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A Winter's Light - A Christmas Collection / Martin Ford, organ; Vasari Singers, Jeremy Backhouse

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-11-13

Works: Bob Chilcott: On Christmas Night, carol cycle; Christmas-tide, carol for chorus & piano; Christmas Traditional: Gabriel's Message (Basque); Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Hodie Christus natus est; Michae...
Performers: Burges, Dan; Ford, Martin; McWilliams, Fiona; Paterson, Alysha; Robertson, Paul [Tenor vocals]; Watson, Susan; Wood, Matthew
Conductors: Backhouse, Jeremy
Ensemble: ; Vasari Singers

The Vasari Singers' annual carol concerts always provide a warming blend of traditional favorites and less well-known music from all periods and styles. Here, joyous...continue...
Recording information: Tonbridge School Chapel, Tonbridge, Kent, UK (02/10/2012-02/12/2012)....continue...

Christmas at King's College, Cambridge

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-10-16

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Robert Lucas Pearsall: In Dulci Jubilo for soloists & chorus; Christmas Traditional: Blessed Be That Maid Marie (English); God Rest You Me...
Performers: Alan, Hervey; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir Cambridge

Recording information: King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England....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...

On Christmas Night / works by Rutter, Burton, Mathias, Darke and Poston

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2011-10-25

Works: John Rutter: What sweeter music; Christmas Traditional: Noël nouvelet, carol (French); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); I Saw Three Ships, carol; Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); ...
Performers: Challenger, John [Organ]; Clapham, Geoffrey; Gregory, Julian; James, Freddie [Organist]; Leslie, Huw; Macdonald, Basil; Neill, Henry
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: St John's College Choir cambridge

A joyous celebration of music for the festive season! This disc was recorded in the College Chapel in full surround-sound, and recreates to a spectacular...continue...
Recording information: St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (01/14/2011-01/16/2011)....continue...

Colors Of Christmas / John Rutter - The Bach Choir

1 CD / Decca / 2011-10-24

Works: Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); Ríu, ríu, chíu; I Wonder As I Wander (American); Gabriel's Message (Basque); Deck the Halls (Welsh); John Rutter: The Colour...
Performers: Birch, John; Blane, Ralph; Webb, Huw
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Colours of Christmas is a collection of the greatest Christmas carols by the composer/conductor whose music has, for many, been so associated with Christmas....continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London / Royal Albert Hall, London (01/2011/04/2011)....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...

Candlelight / Rutter, The Cambridge Singers, et al

1 CD / Collegium / 2011-08-30

Works: John Rutter: Candlelight Carol; When Icicles Hang; Magnificat for soprano, chorus & orchestra; Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra; Suite Antique, for flute, harpsichord & s...
Performers: Birch, John; Breakwell, ben; Evans, Sam; Nicholson, Andrew; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

John Rutter presents a collection of music that celebrates the holiday season and winter time from the Collegium back catalog....continue...

Christmas From Winchester / Winchester Cathedral Choir, Simon Bell

1 CD / Regent Records / 2011-08-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); The Holly and the Ivy (English); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came (Birjina gaztettobat zegoen, B...
Performers: Bell, Simon [Organ]; De Silva, Andrew; Gallear, Simon; Halbert, Zoe; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kendall, William; Picton-Turbervill, James; Springham, Anna-Lisa; Upfold, Jonathan
Conductors: Lumsden, Andrew
Ensemble: Winchester Cathedral Choir

This recording presents a selection from the wide range of music that is heard in services at Winchester Cathedral during the Christmas period....continue...
Recording information: Winchester Cathedral, London, England (05/26/2010-05/28/2010)....continue...

Traditional & Modern Carols / Higginbottom - New College Oxford Choir

1 CD / Regis Records / 2011-03-22

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; William Byrd: Gradualia, Volume 2; Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); The Holly ...
Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward

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...

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

Lullabies & Carols for Christmas / Monica Whicher, soprano; Judy Loman, harp

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-11-16

Works: Christmas Traditional: The Garden of Jesus (Dutch); Balulalow ("I come from hevin to tell") (Scottish); Lullay My Liking, carol (English); Coventry Carol (2); Noël nouvelet, carol (French); Avec...
Performers: Loman, Judy; Whicher, Monica

The richly fascinating history of the Christmas carol spans some nine centuries, from the 12th Century until today, bringing together courtly and popular words and...continue...
Recording information: St. John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (05/27/2010-05/30/2010)....continue...

