Here's another classical one I enjoy at this time of the year. After 10 tracks of mostly carols (the second track is Berlioz) six acapella we get pieces from Handel's Messiah, Vivaldi, the Nutcracker and Bach's Mass in B Minor.
1 Once In Royal David's City (Gauntlett)
Worcester Cathedral Choir (cond Donald Hunt) Organ Raymond Johnston; Treble Vocals Robert Stringer 3:19
2 L'Enfant Du Christ (The Childhood Of Christ), Op.25 The Shepherd's Farewell (Berlioz)
Tenebrae (cond Sir Colin Davis) LSO 4:34
3 Ding Dong, Merrily On High (Trad)
Gloucester Cathedral Choir (chorus master Andrew Nethsingha) 2:00
4 In Dulci Jubilo (Trad)
Worcester Cathedral Choir (choirmaster Donald Hunt) 3:43
5 The Coventry Carol (Trad)
The Sixteen (cond Harry Christophers) 3:23
6 As With Glasness Men Of Old (Conrad Kocher)
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir (cond Andrew Sackett) 2:50
7 O Little One Sweet (Trad)
The King's Singers 2:09
8 A Foxton Ferguson The Shepherds' Cradle Song (Trad)
The King's College Choir Of Cambridge (chorus master David Willcocks) RPO 3:38
9 Away In A Manger (Trad)
New York Polyphony 2:22
10 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Mendelssohn)
The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra (cond Carmen Dragon) 2:41
11 Messiah, HWV 56 Pastoral Symphony (Handel)
Munich Radio Orchestra (cond John Georgiadis) Flute James Galway 3:18
Worcester Cathedral Choir (cond Donald Hunt) Organ Raymond Johnston; Treble Vocals Robert Stringer 3:19
2 L'Enfant Du Christ (The Childhood Of Christ), Op.25 The Shepherd's Farewell (Berlioz)
Tenebrae (cond Sir Colin Davis) LSO 4:34
3 Ding Dong, Merrily On High (Trad)
Gloucester Cathedral Choir (chorus master Andrew Nethsingha) 2:00
4 In Dulci Jubilo (Trad)
Worcester Cathedral Choir (choirmaster Donald Hunt) 3:43
5 The Coventry Carol (Trad)
The Sixteen (cond Harry Christophers) 3:23
6 As With Glasness Men Of Old (Conrad Kocher)
Tewkesbury Abbey Choir (cond Andrew Sackett) 2:50
7 O Little One Sweet (Trad)
The King's Singers 2:09
8 A Foxton Ferguson The Shepherds' Cradle Song (Trad)
The King's College Choir Of Cambridge (chorus master David Willcocks) RPO 3:38
9 Away In A Manger (Trad)
New York Polyphony 2:22
10 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Mendelssohn)
The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra (cond Carmen Dragon) 2:41
11 Messiah, HWV 56 Pastoral Symphony (Handel)
Munich Radio Orchestra (cond John Georgiadis) Flute James Galway 3:18
12 Concerto In E Major, Rv279, 'Il Riposo, Per Il Santissimo Natale' Allegro; Adagio; Allegro (Vivaldi)
Il Giardino Armonico (cond Giovanni Antonini) 7:39
13 The Nutcracker, Op.71 Waltz Of The Snowflakes (Tchaikovsky)
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (cond Ondrej Lenárd) 6:38
Il Giardino Armonico (cond Giovanni Antonini) 7:39
13 The Nutcracker, Op.71 Waltz Of The Snowflakes (Tchaikovsky)
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (cond Ondrej Lenárd) 6:38
14 Mass In B Minor, BWV 232 Gloria In Excelsis; Et In Terra Pax (Bach)
Bach Collegium Japan (cond Masaaki Suzuki)
Bach Collegium Japan (cond Masaaki Suzuki)
