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The Christmas Spirit

Robin Barter (Treble), David Briggs (Organ), Leontyne Price (Soprano), Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor), Simon Keenlyside (Treble), Richard Suart (Bass), Stephen Cleobury (Organ), Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano), Sir Andrew Davis (Organ), Simon Preston (Organ), Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto), David Corkhill (Percussion),...

  • Release Date: 17th Sep 2007
  • Catalogue No: 4759177
  • Label: Decca
  • Length: 2 hours 18 minutes

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Contents

Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's city

4:28
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  • Robin Barter (treble), David Briggs (organ), Stephen Cleobury (work arranger), Arthur Henry Mann (work arranger)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Stephen Cleobury
  • Recorded: 1984-03
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Gounod: Ave Maria

2:39
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  • Leontyne Price (soprano), Carlo Sabatini (work arranger)
  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1961-06
  • Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

anon.: Ding Dong! Merrily on High

2:11
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  • John Rutter (work arranger)
  • Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge, Choir of Clare College Cambridge
  • John Rutter
  • Recorded: 1979-06
  • Recording Venue: Cathedral, Ely

Gruber, F: Silent Night

2:37
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  • Stephen Cleobury (work arranger)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Stephen Cleobury
  • Recorded: 1984-03
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

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

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

trad.: The Holly and the Ivy

2:46
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  • John Rutter (work arranger)
  • Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge, Choir of Clare College Cambridge
  • John Rutter
  • Recorded: 1979-06
  • Recording Venue: Cathedral, Ely

J.S. Pierpont, Traditional: Jingle Bells / Deck the Halls (Arr. John Iveson)

2:53
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  • John Iveson (work arranger)
  • Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  • Recorded: 1982-01
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

anon.: Good King Wenceslas

3:11
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  • Simon Keenlyside (treble), Stephen Cleobury (organ), Richard Suart (bass (vocal)), George Ratcliffe Woodward (work arranger)
  • Choir of St John's College Cambridge
  • George Guest
  • Recorded: 1973-07-31
  • Recording Venue: St. John's College, Cambridge

Adam: O Holy Night

4:05
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  • Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), David Cullen (work arranger)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra, London Voices
  • Carl Davis
  • Recorded: 1985-03
  • Recording Venue: CTS Studios, Wembley, London

anon.: O Little Town of Bethlehem

3:05
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  • Sir Andrew Davis (organ), Ralph Vaughan Williams (work arranger), Thomas Armstrong (work arranger)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1964-12
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

trad.: In Dulci Jubilo

3:38
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  • Simon Preston (organ), Robert Lucas de Pearsall (work arranger)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1958-12
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

anon.: The first Nowell

4:47
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  • Sir David Willcocks (work arranger)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1961
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

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

6:42
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  • Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
  • Karl Münchinger
  • Recorded: 1966-09
  • Recording Venue: Church of Schloss Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart

No.10 Sinfonia

6:42
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Handel: Messiah: Part 1

5:39
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  • Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Adrian Boult
  • Recorded: 1952-10
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

8. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion

5:39
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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1

3:38
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  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus
  • Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1976-07-02
  • Recording Venue: St. John's Smith Square, London

"For Unto Us A Child Is Born"

3:38
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anon.: God rest ye merry, gentlemen

2:58
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  • John Scott (organ), David Corkhill (percussion), Sir David Willcocks (work arranger)
  • Bach Choir, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1980-01-13
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Kirkpatrick: Away in a Manger

2:30
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  • Catherine Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Sir David Willcocks (work arranger)
  • Bach Choir
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1980-01-13
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

anon.: What child is this (Greensleeves)

3:25
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  • Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Douglas Gamley (work arranger)
  • New Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Richard Bonynge
  • Recorded: 1965-05
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Wade, J F: O come, all ye faithful

4:04
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  • David Briggs (organ), Sir David Willcocks (work arranger)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Stephen Cleobury
  • Recorded: 1984-03
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

trad.: The Twelve Days Of Christmas

3:11
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  • Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Douglas Gamley (work arranger)
  • New Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers
  • Richard Bonynge
  • Recorded: 1965-05
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

trad.: Sussex Carol

1:36
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  • John Scott (organ), Sir David Willcocks (work arranger)
  • Bach Choir
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1980-01-13
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Rutter: Star carol

2:42
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  • John Scott (organ), David Corkhill (percussion)
  • Bach Choir, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1980-01-13
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Hairston, Jester: Mary's Boy Child

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

trad.: King Jesus hath a Garden

3:07
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  • John Rutter (work arranger), George Ratcliffe Woodward (work arranger)
  • Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge
  • John Rutter
  • Recorded: 1979-06
  • Recording Venue: The Lady Chapel Of Ely Cathedral

anon.: Up! Good Christen Folk, And Listen

1:06
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  • George Ratcliffe Woodward (work arranger)
  • Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge, Choir of Clare College Cambridge
  • John Rutter
  • Recorded: 1979-06
  • Recording Venue: Cathedral, Ely

trad.: Child in a manger

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

Melichar: Mille cherubini in coro (after Schubert)

4:12
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  • Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Douglas Gamley (work arranger)
  • New Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Anton Guadagno
  • Recorded: 1971-04-08
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

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

2:33
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  • Marisa Robles (harp), Marisa Robles (work arranger)
  • Recorded: 1978-06-02
  • Recording Venue: St. George The Martyr, London

Darke: In the Bleak Midwinter

4:22
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  • John Bowen (treble), David Briggs (organ)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Stephen Cleobury
  • Recorded: 1984-03
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Yon: Gesu bambino

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

Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ, Op.25 / Partie 3: L'arrivée à Sais

6:06
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  • Goldsbrough Orchestra
  • Sir Colin Davis
  • Recorded: 1960-10-10
  • Recording Venue: Battersea Town Hall, London

Trio pour deux flûtes et harpe

6:06
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Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas

10:58
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  • Helen Watts (contralto)
  • Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
  • Karl Münchinger
  • Recorded: 1966-09
  • Recording Venue: Church of Schloss Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart

No.19: "Schlafe, mein Liebster, geniesse der Ruh"

10:58
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Goss, J: See amid the winter's snow

3:52
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  • Sir David Willcocks (work arranger)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1962-08
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

trad.: Shepherds in the field abiding

3:03
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  • Charles Wood (work arranger)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1962-08
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

anon.: While Shepherds Watched

3:10
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  • Simon Preston (organ), Sir David Willcocks (work arranger)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1958-12
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Schubert: Ave Maria, D839

5:29
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  • Leontyne Price (soprano), Carlo Sabatini (work arranger)
  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1961-06
  • Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

Mendelssohn: Hark! the herald angels sing

3:09
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  • David Briggs (organ), Philip Ledger (work arranger)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Stephen Cleobury
  • Recorded: 1984-03
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge
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