英國劍橋國王學院合唱團是當今世界樂壇歷史最悠久、訓練最精良的合唱團體之一,一向以優美純淨的和聲馳名於世。本輯所收錄的三十六首聖誕名曲,年代橫跨十六世紀到二十世紀。國王學院合唱團團員誠摯動人的演唱宛如天籟,十分令人神往,也為這個盛大的節日增添神聖莊嚴的氣氛。不論您是喜愛合唱曲或聖誕音樂,本輯絕對是您不容錯過的最佳選擇。
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Mendelssohn : Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
The First Nowell (Christmas Traditional)
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (Christmas Traditional)
I Saw Three Ships (Christmas Traditional)
Ding Dong! Merrily on High (Christmas Traditional)
King Jesus Hath A Garden (Christmas Traditional)
Bach : In dulci jubilo, chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 368 (BC F110)
Unto Us Is Born A Son (Christmas Traditional)
Wade : O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis)
Away in A Manger (Christmas Traditional)
Redner : O Little Town Of Bethlehem
The Holly and the Ivy (Christmas Traditional)
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (Christmas Traditional)
Goss : See Amid the Winter’s Snow
Anonymous : Past Three O’clock
Gauntlett : Once in Royal David’s City
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night - Christmas Traditional)
Anonymous : Rocking
Rejoice and Be Merry (Christmas Traditional)
Anonymous : O Joseph, being an old man truly
Cornelius : The Three Kings
As With Gladness Men of Old
Composed by Conrad Kocher
Conducted by David Willcocks
A great and mighty wonder (Tune: Es ist ein’ Ros’ entsprungen - Christmas Traditional)
The infant King (Christmas Traditional)
Warlock : Balulalow for voice & piano
Tchaikovsky : Legend (When Jesus Christ was but a child), song for voice & piano or orchestra (16 Children’s Songs), Op. 54/5
Christ was born on Christmas day (Christmas Traditional)
Blessed Be That Maid Marie (Christmas Traditional)
Anonymous : Lute-Book Lullaby
Anonymous : Myn Lyking
Personent Hodie (On this day Earth shall ring) (Piae Cantiones - Christmas Traditional)
Darke : In the Bleak Midwinter
Coventry Carol (2) Lully, Lulla Thou Little (Christmas Traditional)
Shepherds in the Field Abiding (French Traditional)
Joubert : Torches
Vaughan Williams : Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Hervey Alan
London Symphony Orchestra
The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
David Willcocks
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