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On Christmas Night

On Christmas Night

Carols from St John’s College, Cambridge


Bennett, R R:

Out of your sleep

Burton, J:

Balulalow

Darke:

In the Bleak Midwinter

Finnissy:

Telling

Flecha I:

Riu, riu chiu

Gruber, F:

Silent Night

arr. Ledger

Joubert:

There Is No Rose

Ledger:

On Christmas night

Leighton:

Lully, lulla ('Coventry Carol'), Op. 25b

Martin, M:

Adam lay ybounden

Mathias:

A babe is born

Mendelssohn:

Hark! the herald angels sing

arr. Robinson (last verse)

Poston:

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

Robinson, C:

Make we joy

Rutter:

What sweeter music

Tavener:

The Lamb

trad.:

Noël nouvelet

Trad. French, arr. Jackson

Ding dong! merrily on high

Trad. French, arr. Wilberg

I saw three ships

Trad. English, arr. Marshall

Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day

Trad. English, arr. Willcocks

Es ist ein Ros'

Trad. German, arr. Praetorius (verse 1) and Cashmore

Vaughan Williams:

Little town of Bethlehem (Forest Green)

descant in last verse

Wade:

O come, all ye faithful

arr. Willcocks

Warlock:

Benedicamus Domino


In the run-up to Advent and Christmas, the Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge under Andrew Nethsingha presents a joyous celebration of music for the festive season. The disc includes original works by John Rutter, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, Elizabeth Poston, and Kenneth Leighton. These are complemented by arrangements of popular songs, and a selection of congregational hymns, all displaying strong ties to the Advent and Christmas seasons.

This disc was recorded in the College Chapel in full surround-sound, which means that it not only sounds spectacular, but recreates to a spectacular degree the experience of listening to the Choir perform in the Chapel.

The Choir of St John’s College, established in the 1670s, is today one of the finest college choirs in the world, known and loved by millions for its recordings, broadcasts, and concert tours.

“The collective vocal heft of the ensemble's young choral scholars remains a potent weapon under Andrew Nethsinga's direction. He's a man of musical refinement, however, one ready and able to rein in eager tenors and basses where the melodic interest lies in the gift of his choir's boy trebles...This release stands out thanks to the commitment to quality and high artistic values shown here by St John's College Choir and Chandos.” Classic FM Magazine, Februrary 2012 *****

“This is a warming disc, eloquently sung by the choir of St John’s. There are some core Christmas hymns, but the bulk of the 24-track programme comprises some of the modern classics of the repertoire such as Elizabeth Poston’s Jesus Christ the Apple Tree and Joubert’s There is No Rose.” The Telegraph, 9th December 2011

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Julens Ljus - The Light of Christmas

Julens Ljus - The Light of Christmas

Traditional Swedish Christmas songs, English carols, and more


Bohlin:

Look! Shepherds of Bethlehem

Gardner, John:

Tomorrow shall be my dancing day

Gruber, F:

Stilla natt

Handel:

Tochter Zion, freue dich

Hopkins, J H:

We three Kings of Orient are

Köhler, Emmy:

Nu tandas tusen juleljus

Lauridsen:

O magnum mysterium

Mason, L:

Joy to the World

Nielsen:

Forunderligt at sige (Text: Grundtvig)

Niles:

I wonder as I wander

Nordqvist:

I Juletid

Jul, jul, strålande jul (text: Edvard Evers)

Palmgren:

Hosiannah!

Praetorius, M:

Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen

Reger:

Mariä Wiegenlied, Op. 76 No. 52

Schubert:

Ave Maria, D839

Sibelius:

En etsi valtaa, loistoa (text: Zacharias Topelius), Op. 1 No. 4

Søraas:

Mitt hjerte alltid vanker

trad.:

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

I saw three ships

Bereden väg för Herran (Folk Chorale from Boda)

Nar juldagsmorgon glimmar

Widéen:

På krubbans strå (Text: Erik Gustaf Geijer, Sv. ps.34:1)

Willis, R S:

It came upon the midnight clear (Carol)


Gunilla Backman (soprano)

The Stockholm Academic Male Choir, Karin Oldrren

Few festivals are as rich in music as Christmas. And the thirst for music at Christmas seems never to be satisfied. The Christmas message of peace and goodwill is always relevant, whether we are thinking of our 'little world', our family and friends, or look out across the 'big world'. And perhaps, in times of tumult and struggle, it is all the more important to sing songs of peace and reconciliation.

In 1917 the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams arranged Nine Christmas Carols for the choir that he got together in the ambulance unit in which he was serving in Greece. A knowledge of this background gives an extra dimension to performing these settings. How strange the carol God Rest You Merry Gentlemen, with its message "Now to the Lord sing praises… and with true love and brotherhood each other now embrace", must have sounded as it was sung by the young soldiers in the presence of war and privations.

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