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100 Best Carols

2007/11/05

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1

Traditional: The First Nowell (Arr. Mackerras)

King's College Choir Cambridge / Francis Grier / Sir Philip Ledger

4:57
2

Kirkpatrick: Away in a Manger

Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir Philip Ledger, Cambridge King's College Choir

2:10
3

Ratcliffe Woodward: Up! Good Christen folk and listen: "Ding-dong, ding, ding-a-dong-a-ding" (from "Piae Cantiones", 1582)

Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir Philip Ledger

1:18
4

Traditional: O Little Town of Bethlehem (Arr. Philip Ledger)

Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir Philip Ledger, Cambridge King's College Choir

3:31
5

Hadley: I Sing of a Maiden - Version with Organ

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Francis Grier

2:31
6

Howells: 3 Carol-Anthems: II. A Spotless Rose

Gareth Morrell / King's College Choir Cambridge / Sir Philip Ledger

3:10
7

Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City (from "Hymns and Carols of Christmas")

King's College Choir Cambridge / Ian Hare / Sir David Willcocks, Cambridge King's College Choir

5:13
8

Trad.: Personent Hodie

King's College Choir Cambridge / Ian Hare / Sir David Willcocks

2:42
9

Terry: 12 Christmas Carols: No. 8, Myn Lyking, "I saw a fair mayden" (Allegro moderato)

Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Ian Hare/Sir David Willcocks

3:21
10

Neale / Traditional: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Christian Hymn for Advent)

King's College Choir Cambridge / Ian Hare / Sir David Willcocks

3:33
11

Traditional: The Holly and the Ivy (British Christmas Carol)

King's College Choir Cambridge / Sir David Willcocks

3:11
12

Gruber: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Arr. Willcocks, "Silent Night")

Stephen Varcoe / King's College Choir Cambridge / Sir David Willcocks

3:06
13

Traditional: While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (Christmas Carol, arr. David Willcocks)

King's College Choir Cambridge / Sir David Willcocks / John Wells

2:53
14

Storrs Willis: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (arr. David Willcocks)

King's College Choir Cambridge / Sir David Willcocks / John Wells

3:33
15

Traditional / Arr. Willcocks: The Lord at first Did Adam Make (Arr. David Willcocks)

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

3:14
16

Cummings & Mendelssohn: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (After Mendelssohn's Gutenberg Cantata, WoO 9, MWV D4)

King's College Choir Cambridge / Philip Jones Brass Ensemble / Ian Hare / Sir David Willcocks

3:18
17

Rutter: Shepherd's Pipe Carol

Clare College Singers & Clare College Orchestra, Clare College Orchestra

2:54
18

Traditional: Infant Holy, Infant Lowly

Clare College Singers, Jeremy Blandford, Simon Vaughan

3:16
19

Traditional / Arr Rutter: Angel Tidings

Clare College Singers, Clare College Singers, Clare College Orchestra

1:45
20

Traditional: Quelle est cette odeur agréable? - French Christmas Carol from the 17th Century

Clare College Singers / Clare College Orchestra / Jeremy Blandford / John Rutter, Clare College Singers, Clare College Orchestra

3:26
21

Rutter: 8 Christmas Carols, Set II: No. 1, I Saw Three Ships

Clare College Singers, Clare College Singers, Clare College Orchestra

2:05
22

Rutter: Nativity Carol

Clare College Singers, Clare College Singers, Clare College Orchestra

4:10
23

Anonymous: Quem pastores laudavere (from "Hohenfurth Manuscript, 1410")

Clare College Singers / Clare College Orchestra / Jeremy Blandford / John Rutter, Clare College Singers, Clare College Orchestra

2:25
24

Shaw / Traditional: Hajej, nynjej, "Rocking Carol": "Hajej, nynej, Jezisku, Jezisku" (Czech Carol)

Roger Garland / Clare College Singers / Clare College Orchestra / Jeremy Blandford / John Rutter, Clare College Orchestra, Clare College Singers

3:52
25

Traditional: Here We Come A-wassailing, "Wassail Song" (English Christmas Carol)

