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With a TV and radio audience of millions, the annual broadcast of carols from King’s College, Cambridge is an essential Christmas tradition for families all over the world. The debut album from the choir’s own label features a specially recorded performance of their glorious 'Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols', and includes many of the most well-known Christmas carols as well as new commissions from some of today’s most popular composers.

The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge is one of the world’s foremost choirs and unquestionably among the most widely heard. It owes its existence to King Henry VI, who envisaged the daily singing of services in his magnificent chapel. This remains the Choir’s raison d’être, and is an important part of the lives of its 16 choristers, who are educated at King’s College School, and the 14 choral scholars and two organ scholars, who study a variety of subjects in the College. The Choir has been a breeding ground for numerous professional singers, many of whom will appear on forthcoming recordings from the new label.

The Choir has a rich recording heritage, having appeared on many albums for both Decca and EMI Classics. The Choir’s recording of Rutter’s 'Gloria' has sold in excess of 100,000 units globally and its previous albums of Christmas music have sold in millions.

This double album faithfully recreates the magic of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, opening with a lone treble singing 'Once in royal David’s city' and closing with a rousing chorus of 'Hark! the herald angels sing'. Each year, the Choir’s Director of Music Stephen Cleobury commissions a new carol, several of which are included on the album, including carols by Einojuhani Rautavaara, Gabriel Jackson, Brett Dean, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Dominic Muldowney and Tansy Davies. In addition, John Rutter was commissioned to write the new carol 'All bells in paradise' especially for this album.

The latest release in Regent’s “Christmas from…” series performed by the Choir of Hereford Cathedral.

A generously filled disc containing a variety of carols, both ancient and modern.

Charts the journey from Advent, through Christmas to Epiphany, to appeal to the regular sacred music listener and the seasonal listener alike.

The first commercial release on Regent of the Worcester Cathedral Chamber choir.

Recorded in the historic Worcester Cathedral, this collection of Christmas music draws on some of the best-known composers in 20th century music, including Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan-Williams.

The collection also includes the first recordings of two carols by Bristol composer Steven Kings and is the first choral recording using the recently installed Kenneth Tickell Quire Organ.

'The starlight, the shepherds, the angels and kings all tell us of Christ and the joy that he brings.' So runs the chorus of a carol recorded here and set to an English traditional melody. Christmas is above all a time of celebration, and these recordings of no fewer than thirty carols vividly communicate the sense of joy and wonder which is at the heart of the Christmas message. It has been specially recorded by Southwark Cathedral Choir to showcase 'The Carol Book', an exciting new publishing venture from the Royal School of Church Music.