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In Winchester Cathedral the annual Christmas Carol services begin with two contrasting voices. The first, soon after the lights are dimmed, is of an adult reading from the story of Creation. Then a solo treble sings the first verse of Once in Royal Davids City, a sound at once familiar yet challenging in its simplicity and directness: and Christmas is come once more.
David Hill is Organist and Master of the Music at Winchester Cathedral and one of Britains leading choral directors, in demand both at home and abroad as choir-trainer, orchestral conductor, and organist. Since 1988 he has been Director of the Waynflete Singers in Winchester, and is also Artistic Director of the Philharmonia Chorus. In 1998 he succeeded Sir David Willcocks as Musical Director of The Bach Choir.
| Track | Duration | Titlel | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05:18 | Once in royal David’s city | H.J. Gauntlett/ A. H. Mann |
| 2 | 02:55 | Unto us is born a Son | Arr. Clement McWilliam |
| 3 | 01:51 | Ding Dong! merrily on high | arr. John Bawden |
| 4 | 03:38 | O little town of Bethlehem | arr. Vaughan Williams |
| 5 | 02:25 | The Three Kings | P. Corneilius, arr. Ivor Atkins |
| 6 | 03:17 | It came upon the midnight clear | arr. Arthur Sullivan |
| 7 | 03:41 | Silent Night | F. Gruber, arr, David Willcocks |
| 8 | 03:42 | Hark! the herald angel sing | F. Mendelsshon/David Hill |
| 9 | 03:07 | Organ: Noël étranger | Louis Claude Daquin |
| 10 | 03:35 | Sans Day Carol | arr. John Rutter |
| 11 | 01:53 | On Christmas night (Sussex Carol) | arr. David Willcocks |
| 12 | 03:19 | God rest you merry, gentlemen | arr. David Willcocks |
| 13 | 03:35 | Away in a manger | arr. Richard Lloyd |
| 14 | 04:47 | Bethlehem Down | Peter Warlock |
| 15 | 02:31 | While shepherds watched their flocks | Este's Psalter/David Willcocks |
| 16 | 05:14 | In the bleak mid-winter | Harold Darke |
| 17 | 02:48 | Still, still, still | arr. Andrew Gant |
| 18 | 04:54 | O come, all ye faithful | arr. David Hill |
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