All On A Christmas Morning (Christmas music for choir and orchestra)

Track Listings

1. Candelight Carol - John Rutter

2. Ding Dong! Merrily On High - Charles Wood

3. O Holy Night - Adolph Adam/arr. Rutter

4. I Sing of A Maiden - Patrick Hadley/arr. Gabrielsen

5. All On A Christmas Morning - Alfred Burt

6. We'll Dress the House with Holly Bright - Alfred Burt

7. Ah, Bleak and Chill the Wintry Night - Alfred Burt

8. All Is Well - Michael W. Smith

9. Hymn to the Virgin - Benjamin Britten

10. How Still He Rests - Brent Pierce

11. In the Bleak Mid-winter - Harald Darke

12. Et Incarnatus est (from Mass in b Minor) - Johann Sebastian Bach

13. My Song in the Night - arr. Paul J. Christiansen

14. Sussex Carol - arr. David Willcocks

15. Patapan - arr. Martin Shaw-Rossin

16. O Jesu So Sweet - Johann Sebastian Bach

17. Thy Mercy and Grace (from Psalmkonzert) - Heinz Werner Zimmermann

18. O Savior, Throw the Heavens Wide (Opus 74, No. 2) - Johannes Brahms

19. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming - Michael Praetorius/arr. Gabrielsen

Tracks:

The Nutcracker Ste: Miniature Ov - London Festival Orch
The Nutcracker Ste: March - London Festival Orch
The Nutcracker Ste: Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy - London Festival Orch
The Nutcracker Ste: Russian Dance: Trepak - London Festival Orch
The Nutcracker Ste: Arabian Dance - London Festival Orch
The Nutcracker Ste: Chinese Dance - London Festival Orch
The Nutcracker Ste: Dance Of The Mirlitons - London Festival Orch
The Nutcracker Ste: Walts Of The Flowers - London Festival Orch
Carol Of The Bells - London Festival Orch
Sleighride - Rochester Pops Orch
Ov To Hansel And Gretel - London Festival Orch
Three German Dances: Sleighride - Rochester Pops Orch
Angels We Have Heard On High: Vars - Lyn Larsen
Snowdrops Waltz - Rochester Pops
Babes In Toyland: March - Rochester Pops
A Scottish Carol - Lyn Larsen
Mount Of Olives: 'Hallelujah!' - Carlo Curley/Chm Chr Of Grand Rapids
Thais: Meditation - Lyn Larsen/Carlo Curley
Choral, Sym No.9 in d: Finale - Chor

Tracks:

Messiah-Part One: Ov - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part One: Comfort Ye - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part One: Every Valley - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part One: And The Glory Of The Lord - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part One: Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part One: But Who May Abide - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part One: And He Shall Purify - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part One: Behold! A Virgin Shall Conceive - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part One: For Behold! Darkness Shall Cover The Earth - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part One: The People That Walked In Darkness - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part One: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part One: He Shall Feed His Flock - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part One: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Royal Choral Society

Tracks:

Messiah-Part Two: For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part Two: And Suddenly There Was With The Angel A Multitude - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part Two: Glory To God - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part Two: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part Two: His Yoke Is Easy - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part Two: Behold The Lamb Of God - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part Two: He Was Despised - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part Two: All We, Like Sheep - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part Two: Hallelujah! - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part Two: The Tpt Shall Sound - Royal Choral Society
Messiah-Part Two: Amen - Royal Choral Society

Tracks:

Hymns Of Christmas: Joy To The World - Irish Promenade Orch
Hymns Of Christmas: In Dulci Jubilo - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
Hymns Of Christmas: Away In The Manger - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
Hymns Of Christmas: Sans Day Carol - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
Hymns Of Christmas: Adeste Fidelis - Irish Promenade Orch
Hymns Of Christmas: Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
Hymns Of Christmas: Born On Earth The Divine Christ Child - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
Hymns Of Christmas: Down On Yon Forest - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
Hymns Of Christmas: I Saw Three Ships - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
Hymns Of Christmas: Fant on 'Greensleeves' - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
Hymns Of Christmas: Silent Night - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
Hymns Of Christmas: O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Irish Promenade Orch
Hymns Of Christmas: Jesu, Thou The Virgin Born - Plymouth Festival Orch & Chor/Bel Canto Voices
Hymns Of Christmas: Savior Of The World Is Born - Plymouth Festival Orch & Chor/Bel Canto Voices
Hymns Of Christmas: The First Nowell - Plymouth Festival Orch & Chor/Bel Canto Voices
Hymns Of Christmas: On Christmas Night - Plymouth Festival Orch & Chor/Bel Canto Voices
Hymns Of Christmas: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Plymouth Festival Orch & Chor/Bel Canto Voices
Hymns Of Christmas: Little Drummer Boy - Irish Promenade Orch
Hymns Of Christmas: How Brightly Shown The Morning Star - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
Hymns Of Christmas: God Is Born - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
Hymns Of Christmas: In Nightly Stillness - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
Hymns Of Christmas: O Holy Night - Irish Promenade Orch
Hymns Of Christmas: In The Manger - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
Hymns Of Christmas: Lullay, Dear Jesus - Chor/Bel Canto Voices
Hymns Of Christmas: Merrily To Bethlehem - Chor/Bel Canto Voices

