Roderick Elms: Festive Frolic - A Celebration of Christmas

Roderick Elms’ Christmas music ranges from charming and witty arrangements of well-loved traditional carols to new settings and festive orchestral pieces written for this very special season. The charm and immediate appeal of his music has been captivating audiences across the country for many years and this selection represents some of his most popular works, together with a few new ones such as the spectacular suite Wassail Down the Wind for organ and orchestra.

Tracklist

Elms, Roderick
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
1Fanfare da Festa01:31
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
Elms, Roderick - Arranger
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Wilde, Mark (tenor)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
2O come, O come, Emmanuel (arr. R. Elms)04:01
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Wilde, Mark (tenor)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
Traditional
Elms, Roderick - Arranger
Traditional - Lyricist
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Broadbent, Peter (Conductor)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
3No. 1. Gabriel's Message03:10
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Broadbent, Peter (Conductor)
4No. 2. Rocking02:12
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
5No. 3. Angels from the Realms of Glory03:40
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Elms, Roderick - Arranger
Owen, Martin (horn)
Fletcher, Andrew (horn)
Young, Alistair (organ)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
6Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: Chorale: Zion hort die Wachter singen (arr. R. Elms)04:12
Owen, Martin (horn)
Fletcher, Andrew (horn)
Young, Alistair (organ)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
Traditional
Elms, Roderick - Arranger
Traditional - Lyricist
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
7Cherry Tree Carol (arr. R. Elms)02:09
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
Kirkpatrick, William J.
Elms, Roderick - Arranger
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Wilde, Mark (tenor)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
8Away in a Manger (arr. R. Elms)03:19
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Wilde, Mark (tenor)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
Elms, Roderick
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
Nicholson, Stuart (organ)
9I. The Boar's Head, Coventry05:24
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
Nicholson, Stuart (organ)
10II. Merry Gents04:08
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
Nicholson, Stuart (organ)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
11III. Wassailing in the Dark03:01
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
Nicholson, Stuart (organ)
Traditional
Mohr, Josef - Lyricist
Elms, Roderick - Arranger
Traditional - Lyricist
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
12No. 1. Coventry Carol03:26
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
13No. 2. Silent Night03:40
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
14No. 3. In Dulci Jubilo01:57
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Elms, Roderick - Arranger
Young, Alistair (organ)
Owen, Martin (horn)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
Fletcher, Andrew (horn)
15Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!, BWV 208: Aria: Schafe konnen sicher weiden (Sheep may safely graze) (arr. R. Elms)03:50
Young, Alistair (organ)
Owen, Martin (horn)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
Fletcher, Andrew (horn)
Elms, Roderick
Nicholson, Stuart (organ)
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
16Festive Frolic03:13
Nicholson, Stuart (organ)
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
Elms, Roderick
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor - Lyricist
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
Wilde, Mark (tenor)
17Sleep, Sweet Babe! (Dormi Jesu)03:03
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
Wilde, Mark (tenor)
Hopkins Jr., John Henry
Elms, Roderick - Arranger
Hopkins Jr., John Henry - Lyricist
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Filsell, Simon (baritone)
Stephen, Garrod (baritone)
Williams, Christopher (baritone)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
Quigley, Stephen (drum)
18We Three Kings of Orient Are (arr. R. Elms)03:37
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Filsell, Simon (baritone)
Stephen, Garrod (baritone)
Williams, Christopher (baritone)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
Quigley, Stephen (drum)
Marks, Johnny
Elms, Roderick - Arranger
Marks, Johnny - Lyricist
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Wilde, Mark (tenor)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
19Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (arr. R. Elms)02:48
Joyful Company of Singers (Choir)
Wilde, Mark (tenor)
Bell, Stephen (Conductor)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)

Total Playing Time: 01:02:21