A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols: The Centenary Service

~ Release by Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Once in Royal David's City
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (harmony Arthur Mann, descant Stephen Cleobury)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
additional composer:
Stephen Cleobury and Arthur Henry Mann
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
publisher:
Novello
version of:
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Mann)
Henry John Gauntlett desc. Stephen Cleobury4:21
2Bidding Prayer, Lord's Prayer and Blessing
[anonymous]3:17
3Up! Good Christen Folk
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
recording of:
Up! Good Christen Folk
composer:
[traditional]
[traditional]1:20
4Reading: First Lesson (Genesis 3.8-15, 17-19)
[anonymous]2:44
5Adam Lay Ybounden
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
recording of:
Adam lay ybounden (Boris Ord version)
writer:
[unknown]
composer:
Boris Ord
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
Adam lay i-bowndyn (15th-century macaronic English poem)
Boris Ord1:11
6Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
recording of:
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
lyricist:
[anonymous]
composer:
Elizabeth Poston
Elizabeth Poston2:40
7Reading: Second Lesson (Genesis 22.15-18)
[anonymous]1:03
8In dulci jubilo
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (macaronic of English and Latin)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger and translator:
Robert Lucas Pearsall
translated version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
Robert Lucas Pearsall3:05
9I Saw Three Ships
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships (arr. S. Preston)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Simon Preston
publisher:
Novello & Co. Ltd.
arrangement of:
I Saw Three Ships
Simon Preston2:15
10Reading: Third Lesson (Isaiah 9.2, 6-7)
[anonymous]1:09
11Nowell Sing We
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
recording of:
Nowell sing we [English, 15th Century]
composer:
[traditional]
[traditional] ed. Stephen Cleobury3:08
12Unto Us is Born a Son
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
recording of:
Unto Us is born a Son (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks
translator:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
arrangement of:
Unto Us is born a Son (carol)
[traditional] arr. Sir David Willcocks2:21
13Reading: Fourth Lesson (Isaiah 11.1-4a, 6-9)
[anonymous]1:59
14A Spotless Rose
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
recording of:
A Spotless Rose
lyricist:
[anonymous]
composer:
Herbert Howells (in 1919)
translator:
Catherine Winkworth
publisher:
Galaxy Music Corp. and Stainer & Bell
is based on:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (original anonymous version)
part of:
Three Carol-Anthems
Herbert Howells2:45
15The Lamb
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
recording of:
The Lamb
lyricist:
William Blake (in 1789)
composer:
John Tavener (in 1982)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., Edition Wilhelm Hansen London Ltd. and J. & W. Chester, Ltd.
John Tavener3:07
16Reading: Fifth Lesson (Luke 1.26-35, 38)
[anonymous]2:31
17Joys Seven
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
recording of:
Joys Seven
composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Stephen Cleobury
is based on:
The Seven Joys of Mary
[traditional] arr. Stephen Cleobury3:15
18Bogoróditse Dyevo
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
recording of:
Bogoróditse Djévo
lyricist:
[anonymous]
composer:
Arvo Pärt (in 1990)
Arvo Pärt1:16
19Reading: Sixth Lesson (Luke 2.1-7)
[anonymous]1:01
20What Sweeter Music
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
recording of:
What Sweeter Music
lyricist:
Robert Herrick
composer:
John Rutter (in 1988)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
John Rutter4:09
21Stille Nacht
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (arr. Ledger)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
arranger:
Philip Ledger
arrangement of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Franz Xaver Gruber arr. Philip Ledger2:29
22Reading: Seventh Lesson (Luke 2.8-16)
[anonymous]1:40
23In the Bleak Mid-Winter
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Harold Edwin Darke version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Harold Edwin Darke (in 1909)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
Harold Edwin Darke4:09
24While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
recording of:
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (desc. Cleobury)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
composer:
Christopher Tye
arranger:
Stephen Cleobury
publisher:
Novello
arrangement of:
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks / Sweet Chiming Bells / Hail Chime On)
arrangement of:
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Winchester old version)
Christopher Tye desc. Stephen Cleobury2:54
25Reading: Eighth Lesson (Matthew 2.1-12)
[anonymous]2:45
26O Mercy Divine
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
recording of:
O Mercy Divine
composer:
Judith Weir
Judith Weir3:57
27Sir Christémas
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
recording of:
Ave Rex, op. 45: IV. Sir Christèmas
composer:
William Mathias
part of:
Ave Rex, op. 45
William Mathias1:44
28Reading: Ninth Lesson (John 1.1-14)
[anonymous]2:09
29O Come, All Ye Faithful
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. Willcocks)
additional composer:
David Hill and Christopher Robinson
composer:
John Francis Wade
arranger:
David Willcocks
translator:
Frederick Oakeley
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
The New English Hymnal (number: 30)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
John Francis Wade desc. Sir David Willcocks4:23
30Collect and Blessing
[anonymous]1:06
31Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (number: 26)
Felix Mendelssohn desc. Stephen Cleobury3:25
32In dulci jubilo, BWV 729
organ:
Henry Websdale
recording of:
In dulci jubilo, BWV 729
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 729)
version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:37