Tracks:

A Baroque Christmas: Christmas Oratorio: Sinf/The Four Seasons: Winter - Stuttgart RSO
A Baroque Christmas: Allegro Non Molto - Camerata Academica Of Salzburg
A Baroque Christmas: Largo - Camerata Academica Of Salzburg
A Baroque Christmas: Allegro - Camerata Academica Of Salzburg
A Baroque Christmas: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - St. Louis Brass Qt
A Baroque Christmas: Canon in D - London Festival Orch
A Baroque Christmas: Messiah: Sinf - Stuttgart RSO
A Baroque Christmas: Sheep May Safely Graze - Philip Brunelle
A Baroque Christmas: Air On A 'G' Str - RPO
A Baroque Christmas: Samson: Awake The Tpts Lofty Sounds - Carlo Curley/Chm Chr Of Grand Rapids
A Baroque Christmas: Brandenburg, Con No.2 in F: Allegro - Camerata Romana
A Baroque Christmas: Fanfare ('Masterpiece Theatre' Theme) - Cathedral Brass
A Baroque Christmas: Arioso For Brass - St. Louis Brass Qt
A Baroque Christmas: Rondeau - Carlo Curley
A Baroque Christmas: Table Music Ov - Camerata Academica Of Salzburg
A Baroque Christmas: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - Carlo Curley/Chm Chor Of Grand Rapids
A Baroque Christmas: Joy To The World - Chor

Customer Reviews:

Perfect for the Season.......2005-11-19

I purchased this years ago and the enjoyment has grown every Christmas. Handel's Messiah is beautiful, The Nutcracker is a classic and the arrangement of hymns conveys the true wonders of the season. While there is a place for pop carols, these classics should be in every Christian's music library. I loved this so much, I actually purchased a complete replacement set when I lost one of the discs. Certainly an excellent value that any music lover would treasure.

FOR WHISTLING OR SINGING ALONG.......2003-12-28

The gifted Richard Hayman (Boston Pops arranger for more than 30 years) offers an interesting collection of holiday favourites. The back cover says "Orchestra and Chorus" - beware, there is no chorus. The sub-title "Philharmomic Symphony Orchestra" is rather pedantic. Why not simply "Richard Hayman and His Orchestra"? The opening and closing numbers are sing-along medleys... the liner notes offer the words. Two Leroy Anderson numbers receive a fair treatment: SLEIGH RIDE and SONG OF THE BELLS, the latter being played rrather slowly. There is a beautiful rendition of MUSIC BOX DANCER, the only version I know that uses the music box. The counter-melody is too loud and takes away the charm of the main theme. A few compositions by the conductor himself. A great collection for tree-trimming, whistling or singing along.

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Collection: Say It With Music (Dlx)
Andr Kostelanetz
Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

Easy Listening | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00007L8X4
Release Date: 2003-02-18

Tracks:

