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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

Work length4:28
$1.10
$1.50
  • Robin Barter (treble), David Briggs (organ)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Stephen Cleobury
  • Recorded: 1984-03-20
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Gounod: Ave Maria, CG 89a (After J.S. Bach: Prelude in C Major, BWV 846) [Arr. Sabatini]

Work length2:39
$1.10
$1.50
  • Leontyne Price (soprano)
  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1961-06
  • Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

anon.: Ding Dong! Merrily on High

Work length2:11
$1.10
$1.50
  • Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge
  • John Rutter
  • Recorded: 1979-06
  • Recording Venue: Cathedral, Ely

Gruber, F: Silent Night

Work length2:37
$1.10
$1.50
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Stephen Cleobury
  • Recorded: 1984-03-20
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Franck, C: Panis Angelicus

Work length4:01
$1.10
$1.50
  • Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
  • Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir, National Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Kurt Herbert Adler
  • Recorded: 1976-01-29
  • Recording Venue: All Saints' Church, Petersham, Surrey

trad.: The Holly and the Ivy

Work length2:46
$1.10
$1.50
  • Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge
  • John Rutter
  • Recorded: 1979-06
  • Recording Venue: Cathedral, Ely

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

Work length2:53
$1.10
$1.50
  • Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  • Recorded: 1982-01
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

anon.: Good King Wenceslas

Work length3:11
$1.10
$1.50
  • Simon Keenlyside (treble), Richard Suart (bass (vocal)), Stephen Cleobury (organ)
  • The Choir of St John’s Cambridge
  • George Guest
  • Recorded: 1973-07-31
  • Recording Venue: St. John's College, Cambridge

Adam: O Holy Night

Work length4:05
$1.10
$1.50
  • Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
  • London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Carl Davis
  • Recorded: 1985-03
  • Recording Venue: CTS Studios, Wembley, London

anon.: O Little Town of Bethlehem

Work length3:05
$1.10
$1.50
  • Sir Andrew Davis (organ)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1964-12
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

trad.: In Dulci Jubilo

Work length3:38
$1.10
$1.50
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1958-12
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

anon.: The first Nowell

Work length4:47
$1.10
$1.50
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1961
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2

Work length6:42
$1.10
$1.50
  • Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
  • Karl Münchinger
  • Recorded: 1966-09
  • Recording Venue: Church of Schloss Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart

No. 10, Sinfonia

Track length6:42
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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1

Work length9:17
$2.20
$3.00
  • Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Sir Adrian Boult, Sir Neville Marriner
  • Recorded: 1952-10
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

8. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion

Track length5:39
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No. 12, Chorus. For Unto Us a Child Is Born

Track length3:38
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anon.: God rest ye merry, gentlemen

Work length2:58
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  • David Corkhill (percussion), John Scott (organ)
  • Bach Choir, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1980-01-13
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Kirkpatrick: Away in a Manger

Work length2:30
$1.10
$1.50
  • Catherine Rogers (mezzo-soprano)
  • Bach Choir
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1980-01-13
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

anon.: What child is this (Greensleeves)

Work length3:25
$1.10
$1.50
  • Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano)
  • New Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Richard Bonynge
  • Recorded: 1965-05
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Wade, J F: O come, all ye faithful

Work length4:04
$1.10
$1.50
  • David Briggs (organ)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Stephen Cleobury
  • Recorded: 1984-03-20
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

trad.: The Twelve Days Of Christmas

Work length3:11
$1.10
$1.50
  • Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano)
  • Ambrosian Singers, New Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Richard Bonynge
  • Recorded: 1965-05
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

trad.: Sussex Carol

Work length1:36
$1.10
$1.50
  • John Scott (organ)
  • Bach Choir
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1980-01-13
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Rutter: Star carol

Work length2:42
$1.10
$1.50
  • David Corkhill (percussion), John Scott (organ)
  • Bach Choir, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1980-01-13
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Hairston, Jester: Mary's Boy Child

Work length3:51
$1.10
$1.50
  • Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
  • London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Carl Davis
  • Recorded: 1985-03
  • Recording Venue: CTS Studios, Wembley, London

trad.: King Jesus hath a Garden

Work length3:07
$1.10
$1.50
  • 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

Work length1:06
$1.10
$1.50
  • Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge
  • John Rutter
  • Recorded: 1979-06
  • Recording Venue: Cathedral, Ely

trad.: Child in a manger

Work length2:14
$1.10
$1.50
  • Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge
  • John Rutter
  • Recorded: 1979-06
  • Recording Venue: The Lady Chapel Of Ely Cathedral

Melichar: Mille cherubini in coro (after Schubert)

Work length4:12
$1.10
$1.50
  • Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
  • New Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Anton Guadagno
  • Recorded: 1971-04-08
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

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

Work length2:33
$1.10
$1.50
  • Marisa Robles (harp)
  • Recorded: 1978-06-02
  • Recording Venue: St. George The Martyr, London

Darke: In the Bleak Midwinter

Work length4:22
$1.10
$1.50
  • John Bowen (treble), David Briggs (organ)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Stephen Cleobury
  • Recorded: 1984-03-20
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Yon: Gesu bambino

Work length4:28
$1.10
$1.50
  • Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
  • Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir, National Philharmonic Orchestra
  • 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

Work length6:06
$0.85
$1.15
  • Goldsbrough Orchestra
  • Sir Colin Davis
  • Recorded: 1960-10-10
  • Recording Venue: Battersea Town Hall, London

Trio pour deux flûtes et harpe

Track length6:06
$0.85
$1.15

Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2

Work length10:58
$1.10
$1.50
  • Helen Watts (contralto)
  • Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
  • Karl Münchinger
  • Recorded: 1966-09
  • Recording Venue: Church of Schloss Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart

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

Track length10:58
$1.10
$1.50

Goss, J: See amid the winter's snow

Work length3:52
$1.10
$1.50
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1962-08
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

trad.: Shepherds in the Field Abiding (Ed. Wood)

Work length3:03
$1.10
$1.50
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1962-08
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

anon.: While Shepherds Watched

Work length3:10
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$1.50
  • Simon Preston (organ)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1958-12
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Schubert: Ave Maria, D. 839 (Arr. Sabatini)

Work length5:29
$1.10
$1.50
  • Leontyne Price (soprano)
  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1961-06
  • Recording Venue: Sofiensaal, Vienna

Mendelssohn: Hark! the herald angels sing

Work length3:09
$1.10
$1.50
  • David Briggs (organ)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Stephen Cleobury
  • Recorded: 1984-03-20
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

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