This DVD includes the full 2014 service and a 60-minute documentary detailing the history of this central component of the British Christmas tradition.

Enjoyed in millions of homes each Christmas eve, 'Carols from King’s' is an enchanting hour and a half of choral worship, beginning with a lone chorister singing Gauntlett’s reverent 'Once in Royal David’s City' and concluding with the triumphant 'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing'.

This special edition includes '60 Years of Carols from King’s', a BBC documentary narrated by Juliet Stevenson, which charts the history of the service since 1954. The film gives an insight into the tradition of selecting the soloists for 'Once in Royal David’s City', what goes on behind the scenes, what life is like for a chorister in the Choir and the impact these experiences have on generations of choristers.

Track Listing:
1. Once in royal David’s city: H Gauntlett & A Mann, desc. S Cleobury,
2. Up! good Christen folk: Piae Cantiones arr. G R Woodward
3. A tender shoot: O Goldschmidt
4. Sussex Carol: Traditional, arr. D Willcocks
5. Stille Nacht: F Gruber, arr. S Cleobury
6. In the bleak mid-winter G Holst
7. It came upon the midnight clear: Traditional, arr. A Sullivan, desc. S Cleobury
8. Gabriel’s message: Basque Traditional, arr. E Pettman Benedicamus Domino P Warlock
9. A spotless Rose: H Howells
10. Joys seven: Traditional, arr. S Cleobury
11. God rest you merry, gentlemen: Traditional, arr. D Willcocks
12. The Lamb: J Tavener
13. Ding! dong! merrily on high: J Tabourot, arr. M Wilberg & P Stevens
14. Noël nouvelet: French Traditional, arr. S Jackson
15. I saw three ships: Traditional, arr. S Preston
16. The Three Kings: P Cornelius, arr. I Atkins
17. A babe is born: W Mathias
18. God is with us: J Tavener
19. Hark! the herald-angels sing: F Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, desc. S Cleobury
20. Von Himmel hoch, BWV 606: J S Bach