Catalogue
HAVPCD280 – A Christmas Collection
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| Disk Title | A Christmas Collection |
| Soloists | Nicholas Collon (organ) |
| Choir | The Rodolfus Choir |
| Conductor | Ralph Allwood |
| Location | Eton College Chapel |
| Date Recorded | December 2001 |
| Audio Tracks | 22 |
A Christmas Collection presents a stockingful of seasonal music for the festivities – songs, carols, and special arrangements. Choosing the programme was not easy as there is so much Christmas repertoire, but one piece was inevitable, and Keith Roberts’ blazing ‘big-band’ arrangement does it more than justice – at last Rodolfus meets Rudolph.
| Trk. | Duration | Track Title | Composer |
| 1 | 01:27 | Deck the hall | arr. Keith Roberts |
| 2 | 02:09 | There is no rose | Paul Spicer |
| 3 | 03:35 | Hymn to the Virgin | Benjamin Britten |
| 4 | 04:52 | The clouded heaven with Nicholas Collon (organ) |
Judith Bingham |
| 5 | 04:46 | There is no rose | Simon Whalley |
| 6 | 03:19 | This is the truth | arr. Leo Hussain |
| 7 | 01:31 | A Christmas blessing | Ralph Allwood |
| 8 | 04:25 | Stille Nacht | Franz Gruber, arr. Ralph Allwood |
| 9 | 02:07 | Still, still, still | Andrew Gant |
| 10 | 04:05 | The Lamb | John Tavener |
| 11 | 03:22 | The darkest midnight in December | English trad. |
| 12 | 02:23 | Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer | John Marks, arr. Keith Roberts |
| 13 | 02:18 | Ding dong! merrily on high | arr. Ralph Allwood |
| 14 | 03:53 | Bethlehem Down | Peter Warlock |
| 15 | 02:09 | Balulalow | James Burton |
| 16 | 01:50 | Jingle bells | J. Pierpont, arr. Ralph Allwood |
| 17 | 02:59 | lully, lulla, thou little tiny child | Kenneth Leighton |
| 18 | 01:50 | We wish you a merry Christmas | arr. Ralph Allwood |
| 19 | 02:31 | How far is it to Bethlehem | arr. Robert Rice |
| 20 | 02.53 | We three kings | J. H. Hopkins, arr. Ralph Allwood |
| 21 | 05:30 | Auld lang syne | arr. Robert Rice |
| 22 | 03:05 | Wonderful Christmastime | Paul McCartney, arr. Robert Rice |
The Rodolfus Choir, celebrating its twentieth anniversary in 2003, consists of some of the most talented young singers from all over the UK. Recent appearances have included a performance in 2000 of the Bach B minor Mass with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (broadcast on Classic FM); another return to the Gloucester Three Choirs Festival in 2001; and in summer 2002 the Grove Park Festival in Chiswick and the Dublin International Organ and Choral Festival. The choir will tour the United States in 2003.
