Joy to the World - Joy to the World - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This winning compilation of 20 familiar Christmas carols features four different church choirs and ensembles, chief among them the Worcester Cathedral Choir and the Choir of Tewkesbury Abbey. These selections are sincerely and lovingly performed by four superb English choirs. Album Tracks 1. Once in Royal David's City 2. Unto Us Is Born a Son 3. Ding-Dong Merrily on High 4. In Dulci Jubilo 5. The Holly and the Ivy - Andrew Sackett 6. As with Gladness Men of Old - Andrew Sackett 7. Angels from the Realms of Glory - Andrew Sackett 8. Coventry Carol 9. The First Nowell - Andrew Sackett 10. I Wonder As I Wander 11. In the Bleak Midwinter - the Elora Festival Singers 12. Rocking 13. Gaudete Christus Est Natus - Oxford Camerata 14. Jesus Christ the Apple Tree - the Elora Festival Singers 15. Away in a Manger 16. Silent Night - the Elora Festival Singers 17. Joy to the World 18. Sing Aloud 19. Hark the Herald Angels Sing 20. O Come All Ye Faithful

After the triumphant success of the King's Singers last Christmas Album released in 2003 entitled 'Christmas', this new disc sets an eclectic assortment of modern Christmas classics with special arrangements of some much loved favourites. Album Tracks 1. Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow 2. Gabriel's Message 3. No L Nouvelet 4. What Child Is This? 5. The Crown of Roses 6. O Little One Sweet 7. Lullay My Liking 8. Stille Nacht 9. The Quiet Heart 10. There Is a Flower 11. Joy to the World 12. S R Nade D'hiver 13. The Twelve Days of Christmas 14. Gaudete 15. God Rest You Merry Gentlemen 16. The Little Drummer Boy 17. Jingle Bells 18. Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly

Delos is thrilled to announce a new collaboration with GRAMMY® Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer. Famed for it's Inchaccuracy of intonation, purity of blend, of color and swagger of styleInch (Boston Globe), the group makes it's tag debut with Joy to the World. This new Christmas collection blends tradition with innovation, combining Renaissance motets and fresh arrangements of classic carols with contemporary compositions, including two new commissions from Joanna Marsh. Showcasing the ensemble's extraordinary ability to move seamlessly and expertly between styles, Chanticleer's first Delos conjures a wintertime world of magic, light, and wonder. Album Tracks 1. Joy to the World 2. This Endris Night 3. Rorate Caeli 4. O magnum mysterium~O Magnum Mysterium 5. O magnum mysterium~Quem Vidistis Pastores 6. Ecce Virgo Concipiet 7. Once in Royal David's City 8. I Wonder as I Wander 9. Christmas Fanfare (Angelus ad Virginem) 10. Ding Dong Merrily on High 11. Good King Wenceslas / Little Girl Blue 12. And the Trees Do Moan 13. Winter's Garland~Hands and the Hour 14. Winter's Garland~Arrival at the Lantern Festival 15. Winter's Garland~In Winter's House 16. O Come, All Ye Faithful 17. Silent Night