The Bells of Christmas / Gloriae Dei Ringers

1 CD / Gloriae Dei Cantores / 2010-11-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: Good Christian Men, Rejoice (a.k.a. "All Christians Now Rejoice"); The Twelve Days of Christmas; What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); Coventry Carol (2); Ding Dong! Merrily on H...
Performers: Clark, Patrick; Ringers, Gloriae Dei
Conductors: Pugsley, Richard
Ensemble: Gloriae Dei Ringers

Nothing evokes Christmas like bells – ringing from a church steeple, accompanying a sleigh ride, or adorning evergreens. In this best-selling album, reissued at mid-price...continue...
Recording information: Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA (1995)....continue...

Christmas In The Park / King's Singer; King's College Choir; Kathleen Battle, et al.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Felix Bernard: Winter Wonderland; Christmas Traditional: Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); The Gloucester Wassail Song ("Wassail! wassail all over the town!"), carol; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (F...
Performers: Baker, Chet [Trumpet/Vocals/Composer]; Battle, Kathleen; Case, John Carol; Jackson, Javon; Kenton, Stan; Willcocks, David, Sir [Choral Conductor]
Conductors: Willcocks, David; Jaffee, Michael; Litton, James; Temirkanov, Yuri; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: ; Choir of King's College Cambridge; Waverly Consort

During the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season we often lose track of the meaning of Christmas. Whether it is the excitement of the...continue...

Christmas from York

1 CD / Regent Records / 2010-10-12

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); The Holly and the Ivy (English); The Lord at first did Adam make; The Angel...
Performers: Colson, Ian; Croyle, John; Marshall, Billy [Vocals]; O'Gorman, Christopher; Whiteley, John Scott [Organ]

A selection of carols that might be heard if you were among the 4,000 people who attend the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in...continue...
Recording information: York Minister (02/05/2009-02/13/2009)....continue...

Christmas at Salisbury Cathedral

1 CD / Priory / 2010-09-14

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Away in a Manger; Il est né, le divin enfant (French); O Jesulein süá, o Jesulein mild (O Little One S...
Performers: Cook, Daniel; Foster, Freddie; Hetherington, Hugh
Conductors: Halls, David

The choristers of Salisbury Cathedral maintain an unbroken tradition of church music that stretches back for more than 700 years. This recording is similar to...continue...
Recording information: Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, England (01/27/2009-01/29/2009)....continue...

Joy In The Morning

1 CD / Orchid Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Alec Roth: Unborn; The Traveller; Christmas Traditional: The Wexford Carol ("Good People All, This Christmastime") (Enniscorthy Carol) (Irish); Trois Noëls; Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); ...
Performers: Boden, Samuel; Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Fletcher, Andrew; Gaunt, William; Jones, Sara; Skidmore, Greg; Vango, Susannah; Vocal], Amy Wood [Sorprano; Watson, Christopher
Conductors: Skidmore, Jeffrey

For their second release on Orchid Classics, Ex Cathedra present a brand new recording of Christmas repertoire based upon their highly successful "Christmas by Candlelight"...continue...
Recording information: St. Paul's Church, Birmingham, England (07/10/2009-07/11/2009)....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...

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

Winter Solstice: Beautiful Music for Solitude and Reflection

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2009-06-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67; Franz Liszt: Transcendental Etudes (12) for Piano, S 139; Benj...
Performers: Biber, Kristy; Drury, David; Gifford, Duncan; Gilby, Barbara Jane; Grigoryan, Slava; Kenny, Yvonne; Kenyon, Clare; Macliver, Sara; McCallum, Stephanie; McGuire, Marshall; Sheldon, Jane; Spina, Rosari...
Conductors: Stanhope, David; Kamirski, Wlodzimierz; Lehmann, Wilfred; Measham, David; Walker, Antony; Mould, Stephen; Westlake, Nigel; Rudner, Ola; Caetani, Oleg;
Ensemble: ; Guitar Trek

Wrap yourself in music this winter! Composers across the ages have been inspired by this season of fresh stillness, dancing snowflakes, mighty storms and sleeping...continue...

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...

I Saw Three Ships / Nethsingha, Gloucester Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Jean Mouton: Nesciens Mater Virgo Virum, for 8 voices; Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria; Paul Manz: E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come; Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Tryste Noel, for cho...
Performers: Atherton, James; Burton, Russell; Field, Sebastian; Houssart, Robert; Keeling, Lawrence; Skidmore, Greg; Walshe, Ciaran

Sunday Times
Under Nethsingha's directions, Gloucester Cathedral Choir sing with confidence and refinement
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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...

