A Christmas Collection

A Winter's Light

• Released on 29/10/2012 by Naxos
• Main artists: Vasari Singers
• Genre: Classical

Digital booklet

On Christmas Night (Traditional text) (Bob Chilcott)

1 On Christmas Night: I. This is the truth (I)

00:03:22

Jeremy Backhouse, Conductor - Vasari Singers, Choir - Bob Chilcott, Composer - Martin Ford, Performer - Traditional, Lyricist

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Gabriel's Message (arr. J. Rathbone) (Traditional)

2 Gabriel's Message (arr. J. Rathbone)

00:01:40

Jeremy Backhouse, Conductor - Vasari Singers, Choir - Jonathan Rathbone, Composer - Traditional, Composer - Bible, Lyricist

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Hodie Christus natus est, SwWV 163 (Live) (Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck)

3 Hodie Christus natus est

00:03:41

Jeremy Backhouse, Conductor - Vasari Singers, Choir - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Composer - Bible, Lyricist

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Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (arr. J. Sandstrom) (Michel Praetorius)

4 Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (arr. J. Sandstrom)

00:03:58

Michael Praetorius, Composer - Jeremy Backhouse, Conductor - Vasari Singers, Choir - Jan Sandstrom, Composer - Anonymous, Lyricist

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Sing Lullaby (Herbert Howells)

5 Sing Lullaby

00:03:25

Jeremy Backhouse, Conductor - Vasari Singers, Choir - Herbert Howells, Composer - Frederick William Harvey, Lyricist

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Hymne à la Vierge, op. 24 (Pierre Villette)

6 Hymne a la Vierge, Op. 24

00:03:53

Jeremy Backhouse, Conductor - Vasari Singers, Choir - Pierre Villette, Composer - Roland Bouheret, Lyricist

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On Christmas Night (text by W. Ballet and F.X. Gruber) (Bob Chilcott)

7 On Christmas Night: VI. Sweet was the song

00:04:11

Franz Xaver Gruber, Lyricist - Jeremy Backhouse, Conductor - Vasari Singers, Choir - Bob Chilcott, Composer - Martin Ford, Performer - William Ballet, Lyricist

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Of the Father's Heart Begotten (arr. D. Willcocks for choir) (Sir David Willcocks)

8 Of the Father's Heart Begotten (arr. D. Willcocks)

00:02:59

Jeremy Backhouse, Conductor - Vasari Singers, Choir - David Willcocks, Composer - Martin Ford, Performer - Aurelius Clemens Prudentius, Lyricist - Theodoricus Petri Nylandensis, Composer

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Hodie Christus natus est a 10 (Giovanni Gabrieli)

9 Hodie Christus natus est a 10

00:04:13

Giovanni Gabrieli, Composer - Jeremy Backhouse, Conductor - Vasari Singers, Choir - Anonymous, Lyricist

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On Christmas Night (Traditional text) (Bob Chilcott)

10 On Christmas Night: VII. Rejoice and be merry

00:01:46

Jeremy Backhouse, Conductor - Vasari Singers, Choir - Bob Chilcott, Composer - Martin Ford, Performer - Traditional, Lyricist

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O little town of Bethlehem (Henry Walford Davies)

11 O little town of Bethlehem

00:05:04

Jeremy Backhouse, Conductor - Vasari Singers, Choir - Phillips Brooks, Lyricist - Henry Walford Davies, Composer - Martin Ford, Performer - Bible, Lyricist

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The Stable Door (Cecil Armstrong Gibbs)

12 The Stable Door

00:02:24

Jeremy Backhouse, Conductor - Vasari Singers, Choir - Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, Composer - Lilian Cox, Lyricist

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Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night) (arr. J.E. West) (A. Adam)

13 Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night) (arr. J.E. West)

00:05:37

Adolphe Adam, Composer - Jeremy Backhouse, Conductor - Vasari Singers, Choir - Martin Ford, Performer - Placide Cappeau, Lyricist - John E. West, Composer

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In the Bleak Midwinter (Harold Darke)

14 In the Bleak Mid-Winter

00:04:40

Harold Darke, Composer - Christina Rossetti, Lyricist - Jeremy Backhouse, Conductor - Vasari Singers, Choir - Martin Ford, Performer

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The Christ-Child (Gabriel Jackson)

15 The Christ-child

00:05:00

Jeremy Backhouse, Conductor - Vasari Singers, Choir - Gabriel Jackson, Composer - G.K. Chesterton, Lyricist

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Nativity Carol

16 Nativity carol

00:04:22

John Rutter, Composer - Jeremy Backhouse, Conductor - Vasari Singers, Choir - Martin Ford, Performer

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Jingle Bells (arr. B. Parry) (Ben Parry)

17 Jingle Bells (arr. B. Parry)

00:02:41

James Lord Pierpont, Composer - Jeremy Backhouse, Conductor - Vasari Singers, Choir - Ben Parry, Composer

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Christmas-tide (Bob Chilcott)

18 Christmas-tide

00:03:05

Jeremy Backhouse, Conductor - Vasari Singers, Choir - Bob Chilcott, Composer - Janet Lewis, Lyricist

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I Believe in Father Christmas (arr. J. Rathbone) (Jonathan Rathbone)

19 I Believe in Father Christmas (arr. J. Rathbone)

00:03:14

Peter Sinfield, Lyricist - Jeremy Backhouse, Conductor - Vasari Singers, Choir - Jonathan Rathbone, Composer - Greg Lake, Composer

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Carol Medley (Jonathan Rathbone)

20 Carol Medley

00:03:11

Jeremy Backhouse, Conductor - Vasari Singers, Choir - Jonathan Rathbone, Composer - Martin Ford, Performer - Traditional, Lyricist

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About the album

• 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
• Total length: 01:12:26
• 1 Digital booklet

• Main artists: Vasari Singers
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: Naxos
• Genre: Classical
Available in
16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

Digital booklet

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