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Celebrate Christmas - Britten, Willcocks, Pinel, Byram-Wigfield / The Choristers of St. Georges Chapel, WindsorÆs Castle

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Zither Carol (Czech); In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); Il est né, le divin enfant (French); Hajej, nynej, Jez...
Performers: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Pinel, Richard; Thomas Armstrong [Composer/Conductor]
Conductors: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy
Ensemble: ; The Choristers of St. Georges Chapel, WindsorÆs Castle

Recording information: Exeter College Chapel, Oxford, England (03/14/2011-03/15/2011); St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle (03/14/2011-03/15/2011); Exeter College Chapel, Oxford, England (07/21/2011); ...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...

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...

Winter: An Evocation / Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico

1 CD / Raven Records / 2012-03-13

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; John Tavener: A Nativity Carol, for chorus; English Traditional: Down in Yon Forest, folk song; Andrew Ager: Winter - An Evocation, for chorus, harp & ...
Performers: DeVelder, Lynn Gorman; Hellbom, Rebecca; Thevenot, Maxine; Wilder, Meredith
Conductors: Thévenot, Maxine
Ensemble: Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico

The rich variety of the different experiences of winter is at the heart of this program, which celebrates winter from a variety of angles. Christmas...continue...
Recording information: 06/21/2011-06/23/2011....continue...

Songbook: The Trebles of Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Roger Quilter: Music, When Soft Voices die for voice & piano, Op. 25/5; Love's Philosophy, for voice & piano, Op. 3/1; Arvo Pärt: Vater unser, for boy soprano or unison children's chorus & piano...
Performers: Etherington, Carleton; Nicholas, Benjamin
Conductors: Nicholas, Benjamin
Ensemble: Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum

This 'songbook' is unique to the Schola Cantorum choristers of Tewkesbury Abbey - essentially, it's a showcase for the Abbey trebles. This is evident most...continue...
Recording information: Merton College Chapel, Oxford (07/05/2010-07/07/2010)....continue...

Music for Our Lady: Works by Gorecki, Hadley, Durafle, Langlais, et al.

1 CD / Regent Records / 2011-10-11

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Totus tuus, for chorus, Op. 60; Patrick Hadley: I sing of a maiden; Maurice Duruflé: Motets (4) on Gregorian themes, Op. 10; Judith Bingham: Ancient Sunlight, for or...
Performers: Carpenter, Martin; Clark, Dave [Chorus Soloist]; Corns, Thomas [Conductor]; Jack, Desmond; McGarrigle, William; Stubbs, Peter; Sutherland, Ruaraidh; Williams, Hannah; Williams, Isobel
Conductors: Corns, Thomas
Ensemble: Choir of St Mary's Collegiate Church Warwick

The first choir at St. Mary's was founded in 1123 and the Church has a long tradition of musical excellence. They sing works dedicated to...continue...
Recording information: St. Mary's Collegiate Church, Warwick, England (2010-03-10_2010-03-11&2010-)....continue...

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...

Choirboys from Heaven

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: César Franck: Panis angelicus; Dextera Domini, Choeur de Pâques; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 'Lobgesang'; Elijah; Giuseppe Verdi: Sacred Pieces (4), for chorus & orchestra; Maurice Gre...
Performers: Connery, Liam; Cully, Tom; Day, Edward; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Grote, Ashley; Horncastle, Michael; Madine, Joshua; Payne, Callum; Schwinghammer, Matthew; Webber, Geoffrey
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Litton, John; Schwinghammer, Matthew; Muti, Riccardo

This 2-CD set contains an extremely wide range of music for boys' choirs, from the early polyphony of Allegri's Misere to the present-day popular songs...continue...

See Amid the Winter's Snow: Christmas from Gloucester

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Christmas Traditional: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); There Is No Rose of Such Virtue (English); Blessed Be That Maid Marie (English); O Little One S...
Performers: Lee, Mark

"Throughout the recital the singing of the choir gives a good deal of pleasure. The acoustic of Gloucester Cathedral is a very reverberant one but...continue...
Personnel: Mark "Anarchy" Lee (organ).

Recording information: Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, England....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...

Make We Joy - Music for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany

1 CD / Quilisma (Loft) / 2009-01-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: Of the Father's heart begotten (A Christmas Procession); This is the truth sent from above (English); Work(s); Noël nouvelet, carol (French); Sussex Carol ("On Christmas N...
Performers: Arthur, Malcolm; Carey, Colm; Cooper, Julie; Phillips, Tom [Zamir Chorale]; Poole, Elizabeth; Preston-Dunlop, Emma; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor

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...

Heavenly Voices / Cleobury, Boys of King's College Choir

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-10-05

Works: César Franck: Panis angelicus; Offertoires (3), for voices, chorus, organ, harp & bass, M. 63-65; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Elijah, Op. 70; Giuseppe V...
Performers: Belcea, Corina; Landman, Sam; Phillips, Charlie; Thirlwell, Fergus

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...

The Dream of Herod / Nigel Short, Tenebrae

1 CD / Signum UK / 2003-11-07

Works: Peter Wishart: Carols (3), Op. 17; Anonymous: O Radix Jesse; Rorate caeli desuper; Ave Maria, gratia plena; Puer natus est nobis; O come, all ye faithful; Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Choru...
Performers: Badley, Paul; Brook, Matthew; Busher, Andrew; Campbell, Colin; Carter, Stephen; Crookes, Anna; Gritton, Peter [Countertenor]; Thomas, David Porter
Conductors: Short, Nigel
Ensemble: Tenebrae

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

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...

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...

Magic of Christmas / Rutter, Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir

1 CD / CBC Records / 1998-10-20

Works: John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; Boris Ord: Adam lay ybounden; Michael Praetorious: Musae Sioniae; Traditional: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; Gabriel's message; Still, still, still; I saw a mai...
Performers: Braun, Russell; Gardiner, James; Laughton, Stuart; Loman, Judy; Moroney, Edward; Samuel Stevens, Marion
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Hannaford Street Silver Band; Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir

"A winner on all counts. The repertoire is gloriously evocative of what the Christmas season is supposed to be about...The choir is terrific, led by...continue...

I Sing of a Maiden

1 CD / Herald / 1998-02-01

Works: César Franck: Panis angelicus; Ave Maria, for soprano, tenor, bass & organ, M. 62; Roger Quilter: An Old Carol; William H. Harris: King of Glory, King of peace; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ...
Performers: Farr, Stephen

Winchester is well know for producing some of the finest singing boys choirs in the world. The repertoire on this disc is chosen from a...continue...

Advent Carols from St. John's

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1997-10-01

Works: Richard Lloyd: Drop down ye heavens; English Traditional: Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending; Spoken Word: The Message of Advent; First Lesson - Genesis 3; The Word of God; Second Lesson - Genesis 2...
Performers: Bols, Frederick; Bush, G. R., Reverend; Clements, William; Guest, George; Hinde, Robert; Macintosh, A. A.; Martin, James [Organ]; St. John's College Choir, Cambridge; Thomas Armstrong [Composer/Condu...
Conductors: Robinson, Christopher

"The performances are of a very high quality; the choir, conducted by Christopher Robinson, sings with unusual purity, warm blend, excellent diction, and expressive breadth...continue...
Includes work(s) by Gregorian Chant....continue...

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...

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...