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Formats and Editions
1. In Dulci Jubilo (Arr. R.L. Pearsall For Choir)
2. Adam Lay Ybounden
3. Christmas Night (Arr. J. Rutter For Choir & Orchestra)
4. Once, As I Remember (Arr. C. Wood For Choir)
5. A Spotless Rose
6. In The Bleak Midwinter (Arr. For Choir & Orchestra)
7. There Is A Flower (Version For Mixed Choir)
8. The Cherry-Tree Carol (Arr. D. Wilcocks For Choir)
9. I Wonder As I Wander (Arr. J. Rutter For Choir)
10. Candlelight Carol (Version For Mixed Choir & Orchestra)
11. O Tannenbaum (Arr. J. Rutter For Choir)
12. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (Arr. D. Wilcocks For Choir)
13. A Virgin Most Pure (Arr. C. Wood For Choir)
14. I Sing Of A Maiden
15. Lute-Book Lullaby (Arr. G. Shaw For Choir)
16. The Three Kings (Arr. I. Atkins For Choir)
17. Myn Lyking
18. O Jesulein Süß, O Jesulein Mild, Bwv 493
19. All My Heart This Night Rejoices
20. I Saw A Maiden (Arr. E. Pettman For Choir)
21. Away In A Manger (Arr. J. Rutter For Choir)
22. Nativity Carol (Version For Mixed Choir)
More Info:
The theme of this album is the birth of Christ, reflected in the words and music of twenty-two carols spanning more than six centuries. Some of these carols have long been widely known and loved; others have become so thanks to the annual Christmas Eve Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge; a few are newly written. But all of them focus on the central event of the Christmas story - the birth at Bethlehem - and on the characters in that story: the angels, the shepherds, the wise men, and the mother with her child. John Rutter writes: "This has always been my favorite among the Christmas albums I have devised and conducted, but digital sound restoration techniques have made huge advances in the years since it was recorded and it was time to give it a spring-clean. In remastering it, it has been possible to bring the sound of the choir and the orchestra to life, and I have been able to enjoy it anew. The Cambridge Singers in 1985 were at the top of their game, and the choir list includes at least two singers who are now internationally renowned as soloists. We hope you will enjoy this classic recording in it's newly restored form."
