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The Sixteen - Christmas Collection

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Label: Coro

Cat No: COR16054

Barcode: 0828021605420

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 3

Genre: Christmas

Release Date: 1st October 2007

Works

Walton
Make we joy now in this fest

Leighton
Coventry Carol

Fricker
A babe is born

Rubbra
The Virgin’s Cradle Song

Britten
A Hymn to the Virgin

Britten
A Ceremony of Carols

Tavener
The Lamb

Howells
Sing Lullaby

Howells
A spotless rose

Hayward
Lute book lullaby

Warlock
Corpus Christi

Warlock
Balulalow

Warlock
Benedicamus Domino

Gardner
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day

Traditional
The First Nowell; Once in Royal David’s city; The Sussex Carol; While shepherds watched; I saw three ships; Angels from the realms of glory; O little town of Bethlehem; Silent night; Away in a manger; Rocking; In dulci jubilo; Ding dong! merrily on high; In the bleak midwinter; Good King Wenceslas; Deck the hall with boughs of holly; The holly and the ivy; God rest you merry, Gentlemen; See amid the winter’s snow; The Coventry Carol; O come all ye faithful; Hark! the herald angels sing

Anonymous
Verbum caro (chant); Salutation Carol; Nowell sing we, both all and some; Gaudete; Hail Mary full of grace; Gloria in excelsis; There is no rose; Nowell, nowell: Out of your sleep; Remember O thou man; Quid petis, O fili?; Sweet was the song; Lullaby my sweet little babe; Ave rex angelorum; Drive the cold winter away; Nowell, nowell: The boars head; The old year now has passed away; Angelus ad virginem; Nowell, nowell: Dieu vous garde; Make we joy; Verbum caro

Artists

The Sixteen

Conductor

Harry Christophers

Works

Artists

The Sixteen

Conductor

Harry Christophers

About

Three of The Sixteen's much-loved Christmas CDs:

• Christus Natus Est – An Early English Christmas

• Hodie – An English Christmas Collection

• A Traditional Christmas Carol Collection – Well-known and well-loved arrangements

Christmas carols from medieval times to the present day, both familiar and unfamiliar.

Christus Natus Est - An Early English Christmas

A Medley of Carols ranging from the demure to the rustic, a simple expression of joy and wonder. Some have an element of dance in them, including some of the ‘Devil’s best tunes given back to God’ in the form of carols. A collection of appropriate medieval instruments, including fiddles, harps, lutes and drums, accompanies the singers.

“A sublime Gloria by Sheppard ... and, finest of all, Byrd’s Lullaby in a masterly performance.” Gramophone

Track listing:

1 Verbum caro (chant)
2 Salutation Carol
3 Nowell sing we, both all and some
4 Gaudete
5 Hail Mary full of grace
6 Gloria in excelsis
7 There is no rose
8 Nowell, nowell: Out of your sleep
9 Remember O thou man
10 Quid petis, O fili?
11 Sweet was the song
12 Lullaby my sweet little babe
13 Ave rex angelorum
14 Drive the cold winter away
15 Nowell, nowell: The boars head
16 The old year now has passed away
17 Angelus ad virginem
18 Nowell, nowell: Dieu vous garde
19 Make we joy
20 Verbum caro

Programme time 72'05

Hodie - An English Christmas Collection

Christmas Music by Howells, Britten, Warlock, Tavener and Leighton.

"Outstanding, irrespective of the season" - Gramophone magazine

Track listing:

• William Walton - Make we joy now in this fest
• Kenneth Leighton - Coventry Carol (Soloist: Nicola Jenkin)
• Peter Racine Fricker - A babe is born
• Edmund Rubbra - The Virgin's Cradle Song
• Benjanmin Britten - A Hymn to the Virgin (Soloists: Patricia Forbes, Christopher Royall, Neil MacKenzie, Simon Birchall)
• John Tavener - The Lamb
• Benjamin Britten - A Ceremony of Carols
- Procession
- Wolcom Yole!
- There is no rose
- That yonge child (Solo: Sally Dunkley)
- Balulalow (Solo: Libby Crabtree)
- As dew in Aprille
- This little Babe
- Interlude
- In freezing winter night (Soloists: Libby Crabtree, Sally Dunkley)
- Spring Carol (Soloists: Libby Crabtree, Salley Dunkley)
- Deo Gracias!
- Recession
• Herbert Howells - Sing Lullaby
• Peter Hayward - Lute book lullaby (Solo: Patricia Forbes, lute: Robin Jeffrey)
• Herbert Howells - A spotless rose (Solo: Simon Birchall)
• Peter Warlock - Corpus Christi (Soloists: Ruth Dean, Neil MacKenzie)
• Peter Warlock - Balulalow (Solo: Patricia Forbes, organ: Margaret Phillips)
• Peter Warlock - Benedicamus Domino
• John Gardner - Tomorrow shall be my dancing day (Percussion: Benedict Hoffnung, William Lockhart, organ: Margaret Phillips)

Total playing time - 53.07

Traditional Christmas Carol Collection

A collection of well-loved traditional Christmas Carols, perfect for creating a warm seasonal atmosphere and to sing along with.

"Simple, sincere and thoroughly engaging" American Record Guide

Track listing:

- The First Nowell
- Once in Royal David’s city
- The Sussex Carol
- While shepherds watched
- I saw three ships (solos: Ruth Dean, David Roy)
- Angels from the realms of glory
- O little town of Bethlehem (solo: Nicola Jenkin)
- Silent night
- Away in a manger
- Rocking
- In dulci jubilo
- Ding dong! merrily on high
- In the bleak midwinter (solo: David Roy)
- Good King Wenceslas
- Deck the hall with boughs of holly
- The holly and the ivy
- God rest you merry, Gentlemen
- See amid the winter’s snow (solo: Sally Dunkley, Jeremy White)
- The Coventry Carol (solo trio: Ruth Dean, Neil MacKenzie, Jeremy White)
- O come all ye faithful
- Hark! the herald angels sing

Total playing time 71.04