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Essential Carols: The Very Best of King's College Choir, CambridgeChoir of King's College, Cambridge Chorus/Choir, Sir David Willcocks Chorus/Choir Director
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The two-disc Essential Carols: The Very Best of King's College Choir, Cambridge, finally puts much of the Choir's and conductor David Willcocks' recordings of traditional holiday music into one package. This music is what made the Choir famous, and, since the beginning of the compact disc era, has been available scattered over various compilations. For those who are serious about Christmas music, this album really is an essential. Although the recordings date from the early '60s, they still stand as a benchmark for later albums of similar music by other choirs. These are familiar English carols (plus a few adopted into the English tradition), music that would be used in services or other church-related events, sung a cappella or with organ accompaniment as they would be for those proceedings. The one exception is the final Fantasia on Christmas Carols, by Ralph Vaughan Williams, performed with the London Symphony Orchestra. Because the Choir sings for services daily, there is a reverence for the meaning and spirit of the music that isn't always found in holiday music collections. There is also a warmth in and a care for its ensemble work that represents a high level of musicianship from men and boys who are not necessarily studying to become professional musicians. This isn't something anyone would learn from the liner notes. All that Decca chose to put in the booklet was a track listing, as it would for a regular compilation album, which is something of a slight to Willcocks, the Choir, and the music, but at least these recordings are widely accessible again. © Patsy Morita, All Music Guide
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© 2008 All Media Guide, LLC. All Music Guide is a registered trademark of All Media Guide, LLC.
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Sir Andrew Davis Organ,
Choir of King's College, Cambridge Chorus/Choir,
Sir David Willcocks Chorus/Choir Director
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| 1 | Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (adapted by W. H. Cummings) | 3:38 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerThe First Nowell (English) Work
Sir Andrew Davis Organ,
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Sir David Willcocks Chorus/Choir Director
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| 2 | The First Nowell (English) | 4:49 |
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Sir Andrew Davis Organ,
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Sir David Willcocks Chorus/Choir Director
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| 3 | While shepherds watched their flocks by night (Tune: Winchester) | 3:11 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerI Saw Three Ships Work
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Sir David Willcocks Chorus/Choir Director
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| 4 | I Saw Three Ships | 2:06 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerDing Dong! Merrily on High (French) Work |
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| 5 | Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French) | 2:04 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerKing Jesus Hath A Garden (Dutch) Work |
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| 6 | King Jesus Hath A Garden (Dutch) | 3:58 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerIn dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones) Work |
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| 7 | In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones) | 3:39 |
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| 8 | Unto Us Is Born A Son (Puer nobis nascitur; Piae Cantiones, 1582) | 1:54 |
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John Francis Wade ComposerO Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis) Work |
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| 9 | O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis) | 4:13 |
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| 10 | Away in a manger (Tune: Cradle Song; New English Hymnal 22) | 2:28 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerO Little Town of Bethlehem Work |
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| 11 | O Little Town of Bethlehem | 3:05 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerThe Holly and the Ivy (English) Work |
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| 12 | The Holly and the Ivy (English) | 3:26 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerGod Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English) Work |
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| 13 | God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English) | 3:25 |
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Sir John Goss ComposerSee Amid the Winter's Snow Work |
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| 14 | See Amid the Winter's Snow | 3:55 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerPast Three O'clock, carol (English) Work |
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| 15 | Past Three O'clock, carol (English) | 2:31 |
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| 16 | 3.Chorale: Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht | 1:37 |
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Boris Ord ComposerAdam Lay Y-Bounden, carol Work |
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| 17 | Adam Lay Y-Bounden, carol | 1:26 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerGabriel's Message (Basque) Work |
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| 18 | Gabriel's Message (Basque) | 2:45 |
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Henry John Gauntlett ComposerOnce in Royal David's City, carol Work |
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| 1 | Once in Royal David's City, carol | 5:30 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerSussex Carol ('On Christmas Night') Work |
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| 2 | Sussex Carol ('On Christmas Night') | 1:54 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerLittle Jesus Sweetly Sleep Work |
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| 3 | Little Jesus Sweetly Sleep | 1:38 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerRejoice and Be Merry Work |
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| 4 | Rejoice and Be Merry | 1:46 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerThe Cherry Tree Carol Work |
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| 5 | The Cherry Tree Carol | 1:48 |
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Peter Cornelius ComposerDrei Kön'ge Wandern Aus Morgenland Work |
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| 6 | The Three Kings | 2:41 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerAs With Gladness, Men of Old Work |
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| 7 | As With Gladness, Men of Old | 3:20 |
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Michael Praetorius ComposerA Great and Mighty Wonder Work |
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| 8 | A Great and Mighty Wonder | 3:10 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerThe infant King (Basque) Work |
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| 9 | The infant King (Basque) | 3:18 |
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Peter Warlock ComposerBalulalow Work |
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| 10 | Balulalow | 2:14 |
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| 11 | 5.Legend | 2:13 |
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| 12 | Christ was born on Christmas day (German) | 2:20 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerBlessed Be That Maid Marie (English) Work |
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| 13 | Blessed Be That Maid Marie (English) | 2:34 |
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Christmas Traditional ComposerSwete Was the Song the Virgine Soong Work |
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| 14 | Swete Was the Song the Virgine Soong | 2:00 |
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Richard Runciman Terry ComposerMyn Lyking Work |
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| 15 | Myn Lyking | 2:54 |
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| 16 | Personent Hodie (On this day Earth shall ring) (Piae Cantiones) | 2:34 |
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Harold Edwin Darke ComposerIn the Bleak Midwinter (carol) Work |
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| 17 | In the Bleak Midwinter (carol) | 4:48 |
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| 18 | Coventry Carol (2): 'Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child' | 2:12 |
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| 19 | Shepherds, In the field abiding (Tune: French) | 3:01 |
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John Joubert ComposerTorches, for chorus and organ, Op.7a Work |
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| 20 | Torches, for chorus and organ, Op.7a | 1:28 |
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Ralph Vaughan Williams ComposerFantasia on Christmas Carols, for baritone, chorus, and orchestra Work
Choir of King's College, Cambridge Chorus/Choir,
London Symphony Orchestra Orchestra,
Sir David Willcocks Chorus/Choir Director,
Hervey Alan Bass-baritone
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| 21 | Fantasia on Christmas Carols, for baritone, chorus, and orchestra | 11:38 |
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