Ensemble Choir of King's College, Cambridge
1. once in Royal David's City, carol (5:16) Composer Cecil Frances Alexander / Henry John Gauntlett (1805 - 1876) Conductor Sir David Willcocks [Choral Conductor] Performer Ian Hare (Organ) Genre Carol / Romantic Period / Sacred Music Date Written circa 1850; 19th Century; England Period Romantic Country United Kingdom Note (harm. A. H. Mann; descant Willcocks) (1985 Digital Remaster)
2. O Little Town of Bethlehem (3:31) Composer Phillip Brooks / Lewis Redner / Henry Walford Davies / Christmas Traditional Conductor Sir Philip Ledger Performer Francis Grier (Organ) Genre Carol / Romantic Period / Sacred Music Date Written 1868; 20th Century; England Period Romantic Country United States of America Note (v.3 arr. Ledger) (1985 Digital Remaster)
3. The First Nowell (English) (4:53) Composer William Sandys / Christmas Traditional Conductor Sir Philip Ledger Performer Francis Grier (Organ) Genre Carol Date Written by 1823; England Country England Note (1985 Digital Remaster)
4. I Saw Three Ships, carol (1:44) Composer William Sandys / Christmas Traditional Conductor Sir Philip Ledger Genre Carol / Renaissance Period / Sacred Music Date Written circa 1666; England Period Renaissance Country England Note (arr. Ledger) (1985 Digital Remaster)
5. Personent Hodie, H 135 no 2 by Gustav Holst (On this day Earth shall ring) (Piæ Cantiones) (2:41) Composer Christmas Traditional Conductor Sir David Willcocks [Choral Conductor] Performer Ian Hare (Organ) Genre Carol / Medieval Period Date Written by 1582; ?1916-17; England Period Medieval; 20th Century Country Germany Note (1985 Digital Remaster)
6. Myn lyking (3:17) Composer Anonymous / Traditional Conductor Sir David Willcocks [Choral Conductor] Performer Ian Hare (Organ) Note (1985 Digital Remaster)
7. Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus: No 2, A Spotless Rose, for chorus (3:10) Composer Anonymous / Herbert Howells (1892 - 1983) Conductor Sir Philip Ledger Performer Gareth Morrell (Baritone) Genre Anthem / Sacred Music Date Written 1919; 1918-1920; England Period Modern; 20th Century Country United Kingdom Note (1985 Digital Remaster)
8. Away in a manger (Tune: Cradle Song) (New English Hymnal 22) (2:10) Composer Traditional / William James Kirkpatrick (1838 - 1921) Conductor Sir Philip Ledger Genre Carol / Romantic Period / Sacred Music Date Written 1885; USA Period Romantic; 20th Century Country United States of America Note (arr. Ledger) (1976 Digital Remaster)
9. I sing of a maiden (Basque) (2:32) Composer Christmas Traditional Conductor Sir Philip Ledger Sir David Willcocks [Choral Conductor] Performer Francis Grier (Organ) Written Austria Note (1985 Digital Remaster)
10. O come, O come Emmanuel (3:31) Composer John Mason Neale / Christmas Traditional Conductor Sir David Willcocks Performer Ian Hare (Organ) Period Renaissance Written 15th Century; France Note (trans. J. M. Neale rev. T. A. Lacey; arr. Willcocks) (1985 Digital Remaster).
11. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by night (adapted from Handel) (2:51) Composer Nahum Tate / Christmas Traditional Conductor Sir Philip Ledger Sir David Willcocks [Choral Conductor] Performer John Wells (Organ) Genre Baroque Period / Carol Date Written by 1592; England (1728) Period Baroque / Renaissance Country England Note (from Este's Psalter; descant Willcocks) (1985 Digital Remaster)
12. Up! Good Christian Folk, and Listen (Piæ cantiones) (1:17) Composer Christmas Traditional / Anonymous, Piæ Cantiones Conductor Sir Philip Ledger Genre Carol Country England Note (1985 Digital Remaster)
13. In the Bleak Mid-winter (4:33) Composer Christina Rossetti / Harold Darke (Organ/Composer) (1888 - 1976) Conductor Sir David Willcocks [Choral Conductor] Performer Stephen Varcoe (Baritone) John Wells (Organ) Genre Carol Date Written 19th Century; 1911; England Period Modern; 20th Century Country England Note (1985 Digital Remaster)
14. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night) (3:05) Composer Joseph Mohr / Franz Xaver Gruber (1787 - 1863) Conductor Sir David Willcocks [Choral Conductor] Performer Stephen Varcoe (Baritone) Genre Hymn / Romantic Period Date Written 1818; Austria Period Romantic / Classical Country Austria Note (Mohr; trans. & arr. Willcocks) (1985 Digital Remaster)
15. The Holly and the Ivy (English) (3:11) Composer Christmas Traditional Conductor Sir David Willcocks [Choral Conductor] Performer Ian Hare (Organ) Genre Carol Date Written circa 1710; England Country England Note (1985 Digital Remaster)
16. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (3:34) Composer Edmund Hamilton Sears / Richard Storrs Willis (1819 - 1900) Conductor Sir David Willcocks [Choral Conductor] Performer John Wells (Organ) Genre Carol / Hymn / Romantic Period Date Written 1850 Period Romantic Note (adapted & arr. Sullivan; descant Willcocks) (1985 Digital Remaster)
17. Weihnachtslieder (6), Op. 8: No Ⅲ. Die Könige (The Three Kings) (2:43) Composer Anonymous / Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874) Conductor Sir David Willcocks [Choral Conductor] Performer Stephen Varcoe (Baritone) Genre Carol / Romantic Period Date Written 1856/1870; Weimar, Germany Period Romantic Country Germany Note (trans. H. N. Bate: arr. Ivor Atkins) (1985 Digital Remaster)
18. Sussex Carol (on Christmas Night" all Christians sing) (1:53) Common Name on Christmas Night Composer Christmas Traditional Conductor Sir David Willcocks [Choral Conductor] Performer John Wells (Organ) Genre Carol Date Written by 1892; England Period Post-Romantic Country England Note (1985 Digital Remaster)
19. A child is born in Bethlehem [Ein Kind geborn zu Bethlehem] (The Dutch Carol) (2:30) Composer Christmas Traditional / Samuel Scheidt Conductor Sir David Willcocks Written Denmark Note (1985 Digital Remaster)
20. In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones) (3:29) Composer Johann Sebastian Bach / Christmas Traditional Conductor Sir Philip Ledger Genre Carol / Medieval Period Date Written circa 1400; 12th Century; Germany Period Medieval Country Germany Note (trans. & arr. R. L. Pearsall) (1976 Digital Remaster).
21. O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles) (4:45) Composer Frederick Oakeley / John Francis Wade (1711 - 1786) Conductor Sir David Willcocks Performer Ian Hare (Organ) Ensemble Philip Jones Brass Ensemble Genre Hymn / Renaissance Period Date Written 1751 Period Renaissance Note (harm. English Hymnal; brass fanfare & accomp., descant and last v. by Willcocks) (1985 Digital Remaster)
22. Festgesang "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing" (adapted by W. H. Cummings from Mendelssohn's Festgesang for the Gutenberg Festival) (4:08) Composer Charles Wesley / Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) Conductor Sir David Willcocks Performer Ian Hare (Organ) Ensemble Philip Jones Brass Ensemble Genre Carol / Romantic Period Date Written 1840; Germany Period Romantic Notes Composition written: 1840. Composition revised: Germany. Work Note (tune & harmony adapted W. H. Cummings; brass fanfare & accomp. and descant by Willcocks) (1985 Digital Remaster).
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