Say It With Music Remember Blue Skies
Top Hat White Tie And Tails How Deep Is The Ocean (How High
This Is The Army Oh How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning Soft
Whatll I Do Always The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers
The Piccolino Cheek To Cheek
White Christmas
The Girl That I Marry Say It Isnt So Mandy
Give Me Your Tired Your Poor God Bless America
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Yesterdays
Ive Told Every Little Star The Song Is You
The Night Was Made For Love She Didnt Say Yes All The Things
Look For The Silver Lining They Didnt Believe Me Long Ago (A
I Dream Too Much The Jockey On The Carrousel
Why Was I Born The Way You Look Tonight Who
Make Believe Bill
Why Do I Love You You Are Love Ol Man River
Fascinatin Rhythm
Mine
The Man I Love
Embraceable You Soon
I Got Rhythm
Bess Oh Wheres My Bess
S Wonderful
Maybe
Someone To Watch Over Me Oh Lady Be Good
Embraceable You
Strike Up The Band
Begin The Beguine
All Through The Night
I Concentrate On You
I Love You
Night And Day
In The Still Of The Night
Ive Got You Under My Skin
Blow Gabriel Blow
Just One Of Those Things (Bonus Track)
Hallelujah Time On My Hands
Tea For Two
Carioca
Without A Song
More Than You Know
Orchids In The Moonlight
Sometimes Im Happy I Know That You Know
Through The Years Drums In My Heart
Malaguena
La Cumparsita
Mexicana Medley
Yours (Quiereme Mucho)
Siboney
Caminito
Adios
No Taboleiro De Bahiana
The Moon Of Manakoora
Lotus Land
Kashmiri Song
Jamaican Rhumba
Flamingo
Poinciana (Song Of The Tree)
Andalucia
Sweet Leilani (Bonus Track)
Frenesi (Cancion Tropical) (Bonus Track)
Show Boat
South Pacific
Slaughter On Tenth Avenue
An American In Paris
Porgy And Bess

Album Description

The multi-faceted Andre Kostelanetz left his mark on the music world as an acclaimed conductor/arranger/accompanist. His most notable contribution is the creation of the Easy Listening genre, done by bridging the gap between Classical and Pop music. Highlights on this 6 CD box set include Irving Berlin's 'Cheek To Cheek', George Gershwin's 'The Man I Love' and Jerome Kern's 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes'. Includes 3 bonus tracks 'Just One Of Those Things' (Cole Porter), 'Sweet Leilani' (from Waikiki Wedding) & 'Frenesi' (Cancion Tropical). Standard jewel cases housed in a deluxe wooden box w/hinged lid (approx. 6 x 5''). Collectables. 2003.

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Voices of Praise

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
ASIN: B0009X76QO
Release Date: 2005-08-02

Tracks:

Hymn: All My Hope On God Is Founded
Hymn: Morning Has Broken
Psalm 122: I Was Glad
Totus Tuus
Carol: The Truth From Above
The Lamb
Anthem: Hail, Gladdening Light
Hymn 84: O, How Amiable
Hymn: Come Down, O Love Divine (Down Ampney)
If Ye Love Me
Crucifixus
Hymn: My Song Is Love Unknown (Love Unknown)
Psalm 22: My God, My God, Look Upon Me
Hymn: Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (Easter Hymn)

Tracks:

Hymn: Thine Be The Glory (Maccabaeus)
Psalm 148: O Praise The Lord Of Heaven
Anthem: Set Me As A Seal
Hymn: The Head That Once Was Crowned With Thorns (St. Magnus Or Nottingham)
O Clap Your Hands
Psalm 46: God Is Our Hope And Strength
Hymn: The Lord Ascendeth Up On High (Nun Freut Euch)
Hymn: Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind (Repton)
Magnificat
Nunc Dimittis
Hymn: Praise, My Soul, The King Of Heaven (Praise, My Soul)
Hymn: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Ein' Feste Burg)
Psalm 150: O Praise God In His Holiness
Hymn: All People That On Earth Do Dwell (The Old Hundredth)
Anthem: The Lord Is My Shepherd
Hymn: Praise To The Lord, The Almighty, The King Of Creation (Hast Du Denn, Jesu)
Anthem: And I Saw A New Heaven
Funeral Ikos
Anthem: Faire Is The Heaven

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All Things Bright and Beautiful

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Lead, Kindly Light: Hymns of Faith and Assurance
English Hymn 1
Jerusalem the Golden

ASIN: B00008ZZ3Z
Release Date: 2003-07-08

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Wonderful music for the season

Christmas Echoes, Vol. 1

Manufacturer: Gothic Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Christmas Echoes, Vol. 2
Christmas With the Dale Warland Singers
Harvest Home
December Stillness
A Rose in Winter

ASIN: B000ARFPYY
Release Date: 2005-09-13

Album Description

2003 Grammy nominee for Best Choral Performance! An assortment of carols from traditional to modern, in familiar and new arrangements, featuring America's preeminent choral ensemble, which retired in 2004 after a legendary 31 seasons. This album includes a cappella tunes as well as accompaniment for harp, guitar, organ, handbells, and other instruments.

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful music for the season.......2007-01-10

Beautiful songs sung with clarity, interpretive artistry and attention to blend. Some of the more particularly lyrical songs (e.g. Zgodava's Out of Oriental Crystal Skies, and Paulus' Sing Hallelu to name two) are not found in more common choral album Christmas repertoires and are a delight to experience for the first time.

