Christmas Carols From Oxford

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Christmas Carols From Oxford
Magdalen College Choir, John Harper, conductor

[ Alto / CD ]

Release Date: Monday 1 December 2014

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"..Magdalen College Oxford played an important part in the Victorian revival of the celebration of Christmas and especially of carol singing.. key figure.. J R Bloxam, Fellow of Magdalen.. first held a musical entertainment for Magdalen choristers.. Christmas Eve in 1840 or 1841.." John Harper

Tracks:

EARLY

1. Come all you Worthy Gentlemen 1:25
2. Nova, nova, AVE fit ex EVA 1:20
3. Goday, Sir Cristemas 1:47
4. Ave Maria. Hail Blessed Flower 1:39
5. Nowell. Out of your Sleep Arise 2:00
6. Lully, lulla, thou Little Tiny Child (The Coventry Carol) 3:16
7. Remember, O thou man 2.59
8. Lullaby, my Sweet Little Baby 4.33
9. This Day Christ was Born (A Carol for Christmas Day) 2:53

VICTORIAN

10. As Jacob with Travel was Weary One Day (Jacob's Ladder) 2:21
11. The First Nowell 4:34
12. Why, most Highest? (Jesus in the Manger) 2:37
13. The Virgin Stills the Crying (Cradle-song of the Blessed Virgin) 2:17
14. The Moon Shines Bright 2:04
15. I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing in 1.57
16. What Child is this? 2.05
17. See, Amid the Winter's Snow (Hymn for Christmas Day) 4:49
18. Sleep! Holy Babe! (Words: E. Caswall; Music: John B. Dykes) 3:44
19. Good Christian Men, Rejoice 1:45
20. Good King Wenceslas 2.38
21. A Babe is Born, all of a Maid 2:16
22. All this Night Bright Angels Sing (Carol for Christmas Day) 2:14
23. Here we Come a-wassailing (The Wassail Song ) 2:18
24. We Three Kings of Orient are 3:40

MODERN

25. A New Year Carol 2.13
26. I Sing of a Maiden 2.36
27. Lullay my Liking 3.04
28. Of One that is so Fair and Bright 1.34
29. This have I done for my True Love 4.48