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If you like the style of the King's Singers, with their delicate male extended jazz harmonies and their vocal dooby-doo-wahs and ching-ching-ching-ching-chings, you'll surely agree that the Christmas song, with its simple, familiar, and infinitely malleable materials, fits their work well. With the release of Christmas Songbook in 2016, they have issued three Christmas albums, plus one with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. As the Christmas Songbook title suggests, this one is a bit more oriented toward American popular repertoire than the earlier ones, although there are still several traditional carols. These are placed as slow interludes, letting the vocal flights and jazzy elaborations settle down for a minute to luscious straight harmonies. For the full effect, though, sample one of the more ornate arrangements, like Winter Wonderland, which, like several other pieces on the album, is arranged by the composer Alexander L'Estrange. After nearly 50 years and countless changes in membership, the sound of the King's Singers has not only remained constant but has continued to develop, and that's why they still flourish while so many other ensembles have fallen by the wayside. An early recommendation for Christmas 2016 and beyond.
© TiVo
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John Frederick Coots, Composer - The King's Singers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Emi Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Alexander L’Estrange, Composer
(C) 2016 Signum Records (P) 2016 Signum Records
Gustav Holst, Composer - The King's Singers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Alexander L’Estrange, Composer - Perona Wright (NS), MusicPublisher
(C) 2016 Signum Records (P) 2016 Signum Records
Meredith Willson, Composer - The King's Singers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Alexander L’Estrange, Composer - MPL UK Publishing, MusicPublisher
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Traditional, Composer - The King's Singers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Alexander L’Estrange, Composer
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Peter Wilhousky, Composer - Keith Roberts, Composer - The King's Singers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Peter J Wilhousky, Composer
(C) 2016 Signum Records (P) 2016 Signum Records
Richard Storrs Willis, Composer - The King's Singers, Ensemble, MainArtist - St James Music, MusicPublisher - Berty Rice, Composer
(C) 2016 Signum Records (P) 2016 Signum Records
Walter Rollins, Composer - Johnny Marks, Composer - Steve Nelson, Composer - The King's Singers, Ensemble, MainArtist - CHAPPELL AND CO INC, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell North America Limited, MusicPublisher - ST-NICHOLAS-MUSIC INC, MusicPublisher - Berty Rice, Composer
(C) 2016 Signum Records (P) 2016 Signum Records
Irving Berlin, Composer - The King's Singers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Berty Rice, Composer
(C) 2016 Signum Records (P) 2016 Signum Records
Traditional, Composer - The King's Singers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Berty Rice, Composer
(C) 2016 Signum Records (P) 2016 Signum Records
Traditional, Composer - The King's Singers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Berty Rice, Composer
(C) 2016 Signum Records (P) 2016 Signum Records
Leroy Anderson, Composer - Mitchell Parrish, Composer - The King's Singers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Emi Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Alexander L’Estrange, Composer
(C) 2016 Signum Records (P) 2016 Signum Records
Michael Carr, Composer - Tommie Connor, Composer - Jimmy Leach, Composer - The King's Singers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Peter Maurice Music Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Alexander L’Estrange, Composer
(C) 2016 Signum Records (P) 2016 Signum Records
Franz Xavier Grüber, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Keith Roberts, Composer - The King's Singers, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Signum Records (P) 2016 Signum Records
PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Felix Bernard, Composer - The King's Singers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Alexander L’Estrange, Composer
(C) 2016 Signum Records (P) 2016 Signum Records
Hugh Martin, Composer - Keith Roberts, Composer - The King's Singers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Emi Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2016 Signum Records (P) 2016 Signum Records
Traditional, Composer - The King's Singers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Oxford University Press, MusicPublisher - Alexander L’Estrange, Composer
(C) 2016 Signum Records (P) 2016 Signum Records
Album review
If you like the style of the King's Singers, with their delicate male extended jazz harmonies and their vocal dooby-doo-wahs and ching-ching-ching-ching-chings, you'll surely agree that the Christmas song, with its simple, familiar, and infinitely malleable materials, fits their work well. With the release of Christmas Songbook in 2016, they have issued three Christmas albums, plus one with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. As the Christmas Songbook title suggests, this one is a bit more oriented toward American popular repertoire than the earlier ones, although there are still several traditional carols. These are placed as slow interludes, letting the vocal flights and jazzy elaborations settle down for a minute to luscious straight harmonies. For the full effect, though, sample one of the more ornate arrangements, like Winter Wonderland, which, like several other pieces on the album, is arranged by the composer Alexander L'Estrange. After nearly 50 years and countless changes in membership, the sound of the King's Singers has not only remained constant but has continued to develop, and that's why they still flourish while so many other ensembles have fallen by the wayside. An early recommendation for Christmas 2016 and beyond.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:53
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: The King's Singers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Signum Records
- Genre: Ambient/New Age Christmas Music
(C) 2016 Signum Records (P) 2016 Signum Records
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