Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
2. First Nowell
3. While Shepherds Watched
4. I Saww Three Ships
5. Ding, Dong! Merrily on High
6. King Jesus Hath a Garden
7. In Dulci Jubilo
8. Unto Us Is Born a Son
9. O Come All Ye Faithful
10. Away in a Manger
11. O Little Town of Bethlehem
12. Holly and the Ivy
13. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
14. See Amid the Winter's Snow
15. Pass Three O'Clock

Disc 2:

1. Once in Royal David's City
2. Sussex Carol
3. Rocking
4. Rejoice and Be Merry
5. Joseph Was an Old Man
6. Three Kings
7. As With Gladness Men of Old
8. Great and Mighty Wonder
9. Infant King
10. Balulalow
11. Crown of Roses
12. Christ Was Born on Christmas Day
13. Blessed Be That Maid Mary
14. Lute-Book Lullaby
15. Myn Lyking
16. Personent Hodie
17. In the Bleak Mid-Winter
18. Coventry Carol
19. Shepherds, in the Field Abiding
20. Torches
21. Fantasia on Christmas Carols

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8267 in Music
• Released on: 1995-10-17
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Customer Reviews

You need one traditional Xmas cd - this is it.
Yes, most of the stuff was originally recorded in the 50's and 60's and it's not going to win prizes for signal to noise ratio. However, if you, like me break out in a sweat hunting for a xmas cd which won't contain some desperate wannabe modernised rehash of carols or a "listen to me aren't I a good tenor/diva and by the way here are some carols?" tracks, then this is your album.

From the moment track one started, with a belting rendition of "Hark the Herald Angels", I had a grin on my face from ear to ear. Warm memories of xmases past flood back, cooking, carols, snow and presents. Yes - dreamily rose-colored, revisionist and traditional it is, but worth every penny in this cynical cyber world.

The Best Christmas CD Ever
If you are seeking a CD of traditional Christmas music to help you 1) focus on the true meaning of the holiday and 2)draw near to God, this is it. The choral arrangements are alternately beautiful and powerful, delicate and majestic. There is a rich heritage of European carols which 99% of Americans know nothing of. Broaden your horizons with this disc. You won't regret it.

A masterpiece.
David Willcocks has produced, without question, the most elegant and dignified collection of Christmas choral music available. This CD is a masterpiece.