This Is Christmas: Complete Carols by Alfred Burt

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This is Christmas
Beautiful
Modern Christmas Carols performed soft and sweet
a definite five star album
A Tall Order, but a Good Effort

This Is Christmas: Complete Carols by Alfred Burt

Manufacturer: Collegium
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Alfred Burt Christmas Carols Golden Anniversary Collection
The Alfred Burt Christmas Carols: 50th Anniversary Edition
The Christmas Mood
The John Rutter Christmas Album
We Wish You a Merry Christmas

ASIN: B0000031I7
Release Date: 1997-10-21

Tracks:

This Is Christmas - Jimmy Joyce 16-Voic
Christmas Cometh Caroling
Ah, Bleak and Chill the Wintery Wind
Come, Dear Children
Some Children See Him
Sleep, Baby Mine
All on a Christmas Morining
Caroling, Caroling
The Star Carol
We'll Dress the House
Christ in the Stranger's Guise
Nigh Bethleham
What Are the Signs
Jesu Parvule
O Hearken Ye

Album Description

An American Christmas classic, originally recorded in Hollywood in 1963 and digitally remastered in 1995, these performances by the Voices of Jimmy Joyce capture on CD the original arrangements of all 15 Christmas classics by Alfred S. Burt. This recording was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1964. It includes This is Christmas, Some Children See Him, and The Star Carol.

Customer Reviews:

This is Christmas.......2007-01-10

As a companion to The Christmas Mood, it will bring joy to your heart.
This Christmas music is lively and joyful.

Beautiful.......2006-12-06

Music is appreciated on opinion and personal taste, so I'll simply give mine.

This collection is far too good to be missed by anyone, dissuaded by a couple of negative reviews. If you haven't already discovered the Burt Carols, this is an excellent introduction. Alfred Burt was in attendance at these recording sessions by volunteer professional singers, including the King Sisters. Jimmy Joyce did a fantastic job of organizing (and I'm assuming arranging) these carols.

The arrangements and vocals are thoughtful, and beautiful. What an amazing legacy that Burt left behind, as he died at the young age of 33.

This music captures the spirit of the Christmas season perfectly, and musical snobbery should have no place in the face of these masterpieces.

You will love this collection of the complete Burt carols. It is part of an annual tradition at our household.

- Dana Countryman
Everett, WA

Modern Christmas Carols performed soft and sweet.......2006-10-04

The carols of Alfred Burt have always been something special, and thanks to the efforts of various singers (Nat King Cole, Julie Andrews, John Williams and the Boston pops, etc.) many of these carols are still heard occasionally though not frequently enough to my ears.

This album originated on Lp in the 1960s as a stereo answer to an earlier 10" Lp on the Columbia label which featured many of the Burt carols. This is a complete collection of all 15 carols. The effect is simple and pure as if a group of carolers were gathered at your door. The voices blend beautifully. There are a few glitches in the transfer and the opening notes of "We'll Dress The House" have been clipped.

For anyone looking for the real music of Christmas but wanting something beyond the standard two dozen famous carols, this disc will provide a welcome change of pace.

a definite five star album.......2005-12-19

I have nearly 120 Christmas albums. This ranks as one of my favorites. I am quite suprised that some of the reviewers were so critical. First, to the best of my knowledge there is currently no other complete collection of the Alfred S. Burt carols. That alone makes this album special. Secondly, the 16 voice a capella choir of the Voices of Jimmy Joyce do a wonderful job. The singing is crisp and concise, the lyrics easily understood. The musicianship is excellent and the arrangements are extremely good. The third verse is always performed with the original Burt harmonization. While the additions of new arrangements distress some reviewers, I believe that repeating the same harmonization for multiple verses would become tiresome and dry. The melodies are exquisite and harmonize well in new ways. The arrangements used by Joyce are fresh, but in no way dissimilar or out of context with the originals. The effect is of a continuous whole and the album works perfectly. I would highly recommend this album for someone wishing to purchase quality Christmas music. As for the Waring version, I have not heard it, and it is not currently available on CD. It would seem rather ridiculous to deny yourself the joy of these carols now in hopes that maybe at some future time another version might be released.

