Christmas Favorite Classics For almost two thousand years people around the world have been gathering to celebrate the Christmas season. These celebrations are as varied as their countries of origin but share at least two common threads, the birth of Jesus and the desire to celebrate this event in music. Carols such as Silent Night, O Holy Night or Ave Maria are sung throughout the world and need little introduction. Many of the tracks on this disc are less known but great Christmas carols.
1 King Jesus Hath a Garden By Elora Festival Singers 2:29
2 Hodie Christus Natus Est, SWV 456 By Washington Choral Arts Society 6:08
3 Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben, BWV 147: Chorale: Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring) (Arr. M. Hess for Piano) By Eteri Andjaparidze 3:16
4 Nesciens Mater Virgo Virum By Elora Festival Singers 3:50
5 Noëls Sur Les Instruments, H. 534: Vous Qui Désirez Sans Fin By Aradia Ensemble 2:25
6 Czech Christmas Mass, "Hail, Master!": Agnus Dei By Dagmar Vaňkátová 3:24
7 Angels from the Realms of Glory (Arr. P. Ledger for Choir): Angels, from the Realms of Glory (Arr. P. Ledger for Choir) By Trinity Church Choir, New York 3:00
8 Sussex Carol: On Christmas Night (Arr. P. Ledger for Choir and Organ) By Trinity Church Choir, New York 1:56
9 Noëls Sur Les Instruments, H. 534: Laissez Paistre Vos Bêtes By Aradia Ensemble 2:36
10 Der Lindenbaum (The Linden Tree Carol) (Sung in English) By Elora Festival Singers 1:41
11 Christus, Op. 97, MWV A26: Chorus: There Shall a Star Come Out of Jacob (Sung in English) By Washington Choral Arts Society 5:20
12 Ave Maria (Arr. D. Sosin for Flute and Harp) By Nora Shulman 3:05
14 Es Ist Ein Ros' Entsprungen (The World's Fair Rose) By German Boys Choir 2:50
15 Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) (Sung in English) (Arr. for Choir and Organ) By Elora Festival Singers 4:29
16 Silent Night By Elora Festival Singers 3:08
17 Weihnachtsbaum, S186/R71: III. Die Hirten An Der Krippe (In Dulci Jubilo) By Eteri Andjaparidze 3:40
18 Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Chorus: Hallelujah By Trinity Church Choir, New York 4:04
Christmas Favorite Classics For almost two thousand years people around the world have been gathering to celebrate the Christmas season. These celebrations are as varied as their countries of origin but share at least two common threads, the birth of Jesus and the desire to celebrate this event in music. Carols such as Silent Night, O Holy Night or Ave Maria are sung throughout the world and need little introduction. Many of the tracks on this disc are less known but great Christmas carols.
