The shepherd's carol / Bob Chilcott (3:25) -- On Christmas Day to my heart / Richard Rodney Bennett (4:06) -- God would be born in thee / Judith Bingham (4:24) -- Bogoróditse Dyévo / Arvo Pärt (1:14) -- The angels / Jonathan Harvey (4:46) -- In wintertime : op. 103 / Lennox Berkeley (2:44) -- Christmas carol / Robin Holloway (5:35) -- The three kings / Jonathan Dove (4:03) -- What sweeter music / John Rutter (4:47) -- A gathering / John Casken (5:36) -- Illuminare, Jerusalem / Judith Weir (2:22) -- One star, at last / Peter Maxwell Davies (3:16) -- Carol for St. Steven / Alexander Goehr (4:08) -- The birthday of the King / Peter Sculthorpe (2:42) -- Winter solstice carol / Giles Swayne (5:29) -- Seinte Mari moder milde / James MacMillan (7:35) -- The gleam / Harrison Birtwistle (6:15) -- Christo paremus cantica / Diana Burrell (3:17) -- Spring in winter / John Woolrich (2:16) -- Fayrfax carol / Thomas Adès (4:35) -- Swetė Jesu / Nicholas Maw (3:39) -- Pilgrim Jesus / Stephen Paulus (4:50).
Note
"Carols commissioned specially for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College Chapel, Cambridge"--Original container.
For chorus of men and boys; principally unaccompanied, some selections with organ or flute.
Event (note)
Recorded in the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, Dec. 1998-Apr. 2005.
Language (note)
Sung principally in English; portions in Latin and Middle English.
Author
King's College (University of Cambridge). Choir. Performer
Choir of King's College, Cambridge ; Stephen Cleobury, director ; with Daniel Hyde, Ashley Grote, Tom Winpenny, Oliver Brett, organ ; Philippa Davies, flute.
Event
Recorded in the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, Dec. 1998-Apr. 2005.
Language
Sung principally in English; portions in Latin and Middle English.
Davies, Peter Maxwell, 1934-2016. One star, at last.
Dove, Jonathan, 1959- Three kings.
Goehr, Alexander, 1932- Carol for St. Steven.
Harvey, Jonathan, 1939-2012. Angels.
Holloway, Robin. Christmas carol.
MacMillan, James, 1959- Seinte Mari moder milde.
Maw, Nicholas. Swetė Jesu.
Pärt, Arvo. Bogorodit︠s︡e Devo.
Paulus, Stephen. Pilgrim Jesus.
Rutter, John, 1945- What sweeter music.
Sculthorpe, Peter, 1929- Birthday of thy king.
Swayne, Giles. Winter solstice carol.
Weir, Judith. Illuminare, Jerusalem.
Woolrich, John. Spring in winter.
Other form:
Print version: King's College (University of Cambridge). Choir. On Christmas Day. [Hayes, Middlesex, England] : EMI Classics, p2005 digital UPC number 724355807052
Print version: King's College (University of Cambridge). Choir. On Christmas Day. [Hayes, Middlesex, England] : EMI Classics, p2005 physical UPC number 724355807021
Print version: King's College (University of Cambridge). Choir. On Christmas Day. [Hayes, Middlesex, England] : EMI Classics, p2005