Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Essential Carols - The Very Best of King's College, Cambridge
The devotional feel and crisp execution of these carols make this collection a compelling listen any time of year. The Choir of King’s College is virtually the reigning house band for this kind of repertoire. Often backed by a pipe organ accompanist, the singers take on English chestnuts as familiar as "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", putting their grand group stamp on each. Quieter pieces that feature subsections of the group, like "While Shepherds Watched", have an equally affecting impact.
RR
While Shepherds Watched
I Saw Three Ships
Arbeau
King Jesus Hath a Garden
In dulci jubilo
George Ratcliffe Woodward
Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful)
O Little Town of Bethlehem
The Holly and the Ivy
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
[traditional]
J. S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Chorale: Invitatory (Sung in English)
Ord
E. Pettman
Gabriel's Message (Basque Carol)
Once in Royal David's City
Sir Philip Ledger
Rocking Carol
The Cherry Tree Carol (Joseph Was an Old Man)
The Cherry Tree Carol (Joseph Was an Old Man)
Cornelius
C. Kocher: As With Gladness Men of Old - Tune
Treuer Heiland, abr. Kocher. Arr. D. Willcocks
M. Praetorius: Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen (Speierisches Gesangbuch, Köln, 1599) - Wds
St. Germanus. Trans. Neale. as "A Great and Mighty Wonder"
[traditional]
The Infant King (Old Basque) [Arr. Edgar Pettman]
P. I. Tchaikovsky
Legenda (Legend; The Crown of Roses), Op. 54, No. 5 [Trans. Geoffrey Dearmer]
Christ Was Born On Christmas Day
Blessed Be That Maid Mary
William Ballet
The Lute-Book Lullaby, 'Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sang' Carol - Arr. G. Shaw
Terry
Myn Lyking (15th Century Carol, Sloane MS)
14th-century German
Personent Hodie (14th Century German Carol. Words from Piae Cantiones, 1582 - Arr. Holst)
M. Shaw
[traditional]
Torches. Carol from Gaul (Arr. Joubert), Op. 7a
Fantasia On Christmas Carols -Baritone, Chorus & Orchestra