Various Composers - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge

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1. Traditional - Ding Dong! Merrily on High
2. Traditional - Angels from the Realm of Glory
3. Franz Xaver Gruber - Stille Nacht
4. Peter Warlock - Adam Lay Ybounden
5. Traditional - O Come, All Ye Faithful
6. Traditional - Joy to the World!
7. Traditional - In dulci jubilo
8. William James Kirkpatrick - Away in a Manger
9. Traditional - Sussex Carol
10. Benjamin Britten - A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: IV. (b) Balulalow
11. Traditional - It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
12. Felix Mendelssohn - Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (After Mendelssohn's Gutenberg Cantata, WoO 9, MWV D4)
13. Traditional - O Little Town of Bethlehem
14. Johann Georg Ebeling - All My Heart This Night Rejoices
15. John Tavener - The Lamb
16. Anonyme - O Come, All Ye Faithful (Also Attributed to Wade)
17. Traditional - A Maiden Most Gentle
18. Traditional - While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
19. Traditional - Sans Day Carol
20. Traditional - I Saw a Maiden
21. Michel Praetorius - Quem pastores laudavere
22. John Rutter - Dormi Jesu "The Virgin’s Cradle Hymn"
23. Anonyme - Chester Carol
24. William Mathias - A Babe Is Born, Op. 55
25. Hector Berlioz - L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H 130, Pt. 2 "La fuite en Égypte": L'adieu des bergers à la Sainte Famille. "Il s'en va loin de la terre"
26. Harold Darke - In the Bleak Midwinter
27. Gustav Holst - 3 Hymns for the English Hymnal: No. 1, In the Bleak Mid-Winter
28. Peter Cornelius - Weihnachtslieder, Op. 8: No. 3, The Kings
29. Patrick Hadley - I Sing of a Maiden
30. Johann Sebastian Bach - Musicalisches Gesang-Buch: No. 203, O Jesulein süß, o Jesulein mild, BWV 493
31. Traditional - How Far Is It to Bethlehem?
32. Thomas Ravenscroft - Melismata: No. 23, Remember, O Thou Man
33. Traditional - The Infant King
34. Traditional - Of the Father's Heart Begotten
35. Mateo Flecha - Riu, riu, chiu, la guarda ribera (No. 46 from Cancionero de Uppsala)
36. Anonyme - Personent hodie

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Compilation: 2025

Label: Warner Classics

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Founded in the 15th century by King Henry VI, the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge is one of the world’s most renowned choral groups. Known globally for its annual Christmas Eve broadcast A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, aired by the BBC since 1928, the Choir continues its tradition of daily sung services in the college chapel. It comprises 16 choristers from King’s College School and 14 choral scholars and two organ scholars from the University of Cambridge. The Choir has nurtured many successful singers and regularly tours internationally, supported by an acclaimed recording legacy.