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Bennett, R R: | Dormi Jesu The Sorrows of Mary | Britten: | Jesus, as Thou art our Saviour (from A Boy is born) | Crosse: | Laetabundus | Davies, Maxwell: | Ave Maria - Hail blessed flower Ave Plena Gracia | Fricker: | The First Christmas A babe is born In Excelsis Gloria | Gardner, John: | When Christ was born of Mary free The Shout, an Easter carol | Gruber, F: | Silent Night (arr. Alan Ridout) | Halsey: | Balulalow | Hoddinott: | What tidings? | Joubert: | There Is No Rose Welcome Yule!, Op. 27 A Little Child there is yborn | Leighton: | O leave your sheep | Mathias: | Wassail Carol | Maw, N: | Our Lady’s song Balulalow | McCabe: | Coventry Carol | Milner, Anthony: | Out of your sleep arise | Naylor, B: | Ecce Puer | Naylor, P: | Eastern Monarchs | Oldham, A: | Remember, O thou man | Ramsey, B: | From Heaven Winging | Rawsthorne: | The Oxen | Tate, P: | The Virgin and Child | trad.: | I saw three ships (arr. Simon Preston) Deck the Hall (arr. Hugh Cole) Wassail Song (Here We Come A-Wassailing) (arr. John Joubert) Unto us is born a Son (arr. Thomas Eastwood) We wish you a merry Christmas (arr. John Gardner) The Boar's Head Carol (arr. Malcolm Williamson) The First Nowell (arr. John Gardner) God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. John Joubert) Infant Holy (arr. Edmund Rubbra) Ding dong! merrily on high (arr. Malcolm Williamson) Away in a manger (arr. Hugo Cole) The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Benjamin Britten) Salutation Carol (arr. Richard Rodney Bennett) Shepherds shake off your drowsy sleep (arr. Bernard Naylor) Good King Wenceslas (arr. Malcolm Williamson) The Old Year Now (Greensleeves) (arr. Alan Ridout) | Walton: | What cheer? | Wishart, P: | Alleluya! A new work is come on hand |
The Elizabethan Singers, Louis Halsey A rare, beautiful and unusual Christmas compilation: three 1960s Argo recordings of contemporary settings and arrangements of carols – Sir Cristemas, Sing Nowell and Carols Of Today – released collectively on Decca CD for the first time. It is a worthy reissue of the many recordings made for Argo by The Elizabethan Singers and their long-time musical director Louis Halsey. Recording producers: Michael Bremner, Andrew Raeburn Recording engineers: Michael Mailes, Stanley Goodall Recording locations: Holy Trinity Church, Kensington, London, UK, July 1963, April 1965, April 1966 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | John Rutter: The Original Carols from Clare
Jeremy Blandford (organ) & Simon Vaughan (baritone) Clare College Singers & Orchestra, John Rutter First time complete on CD. Newly remastered at Abbey Road Studios This set presents for the first time complete on CD the 28 carols with orchestra that John Rutter recorded for EMI in 1966 and 1968 The glorious acoustic of the Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral and the astounding verve and professionalism of Rutter’s young singers and players come up afresh in this new Abbey Road remastering This was the beginning of Rutter’s worldwide fame as Christmas arranger, composer and conductor of choice, and in an affectionate and amusing new booklet note, he recalls his first two recordings and the icy perils of winter recordings in the Fens | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Carols from OxfordVictorian and English
Barnby: | The Virgin Stills the Crying (A Cradle-Song of the Blessed Virgin) | Britten: | A New Year Carol | Byrd: | Lullaby, my sweet little baby This Day Christ was Born | Dykes: | Sleep, Holy Babe | Goss, J: | See amid the winter's snow | Hadley, P: | I sing of a maiden | Holst: | Lullay my liking, H129, Op. 34 No. 2 Of one that is so fair and bright, H130, Op. 34 No. 3 This have I done for my true love, H128, Op. 34 No. 1 | Hopkins, J H: | We three Kings of Orient are | Smart: | Why, Most Highest? (Jesus In The Manger) | Sullivan, A: | All This Night Bright Angels Sing (Carol for Christmas Day) | trad.: | Come All You Worthy Gentlemen Nova, nova, ave fit ex eva Gooday, Sir Christèmas Ave Maria, Hail Blessed Flower Nowell, out of your sleep arise Coventry Carol Remember, O thou man As Jacob With Travel Was Weary One Day (Jacob's Ladder) The First Nowell The Moon Shines Bright I saw three ships What Child is this? (Greensleeves) Good Christian men rejoice Good King Wenceslas A Babe is Born, All of a Maid Wassail Song (Here We Come A-Wassailing) |
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| |  | Sing Choir Of AngelsTraditional carols & Christmas music
