‎Vaughan Williams Hodie by Sir David Willcocks

This is the truth sent from above -

Gavin Williams, John Barrow, London String Orchestra, Barry Rose, Guildford Cathedral Choir

4:45

Come all you worthy gentlemen -

Gavin Williams, Guildford Cathedral Choir, Barry Rose, London String Orchestra, John Barrow

2:16

On Christmas night all Christians sing -

John Barrow, Gavin Williams, Guildford Cathedral Choir, Barry Rose, London String Orchestra

1:38

God bless the ruler of this house

John Barrow, Gavin Williams, Barry Rose, London String Orchestra, Guildford Cathedral Choir

3:40

I. Prologue: Nowell! Nowell!

Dame Janet Baker, Bach Choir, Richard Lewis, Douglas Guest, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Philip Ledger, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey

3:45

II. Narration: Now the birth of Jesus Christ -

Dame Janet Baker, Sir Philip Ledger, Douglas Guest, Richard Lewis, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk, Bach Choir, Choristers of Westminster Abbey

4:31

III. Song: It was the winter wild

Dame Janet Baker, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Bach Choir, Sir Philip Ledger, Douglas Guest, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey

4:42

IV. Narration: And it came to pass in those days

Sir Philip Ledger, Dame Janet Baker, Bach Choir, Richard Lewis, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Guest, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey

2:10

V. Choral: The blessed son of God

Sir David Willcocks, Bach Choir

2:34

VI. Narration: And there were in the same country

Sir Philip Ledger, Bach Choir, Dame Janet Baker, Douglas Guest, John Shirley-Quirk, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Lewis, Choristers of Westminster Abbey

6:39

VII. Song: The Oxen (Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock)

Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Philip Ledger, Douglas Guest, Bach Choir, Dame Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey

3:11

VIII. Narration: And the shepherds returned

Richard Lewis, Dame Janet Baker, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Guest, Sir Philip Ledger, Bach Choir, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey

1:09

IX. Pastoral: The shepherds sing

Douglas Guest, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Bach Choir, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Philip Ledger, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey

3:10

X. Narration: But Mary kept all these things

Richard Lewis, Dame Janet Baker, Douglas Guest, Bach Choir, Sir Philip Ledger, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey

0:36

XI. Lullaby: Sweet was the song the Virgin sang

Bach Choir, Dame Janet Baker, Douglas Guest, Sir Philip Ledger, Richard Lewis, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey

2:48

XII. Hymn: Bright portals of the sky

Douglas Guest, Richard Lewis, Bach Choir, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Philip Ledger, Dame Janet Baker, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey

3:41

XIII. Narration: Now when Jesus was born

Bach Choir, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Douglas Guest, Sir Philip Ledger, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey

3:10

XIV. The March of the Three Kings: From kingdoms of wisdom -

Douglas Guest, Richard Lewis, Bach Choir, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, John Shirley-Quirk, Sir Philip Ledger, Choristers of Westminster Abbey

7:46

XV. Choral: No sad thought his soul affright

Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Douglas Guest, Sir Philip Ledger, Bach Choir, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey

2:58

XVI. Epilogue: In the beginning was the Word

Richard Lewis, Douglas Guest, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Philip Ledger, Bach Choir, Sir David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk, Choristers of Westminster Abbey

6:17

Brian Culverhouse

Producer
Ronald Kinloch Anderson

Producer

Vaughan Williams Hodie

RECORD LABEL

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Sir David Willcocks

London Symphony Orchestra

Bach Choir

Barry Rose

Production