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Classic Christmas Carols

David Willcocks · Stephen Cleobury · Philip Ledger · Adrian Partington · Benjamin Bayl · Francis Grier · Philip Jones Brass Ensemble · Choir of King's College, Cambridge · Stephen Varcoe

Warner Classics44m14 tracks

Classic Christmas Carols, CD, on Warner Classics. Music by Elizabeth Poston, Franz Xaver Gruber, Henry Gauntlett, Johann Georg Ebeling, performed by David Willcocks, Stephen Cleobury, Philip Ledger, Adrian Partington; 14 tracks.

Composers

Elizabeth Poston1 Franz Xaver Gruber1 Henry Gauntlett1 Johann Georg Ebeling1 Johann Sebastian Bach1 John Francis Wade1 John Jacob Niles1 John Rutter1 John Tavener1 Patrick Hadley1 Peter Cornelius1 Samuel Scheidt1 Thoinot Arbeau1 William Hayman Cummings1

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Once in Royal David's City (Descant Willcocks)

Henry Gauntlett - Once in Royal David’s City

David Willcocks

5:16

02

Ding Dong! Merrily on High (Arr. Willcocks)

Thoinot Arbeau - Ding Dong! Merrily on High

David Willcocks, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:21

03

O Come, All Ye Faithful (Arr. Willcocks)

John Francis Wade - O Come, All Ye Faithful

David Willcocks, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

4:47

05

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Arr. Willcocks)

William Hayman Cummings - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

David Willcocks, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

4:08

06

Silent Night (Arr. Willcocks)

Franz Xaver Gruber - Silent Night

David Willcocks, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Varcoe

3:05

10

The Lamb (Tavener)

John Tavener - The Lamb

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

3:31

13

The Three Kings (Cornelius)

Peter Cornelius - The Three Kings

David Willcocks, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Varcoe

2:43

21

I Wonder as I Wander (Arr. Carter)

John Jacob Niles - I Wonder as I Wander

Adrian Partington, Philip Ledger, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

3:11

23

I Sing of a Maiden (Hadley)

Patrick Hadley - I Sing of a Maiden

Francis Grier, Philip Ledger, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:32

Disc 2