A Tall Order, but a Good Effort.......2005-07-15

(I own the original LP version of this album, so I am here commenting on the musical content only, not the quality of digital transfer, remastering or what-have-you.) Overall I was quite pleased with this album, my only previous exposure to Burt's carols being the selections performed by Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians. I will say that those remain my favorite performances of those particular tunes, as they are very simply interpreted and altered very little, if at all, from Burt's original scores, and that seems to yield the best results. However, I don't think the Joyce Singers' re-arrangements are inappropriate, as some other reviewers have expressed. In a few cases the arrangements get more elaborate than they maybe need to be, but I would not go as far as to say they are in bad taste. Burt's melodies are very strong --they do not suffer from the changes in the supporting parts, and if I am not mistaken, each cut on the album contains at least one verse of the composer's original part-writing. I have yet to hear an album of exclusively Burt carols that I've enjoyed more; very good overall. But, to my knowledge, nobody's recorded the perfect one yet.

Carols from the Yard: The Eighty-Fifth Annual Carol Service

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Carols From the Yard
atmospheric christmas service with gorgeous singing

Carols from the Yard: The Eighty-Fifth Annual Carol Service
Harold Edwin Darke , Gerald Near , Michael Praetorius , Franz Xaver Gruber , George Frideric Handel , William Byrd , John Cook , Nancy B. Granert , Rachel Dobrow , Awet Andemicael , Chris Thorpe , Daniel Gallisa , Coventry Edwards-Pitt , Murray Forbes Somerville , Carrie Benes , Sharon Kunde , The Harvard University Choir , and Murray Forbes Somerville
Manufacturer: Gothic Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music

Opera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
ASIN: B000003J9E
Release Date: 1995-10-17

Tracks:

Prelude: In Dulci Jubilo
Introit: In Dulci Jubilo
Processional Hymn: Adeste Fideles
Sentences From Scripture And Invocation
The First Lesson - Isaiah 35: 1-10
Canite Tuba
Come Rejoicing, Praises Voicing
Ein Kind Ist Uns Geboren
Hymn: Personent Hodie
The Second Lesson - Luke I: 26-38
Ave Maria
Mary Had A Baby
Riu, Riu, Chiu
In The Ending Of The Year
The Third Lesson - Luke 2: 1-20
In The Bleak Mid-Winter
And All In The Morning
Sing Lullaby
To Us Is Born Immanuel
Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head
Hymn: Silent Night
Prayers And The Lord's Prayer
Hymn: Joy To The World
Benediction And Choral Amen
Postlude: Paean On 'Divinum Mysterium'

Customer Reviews:

Carols From the Yard.......2007-02-09

Not your run of the mill Christmas carol recording. A good addition to carols played in the background at meals during Christmas.

atmospheric christmas service with gorgeous singing.......2003-11-20

i love this disc! a live recording of a service at harvard university, the choir is gorgeous, the choice of music varied and high quality. from palestrina to a haunting new piece by american composer peter niedmann, every carol adds to the experience so by the end, you feel sated and ready to go home and have some hot cider with your friends. buy this record, and you won't be disappointed!

Tracks:

Intro: Our Father
Monastery Songs: Heavenly Powers Serve Now Invisibly With Us
Monastery Songs: Extract From The Akathistos For The Holiest Mother Of God
Monastery Songs: O Most Marvellous Miracle!
Monastery Songs: Let Us, O Lord, Keep This Evening Without Sin!
Monastery Songs: God Is With Us!
Monastery Songs: Bortnianski No.7: Cheruvikon
Christmas Hymns: All The Angels In Heaven Do Rejoice, And Every Man On Earth
Christmas Hymns: Extracts From The Canon Of Matins For Christmas Morning
Christmas Hymns: Stichire For The Feast Of The Nativity
Chor Conc: Hear, O Lord, My Voice, And Receive My Prayer!
Easter Hymn: Christ Has Risen From The Dead
Composers Of The 'Moscow School': Friendly Light Of Holy Splendour - Vladimir Makarov
Composers Of The 'Moscow School': Glory Be To God On High And Peace On Earth To All Men!
Composers Of The 'Moscow School': Save, O God, Thy People And Bless Thy Inheritance - Vladimir Surgenko
Old Religious Songs: How Glorious Is Our Lord In Zion!
Old Religious Songs: Heaven And Earth, Rejoice, For Christ Is Born!
Wish For Blessing: For Many Years!

