Catalogue
April 9th, 2010
HAVPCD263 – Christmas Glory
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| Disk Title | Christmas Glory |
| Soloists | Stephen Darkin (Organ) |
| Choir | The Parish Choir of Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Brentwood |
| Conductor | David Rooke |
| Location | The Church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Brentwood |
| Date Recorded | May 2001 |
| Audio Tracks | 18 |
The Parish Choir of boys and men was elected to the St Nicolas Guild of affiliated choirs of the Royal School of Church music in 1999. As one of the three choirs at the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Brentwood – the others being the Girls’ Choir and the Becket Singers – it is part of the great Anglican tradition of music and liturgy, performing music from an extensive repertoire under its director, David Rooke.
| Trk. | Duration | Track Title | Composer |
| 1 | 03:44 | O little town of Bethlehem | R. Vaughan Williams |
| 2 | 02:18 | Ding! dong! merrily on high | 16th-c. French, arr. Bawden |
| 3 | 04:17 | In the bleak midwinter | Harold Darke |
| 4 | 02:48 | Gabriel’s Message | Edgar Pettman |
| 5 | 02:13 | Jingle bells | J. S. Pierpont, arr. Lynn |
| 6 | 04:19 | Once in royal David’s city | H. J. Gauntlett/ A. H. Mann |
| 7 | 03:16 | Jesus Christ the apple tree | Elizabeth Poston |
| 8 | 02:37 | The Three Kings | Peter Cornelius, arr. Atkins |
| 9 | 04:03 | In dulci jubilo | Old German tune, arr. Pearsall |
| 10 | 02:44 | While shepherds watched their flocks | Este’s Psalter |
| 11 | 04:22 | Nativity Carol | John Rutter |
| 12 | 02:10 | A tender shoot | Otto Goldschmidt |
| 13 | 02:38 | Away in a manger | W. J. Kirkpatrick, arr. Willcocks |
| 14 | 03:32 | Walking in the air | Howard Blake |
| 15 | 02:03 | I wonder as I wander | American melody |
| 16 | 03:20 | Silent Night | Franz Gruber, arr. Cashmore |
| 17 | 03:59 | O come, all ye faithful | arr. David Willcocks |
| 18 | 03:32 | The Christmas Song | Mel Tormé and Robert Wells |
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