Track Listing

1. O Come All Ye Faithful - The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
2. Carol of the Bells - Canadian Brass
3. We Three Kings - Canadian Brass
4. First Noel - Canadian Brass
5. Jingle Bells/ Deck the Halls Medley - The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
6. Away in a Manger - Canadian Brass
7. Good King Wenceslas - Canadian Brass
8. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Michael Laird Brass Ensemble
9. Holly and the Ivy - The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
10. Wassail Song - The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
11. Il Est Ne (He Was Born) - The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
12. Nun Seid Ihr Wohl Gerochen - The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
13. Ach, Mein Herzliebs Jesulein - The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
14. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy - Canadian Brass
15. O Come, O Come Emanuel - Canadian Brass
16. I Wonder as I Wander - Canadian Brass
17. Sleepers Awake - Michael Laird Brass Ensemble
18. What Child Is This? - The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
19. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Canadian Brass
20. Silent Night - The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
21. Twelve Days of Christmas - Canadian Brass
22. Hallelujah Chorus - Canadian Brass
23. We Wish You a Merry Christmas - The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9875 in Music
• Released on: 2001-10-09
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Customer Reviews

A True Celebration in Brass
It somehow wouldn't be Christmas without hearing the carols and songs of the season played in all their glory on the instruments of the brass family. This album, Christmas in the Morning-A Celebration in Brass, is a wonderful compilation garnered from earlier recordings by the Canadian Brass, The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble and the Michael Laird Brass Ensemble. The Canadian Brass tracks are innovative arrangements played as only the Canadian Brass can. Their musicianship and showmanship are second to none. The Philip Jones tracks are from a now out of print album,Christmas Brass,released in 1982. Of particular interest on the original(which I have on vinyl)are four arrangements of carols by John Rutter. Three of those: O Come, All Ye Faithful, Wassail Song and We Wish You A Merry Christmas are included on the current CD. The arrangement of We Wish you A Merry Christmas is one of my favorites and is played with great enthusiasm.
I gave this album four stars, because the two tracks by Michael Laird Brass Ensemble are flat and uninspired, compared to the rest of the album. The only other flaw in an otherwise great album was inserting the Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy(Nutcracker) between two pieces from Bach's Christmas Oratorio and the advent hymn, O Come, O Come Emanuel. Tacky! Sugar Plum would have been better inserted next to Twelve Days of Christmas.

Amazing
This is an amazing cd. You will love it. I've had it for quite a few years now and it is truely amazing. The music is relaxing and just pure as can be.