A Christmas Celebration
This recording conveys the spirit of Christmas through an extraordinary range of musical style and language. From the traditional fare of Anglican carol services to contemporary music from the Dominican Republic, the mystery, magic and festivity of the season are all celebrated.
Release date: December 2007.
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Track listing
| # | Title | Composer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hodie Christus natus est | Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck |
| 2 | Matin responsory | Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina |
| 3 | Weihnachten | Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Philip Ledger |
| 4 | Hark! the herald angels sing | Felix Mendelssohn |
| 5 | Tyebye poyem | A I Labinski |
| Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël – Francis Poulenc | ||
| 6 | O magnum mysterium | Francis Poulenc |
| 7 | Quem vidistis pastores dicite | |
| 8 | Videntes stellam | |
| 9 | Hodie Christus natus est | |
| 10 | The rainbow carol | Selwyn Image & Julian Wilkins |
| 11 | Hymne à la Vierge | Pierre Villette |
| 12 | ¡Llega la Navidad! | Ramón Díaz, arr. Juan-Tony Guzman |
| 13 | Jajang, jajang, Ahgi Yesu | Hyun Chul Lee |
| 14 | Amuworo ayi otu nwa | Christian Onyeji |
| 15 | The first Noel | traditional, arr. David Maddux |
| 16 | Tomorrow shall be my dancing day | John Gardner |
| 17 | Adam lay ybounden | Matthew Larkin |
| 18 | The lamb | John Tavener |
| 19 | Alleluia! I bring you news of great joy | Francis Grier |
| 20 | The Lord at first | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| 21 | O magnum mysterium | Morten Lauridsen |
| 22 | O come, all ye faithful! | John Francis Wade, arr. Philip Ledger & David Willcocks |
| 23 | We wish you a merry Christmas | traditional, arr. Arthur Warrell |
| 24 | Have yourself a merry little Christmas | Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane, arr. Peter Gritton |
