Christmas Carols with The King's Singers The King's Singers

• James Burton (b. 1939):
• 1 Burton: Balulalow 02:28
• Traditional:
• 2 Gaudete 01:39
• 3 O Little Town of Bethlehem 02:36
• David Willcocks (1919 - 2015):
• 4 Willcocks: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day 01:48
• Bob Chilcott (b. 1955):
• 5 Chilcott: The Shepherd’s Carol 03:09
• Traditional:
• 6 La Filadora 03:18
• June Collin:
• 7 Collin: The Quiet Heart 02:36
• Traditional:
• 8 Hodie Christus natus est 01:38
• Thoinot Arbeau (1519 - 1595):
• 9 Arbeau: Ding! Dong! Merrily on High 01:43
• John Tavener (1944 - 2013):
• 10 Tavener: O, Do Not Move 01:55
• Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548 - 1611):
• 11 Victoria: O Magnum Mysterium 03:33
• Arthur Henry Mann (1850 - 1929) & Henry John Gauntlett (1805 - 1876):
• 12 Mann, Gauntlett: Once in Royal David’s City 03:09
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750):
• 13 Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, Bwv 248, Pt. Ii: Xii: Choral, "brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht" 01:20
• Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (1805 - 1900):
• 14 Hartmann: Julebudet til dem, der bygge 02:15
• Traditional:
• 15 Gabriel’s Message 02:20
• Pierre Villette (1926 - 1998):
• 16 Villette: Hymne à la Vièrge 03:49
• Michael Head (1900 - 1976):
• 17 Head: The Little Road to Bethlehem 03:03
• Traditional:
• 18 Dormi, Dormi 03:01
• 19 Nit de vetlla 02:50
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958):
• 20 Williams: Wither’s Rocking Hymn 03:26
• Gustaf Nordqvist (1886 - 1949):
• 21 Nordqvist: Jul, jul, strålande jul 02:45
• Traditional:
• 22 The Lute-book Lullaby 03:45
• 23 Qui creavit caelum (Song of the Nuns of Chester) 03:18
• Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869):
• 24 Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H 130, Pt. Ii: L’adieu des Bergers 03:27
• Traditional:
• 25 Fröhliche Weihnacht überall 03:17
• Total Runtime 01:08:08

Info for Christmas Carols with The King's Singers

This brand new Christmas album from The King’s Singers features 25 tracks covering everything from contemporary choral gems and folk songs through to well-loved carols. Dotted throughout the album are several of the most famous English church carols, which take The King’s Singers right back to their earliest singing days, and which also reflect the group’s heritage at King’s College, Cambridge. In Christmas Carols with The King’s Singers, the group bottle that frosty, moonlit, fireside Christmas wonder and pour it into their sound.

The King’s Singers

The King's Singers
Acclaimed worldwide for their virtuosity, life-affirming energy and charm, The King’s Singers are in global demand. Their work, synonymous with the very best in vocal ensemble performance, appeals to a vast international audience. Performing to hundreds of thousands of people each season, the group tours regularly to Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australasia. Instantly recognisable for their immaculate intonation, vocal blend, diction and incisive timing, The King’s Singers are consummate entertainers.

The group’s repertoire has evolved to become one of the most diverse and compelling imaginable. The King’s Singers have commissioned over 200 works, including landmark pieces from leading contemporary composers including Luciano Berio, György Ligeti, Sir James MacMillan, Krzysztof Penderecki, Toru Takemitsu, Sir John Tavener, Gabriela Lena Frank and Eric Whitacre. They have also commissioned arrangements of everything from jazz standards to pop chart hits, explored medieval motets and Renaissance madrigals, and encouraged young composers to write new scores.

In addition to performing to capacity audiences and creating highly regarded and much-loved recordings, The King’s Singers share their artistry through numerous workshops and masterclasses around the world. In June 2017, the group will host their inaugural U.S. Summer School at DePauw University, Indiana and in July 2017 will return for their 3rd U.K. Summer School at Royal Holloway (part of the University of London) where they are also Ensemble in Residence. Among the work supported by The King’s Singers Foundation, A Carol for Christmas is a composition competition that seeks to encourage young and up-coming composers, giving the winners the chance for their piece to be performed in King’s College Chapel (Cambridge, UK).

Double Grammy® award-winning artists, the group were honoured in 2009 for their Signum Classics release, Simple Gifts, and again in 2012 for their contribution to Eric Whitacre’s Light and Gold album on Universal/Decca. Recently voted into Gramophone Hall of Fame, rave reviews and repeated sell-out concerts confirm that The King’s Singers remain one of the world’s finest vocal ensembles.

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