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Table of Contents:

• Sir Christèmas / William Mathias (1:29)
• The shepherds' farewell / Hector Berlioz (6:13)
• Good King Wenceslas : English traditional / arr. Bob Chilcott (2:41)
• The lamb / John Tavener (4:53)
• Toccata on Good King Wenceslas / Matthew Owens (3:43)
• O magnum mysterium / Morten Lauridsen (8:04)
• The bell carol / Philip Ledger (1:56)
• Bethlehem down / Peter Warlock (5:44)
• The holly and the ivy / Matthew Owens (2:59)
• Bogoroditse devo / Sergei Rachmaninov (3:30)
• A child is born in Bethlehem / Samuel Scheidt ; arr. David Willcocks (2:53)
• Der är en ros utsprungen / Jan Sandström (5:17)
• Ave Maria / Franz Biebl (6:14)
• Still, still, still : Austrian traditional / arr. Ledger (3:25)
• Love came down at Christmas / John Rutter (3:07)
• A great and mighty wonder / Michael Praetorius ; arr. Erling Pedersen (3:19)
• Sortie on In dulci jubilo / David Briggs (6:04)
• Have yourself a merry little Christmas / Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane ; arr. Peter Gritton (3:25).

Contributors:

Blain, Terry , writer of added commentary

Cole, Jeremy (Organist) , instrumentalist

Owens, Matthew, 1971- , conductor

Mathias, William

Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869

Chilcott, Bob

Tavener, John

Lauridsen, Morten, 1943-

Ledger, Philip

Warlock, Peter, 1894-1930

Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943

Scheidt, Samuel, 1587-1654

Sandström, Jan.

Biebl, Franz

Rutter, John, 1945-

Praetorius, Michael, 1571-1621

Briggs, David, 1962-

Martin, Hugh, 1914-2011

Wells Cathedral > Choir , singer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng

Languages:

English
Latin
Russian
Swedish
German

Language Notes:

Vocal works sung in English, Latin, Russian, Swedish, or German.

Included Works:

Ave Rex [by Mathias, W.] > Sir Christèmas

Enfance du Christ [by Berlioz, H.] > Adieu des bergers à la Sainte Famille (arranged; English)

Good King Wenceslas [by Chilcott, B.]

Lamb [by Tavener, J.]

Toccata on Good King Wenceslas [by Owens, M.]

O magnum mysterium [by Lauridsen, M.]

Bell carol [by Ledger, P.]

Bethlehem Down [by Warlock, P.]

Holly and the ivy [by Owens, M.]

Vsenoshchnoe bdenie [by Rachmaninoff, S.] > Bogorodit︠s︡e Devo, raduĭsi︠a︡

Cantiones sacrae [by Scheidt, S.] > Puer natus in Bethlehem (English)

Det är en ros utsprungen [by Sandström, J.]

Ave Maria [by Biebl, F.]

Still, still, still [by Ledger, P.]

Love came down at Christmas [by Rutter, J.]

Musae Sioniae [by Praetorius, M.] > 6. T. Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (arranged; English)

Sortie on In dulci jubilo [by Briggs, D.]

Have yourself a merry little Christmas [by Martin, H.]

Related Series:

BBC music magazine collection; v. 27, no. 3

Subjects:

Christmas music

Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices)

Organ music

Genres:

Christmas music

Carols

Art music

Sacred music

Popular music

Performers:

Wells Cathedral Choir ; Jeremy Cole, organ ; Matthew Owens, conductor.

Performance Medium:

1 performer and 1 ensemble: mixed chorus; organ
1 ensemble: mixed chorus
1 performer: organ

General Notes:

Title from disc label.
Issued with BBC music magazine, v. 27, no. 3, Christmas 2018 / January 2019.
(Tracks 1-3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13-17) Recorded 2018 October 4-5 Wells Cathedral.
Tracks 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18 previously released by Regent Records.
Program notes by Terry Blain (2 unnumbered pages) inserted in container.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc (74:58) ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 161,310

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, BBC Music: BBCMM430
Publisher Number, BBC Music: MM430

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2019629630

OCLC Numbers:

1082191058