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Hodie: A Christmas Cantata / Fantasia on Christmas Carols (Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quick, John Barrow)

David Willcocks · Philip Ledger · Barry Rose · London Symphony Orchestra · Janet Baker · John Shirley-Quirk

EMI Studio DRMCat. CDM 7 69872 21h 11m17 tracks

Composer

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Tracklist

01

Hodie: I. Prologue: Nowell! Nowell!

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David Willcocks, Philip Ledger, London Symphony Orchestra

3:46

02

Hodie: II. Narration: Now the birth of Jesus Christ

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David Willcocks, Philip Ledger, London Symphony Orchestra

4:32

03

Hodie: III. Song: It was the winter wild

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David Willcocks, Philip Ledger, London Symphony Orchestra

4:42

04

Hodie: IV. Narration: And it came to pass in those days

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David Willcocks, Philip Ledger, London Symphony Orchestra

2:10

05

Hodie: V. Choral: The blessed son of God

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David Willcocks, Philip Ledger, London Symphony Orchestra

2:34

06

Hodie: VI. Narration: And there were in the same country

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David Willcocks, Philip Ledger, London Symphony Orchestra

6:39

07

Hodie: VII. Song (The Oxen): Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock

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David Willcocks, Philip Ledger, London Symphony Orchestra

3:12

08

Hodie: VIII. Narration: And the shepherds returned

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David Willcocks, Philip Ledger, London Symphony Orchestra

1:09

09

Hodie: IX. Pastoral: The shepherds sing

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David Willcocks, Philip Ledger, London Symphony Orchestra

3:10

10

Hodie: X. Narration: But Mary kept all these things

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David Willcocks, Philip Ledger, London Symphony Orchestra

0:36

11

Hodie: XI. Lullaby: Sweet was the song the Virgin sang

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David Willcocks, Philip Ledger, London Symphony Orchestra

2:48

12

Hodie: XII. Hymn: Bright portals of the sky

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David Willcocks, Philip Ledger, London Symphony Orchestra

3:41

13

Hodie: XIII. Narration: Now when Jesus was born

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David Willcocks, Philip Ledger, London Symphony Orchestra

3:10

14

Hodie: XIV. The March of the Three Kinds: From kingdoms of wisdom

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David Willcocks, Philip Ledger, London Symphony Orchestra

7:46

15

Hodie: XV. Choral: No sad thought his soul affright

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David Willcocks, Philip Ledger, London Symphony Orchestra

2:59

16

Hodie: VI. Epilogue: In the beginning was the Word

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David Willcocks, Philip Ledger, London Symphony Orchestra

6:17

17

Fantasia on Christmas Carols

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Christmas Carols

12:06