2008-12-24: A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England, UK

Tracklist

• 1
  [Introduction]

  [Announcer]
  3:23
• 2
  Once in Royal David's City

  Henry John Gauntlett, arr. Stephen Cleobury
  4:21
• 3
  Bidding Prayer

  [Dean]
  4:03
• 4
  If Ye Would Hear the Angels Sing

  Peter Tranchell
  2:37
• 5
  First Lesson: Genesis 3:8-19

  [unknown]
  3:21
• 6
  Remember, O Thou Man

  Thomas Ravenscroft
  2:08
• 7
  Adam lay ybounden

  Boris Ord
  1:19
• 8
  Second Lesson: Genesis 22:15-18

  [unknown]
  1:15
• 9
  Angels From the Realms of Glory

  Henry T. Smart, arr. Philip Ledger
  2:43
• 10
  In dulci jubilo

  Hieronymus Praetorius
  2:36
• 11
  Third Lesson: Isaiah 9:2, 6-7

  [unknown]
  1:34
• 12
  Nowell Sing We

  [traditional]
  2:51
• 13
  Unto Us Is Born a Son

  [traditional], arr. David Willcocks
  2:23
• 14
  Fourth Lesson: Isaiah 11:1-3a, 4a, 6-9

  [unknown]
  1:50
• 15
  The Lamb

  John Tavener
  3:25
• 16
  A Spotless Rose

  Herbert Howells
  3:02
• 17
  Fifth Lesson: Luke 1:26-35, 38

  [unknown]
  2:58
• 18
  I Sing of a Maiden

  Sir Lennox Berkeley
  2:33
• 19
  Mary

  Dominic Muldowney
  4:28
• 20
  Sixth Lesson: Luke 2:1, 3-7

  [unknown]
  1:30
• 21
  Wither's Rocking Hymn

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:16
• 22
  What Sweeter Music?

  John Rutter
  4:26
• 23
  Seventh Lesson: Luke 2:8-16

  [unknown]
  2:00
• 24
  Infant Holy

  [traditional], arr. Stephen Cleobury
  2:12
• 25
  God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

  [traditional], arr. David Willcocks
  3:54
• 26
  Eighth Lesson: Matthew 2:1-12

  [unknown]
  3:10
• 27
  Illuminare, Jerusalem

  Judith Weir
  2:16
• 28
  Glory to the Christ Child

  Alan Bullard
  2:18
• 29
  Ninth Lesson: John 1:1-14

  [unknown]
  2:40
• 30
  O Come, All Ye Faithful

  John Francis Wade, arr. David Willcocks
  4:41
• 31
  Collect and Blessing

  [unknown]
  1:18
• 32
  Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

  Felix Mendelssohn, descant David Willcocks
  3:24
• 33
  In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 / [talking]

  Johann Sebastian Bach / [Announcer]
  2:50
• 34
  La Nativité du seigneur : Dieu parmi nous

  Olivier Messiaen
  8:22
• 35
  [Outro]

  [Announcer]
  0:59

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Release credits

• Benjamin Bayl
  organ [27]
• 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]
• Stephen Cleobury
  chorus master [2, 4, 6-7, 9-10, 12-13, 15, 18-19, 21-22, 24-25, 27-28, 30, 32], conductor [16, 27], organ [33-34]

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