Westminster Cathedral Choir - First Nowell: Carols from Westminster Cathedr / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Drop Down, Ye Heavens (Advent Prose), Mode 1, for Choir 2. Vigilate, Motet for 5 Voices (Satbarb) 3. E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come, for Chorus 4. Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme, Chorale Prelude for Organ (Schübler Chorale No. 1), BWV 645 (BC K22) 5. Hosanna to the Son of David, Anthem for 6 Voices 6. Laudi Alla Vergine Maria, for Choir 7. A Spotless Rose, for Chorus 8. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Veni, Veni, Emmanuel), Carol 9. Nun Komm Der Heiden Heiland (I), Chorale Prelude for Organ (Orgel-Büchlein No. 1), BWV 599 (BC K28) 10. Ave Maria, for Chorus 11. Ad Te Levavi (Advent Sequence, I), for Double Choir & Organ 12. Vox Dicentis, Motet for Treble & Tenor Soloists & Mixed Voices 13. Choral Prelude for Organ ('Es Ist Ein Ros' Entsprungen'), Op. Posth. 122/8 14. Morning Service (Te Deum, Benedictus, Jubilate) in C Major, Op. 115 Benedictus in C

Winchester Cathedral Choir is an internationally recognised professional choir based at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire. This record is a rare collection of traditional Christmas carol renditions, sung by a reputable choir. If you're looking for traditional Christmas music for the festivities, let it be this fine recording. TRACKLISTING 1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 2. Good King Wenceslas 3. Angels From the Realms of Glory 4. The First Noel 5. Away in a Manger 6. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 7. Sussex Carol 8. Ding Dong Merrily on High 9. I Saw Three Ships 10. O Come All Ye Faithful 11. Once In Royal David's City. Album Tracks 1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 2. Good King Wenceslas 3. Angels from the Realms of Glory 4. The First Noel 5. Away in a Manger 6. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing 7. Sussex Carol 8. Ding Dong Merrily on High 9. I Saw Three Ships 10. O Come All Ye Faithful 11. Once in Royal David's City

Bath Abbey is of unusual interest as the last great Church to be built in the perpendicular period and designed in the most English of all architectural styles by Robert and William Vertue, who were friends of the Bishop of Bath and Wells. Today, the Abbey with it's 162 foot tower still stands like a guardian angel in the centre of the city. This album of Christmas Carols was recorded at Bath Abbey with the Abbey Choir, who are well known for their many BBC broadcasts. The director of music is J. Dudley Holroyd, who succeeded the post of organist and Master of Choristers in September 1967. The choir consists of 18 boys plus 4 probationers and 12 Lay-clerks. There is no choir school and the whole choir is drawn from the city. The organist is Raymond Jones who is the assistant organist at the Abbey. TRACKLISTING 1. Once In Royal David's City 2. See Amid the Winter's Snow 3. In the Bleak Midwinter 4. O Little Town of Bethlehem 5. Of The Father's Love Begotten 6. While Sheperds Watched 7. In Dulci Jubilo 8. O Come All Ye Faithful 9. The Holly and the Ivy 10. A Virgin Most Pure 11. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 12. The Three Kings 13. Away in a Manger. Album Tracks 1. Once in Royal David's City 2. See Amid the Winter's Snow 3. In the Bleak Midwinter 4. O Little Town of Bethlehem 5. Of the Father's Love Begotten 6. While Sheperds Watched 7. In Dulci Jubilo 8. O Come All Ye Faithful 9. The Holly and the Ivy 10. A Virgin Most Pure 11. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing 12. The Three Kings 13. Away in a Manger