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Carol of the Bells

Alexandra Kidgell, Edward McMullan, Mark Dobell, Robert Macdonald, Ben Davies, Rob Macdonald, Katy Hill, Tim Jones, Charlotte Mobbs, George Pooley, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

Carol of the Bells

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The Sixteen have been around so long (40 years and counting) that it is easy to take them for granted. This newly recorded Christmas disc, however, acts as a sharp reminder of the choir’s abiding...

BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 20215 out of 5 stars

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Carol of the Bells

Alexandra Kidgell, Edward McMullan, Mark Dobell, Robert Macdonald, Ben Davies, Rob Macdonald, Katy Hill, Tim Jones, Charlotte Mobbs, George Pooley, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

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Awards:

The Sixteen have been around so long (40 years and counting) that it is easy to take them for granted. This newly recorded Christmas disc, however, acts as a sharp reminder of the choir’s abiding...

BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 20215 out of 5 stars

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The Sixteen contrasts traditional with contemporary in this choral feast of festive music. Bob Chilcott's sumptuous Advent Antiphons based on plainsong melodies anticipate the coming of Christmas and feature alongside Mykola Leontovich's much-loved Carol of the Bells, Richard Rodney Bennett’s stunning Susanni and Eric Whitacre’s shimmering Lux aurumque. Interspersed with the beautiful simplicity of traditional carols, this is a Christmas collection to savour.

Contents and tracklist

Chilcott: Pilgrim Jesus
Work length2:04
Praetorius, M: Lo, How a Rose e'er Blooming
Work length4:22
trad.: Sans Day Carol
Work length2:49
Martin, M: Adam lay ybounden
Work length3:12
Leontovich: Carol of the Bells
Work length1:15
McDowall, C: Of a Rose
Work length2:30
trad.: Carol of the Advent
Work length2:08
Kim Porter, Christina Rossetti: Christmas Eve
Work length2:49
Bennett, R R: Susanni
Work length1:34
Bullard, A: Glory to the Christ Child
Work length2:53
Whitacre: Lux aurumque
Work length4:16
Dove: I am the day
Work length6:53
Holst: This have I done for my true love, H128, Op. 34 No. 1
Work length5:45
trad.: Wassail Song
Work length3:16
Howells: Long, Long Ago
Work length5:29
Walton: All this time
Work length1:46
trad.: And all in the morning
Work length3:00
Phibbs: Lullay, lullay, thou lytil child (original version)
Work length4:27
James Burton, James Wedderburn: Balulalow
Work length2:20
trad.: Herrick's Carol
Work length3:16
Chilcott: Advent Antiphons
Work length13:17
I. O Sapientia
Track length2:03
II. O Adonaï
Track length1:46
III. O Radix Jesse
Track length1:42
IV. O Clavis David
Track length2:19
V. O Oriens
Track length2:08
VI. O Rex Gentium
Track length1:34
VII. O Emmanuel
Track length1:45

Awards and reviews

  • BBC Music Magazine
    Christmas 2021
    Christmas Choice

Christmas 2021

The Sixteen have been around so long (40 years and counting) that it is easy to take them for granted. This newly recorded Christmas disc, however, acts as a sharp reminder of the choir’s abiding excellence...Mike Hatch’s pitch-perfect engineering frames a disc which shies away from the commercial clamour of Christmas, to a more contemplative, spiritual experience.
5 out of 5 stars
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