2009-12-24: A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England, UK

Tracklist

• 1
  [Introduction]

  [Announcer]
  3:33
• 2
  Once in Royal David's City

  Henry John Gauntlett, arr. Stephen Cleobury
  4:22
• 3
  Bidding Prayer

  [Acting Dean]
  3:49
• 4
  Ding Dong! Merrily on High

  [traditional], arr. Mack Wilberg
  2:36
• 5
  First Lesson: Genesis 3:8-19

  [Chorister]
  2:55
• 6
  Jesus Christ, the Apple Tree

  Elizabeth Poston
  3:01
• 7
  Adam lay ybounden

  Philip Ledger
  1:46
• 8
  Second Lesson: Genesis 2:15-18

  [Choral Scholar]
  1:07
• 9
  In dulci jubilo

  [traditional], arr. Robert Lucas de Pearsall
  3:10
• 10
  One Star, at Last

  Peter Maxwell Davies
  3:09
• 11
  Third Lesson: Isaiah 9:2, 6-7

  [Member of College Staff]
  1:13
• 12
  Sussex Carol

  [traditional] arr. David Willcocks
  1:35
• 13
  God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

  [traditional] arr. David Willcocks
  3:41
• 14
  Fourth Lesson: Isaiah 11:1-3a, 4a, 6-9

  [Representative of the city of Cambridge]
  1:48
• 15
  There Is No Rose

  [traditional]
  3:16
• 16
  Det är en ros utsprungen

  Michael Praetorius, arr. Jan Sandström
  4:25
• 17
  Fifth Lesson: Luke 1:26-35, 38

  [Representative of Eton College]
  2:17
• 18
  Mary's Magnificat

  Andrew Carter
  3:14
• 19
  Joys Seven

  [traditional], arr. Stephen Cleobury
  3:07
• 20
  Sixth Lesson: Luke 2:1, 3-7

  [Assistant Chaplain]
  1:20
• 21
  Infant Holy

  [traditional] arr. David Willcocks
  1:52
• 22
  Il est né

  [traditional] arr. David Willcocks
  2:27
• 23
  Seventh Lesson: Luke 2:8-16

  [Director of Music]
  1:47
• 24
  The Christ Child

  Gabriel Jackson
  4:50
• 25
  While Shepherds Watched

  [traditional], arr. Stephen Cleobury
  2:51
• 26
  Eighth Lesson: Matthew 2:1-12

  [Lay Dean]
  3:04
• 27
  In the Bleak Mid-winter

  Harold Darke
  4:17
• 28
  Personent hodie

  [traditional], arr. Gustav Holst
  2:31
• 29
  Ninth Lesson: John 1:1-14

  [Provost]
  2:35
• 30
  O Come, All Ye Faithful

  John Francis Wade arr. David Willcocks
  4:21
• 31
  Collect and Blessing

  [Acting Dean]
  1:15
• 32
  Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

  Felix Mendelssohn, descant David Willcocks
  3:17
• 33
  In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 / [talking]

  Johann Sebastian Bach / [Announcer]
  2:40
• 34
  Toccata-Gigue on the Sussex Carol

  George Baker
  4:46
• 35
  [Outro]

  [Announcer]
  3:47

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Release credits

• Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
  choir vocals [2, 4, 6-7, 9-10, 12-13, 15-16, 18-19, 21-22, 24-25, 27-28, 30, 32-34]
• Stephen Cleobury
  chorus master [2, 4, 6-7, 9-10, 12-13, 15-16, 18-19, 21-22, 24-25, 27-28, 30, 32-34]

Issues

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