Rejoice! A String Quartet Christmas, Vol. 2

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A Worthy Follow Up to the First Collection
Fresh and Vital

Rejoice! A String Quartet Christmas, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: John Marks Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Rejoice: String Quartet Christmas, Vol. 3
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Voice of the Violin
A Festival of Carols in Brass

ASIN: B000003Y9G
Release Date: 1997-10-14

Tracks:

Ave Maria
Adam Lay Ybounden
The Shepherds' Farewell
II Est Ne Le Devin Enfant
In The Bleak Mid-Winter
Sheep May Safely Graze
All Through The Night
El Noi De La Mare
Once In Royal David's City
Ding Dong Merrily On High
Crusader's Hymn
Ave Maria
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
The Eastern Star So Bright And Clear
I Saw Three Ships
Innsbruck Ich Muss Dich Lassen
He Shall Feed His Flock
Cherry Tree Carol
O Little One Sweet
Lute-Book Lullabye
Wexford Carol
How Brightly Beams The Morning Star

Customer Reviews:

A Worthy Follow Up to the First Collection.......2003-12-11

This second disc is from the same performers of REJOICE: A STRING QUARTET CHRISTMAS and it basically follows the same formula. Christmas carols are arranged for a string quartet. The arrangements, which are in styles similar to the great classical composers' works, suit the music rather well. The major strength of this recording is the variety. The first disc has all the traditional holiday favorites, but this disc has a few well known carols as well as some lesser known works which makes the collection interesting. People who enjoyed the first collection will certainly enjoy the second as well.

Fresh and Vital.......2002-09-04

#2 of the Rejoice! triumvirate is equally fresh and satisfying as the first.Christmas music for all year long. John Marks proves again there is much excitement in the unfamiliar.Bravo to this masterpiece of sound and performance.I hear the angels and I Rejoice! But alas,Santa came down the chimney,left the cookies and milk and made off with my copy.I'll need another ASAP.

All on a Christmas Morning - Celtic Christmas Celebration

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An Irish Christmas
An Irish Christmas Treasure

All on a Christmas Morning - Celtic Christmas Celebration
Aengus
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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James Taylor at Christmas

ASIN: B000007OMV
Release Date: 1998-09-15

Tracks:

Christ Child Lullaby/New Year's Day/New Christmas/The Musk Of Money
Le Sommeil De L'Enfant Jesus/The Kings Travel East
Three Kings
Winter's Day
The Merry Christmas Jig/Christmas Comes But Once A Year/All Around The Holly Tree
Don Oiche Ud I Mbeitbil
Frost And Snow/Snowstorm/The Snowy Meadow
Christmas In The Trenches
Calon Lan
Drive The Cold Winter Away
Rivers Of Frost And Snow
The Christmas Fancy
The Twelfth Day Carol
On The Eve Of Christmas
How We Spent The Christmas/Winter's Apples/The Nutcracker/Snow On The Hills/Drops Of Snow

Customer Reviews:

An Irish Christmas.......2001-10-15

The Irish Christmas music is truly joyful for the season.

An Irish Christmas Treasure.......1999-12-12

If you like the Chieftain's "Bells of Dublin," try out Aengus. Robbie O'Connell and Jimmy Keane make a wonderful team! And they've invited an impressive array of talented Irish musicians to join them for several tracks. Don Oiche Ud I mBeithil is absolutely beautiful, and Christmas in the Trenches is one of the most moving Christmas songs I've heard in a long time. The Kings Travel East is absolutely infectious - it's almost impossible not to get up and dance along. This album is quickly becoming one of my seasonal favorites!

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I See a Darkness

1. Candelight Carol - John Rutter
2. Ding Dong! Merrily On High - Charles Wood
3. O Holy Night - Adolph Adam/arr. Rutter
4. I Sing of A Maiden - Patrick Hadley/arr. Gabrielsen
5. All On A Christmas Morning - Alfred Burt
6. We'll Dress the House with Holly Bright - Alfred Burt
7. Ah, Bleak and Chill the Wintry Night - Alfred Burt
8. All Is Well - Michael W. Smith
9. Hymn to the Virgin - Benjamin Britten
10. How Still He Rests - Brent Pierce
11. In the Bleak Mid-winter - Harald Darke
12. Et Incarnatus est (from Mass in b Minor) - Johann Sebastian Bach
13. My Song in the Night - arr. Paul J. Christiansen
14. Sussex Carol - arr. David Willcocks
15. Patapan - arr. Martin Shaw-Rossin
16. O Jesu So Sweet - Johann Sebastian Bach
17. Thy Mercy and Grace (from Psalmkonzert) - Heinz Werner Zimmermann
18. O Savior, Throw the Heavens Wide (Opus 74, No. 2) - Johannes Brahms
19. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming - Michael Praetorius/arr. Gabrielsen