The Christmas carol has its origins in the Middle Ages but it has since embraced a wide variety of musical backgrounds. In this album, religious sentiment is set in many different contexts – from the mystery plays to an African American spiritual, from its origins in Gregorian Chant and 16th-century secular dance to traditional examples rooted in poetry. Some of the most famous and beautiful examples are heard alongside energising contemporary carols to present a tapestry of the genre across the centuries.
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Nicholson, Stuart - Arranger
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (arr. S. Nicholson for choir and organ)
1 Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (arr. S. Nicholson for choir and organ) 02:41
Rossetti, Christina - Lyricist
Gjeilo, Ola - Arranger
Holst, Gustav
In the Bleak Midwinter (arr. O. Gjeilo for choir)
2 In the Bleak Midwinter (arr. O. Gjeilo for choir) 05:15
Niles, John Jacob
O'Donovan, Matthew - Arranger
Traditional - Lyricist
I Wonder as I Wander (arr. M. O'Donovan for choir and organ)
3 I Wonder as I Wander (arr. M. O'Donovan for choir and organ) 04:35
Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon
Edison, Noel - Arranger
Hodie Christus natus est, SwWV 163 (arr. N. Edison for choir and organ)
4 Hodie Christus natus est, SwWV 163 (arr. N. Edison for choir and organ) 03:58
Rutter, John - Arranger
Traditional - Lyricist
Traditional
Sans Day Carol (arr. J. Rutter for choir and organ)
5 Sans Day Carol (arr. J. Rutter for choir and organ) 03:27
Traditional - Lyricist
Ord, Boris
Adam lay ybounden
6 Adam lay ybounden 01:07
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Halley, Paul - Arranger
Go Tell It on the Mountain (arr. P. Halley for choir)
7 Go Tell It on the Mountain (arr. P. Halley for choir) 03:46
Whitacre, Eric
Esch, Edward - Lyricist
Silvestri, Charles Anthony - Lyricist
Lux Arumque
8 Lux Arumque 03:08
Traditional - Lyricist
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
5 English Folk Songs: No. 5. Wassail Song
9 5 English Folk Songs: No. 5. Wassail Song 02:42
Shepherd, Katrina - Lyricist
Beamish, Sally
In the Stillness
10 In the Stillness 01:49
Traditional
Wood, Charles - Arranger
Woodward, George Ratcliffe - Lyricist
Larkin, Matthew - Arranger
Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. C. Wood and M. Larkin for choir and organ)
11 Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. C. Wood and M. Larkin for choir and organ) 02:23
Traditional - Lyricist
Wood, Charles - Arranger
Traditional
A Virgin Most Pure (arr. C. Wood for choir)
12 A Virgin Most Pure (arr. C. Wood for choir) 02:51
Willan, Healey
Hodie, Christus natus est
13 Hodie, Christus natus est 01:58
Traditional - Lyricist
Shaw, Martin - Arranger
Traditional
Coventry Carol (arr. M. Shaw for choir)
14 Coventry Carol (arr. M. Shaw for choir) 02:07
Biebl, Franz Xaver
Ave Maria (Angelus Domini) (version for 2 mixed choirs)
15 Ave Maria (Angelus Domini) (version for 2 mixed choirs) 06:53
Chilcott, Bob - Arranger
Traditional - Lyricist
Traditional
My Dancing Day (arr. B. Chilcott for choir)
16 My Dancing Day (arr. B. Chilcott for choir) 01:54
Gruber, Franz Xaver
Young, John Freeman - Lyricist
Chinsen, Silas - Arranger
Mohr, Josef - Lyricist
Silent Night (Stille Nacht) (arr. S. Chinsen for choir and organ)
17 Silent Night (Stille Nacht) (arr. S. Chinsen for choir and organ) 03:08
Traditional - Lyricist
Stainer, John - Arranger
Halley, Paul - Arranger
Traditional
The First Nowell (arr. P. Halley and J. Stainer for choir and organ)
18 The First Nowell (arr. P. Halley and J. Stainer for choir and organ) 05:38
Total Playing Time: 59:20
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