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Essential Carols

King’s College Choir, Cambridge

  • Release Date: 14th Nov 2005
  • Catalogue No: 4756655
  • Label: Decca
  • Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

2 CDs

$10.00

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Contents

Mendelssohn: Hark! the herald angels sing

Work length3:38
  • Sir Andrew Davis (organ)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1964-12
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

anon.: The first Nowell

Work length4:49
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1961
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

anon.: While Shepherds Watched

Work length3:11
  • Simon Preston (organ)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1958-12
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

anon.: I Saw Three Ships

Work length2:06
  • Simon Preston (organ)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1958-12
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

trad.: Ding dong! merrily on high

Work length2:04
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1962-08
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

anon.: King Jesus hath a garden

Work length3:58
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1960-12
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

trad.: In Dulci Jubilo

Work length3:39
  • Simon Preston (organ)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1958-12
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

anon.: Unto Us Is Born A Son

Work length1:54
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1961
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Wade, J F: O come, all ye faithful

Work length4:13
  • Simon Preston (organ)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1958-12
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Kirkpatrick: Away in a Manger

Work length2:28
  • Simon Preston (organ)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1958-12
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

anon.: O Little Town of Bethlehem

Work length3:05
  • Sir Andrew Davis (organ)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1964-12
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

trad.: The Holly and the Ivy

Work length3:26
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1961
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

anon.: God rest ye merry, gentlemen

Work length3:25
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1959
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Goss, J: See amid the winter's snow

Work length3:55
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1962-08
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

anon.: Past Three o' Clock

Work length2:31
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1961
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - Sung in English

Work length1:37
  • Simon Preston (organ)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1958-12
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Chorale: Invitatory

Track length1:37

Ord: Adam lay ybounden

Work length1:26
  • Simon Preston (organ)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1958-12
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

anon.: Gabriel's message. Basque Carol

Work length2:45
  • Simon Preston (organ)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1958-12
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's city

Work length5:30
  • Sir Andrew Davis (organ)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1964-12
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

trad.: Sussex Carol

Work length1:54
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1959
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

anon.: Rocking Carol: 'Little Jesu sweetly sleep'

Work length1:38
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1959
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

anon.: Rejoice And Be Merry

Work length1:46
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1959
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

trad.: The Cherry Tree Carol (Joseph was an old man)

Work length1:48
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1961
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Cornelius: The Three Kings

Work length2:41
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1964
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

anon.: As With Gladness Men Of Old

Work length3:20
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1964
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Praetorius, M: Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen (Speierisches Gesangbuch, Köln, 1599) - Wds: St. Germanus. Trans. Neale. as "A Great and Mighty Wonder"

Work length3:10
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1964
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

anon.: The Infant King (Old Basque)

Work length3:18
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1962
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Warlock: Balulalow

Work length2:14
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1962
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Tchaikovsky: Legend, Op. 54, No. 5

Work length2:13
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1962
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

trad.: Christ Was Born On Christmas Day

Work length2:20
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1962
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

trad.: Blessed be that maid Mary

Work length2:34
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1962-08
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

trad.: The Lute-Book Lullaby 'Sweet was the song the Virgin sang'

Work length2:00
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1962-08
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

trad.: Myn Lyking

Work length2:54
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1962-08
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

trad.: Personent Hodie - carol 14th c. Germany. Words from Piae Cantiones, 1582 - Arr. Holst

Work length2:34
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1962-08
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Darke: In the Bleak Midwinter

Work length4:48
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1962-08
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

anon.: Coventry Carol

Work length2:12
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1962-08
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

trad.: Shepherds in the field abiding

Work length3:01
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1962-08
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Joubert: Torches

Work length1:28
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1962-08
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols

Work length11:38
  • Hervey Alan (bass-baritone)
  • Choir of King's College Cambridge, London Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir David Willcocks
  • Recorded: 1962-08-01
  • Recording Venue: King's College, Cambridge

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