Clare College Singers, Clare College Singers, Clare College Orchestra

4:09
26

Rutter: The Coming of our King (After a Polish Carol)

Clare College Singers / Clare College Orchestra / Jeremy Blandford / John Rutter, Clare College Orchestra

2:41
27

Baring-Gould / Traditional: The Infant King (Old Basque Noël)

Clare College Singers / Clare College Orchestra / Jeremy Blandford / John Rutter, Clare College Singers, Clare College Orchestra

3:09
28

Rutter / Traditional: Shepherds' Noël (Catalan Carol)

Simon Vaughan / Clare College Singers / Clare College Orchestra / Jeremy Blandford / John Rutter, Clare College Orchestra

3:08
29

Traditional / Arr. Rutter: Noël nouvelet

Clare College Singers / Clare College Orchestra / Jeremy Blandford / John Rutter, Clare College Singers, Clare College Orchestra

3:33
30

Baring-Gould / Traditional: Gabriel's Message (Basque Carol)

Simon Vaughan / Clare College Singers / Clare College Orchestra / Jeremy Blandford / John Rutter, Clare College Orchestra, Clare College Singers

3:52
31

Traditional: Sans Day Carol, "St. Day Carol": "Now the holly bears a berry" (Cornish Christmas Carol)

Clare College Singers, Clare College Singers, Clare College Orchestra

3:20
32

Traditional: Past Three O'Clock, "Past Three A Clock" (English Carol)

Clare College Singers / Clare College Orchestra / Jeremy Blandford / John Rutter, Clare College Singers, Clare College Orchestra

2:29
33

Billings: The Suffolk Harmony, 1784: No. 1, Shiloh, "Methinks I see a heavenly host"

Andrew Parrott, Taverner Choir

2:59
34

Vidales: Los que fueron de buen gusto, Xácara in D Minor

Taverner Consort/Taverner Players/Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players

4:16
35

Billings: The Singing Master's Assistant, 1778: No. 6, Judea, "A virgin unspotted"

Andrew Parrott

3:19
36

Walker: The Babe of Bethlehem: "Ye Nations All, On You I Call"

Andrew Parrott / Taverner Choir / Taverner Consort, Taverner Consort

2:41
37

Traditional: Thys Endris Nygth: "The other night I saw a sight" (English Carol from the 15th Century)

Andrew Parrott / Taverner Choir / Taverner Consort

4:45
38

Traditional: Ríu Ríu Chíu - Spanish Villancico, No. 46, from "Cancionero de Uppsala": "Riu, riu, chiu, la guarda ribera"

Andrew Parrott, Richard Wistreich, Taverner Choir, Taverner Consort

3:28
39

Anonymous: Christum wir sollen loben schon

Andrew Parrott / Taverner Choir / Taverner Consort, Taverner Choir, Taverner Consort

3:03
40

Anonymous: Gaudete, Christus est natus (from "Jistebnice Cantional, 1420")

Andrew Parrott, Taverner Consort, Taverner Choir, Taverner Players

1:45
41

Traditional: In hoc anni circulo (Christmas Carol)

Andrew Parrott / Taverner Choir / Taverner Consort

2:22
42

Traditional: Alleluya! A Nywe Werk Is Come on Honde! (Christmas Carol)

Andrew Parrott / Leigh Nixon / Nicolas Robertson / Taverner Choir / Taverner Consort

5:50
43

Traditional: The Old Year Now Away Is Fled (Carol for New Year's Day)

Taverner Consort, Taverner Players, Taverner Choir

1:51
44

Tallis: Hodie nobis coelorum rex, a 4, P. 92

Taverner Consort / Taverner Choir / Andrew Parrott

3:25
45

Gabrieli: Audite principes a 16, C. 123

Taverner Consort / Taverner Choir / Taverner Players / Andrew Parrott

6:18
46

Praetorius: Musae Sioniae, Theil 2: No. 5, In dulci jubilo, a 16 (Pt. 2)