Lesley Garrett Live At Christmas [DVD]

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

Works: Adolphe-Charles Adam: Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night"; Katherine K. Davis: The Little Drummer Boy "Carol of the Drum"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Hector Panizza:...
Performers: Barker, Guy; Cura, Jose; Garrett, Lesley
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sibongile Khumalo

Lesley Garrett stars in this Christmas music show, alongside Jose Cura, Guy Barker, and South African diva Sibongile Khumalo....continue...
Run Time: 60 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1
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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...

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...

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

A Festival of Christmas / Walters, Royal Liverpool PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-10-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); The infant King (Basque); I Saw A Maiden (Basque); The Boar's Head Carol; Deck the Halls (Welsh); Edmund Walters: Where Was Jesus Born?; Th...
Performers: Stroud, Cynthia
Conductors: Walters, Edmund
Ensemble: Liverpool Philharmonic Choir; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; St. Ambrose RC Junior School Choir

Christmas Escapes

1 CD / Koch International / 2007-10-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: Les anges dans nos campagnes (French), carol (AKA Angels We Have Heard On High); Nowell, Nowell, Tidings True, carol ("Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, this is the salutation"); Hayl Ma...
Performers: Aureole; Gramercy Brass; Hesperus; Lamoreaux, Rosa; Lionheart; St. Thomas Men and Boy's Choir Of Men & Boys
Conductors:
Ensemble: Aureole Trio; Hesperus; Lionheart

Traditional Christmas holiday music, mixed between choir and brass versions. Perfect for getting into the traditional holiday spirit....continue...

The Carols Album / Huddersfield Choral Society, et al

1 CD / Signum UK / 2007-10-06

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Christmas Traditional: Gaudete, Christus est natus; Gabriel's Message (Basque); O Little Town of Bethlehem; Coventry Carol (2); Quelle es...
Performers: Battiwalla, Darius

The magnificent voices of the Huddersfield Choral Society celebrate the Christmas Season with heart-warming arrangements of our favorite carols. Undoubtedly the hardiest annual of the...continue...

The Very Best of Christmas

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-25

Works: Lowell Mason: Joy to the World; Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël, H9; F...
Performers: Andjaparidze, Eteri; Bloss, Michael; Bungard, Jonathan; Davidson, Angus; Evanson, John; Houssart, Robert; Johnston, Raymond; Kertesi, Ingrid; Langridge, Philip; Lewis, J. Reilly; Mukk, József;...
Conductors: Hunt, Donald; ; Mallon, Kevin; Edison, Noel; Scribner, Norman; Rossiter, Grace; Sackett, Andrew; Robinson, Christopher; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Oberfrank, Géza; Krcek, Jaroslav; Schuldt-Jensen,...
Ensemble: Aradia Baroque Ensemble; Capella Istropolitana; Elora Festival Singers; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Finchley Children's Music Group; Hungarian Radio Chamber Choir; Leipzig Chamber Orchestra; Moscow Sy...

"Naxos' double-disc compilation, The Very Best of Christmas, presents an agreeable and balanced assortment of holiday favorites, with vocal and choral numbers assigned to the...continue...

Go tell it on the Mountain! / Smith, Grace Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Pro Organo / 2007-09-01

Works: Gerald Near: The Best of Rooms; Traditional: Go tell it on the mountain; O, Mary and the Baby, Sweet Lamb; Good King Wenceslas; Infant holy, infant lowly; The hills are bare at Bethlehem; James Bassi...
Performers: Dent, Timothy; Edwards, Matthew; Luedecke, Alison; Schoenbrun, David
Conductors: Smith, Jeffrey
Ensemble: Grace Cathedral Choir San Francisco

Peace

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-12-12

Works: Christmas Traditional: The Huron Indian Carol ("'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime"), carol (Quebecois); Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille) (Austrian); The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came (Birj...

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...

Magnum mysterium / Hogset, Grex vocalis

1 Super Audio CD / 2 L Records / 2006-09-26

Works: Michael Praetorious: In dulci jubilo; Musae Sioniae; Morten Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium; Harold Edwin Darke: In the bleak mid-winter; Trond Kverno: At this joyful Christmastide; Traditional: The in...
Performers: Staveland, Magnus; Winge, Terje
Conductors: Hogset, Carl
Ensemble: Grex Vocalis

Christmas on Fifth Avenue / Choir of St. Thomas Church, NYC

1 CD / Pro Organo / 2005-11-01

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Christmas Traditional: Up! Good Christian Folk, and Listen (Piae cantiones); Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); Quelle est cette odeur a...
Performers: Bruns, Jeremy S.; Bynum, Woodrow Bynum; Carder, Gregg M.; Fletcher, Nathan; Fletcher, Zachary; Jarrett, Richard; Register, Brian; Streetman, Curtis
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral

