Choral Music (Christmas) (The First Nowell - Christmas Carols Through the Ages) (The Edison Singers, Edison)

The Christmas carol has its origins in the Middle Ages but it has since embraced a wide variety of musical backgrounds. In this album, religious sentiment is set in many different contexts – from the mystery plays to an African American spiritual, from its origins in Gregorian Chant and 16th-century secular dance to traditional examples rooted in poetry. Some of the most famous and beautiful examples are heard alongside energising contemporary carols to present a tapestry of the genre across the centuries.

Tracklist

Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Nicholson, Stuart - Arranger
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Larkin, Matthew (organ)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
1Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (arr. S. Nicholson for choir and organ)02:41
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Larkin, Matthew (organ)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Holst, Gustav
Gjeilo, Ola - Arranger
Rossetti, Christina - Lyricist
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
2In the Bleak Midwinter (arr. O. Gjeilo for choir)05:15
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Niles, John Jacob
O'Donovan, Matthew - Arranger
Traditional - Lyricist
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Larkin, Matthew (organ)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
3I Wonder as I Wander (arr. M. O'Donovan for choir and organ)04:35
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Larkin, Matthew (organ)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon
Edison, Noel - Arranger
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Larkin, Matthew (organ)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
4Hodie Christus natus est, SwWV 163 (arr. N. Edison for choir and organ)03:58
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Larkin, Matthew (organ)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Rutter, John - Arranger
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Larkin, Matthew (organ)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
5Sans Day Carol (arr. J. Rutter for choir and organ)03:27
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Larkin, Matthew (organ)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Ord, Boris
Traditional - Lyricist
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
6Adam lay ybounden01:07
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Halley, Paul - Arranger
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
7Go Tell It on the Mountain (arr. P. Halley for choir)03:46
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Whitacre, Eric
Esch, Edward - Lyricist
Silvestri, Charles Anthony - Lyricist
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
8Lux Arumque03:08
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Traditional - Lyricist
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
95 English Folk Songs: No. 5. Wassail Song02:42
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Beamish, Sally
Shepherd, Katrina - Lyricist
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
10In the Stillness01:49
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Traditional
Wood, Charles - Arranger
Larkin, Matthew - Arranger
Woodward, George Ratcliffe - Lyricist
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Larkin, Matthew (organ)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
11Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. C. Wood and M. Larkin for choir and organ)02:23
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Larkin, Matthew (organ)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Traditional
Wood, Charles - Arranger
Traditional - Lyricist
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
12A Virgin Most Pure (arr. C. Wood for choir)02:51
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Willan, Healey
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
13Hodie, Christus natus est01:58
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Shaw, Martin - Arranger
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
14Coventry Carol (arr. M. Shaw for choir)02:07
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Biebl, Franz Xaver
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
15Ave Maria (Angelus Domini) (version for 2 mixed choirs)06:53
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Chilcott, Bob - Arranger
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
16My Dancing Day (arr. B. Chilcott for choir)01:54
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Gruber, Franz Xaver
Chinsen, Silas - Arranger
Young, John Freeman - Lyricist
Mohr, Josef - Lyricist
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Larkin, Matthew (organ)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
17Silent Night (Stille Nacht) (arr. S. Chinsen for choir and organ)03:08
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Larkin, Matthew (organ)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
Traditional
Stainer, John - Arranger
Halley, Paul - Arranger
Traditional - Lyricist
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Larkin, Matthew (organ)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)
18The First Nowell (arr. P. Halley and J. Stainer for choir and organ)05:38
Edison Singers, The (Choir)
Larkin, Matthew (organ)
Edison, Noel (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 59:20