Taverner Choir / Taverner Consort / Taverner Players / Andrew Parrott

3:42
47

The Little Drummer Boy

The King's Singers

2:42
48

Traditional: El nino querido

The King's Singers

2:47
49

Traditional: The Gift

The King's Singers

2:10
50

Reger / Orch. Ekdahl: Schlichte Weisen, Op. 76: No. 52, Mariä Wiegenlied

Barbara Hendricks, Eric Ericson

2:27
51

Traditional / Arr. Ekdahl: Go Tell It on the Mountain

Barbara Hendricks, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir

3:33
52

Mason : Joy to the World (Based on Themes by G. F. Handel)

Barbara Hendricks, Eric Ericson

1:57
53

Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act 3: Arie. "Tochter Zion"

Hermann Prey / Tölzer Knabenchor / Symphonie Orchester Graunke Munchen / Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden

3:08
54

Traditional: Zu Bethlehem geboren (German Carol from "Geistlicher Psalter, Köln, 1638")

Hermann Prey / Tölzer Knabenchor / Symphonie Orchester Graunke Munchen / Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden

2:22
55

Hairston: Mary's Little Boy Child

Wiener Sängerknaben

4:40
56

Shchedryk (Arr. James Brett)

Wiener Sängerknaben, Andry Pask, John Parricelli, Paul Clarvis

3:23
57

Traditional: Il est né, le divin Enfant (Arr. Jonathan Tunick)

Jonathan Tunick, Roberto Alagna

2:39
58

Adam: Cantique de Noël, "Minuit, chrétiens"

Roberto Alagna, Abbey Road Ensemble

3:41
59

Traditional: Marche des Rois: "De-matin, ai rescountra lou trin" - French Carol

René Delsinne

2:48
60

De Rivel: Noël des îles

René Delsinne

4:44
61

Gevaert: Chanson joyeuse de Noël, a 4: "Le petit Jésus, Sauveur adorable"

René Delsinne

5:53
62

Humperdinck: Weihnachtslieder: No. 1, Weihnachten, "Leise weht's durch alle Lande" (Arr. Mackerras)

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf / Ambrosian Singers / Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras

3:12
63

Anonymous: Von Himmel hoch (Arr. Mackerras)

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf / Ambrosian Singers / Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras

3:15
64

Anonymous: In the Bleak Midwinter (Arr. Jonathan Tunick)

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa/Roberto Alagna/Abbey Road Ensemble/Jonathan Tunick

3:49
65

Traditional: O Tannenbaum (Arr. Glenn Osser)

Jonathan Tunick, Roberto Alagna, Thomas Hampson

2:28
66

Traditional: The Twelve Days of Christmas (Arr. Jonathan Tunick)

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa/Roberto Alagna/Thomas Hampson/London Voices/Abbey Road Ensemble/Jonathan Tunick

4:20
67

God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

Huddersfield Choral Society

2:15
68

Traditional: Good King Wenceslas (Tune based on a 13th-Century Spring Carol)

Huddersfield Choral Society / Brian Kay / David Bell / Owain Arwel Hughes

2:28
69

Hopkins Jr., John Henry: We Three Kings, "We Three Kings of Orient Are" (Christmas Carol)

Huddersfield Choral Society / Brian Kay / David Bell / Owain Arwel Hughes

3:07
70

Traditional: Angels from the Realms of Glory (arr. Charles Wood of French Carol "Les Anges dans nos campagnes")

Huddersfield Choral Society, Owain Arwel Hughes

3:09
71

Kocher: As with Gladness Men of Old (After Conrad Kocher's "Treuer Heiland", arr. William Henry Monk)

Huddersfield Choral Society / Brian Kay / David Bell / Owain Arwel Hughes

2:30
72

Traditional: The Coventry Carol

The King's Singers

2:34
73

Traditional: The Yorkshire Wassail Song: "Oh, Here We Come a Wassailing"

Bach Choir / Jacques Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks

2:35
74

Traditional: Masters in This Hall (French Carol)

Bach Choir/Jacques Orchestra/Sir David Willcocks

4:02
75

Goss: See amid the Winter's Snow, "Hymn for Christmas Day"

Bach Choir / Jacques Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks

3:46
76

Traditional: Sussex Carol: "On Christmas night all Christians sing" (Christmas Carol) [Arr. Philip Ledger]

Bach Choir / Jacques Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks

1:42
77

Ding Dong! Merrily on High

Sir David Willcocks, Bach Choir

1:55
78

Bach: O Jesulein süss, BWV 493 (Chorale Version)

Bach Choir/Sir David Willcocks/Jacques Orchestra

2:52
79

Vaughan Williams: 5 English Folk Songs: No. 5, Wassail Song

Bach Choir/Sir David Willcocks/Jacques Orchestra

2:55
80

Tate, Phyllis: Carol with Lullaby

Bach Choir/Jacques Orchestra/Sir David Willcocks

3:22
81

Broadhurst: Cowboy Carol: "There'll be a new world beginning' from t'night!"

Hallé Choir / Ronald Frost / Maurice Handford

3:22
82

Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 2: No. 8, Adieu des bergers à la Sainte-Famille, "Il s'en va loin de la terre" (Les Bergers)

Hallé Orchestra / Maurice Handford / Hallé Choir / Ronald Frost

4:45
83

Traditional: We Wish You a Merry Christmas (West Country)

Hallé Orchestra / Maurice Handford / Hallé Choir / Ronald Frost, Halle Orchestra

1:38
84

Maconchy: Nowell Sing We Now All and Some

Choir of King's College, Cambridge & David Willcocks, Cambridge King's College Choir

1:49
85

Vaughan Williams: And All in the Morning

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:17
86

Traditional: I Saw a Maiden (After a Basque Noel, arr. Edgar Pettman)

Choir of King's College, Cambridge / Sir David Willcocks, Cambridge King's College Choir

3:05
87

Scheidt / Arr. Willcocks: "Ein Kind geborn zu Bethlehem"

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Cambridge King's College Choir

2:28
88

Warlock: Where Riches is Everlastingly: "Into this world this day did come"

Choir of King's College, Cambridge / Sir Andrew Davis / Sir David Willcocks, Cambridge King's College Choir

2:49
89

Traditional / Arr. Willcocks: How Far Is It to Bethlehem?

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Cambridge King's College Choir

2:14
90

Traditional / Arr. Willcocks: Of the Father's Heart Begotten

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ian Hare

5:05
91

Traditional: Resonet in laudibus (14th-Century Carol from the "Moosburg Gradual of 1360")

King's College Choir Cambridge / Ian Hare / Sir David Willcocks

1:56
92

Traditional: The Shepherds' Cradle Song

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Cambridge King's College Choir

3:40
93

Traditional / Arr. Rutter: Quittez, pasteurs: "Quittez, pasteurs, vos brebis, vos houlettes"

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Cambridge King's College Choir

3:41
94

Leighton: Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child, Op. 25b, "Coventry Carol"

Choir of King's College, Cambridge / Timothy Byram-Wigfield / Sir Philip Ledger, Cambridge King's College Choir

2:53
95

Ravenscroft: Melismata: No. 23, "Remember, O Thou Man"

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Cambridge King's College Choir

3:20
96

Sweelinck: Cantiones Sacrae: No. 13, Hodie Christus natus est, SwWV 163

King's College Choir Cambridge, Cambridge King's College Choir

3:50
97

Gibbons: Hosanna to the Son of David, a 6

King's College Choir Cambridge, Cambridge King's College Choir

3:14
98

Philip the Chancellor: Angelus ad virginem, "Gabriel, From Heven King" (Carol from the 13th Century)

Choir of King's College Cambridge / Sir David Willcocks / Sir Andrew Davis / Douglas Whittaker

2:39
99

Sandys / Traditional: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English Carol)

Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Sir Andrew Davis/Douglas Whittaker/Christopher Van Kampen/Sir David Willcocks, Cambridge King's College Choir

2:05
100

Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)

King's College Choir Cambridge / Philip Jones Brass Ensemble / Ian Hare / Sir David Willcocks, Cambridge King's College Choir

4:48

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2007/11/05