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Simply Christmas

The collection combines favourite carols such as Adeste fideles, Ding dong! Merrily on high, Deck the hall, Hark the herald angels sing together with traditional classics including Bach's Ave Maria and Franck's Panis angelicus.

Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa, Renata Tebaldi & The Choir of King's College Cambridge

  • Release Date: 8th Nov 2004
  • Catalogue No: E4750812
  • Label: Decca
  • Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

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Wade, J F: O come, all ye faithful

3:33
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  • National Philharmonic Orchestra, London Voices
  • Kurt Herbert Adler
  • Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
  • Recorded: 1976-01-29
  • Recording Venue: All Saints' Church, Petersham, Surrey

Gruber, F: Silent Night

2:38
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  • Bach Choir
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1980-01-13
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Schubert: Ave Maria, D839

5:25
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  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Leontyne Price (soprano)
  • Recorded: 1961-06
  • Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's city

4:27
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  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Stephen Cleobury
  • Robin Barter (treble), David Briggs (organ)
  • Recorded: 1984-03
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Anonymous, Thoinot Arbeau: Ding Dong! Merrily On High

2:02
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  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Stephen Cleobury
  • David Briggs (organ)
  • Recorded: 1984-03
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Handel: Joy To The World

1:53
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  • New Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Richard Bonynge
  • Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano)
  • Recorded: 1965-05
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

anon.: Good King Wenceslas

3:10
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  • Choir of St John's College Cambridge
  • George Guest
  • Simon Keenlyside (treble), Stephen Cleobury (organ), Richard Suart (bass)
  • Recorded: 1973-07-31
  • Recording Venue: St. John's College, Cambridge

Brahms: Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby)

2:12
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  • New Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Anton Guadagno
  • Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
  • Recorded: 1971-04-08
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

trad.: In Dulci Jubilo

3:35
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  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Simon Preston (organ)
  • Recorded: 1958-12
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas

6:40
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  • Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
  • Karl Münchinger
  • Recorded: 1966-09
  • Recording Venue: Church of Schloss Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart

No.10 Sinfonia

6:40
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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1

4:22
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  • Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Georg Solti
  • Recorded: 1984-10-09
  • Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago

"For unto us a Child is born"

4:22
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Gounod: Ave Maria

2:46
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  • Utah Symphony
  • Julius Rudel
  • Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
  • Recorded: 1989-02
  • Recording Venue: The Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah

Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ, Op.25 / Partie 2: La fuite en Egypte

5:00
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  • The St. Anthony Singers, Goldsbrough Orchestra
  • Sir Colin Davis
  • Recorded: 1960-10-10
  • Recording Venue: Battersea Town Hall, London

Il s'en va loin de la terre

5:00
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Melichar: Mille cherubini in coro (after Schubert)

4:03
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  • National Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Kurt Herbert Adler
  • Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
  • Recorded: 1976-01-29
  • Recording Venue: All Saints' Church, Petersham, Surrey

Goss, J: See amid the winter's snow

3:52
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  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1962
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

anon.: What child is this (Greensleeves)

4:04
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  • Anthony Way (treble), Tom Finucane (lute)
  • Recorded: 1996-07
  • Recording Venue: Temple Church, London

anon.: The first Nowell

4:58
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  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Stephen Cleobury
  • David Briggs (organ)
  • Recorded: 1984-03
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

anon.: O Tannenbaum

1:53
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  • Wiener Grosstadtkinderchor, Singverein Der Gesellschaft Der Musikfreunde
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Leontyne Price (soprano)
  • Recorded: 1961-06
  • Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

anon.: While Shepherds Watched

3:08
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  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Simon Preston (organ)
  • Recorded: 1958-12
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Kirkpatrick: Away in a Manger

2:47
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  • St Paul’s Cathedral Choir
  • Anthony Way (treble), John Scott (director)
  • Recorded: 1996-07
  • Recording Venue: Temple Church, London

