The Nation's Favourite Carols

The Nation's Favourite Carols

Hilary Davan Wetton, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, City of London Choir
2017

Here’s a recording that does exactly what it says on the tin. Hilary Davan Wetton conducts the City of London Choir and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 22 tried-and-trusted Christmas classics. “In the Bleak Midwinter” appears twice, with settings by Harold Darke and Gutsav Holst—the former version in the deluxe company of Bryn Terfel. Grace Davidson is the classy soprano soloist, while Welsh tenor Trystan Griffiths adds some operatic ping to “O Holy Night”.

Lowell Mason
Joy to the world
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, City of London Choir, Hilary Davan Wetton
Arbeau
Hilary Davan Wetton, City of London Choir
Harold Darke
In the Bleak Midwinter
Bryn Terfel, City of London Choir, Grace Davidson, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hilary Davan Wetton
John Rutter
Shepherd's Pipe Carol
City of London Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hilary Davan Wetton
Adam
City of London Choir, Hilary Davan Wetton, Trystan, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
John I Goss
Grace Davidson, City of London Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hilary Davan Wetton
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Hilary Davan Wetton, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, City of London Choir
William Sandys
Hilary Davan Wetton, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, City of London Choir
The First Nowell
Hilary Davan Wetton, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, City of London Choir
John Rutter
Angels' Carol
Hilary Davan Wetton, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, City of London Choir
George Ratcliffe Woodward
City of London Choir, Hilary Davan Wetton, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Lewis Redner
O Little Town of Bethlehem, “St. Louis”
City of London Choir, Hilary Davan Wetton, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Mykola Leontovych
Carol of the Bells, “Scedryk”
Hilary Davan Wetton, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Henry John Gauntlett
Irby
Hilary Davan Wetton, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Grace Davidson, City of London Choir
Franz Xaver Gruber
Silent Night, GWV 145, H.  145 · “Stille Nacht”
Hilary Davan Wetton, City of London Choir
Richard Storrs Willis
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Hilary Davan Wetton, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, City of London Choir
Gustav Holst
3 Hymns for the English Hymnal, H73
City of London Choir, Hilary Davan Wetton
Felix Mendelssohn
Hark! the herald Angels Sing
City of London Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hilary Davan Wetton
Coventry Carol
City of London Choir, Hilary Davan Wetton
John Rutter
Candlelight Carol
City of London Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hilary Davan Wetton
Good King Wenceslas
City of London Choir, Hilary Davan Wetton, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
William J. Kirkpatrick
Away in a Manger
Hilary Davan Wetton, City of London Choir
O Come All Ye Faithful
Hilary Davan Wetton, City of London Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

1 December 2017 23 Tracks, 1 hour 16 minutes ℗ A Decca Records & Classic FM Release; 2017 City of London Choir, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Operations Limited

RECORD LABEL

Decca

Production

  • Andrew Walton
    Producer
  • Deborah Spanton
    Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer
  • Andrew Walton
    Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer