Christmas With the Cambridge Singers

~ Release by The Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Joy to the World
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia
conductor:
John Rutter
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel
The Cambridge Singers2:38
2Hodie Christus Natus Est
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia
conductor:
John Rutter
recording of:
Hodie Christus natus est
composer:
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
part of:
Sweelinck-Werke Verzeichnis (number: SwWV 163)
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck2:55
3Angels' Carol
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia
conductor:
John Rutter
recording of:
Angels’ Carol
lyricist:
James Montgomery
composer:
Henry Smart
arranger:
John Rutter (in 1980)
John Rutter3:20
4Ding Dong! Merrily on High
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia
conductor:
John Rutter
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
additional composer:
Charles Wood
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau
is based on:
Branle de l’official
The Cambridge Singers1:45
5'Twas in the Moon of Winter Time
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia
conductor:
John Rutter
recording of:
Huron Carol (aka "Twas in the Moon of Wintertime")
lyricist:
Jean de Brébeuf (in 1642)
composer:
[traditional]
translator:
Jesse Edgar Middleton (in 1926)
is based on:
Une jeune pucelle
translated version of:
Jesous Ahatonhia (The Huron Carol)
The Cambridge Singers1:47
6Personent Hodie
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia
conductor:
John Rutter
recording of:
Personent hodie
composer:
[anonymous]
The Cambridge Singers1:46
7Sussex Carol
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia
conductor:
John Rutter
recording of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 597)
The Cambridge Singers1:47
8In Dulci Jubilo
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia
conductor:
John Rutter
recording of:
In Dulci Jubilo
lyricist:
14th century German
composer:
Samuel Scheidt
The Cambridge Singers3:26
9Somerset Wassail
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia
conductor:
John Rutter
arranger:
John Rutter
recording of:
Gower Wassail
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 209)
The Cambridge Singers2:07
10For Unto Us a Child Is Born
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia
conductor:
John Rutter
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel4:14
11O Holy Night
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia
conductor:
John Rutter
recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Adolphe Adam6:39
12What Sweeter Music
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia
conductor:
John Rutter
recording of:
What Sweeter Music
lyricist:
Robert Herrick
composer:
John Rutter (in 1988)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
John Rutter4:23
13O Magnum Mysterium
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia
conductor:
John Rutter
recording of:
O magnum mysterium
composer:
Tomás Luis de Victoria (in 1572)
Tomás Luis de Victoria4:04
14Still, Still, Still
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia
conductor:
John Rutter
recording of:
Still, Still, Still (arr. Luboff)
lyricist:
Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Norman Luboff
The Cambridge Singers2:19
15Coventry Carol
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia
conductor:
John Rutter
recording of:
Coventry Carol
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 19028)
The Cambridge Singers2:42
16What Child Is This?
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia
conductor:
John Rutter
recording of:
What Child Is This?
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25608)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
The Cambridge Singers2:51
17The Shepherds' Farewell
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia
conductor:
John Rutter
recording of:
L'Enfance du Christ, op. 25 : Deuxième partie no. 8. Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille « Il s'en va loin de la terre » (Les bergers) (“The Shepherds' Farewell”)
lyricist and composer:
Hector Berlioz
part of:
L'Enfance du Christ : Deuxième partie « La Fuite en Égypte »
Hector Berlioz3:39
18The Infant King
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia
conductor:
John Rutter
recording of:
Infant King
lyricist:
Sabine Baring‐Gould
composer:
[traditional]
The Cambridge Singers2:53
19Quem Pastores Laudavere
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia
conductor:
John Rutter
recording of:
Quem pastores laudavere (arr. John Rutter)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
John Rutter
The Cambridge Singers1:52
20A New Year Carol
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia
conductor:
John Rutter
recording of:
Friday Afternoons, op. 7: No. 5. A New Year Carol
composer:
Benjamin Britten (in 1934)
quotes lyrics from:
Tom Tiddler's Ground
part of:
Friday Afternoons, op. 7
Benjamin Britten2:18
21Silent Night
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia
conductor:
John Rutter
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
The Cambridge Singers3:59