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Any disc of Christmas Carols is hardly complete without the giants of that genre, the timeless congregational hymns. On this disc we offer five well-known pieces in generally familiar attire. These particular carols are not that far removed in form and mood from their early precursors.
The medieval carol was quite a different concept, however, to that which developed during the 19th and 20th centuries. Although many first-rate pieces have been written over the last 100 years, we have traveled a long way from the carols simple origins.
Interleaved among the various carols and Christmas anthems are six seasonal chorale preludes from Das Orgelb & uuml;chlein (The Little Organ Book) by Johann Sebastian Bach.The Choir of Manchester Cathedral consists of 16 trebles (boys and girls) and 9 lay-clerks who are all professional singers in and around Manchester. The trebles attend the renowned Chethams School of Music, which affords them an unparalleled musical education in a city known for its musical prowess.
In addition to singing the choral services in the Cathedral, the choir takes on a number of outside engagements as well as making frequent tours, most recently visiting Toulouse, Dublin, and Cumbria. The choir can also frequently be heard on BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4, and on television programmes.
Track | Duration | Title | Composer |
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1 | 02:45 | O come, all ye faithful | Traditional |
2 | 03:36 | A babe is born | Mathias |
3 | 01:09 | Adam lay y-bounden | Warlock |
4 | 02:23 | Tomorrow shall be my dancing day | Gardner |
5 | 01:51 | Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich BWV 605 | J. S. Bach |
6 | 02:54 | Once in royal David’s city | Gauntlett |
7 | 03:11 | Joys seven | arr. Cleobury |
8 | 04:44 | Noël nouvelet | arr. Jackson |
9 | 03:10 | O litle town of Bethlehem | arr. Vaughan Williams |
10 | 01:10 | Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ BWV 604 | J. S. Bach |
11 | 04:36 | In the bleak mid-winter | Darke |
12 | 04:41 | Alleluia! Freuet euch | Hammerschmidt |
13 | 01:14 | Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV 599 | J. S. Bach |
14 | 01:23 | Herr Christ, der ein’ge Gottes Sohn BWV 601 | J. S. Bach |
15 | 03:46 | The Coventry Carol | arr. Stokes |
16 | 02:04 | There is no rose of such virtue | Joubert |
17 | 02:10 | While shepherds watched their flocks | Traditional |
18 | 00:45 | Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her BWV 606 | J. S. Bach |
19 | 02:56 | The littel road to Bethlehem | Head |
20 | 02:37 | The Three Kings | Cornelius, arr. Atkins |
21 | 01:40 | Puer natus in Bethlehem BWV 603 | J. S. Bach |
22 | 02:35 | Small wonder the star | Paul Edwards |
23 | 02:40 | Ding! dong! merrily on high | arr. Paul Walton |
24 | 02:27 | In dulci jubilo BWV 729 | J. S. Bach |
25 | 02:39 | Hark! The herald angels sing | Mendelssohn |
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