The Ultimate Relaxation Christmas Album II

1 CD / Decca / 2005-10-11

Works: Christmas Traditional: Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille) (Austrian); The First Nowell (English); Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head (American); The Twelve Days of Christmas; Richard Storrs Willi...
Performers: Atkinson, Lynton; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Goss, Stephen; Keenlyside, Simon; King, Robert; Pavarotti, Luciano; Scott, John; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Tinkler, Mark; Way, Anthony
Conductors: Westenburg, Richard; Mantovani, The Orchestra; Rose, Barry; Rutter, John; Guest, George; Rogers, Eric; Adler, Kurt Herbert;
Ensemble: ; Clare College Choir; English Chamber Orchestra; Eric Rogers Chorale; Musica Sacra (New York); National Philharmonic Orchestra; St. John's College Choir, Cambridge; Trapp Family Singers

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...

Mirabile Mysterium - Christmas Music through the Ages

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2005-09-13

Works: Jacobus Handl: Mirabile Mysterium, for 5 voices (Opus musicum); Ab oriente venerunt magi, for 4 voices (Opus musicum); Sebastián Alfonso: Unidos tres reyes, for chorus & ensemble; Anonymous, Fre...
Performers: Coen, Bart [Recorder]; Delpierre, Beatrice; Watillon, Sophie
Conductors: Van Nevel, Paul

This is a compilation of well - and lesser-known Christmas music, interpreted by the award-winning Netherlands Chamber Choir conducted by Paul van Nevel....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]

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...

Our Dancing Day / The Memphis Boy Choir & Chamber Choir

1 CD / Pro Organo / 2004-09-01

Works: Michael Praetorius: Psallite unigenito; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Edgar Pettman: A Carol of Adoration, for chorus; John Rutter: Shepherd's Pipe Carol; Benjamin Britten:...
Performers: Austin, Libby; Compton, William; Guest, George; Happ, Alexander; Kreitner, Mona; Krieger, William; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Lensch, Kristin; Memphis Boychoir; Nelson, Randall; Peyronnin, Addie; Simmons, ...
Conductors: Ayer, John
Ensemble: ; Memphis Brass Ensemble

Personnel: Kristin Lensch (soprano, organ); Mona Kreitner, Addie Peyronnin, Libby Austin, Deborah Smith, Betty Page (soprano); William Compton, James Peebles, Adrian Killebrew, James Brinson, Gannon W...continue...

In Heavenly Peace

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2004-08-31

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); William James Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und...
Performers: Niedt, Douglas

Personnel: Douglas Niedt (guitar).

Recording information: Niedt Records, Studio B....continue...

Simply Christmas

2 CD / Decca / 2003-10-14

Works: John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Franz Schubert: Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria"; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David City; Lowell Mason: Jo...
Performers: Barter, Robin; Blades, James; Briggs, David [Organ]; Cleobury, Stephen; Corkhill, David; Domingo, Placido; Finucane, Tom; Haynes, Simon; Hughes, Christopher; Keenlyside, Simon; Kendall, William; Lamb...
Conductors: Adler, Kurt Herbert; Willcocks, David, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Cleobury, Stephen; Bonynge, Richard; Guest, George; Guadagno, Anton; Münchinger, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Rudel, Julius; Davis, C...
Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers; Bach Choir; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Clare College Choir; English Chamber Orchestra; Finchley Children's Music Group members; Goldsborough Orchestra; Ki...

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

Winter Gift

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2002-11-12

Works: Christmas Traditional: What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); Work(s); The Wexford Carol ("Good People All, This Christmastime") (Enniscorthy Carol) (Irish); Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille)...
Performers: Adagio Trio; Daniels, Kathryn; Daniels, Michael; Grieser, Jessica; Grieser, Linda
Conductors:
Ensemble: Adagio Trio

: Linda Grieser (harp); Michael Daniels (cello); Kathryn Daniels (flute).

Personnel: Michael Daniels (cello).

Recording information: Corbett Studio at WGUC, Cincinnati, OH....continue...

Christmas at Trinity / Burdick, The Choir of Trinity Church

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-10-01

Works: Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David City; Traditional: Sans Day Carol; I saw three ships; Infant holy, infant lowly; Gabriel's message; Angels from the realms ...
Performers: Bartram, Amy; Burdick, Owen; Copeland, Joshua; Hoyt, Ann; Jamison, Barbara Lynne; Lippold, Richard; Sands, Stephen
Conductors: Burdick, Owen
Ensemble: Trinity Church Choir, New York

The choir at Trinity Church, Wall Street, led by Owen Burdick has here recorded a truly delightful disc of Christmas favorites, book-marked by the traditional...continue...