Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea

William Vann

Hugh Rowlands

A Vaughan Williams Christmas

8 Traditional English Carols: No. 1, And All in the Morning

2 Carols: No. 1, Come Love We God

9 Carols: No. 1, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

8 Traditional English Carols: No. 2, On Christmas Night

2 Carols: No. 2, There Is a Flower

9 Carols: No. 2, As Joseph was a-Walking

Thomas Stoddart

8 Traditional English Carols: No. 3, The Twelve Apostles

O Little Town of Bethlehem (Arr. R. Vaughan Williams for Choir)

9 Carols: No. 3, Mummer's Carol (Cherry Tree Carol)

Edward Hughes

8 Traditional English Carols: No. 4, Down in Yon Forest

The Golden Carol

Angus McPhee

9 Carols: No. 4, The First Nowell

8 Traditional English Carols: No. 5, May Day Carol

Eloise Irving

Wither's Rocking Hymn

9 Carols: No. 5, The Lord at First

8 Traditional English Carols: No. 6, The Truth Sent from Above

Snow in the Street

9 Carols: No. 6, Coventry Carol

8 Traditional English Carols: No. 7, The Birth of the Saviour

Katy Hill

Adrian Horsewood

Blake's Cradle Song

Timothy Murphy

9 Carols: No. 7, I Saw Three Ships

8 Traditional English Carols: No. 8, Wassail Song

9 Carols: No. 8, A Virgin Most Pure

9 Carols: No. 9, Dives and Lazarus

Ralph Vaughan Williams

The Salutation Carol

Joshua Ryan

This recording focusses on arrangements made by Vaughan Williams for The Oxford Book of Carols (1928), coupled with two later carols published by OUP. Many of the tunes are far from well-known and deserve a new audience. We think 10 of the 22 tracks are first recordings, but reserve the right to have overlooked one or two amidst the vast but very mixed heritage of recorded carols. The preface to The Oxford Book of Carols tells us that: ‘Variety in the method of singing is even more important than with hymns, and the verses should never be sung straight through all in the same way.’ In this spirit the choir’s director, William Vann, has prepared the carols for recording with a mixture of accompanied, unaccompanied and solo verses. Few of these carols are likely to have been undertaken by a congregation; this recording by a choir of distinguished professional singers presents the carols at their best, supported by the Henry Willis organ of St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead, in half of the carols.

Vaughan Williams: An Oxford Christmas

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A Vaughan Williams Christmas

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