Mendelssohn: Hark! the herald angels sing

3:06
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  • Bach Choir, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • John Scott (organ), David Corkhill (percussion)
  • Recorded: 1980-01-13
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

anon.: Deck The Hall With Boughs Of Holly

1:18
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  • New Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Richard Bonynge
  • Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano)
  • Recorded: 1965-05
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

trad.: The Holly and the Ivy

2:43
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  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Stephen Cleobury
  • David Briggs (organ), John Lambert (treble), Roy Robertson (treble), Christopher Hughes (treble), Simon Haynes (treble)
  • Recorded: 1984-03
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Franck, C: Panis Angelicus, Op.12 / V

4:02
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  • National Philharmonic Orchestra, Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir
  • Kurt Herbert Adler
  • Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
  • Recorded: 1976-01-29
  • Recording Venue: All Saints' Church, Petersham, Surrey

Darke: In the Bleak Midwinter

5:05
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  • English Chamber Orchestra, St Paul’s Cathedral Choir
  • Anthony Way (treble), John Scott (director)
  • Recorded: 1996-07
  • Recording Venue: Temple Church, London

anon.: God rest ye merry, gentlemen

2:57
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  • Bach Choir, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • John Scott (organ), David Corkhill (percussion)
  • Recorded: 1980-01-13
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

 Excerpt,  Mozart: German Dances (3), K605

2:52
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  • Wiener Mozart Ensemble
  • Willi Boskovsky (director)
  • Recorded: 1966-04
  • Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

No.3 in C, Trio "Die Schlittenfahrt"

2:52
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trad.: The Twelve Days Of Christmas

3:10
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  • New Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers
  • Richard Bonynge
  • Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano)
  • Recorded: 1965-05
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

trad.: Shepherds in the field abiding

3:03
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  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1962-08
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

anon.: Tu scendi dalle stelle

2:41
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  • New Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Anton Guadagno
  • Renata Tebaldi (soprano), James McGillivray (musette)
  • Recorded: 1971-04-08
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

anon.: I Saw Three Ships

1:47
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  • Choir of St John's College Cambridge
  • George Guest
  • Mark Tinkler (treble), Stephen Cleobury (organ), William Kendall (tenor)
  • Recorded: 1973-07-31
  • Recording Venue: St. John's College, Cambridge

Adam: O Holy Night

4:27
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  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Leontyne Price (soprano)
  • Recorded: 1961-06
  • Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

anon.: O Little Town of Bethlehem

3:19
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  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Stephen Cleobury
  • David Briggs (organ)
  • Recorded: 1984-03
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Yon: Gesu bambino

4:28
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  • National Philharmonic Orchestra, Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir
  • Kurt Herbert Adler
  • Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
  • Recorded: 1976-01-29
  • Recording Venue: All Saints' Church, Petersham, Surrey

anon.: Rocking Carol: Little Jesu Sweetly Sleep

1:42
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  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1959
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Reger: Mariä Wiegenlied, Op. 76 No. 52

2:02
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  • New Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Richard Bonynge
  • Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano)
  • Recorded: 1965-05
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

trad.: Child in a manger

2:14
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  • Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge
  • John Rutter
  • Recorded: 1979-06
  • Recording Venue: The Lady Chapel Of Ely Cathedral

Lloyd Webber, A: Requiem

2:59
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  • English Chamber Orchestra, Winchester Cathedral Choir
  • Lorin Maazel
  • Plácido Domingo (tenor)
  • Recorded: 1984-12
  • Recording Venue: Abbey Road Studios, London

Hosanna

2:59
Album only
Album only

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op.71, TH.14 / Act 1

10:32
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  • National Philharmonic Orchestra, Finchley Children’s Music Group
  • Richard Bonynge
  • Recorded: 1974-04
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

A Pine Forest in Winter - Waltz of the Snowflakes

10:32
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Berlin, I: White Christmas

3:51
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  • Philharmonia Orchestra, London Voices
  • Carl Davis
  • Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
  • Recorded: 1985-03
  • Recording Venue: CTS Studios, Wembley, London

Waldteufel: Les Patineurs - Valse, Op. 183

6:08
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  • National Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Douglas Gamley
  • Recorded: 1974-04-30
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Hairston, Jester: Mary's Boy Child

3:55
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  • Philharmonia Orchestra, London Voices
  • Carl Davis
  • Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
  • Recorded: 1985-03
  • Recording Venue: CTS Studios, Wembley, London
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