Twelve days of Christmas (English folk song) Il est né, le divin enfant Gabriel's message. Quelle est cette odeur agréable? Carol for all seasons Personent Hodie
Notes:
Previously released individually on various Gothic and Loft recordings. "Loft Recordings and Gothic Records, in collaboration with Classical KING FM [98.1], present 'Noel,' a selection of sumptuous holiday fare chosen from the Gothic catalog"--Container. Compact disc. Program notes in English inserted in container. Various performers.
Contents:
Hallelujah : from Messiah / Handel (The Westminster Choir & New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, dir. by Joseph Flummerfelt) (4:01) -- Sinfonia in D major from Cantata 120 / J.S. Bach (Joan Lippincott, organ, with the Princeton University Chapel Camerata) (3:54) -- The twelve days of Christmas / trad. English ; arr. Keith Roberts (Choral Singers of King's College, Cambridge) (7:00) -- A carol for all seasons / trad. French ; arr. Terry Price (Westminster Concert Bell Choir, dir. by Donald Allured) (1:51) -- Carol of the bells / Leontovich (Russian) ; arr. Wilhousky (The Dale Warland Singers) (1:28) -- Il est né, le divin enfant = He is born / trad. French ; arr. Schultz (The Dale Warland Singers) (2:27) -- Af Høiheden oprunden = How brightly shines the morningstar / Gade (David Dahl, organ) (3:10) -- Den yndigste rose / Ødegaard (Choral Arts, dir. by Richard Sparks) (2:46) -- Es ist ein Ros entsprungen = Lo how a rose e'er blooming / Praetorius ; arr. Sanström (The Dale Warland Singers) (3:48) -- Gabriel's message / trad. Basque ; arr. Paulus (The Dale Warland Singers) (4:06) -- Personent Hodie / anon. Medieval ; arr. Shafer (The Washington Chorus, with organ, brass, and percussion, dir. by Robert Shafer) (1:57) -- Christmas Cantata / Pinkham (The Washington Chorus, with brass, dir. by Robert Shafer) (9:34) -- Pastorale / Zipoli (J. Melvin Butler, organ) (3:43) -- What is this lovely fragrance? / Willan (The Compline Choir, dir. by Peter Hallock, Vernon Nicodemus, soloist) (3:16) -- Aujo deu de pubelle / Balbastre (J. Melvin Butler, organ) (1:55) -- In the bleak mid-winter / Holst (The Tudor Choir, dir. by Doug Fullington) (5:18) -- Dormi, fili care / Bardos (Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble, dir. by Loren Pontén) (2:06) -- The lamb / Tavener (Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble, dir. by Loren Pontén) (3:00) -- Stille Nacht / Gruber ; arr. Herbolsheimer (Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble, dir. by Loren Pontén) (3:23).
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