An Olde English Christmas (Incls 'Hark, the Herald Angels Sing' & 'We Three Kings of Orient Are')

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An Olde English Christmas (Incls 'Hark, the Herald Angels Sing' & 'We Three Kings of Orient Are')
John Alldis Choir / London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis

[ Decca / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 9 November 2007

This item is only available to us via Special Order. We should be able to get it to you in 3 - 6 weeks from when you order it.

"The ideal Christmas collection of 18 popular carols. Originally released by Decca in 1980, An Olde English Christmas presents 18 Christmas carols in opulent arrangements that should appeal to anyone who enjoys a "light classics" approach to the season."

"The ideal Christmas collection of 18 popular carols. Originally released by Decca in 1980, An Olde EnglishChristmas presents 18 Christmas carols in opulentarrangements that should appeal to anyone who enjoysa "light classics" approach to the season. PeterHope's lavish orchestrations of such holiday favoritesas "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing," "Joy to theWorld," "The First Nowell," and "O Come All Ye Faithful"are brilliantly decked out in festive colors, andthe performances by the John Alldis Choir and the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Colin Davis, are robustand ebullient, with an uplifting character that makes listeninga pleasure. The purely instrumental numbers, such as "In dulci jubilo," "Silent Night," "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," and "The Holly and the Ivy," among others, are freely elaborated around their famous tunes, so they are not practical for singing along; but if the album is played simply as background music for a Christmas gathering, the fantasia style of these numbers works quite well. The sound quality of the recording is clear and warm, though the ADD mastering is a little lacking in dimensions and definition; this album was obviously intended to supply atmosphere without being scrutinized too closely, so the reproduction is not a serious problem."
- Blair Sanderson

Tracks:

1 Hark, the Herald Angels Sing (Mendelssohn)
2 Coventry Carol (traditional)
3 Joy to the World (Handel)
4 In dulci jubilo (traditional)
5 Silent Night (Gruber)
6 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional)
7 The Holly and the Ivy (traditional)
8 What Child is This? (Greensleeves) (traditional)
9 The First Nowell (traditional)
10 Good King Wenceslas (traditional)
11 Deck The Halls (traditional)
12 O Tannenbaum (traditional)
13 Patapan (traditional)
14 We Three Kings of Orient Are (Hopkins)
15 Away in a Manger (Martin Luther)
16 I Saw Three Ships (traditional)
17 I Wonder as I Wander (traditional)
18 O Come All Ye Faithful (Reading/Oakley)