Crouch End Festival Chorus presents two Britten classics Saint Nicolas and A Ceremony of Carols. Full of vibrancy and drama, Saint Nicolas is performed alongside the fabulous BBC Concert Orchestra and features tenor Mark Le Brocq as well as Coldfall Primary School Choir, members of Hertfordshire Chorus and Hannah Brine Choirs. The ever-popular A Ceremony of Carols is performed with harpist Sally Pryce, with both works conducted by David Temple. A Ceremony of Carols (1942/3) and Saint Nicolas (1948) are the earliest works that Benjamin Britten composed for public performance primarily for boys' voices. These performances, recorded here at London's All Saint's Church and Alexandra Palace Theatre, truly show how glorious these two pieces of music are, and why they have remained so popular. Album Tracks 1. Saint Nicolas, Op. 42 2. Introduction 3. The Birth of Nicolas 4. Nicolas Devotes Himself to God 5. He Journeys to Palestine 6. Nicolas Comes to Myra and Is Chosen Bishop 7. Nicolas from Prison 8. Nicolas and the Pickled Boys 9. His Piety and Marvellous Works 10. The Death of Nicolas 11. A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 12. Procession 13. Wolcum Yole! 14. There Is No Rose 15. That Yongë Child 16. Balulalow 17. As Dew in Aprille 18. This Little Babe 19. Interlude 20. In Freezing Winter Night 21. Spring Carol 22. Deo Gracias! 23. Recession