Christmas 2015

Follow the links to hear your part picked out to help you learn it and to hear performances that will be quite different to ours!
Item DetailsSource Rehearsal tracks Performance
Vox clara ecce intonat Hymn at lauds during Advent (6th century) Gabriel Jackson Sheet alto
SoundCloud
Reading
From the Feast of St Friend. — Arnold Bennet
Once in Royal David’s City AUDIENCE CAROL: H.J.Gauntlett harmonized by A.H.Mann, descant David Willcocks Book p260 John Fletcher music
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Reading
My Night With Santa — Bob Lazzar-Atwood
Pictures of Christmas. — Gervase Phinn
Nowell, nowell! Trad. English adapted from the Cornish Songbook. Jonathan Willcocks Words SoundCloud, thanks David SoundCloud
What sweeter music Words by Robert Herrick (1591-1674). John Rutter Sheet soprano   alto   tenor   bass YouRepeat
Reading
A Christmas Carol. — G K Chesterton
The Gypsy — Edward Thomas
Joseph dearest, Joseph mine Trad. German Sheet
YouTube
The Wellspring Words by Kevin Crossley-Holland. Bob Chilcott        Sheet
SoundCloud
Unto us is born a Son AUDIENCE CAROL: Piae Contiones, arr. David Willcocks Book p357 John Fletcher music
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Reading
'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime ( the Huron Carol) — Jean de Brebeuf    trans Jesse Edgar Middleton
Canadian Christmas Song. — Eric Bogle and John Munro
Christmas is coming Trad. English Carol additional lyrics David Warner. Mack Wilberg Sheet
SoundCloud
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day Trad. English words. John Gardner Sheet soprano   alto   tenor   bass   all

YouTube

 

Reading
from Favourite Carols " In The Bleak Midwinter — Aled Jones
In the bleak midwinter AUDIENCE CAROL: Words by Christina Rossetti.(1830-1894) Gustav Holst Book p173

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Reading
The Wicked Fairy At The Manger. — U A Fanthorpe
Goodwill to Men- Give Us Your Money — Pam Ayres
Bianca's Baby — Gervase Phinn
Myn Lyking words 15th century R.R. Terry (1865-1938) Book p152

John Fletcher music
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Bethlehem Down Words Bruce Blunt. Peter Warlock Sheet

John Fletcher music
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YouTube
Reading
St Luke 2, v1-20
The Chirst-child
Words: G.K. Chesterton. David Johnson
Clarinet & Alto Duet
No choir part
Stille Nacht Josef Mohr, Franz Gruber arr. David Willcocks         Book p304 John Fletcher music
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YouTube
O come, all ye faithful AUDIENCE CAROL:  words and melody by J.F.Wade (c.1711-1786) arr. David Willcocks Book p226 John Fletcher music
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Note.
Since I compiled these lists, John Fletcher has changed his website.
Registration is required to hear any tracks and we need to pay to hear pieces still under copyright.

25 Nov. I have heard that there is a problem using this site with Windows10.

If you find any better performances, or can fill in some of the gaps, let me know.
Robin