Catalogue
HAVPCD196 – One Cold Dark Night
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| Disk Title | One Cold Dark Night |
| Christmas Carols | |
| Soloists | Jeremy Filsell (Organ) |
| St Thomas’s Chamber Ensemble | |
| Choir | The Choir of St Thomas on the Bourne |
| Conductor | David Swinson |
| Location | Charterhouse Chapel, Surrey |
| Date Recorded | May 1996 |
| Audio Tracks | 17 |
The feast of Christmas is celebrated by Christians throughout the world and its musical heritage is both rich and varied. This recording presents a mixture of the old and the new, as might be heard at this time of year in the Church of St Thomas on the Bourne, Farnham: old favourites, modern carols, and specially-written arrangements.
| Trk. | Duration | Track Title | Composer |
| 1 | 03:13 | A spotless rose | Herbert Howells |
| 2 | 04:23 | Vigilate | William Byrd |
| 3 | 04:46 | Once in royal David’s city | H. J. Gauntlett, arr. Ledger |
| 4 | 01:58 | The Sussex Carol | David Gabe |
| 5 | 05:01 | In the bleak midwinter | Harold Darke |
| 6 | 03:53 | Hark! the herald angels sing | F. Mendelssohn, arr. Gabe |
| 7 | 03:47 | The Lamb | John Tavener |
| 8 | 03:30 | Silent Night | F. Grüber, arr. Rose/Jacot |
| 9 | 02:10 | The holly and the ivy | John Gardner |
| 10 | 05:03 | O come, all ye faithful | J. F. Wade, arr. Gabe |
| 11 | 03:09 | The Coventry Carol | Original tune, 1591 |
| 12 | 04:37 | One cold, dark night | Peter White |
| 13 | 03:32 | Whence is that goodly fragrance | George McPhee |
| 14 | 02:17 | The Three Kings | P. Cornelius, arr. Atkins |
| 15 | 02:01 | Follow that star | Peter Gritton |
| 16 | 01:28 | Sir Christèmas | William Mathias |
| 17 | 02:04 | Tomorrow shall be my dancing day | John Gardner |
The Choir of St Thomas on the Bourne in Farnham, Surrey, has had a history of good music going back to the 1950s and beyond. The choir achieved very high standard in the 1970s under the leadership of David Victor-Smith, who now directs the Farnham Youth Choir, of national fame…Under its present Director of Music, David Swinson, the choir of 22 boys and 12 men continues in its aim to perform with a high standard of musicianship.