anon.: | The Angel Gabriel Singscape, Sarah Tenant-Flowers Lullay, lullow: I saw a swete semely sight Queens' College Choir, Cambridge, James Weeks Greensleeves Magdalen College Choir, Oxford, Bill Ives Nowell, nowell, Tydinge trew Singscape, Sarah Tenant-Flowers | Bach, J S: | Christmas Oratorio, BWV248: Schlafe, mein Liebster Martin Souter (piano) Cantata BWV140 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' Martin Souter (piano) Chorale Prelude BWV729 'In dulci jubilo' Martin Souter (piano) | Byrd: | Lullaby, my sweet little baby Queens' College Choir, Cambridge, James Weeks | Goss, J: | See amid the winter's snow Magdalen College Choir, Oxford, Bill Ives | Hopkins, J H: | We three Kings of Orient are Magdalen College Choir, Oxford -, Bill Ives | Mendelssohn: | Kinderstücke (6), Op. 72 'Christmas Pieces' Martin Souter (piano) | trad.: | It came upon the midnight clear Singscape, Sarah Tenant-Flowers Ther is no rose of swych vertu Singscape, Sarah Tenant-Flowers Coventry Carol Magdalen College Choir, Oxford, Bill Ives Past Three a Clock Sara Stowe (soprano), Matthew Spring (cittern) Wassail Song (Here We Come A-Wassailing) Magdalen College Choir, Oxford, Bill Ives |
From 'The angel Gabriel' to 'In dulci jubilo' the tone of this programme is set by Christmas lullabies, medieval English carols and a cradle song. This lovely Christmas feast comes from a variety of choirs and instrumentalists. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Sara Stowe (voice bells), Matthew Spring (hurdy-gurdy, cittern), Ian Giles (voice), John Spiers (melodeon), Martin Souter (piano), Mark Baigent (didgeridoo), Matthew Linley (bells) An old fashioned programme of Christmas songs and carols that children will love to listen to. From the story of 'Cock Robin' to well-known Christmas carols, with a fascinating mix of sounds - bells, music boxes, accordions and pianos. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Christmas From Oxford
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| |  | The Twelve Days Of Christmas
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| |  | An English Country ChristmasTraditional carols and seasonal folksongs
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| |  | A Child Is BornCarols and music for Christmas
Bach, J S: | Chorale Prelude BWV645 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' Martin Souter Chorale Prelude BWV729 'In dulci jubilo' Martin Souter | Byrd: | Lullaby, my sweet little baby The Choir of Queens' College, Cambridge, James Weeks Laudibus in sanctis English Renaissance, Michael Stoddart | Dykes: | Sleep, Holy Babe The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Grayston Ives | Goss, J: | See amid the winter's snow The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Grayston Ives | Gregorian Chant: | A solis ortus cardine The Choir of Queens' College, Cambridge, James Weeks | Hopkins, J H: | We three Kings of Orient are The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Grayston Ives | Kirkpatrick: | Away in a Manger Sara Stowe, Matthew Spring, Martin Souter | Smert: | Nowell: Dieus wous garde The Choir of Queens' College, Cambridge, James Weeks | trad.: | I saw three ships (arr. by John Stainer) The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Grayston Ives God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. by John Stainer) The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Grayston Ives Wassail Song (Here We Come A-Wassailing) The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Grayston Ives Ther is no rose of swych vertu The Choir of Queens' College, Cambridge, James Weeks Lullay, lullow The Choir of Queens' College, Cambridge, James Weeks Swete was the song the Virgin soong (arr. Hamond) The Choir of Queens' College, Cambridge, James Weeks Gabriel fram evene king The Oxford Girls' Choir, Richard Vendome Past Three a Clock Sara Stowe, Matthew Spring, Martin Souter Angelus ad virginem The Oxford Girls' Choir, Richard Vendome Coventry Carol (arr. by John Stainer) The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Grayston Ives |
A programme of music spanning a thousand years of Christmas celebrations, from the evocative medieval plainchant of the Sarum Rite to the warmth and joy of modern Christmas carols. Ethereal choirs from Oxford and Cambridge contrast with robust organ music and some famous and well-loved carols such as 'Away in a manger'. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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