (Piae Cantiones); O...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Bell, David [Organ]; Bickenbach, Christfried; Blandford, Jeremy; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Charlesworth, Stephen; Chilcott, Bob; Clarvis, Paul;...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David; Rutter, John; Parrott, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; Ericson, Eric; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Alexander, Geoffrey; Tunick, Jonathan; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Hughes, O...
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players

2007 release in the Best Classics 100 series, 100 Best Carols is the perfect Christmas release-- six CDs of the most famous carols, all time...continue...

The Christmas Spirit

2 CD / Decca Import / 2007-10-23

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); The Holly and the Ivy (English); Work(s); Good King Wen...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Blades, James; Bowen, John; Briggs, David; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; P...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Karajan, Herbert von; Rutter, John; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Jones, Philip; Guest, George; Davis, Carl; Willcocks, David; Munchinger, Karl; Boult, Adrian; Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonyng...
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir of Cambridge