Classic Christmas Carols

Classic Christmas Carols

Apple Music Classical

Updated 4 days ago

Carols are meant to be sung by one and all, and what sounds cozy and familiar coming from your neighborhood glee club is even more stirring in the hands of the world's greatest choruses. We've tapped the recordings of renowned choirs like Harry Christophers' ensemble The Sixteen and the Choir of King's College, Cambridge for a cappella and organ-assisted winter classics that balance subtlety and power.

God Rest You Merry Gentlemen

The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

3:33

Ding! Dong! Merrily on High (Arr. for Choir & Orchestra by Mack Wilberg & Owain Park)

Michael Waldron, London Choral Sinfonia

2:07

Silent Night

3:21

Carol. Auld Lang Syne

Nathan Hodgson, Nathan Halbur, Skylark Vocal Ensemble, Helen Karloski, Fiona Gillespie, Matthew Guard

3:14

Sussex Carol (On Christmas night) [Arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams]

Daniel Hyde, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Matthew Martin

2:17

O Little Town of Bethlehem (Arr. for Choir by Richard Marlow)

Christopher Monks, Armonico Consort

3:34

O Come, All Ye Faithful (Arr. Sir David Willcocks)

Daniel Hyde, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Britten Sinfonia

5:05

The First Noel (Arr. Gregson for Solo Cello, Choir and Strings)

Annabelle Meare, Magnus Johnston, Laurie Anderson, Lawrence Power, Katherine Jenkinson, Simon Blendis, Nigel Short, Tenebrae, Peter Gregson

6:32

Carol of the Bells

Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

1:15

Still, Still, Still (Arr. for Choir & Orchestra by Mack Wilberg)

Orchestra at Temple Square, The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

2:40

Love Came Down at Christmas (Arr. Stephen Cleobury)

Henry Websdale, Stephen Cleobury, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

1:17

Ave Maria

The King's Singers

5:19

Carol. Deck the halls

Skylark Vocal Ensemble, Matthew Guard

1:45

Away in a Manger

The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

2:21

O Holy Night (Arr. John Rutter) [Bonus Track]

Daniel Hyde, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Britten Sinfonia, Matthew Supramaniam

6:01

In the Bleak Midwinter

Owen Elsley, Daniel Hyde, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Matthew Martin

4:57

Shepherd's Pipe Carol (Bonus Track)

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Graham Ross, Dmitri Ensemble

2:58

Ding Dong Merrily on High

Christopher Monks, Armonico Consort

1:50

Somerset Carol

Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

1:51

Unto Us Is Born a Son

Richard Pinel, Bill Ives, The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford

2:04

I Saw Three Ships (Arr. Simon Preston)

Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Joseph Wicks, Andrew Nethsingha

2:00

The Truth from Above (Arr. Vaughan Williams)

Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

2:33

We Three Kings

Winchester Cathedral Choir, Tim Byram-Wigfield, David Hill

2:38

Silent Night (Arr. for Choir by Jonathan Rathbone)

The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge, Sebastian Blount, Anna Lapwood

4:03

Hail Infant Newborn

Peter Kopp, Dresdner Instrumental-Concert, Vocal Concert Dresden

1:52

Carol. God rest you merry, gentlemen

Skylark Vocal Ensemble, Matthew Guard

1:50

Gloucestershire Wassail (Arr. Vaughan Williams)

Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

2:12

Candlelight Carol

Benjamin Nicholas, Simon Hogan, Merton College Girl Choristers

4:12

Nativity Carol

Britten Sinfonia, Daniel Hyde, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

4:32

Wexford Carol

The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

4:26

Joy to the World

John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Bach Choir

2:29

Hark ! The herald angels sing

The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Bill Ives

3:11

Gabriel's Message (Arr. Pettman)

The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

2:39

The Holly and The Ivy (Arr. for Choir by Ola Gjeilo)

Meridian, Irene Messoloras

3:43

In dulci jubilo

Benjamin Nicholas, Choir of Merton College, Oxford

3:13

Child in a Manger (Arr. Sir John Rutter)

Britten Sinfonia, Daniel Hyde, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:34

Ding Dong! Merrily On High (Arr. for Choir by Carolyn Jennings)

Meridian, Irene Messoloras

2:17

Angels, from the Realms of Glory

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Philip Ledger

2:38

No. 134, If Ye Would Hear the Angels Sing

Katy Hill, Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, William Vann

2:33

Once in Royal David's City

Nathaniel Morley, Andrew Carwood, St Paul's Cathedral Choir, Simon Johnson

3:12

A Great and Mighty Wonder

Stephen Cleobury, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

3:44

Ave verum corpus, T. 92

Owain Park, The Gesualdo Six

4:28

Silent Night (Arr. John Rutter)

Daniel Hyde, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Britten Sinfonia

4:02

See Amid the Winter's Snow

Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

4:54

While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night (Desc. Stephen Cleobury)

Stephen Cleobury, Henry Websdale, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:53

Ave Maria

7:32

Up! Good Christen Folk, and Listen

David Briggs, Stephen Cleobury, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

1:20

Adam Lay Ybounden

The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

1:13

All Bells in Paradise

Parker Ramsay, Stephen Cleobury, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

4:34

Dormi Jesu

Andrew Nethsingha, Joseph Wicks, Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge

4:55

Gaudete, Christus est natus

Paul Hillier, Theatre of Voices

1:27

A Maiden Most Gentle (Live)

Daniel Hyde, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Dónal McCann

3:03

O come, O come, Emmanuel

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Graham Ross, Lois Salem, Nicolas Haigh

5:07

Star Carol

Merton College Girl Choristers, Simon Hogan, Benjamin Nicholas

3:17

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

Belfast Cathedral Choir, Matthew Owens

3:21

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (Arr. David Willcocks)

Nigel Short, Tenebrae

1:57

Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Arr. J. Rutter for Oboe & Choir)

John Roberts, The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter

3:23

Carol of the Advent

The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

2:08

Angelus

Benjamin Nicholas, Merton College Girl Choristers

2:52

O Little One Sweet, BWV 493

The King's Singers

2:12

I Sing of a Maiden

Simon Hogan, Benjamin Nicholas, Merton College Girl Choristers

3:00

In the Stillness

Suzi Digby, ORA Singers

2:01

My Lord has come

Anna Lapwood, The Pembroke College Girls' Choir

3:30

Nativity Carol

Dmitri Ensemble, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Graham Ross

4:32

Christmas Carol Fantasy (Arr. Paul Campbell)

RSNO Junior Chorus, Christopher Bell, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

5:31

Christ Our Emmanuel

The Cambridge Singers, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Rutter

4:41

Sans Day Carol (Arr. J. Rutter)

City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers

3:12

The Twelve Days Of Christmas

3:36

O Radiant Dawn

Anna Lapwood, The Pembroke College Girls' Choir, The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge

4:09

No. 15, Quelle est cette odeur agréable? (Arr. Roques)

Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Geoffrey Webber

4:22

I sing of a maiden

Peter Shepherd, Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas

2:25

The Evening Star

Anna Lapwood, The Pembroke College Girls' Choir, The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge

3:07

Deck the Halls

Jakub Józef Orliński, Aleksander Dębicz

2:46

Carol. Sussex Carol

Skylark Vocal Ensemble, Matthew Guard, Stephan Griffin

2:03

What Sweeter Music

John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia

4:24

Bethlehem Down in D Minor

The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

4:49

Peace on Earth

Tom Herring, SANSARA, Delia Stevens

3:57

We Wish You a Merry Christmas (arr. J. Rutter)

The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter, City of London Sinfonia

1:45