Christmas Presence / The King's Singers

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Label
Signum Classics
Release Date
September 15, 2017
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BYRD CHILCOTT HOWELLS
    • PERFORMER
      The King'S Singers
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 15, 2017
    • UPC
      635212049723
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SIGCD497
    • LABEL
      Signum Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Hodie Christus natus est

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    2. Resonet in laudibus

      Composer: Orlande de Lassus

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    3. Es ist ein ros entsprungen

      Composer: Michael Praetorius

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    4. Beata viscera

      Composer: William Byrd

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    5. Hodie Christus natus est, SwWV 163

      Composer: Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    6. No. 1. O magnum mysterium

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    7. No. 2. Quem vidistis pastores dicite

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    8. No. 4. Hodie Christus natus est

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    9. A Spotless Rose (arr. for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    10. Here Is the Little Door (arr. for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    11. Sing Lullaby (arr. for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    12. I Saw Three Ships

      Composer: Clive Smith

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    13. God Rest You Merry Gentlemen (arr. G. Keating for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    14. La Peregrinaçion (arr. P. Knight for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Ariel Ramírez

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    15. The Christmas Song (arr. P. Knight for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Robert Wells, Mel Tormé

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    16. Still, still, still, weils Kindlein schlafen will (arr. A. L'Estrange for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    17. Jingle Bells (arr. G. Langford for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: James Lord Pierpont

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    18. A Thanksgiving

      Composer: Bob Chilcott

      Ensemble: National Youth Choir of Great Britain


Expanded Edition: This album contains new tracks that were not available on the original, limited release version, released on-demand in 2015

The essence of The King’s Singers has always been live performance. On Christmas Presence, the beloved acapella group gives the listener the experience of being at a live King’s Singers concert in one of the world’s most beautiful buildings, from the comfort of their own home. The program for this special holiday concert takes the listener through various ages and styles of music, from the Renaissance to the present day. A sublime accompaniment to the holiday season, the King's Singers open with sacred music, move through modern carols, and end with festive musical favorites.

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REVIEWS:

This live performance catches The King’s Singers in particularly fresh, spontaneous fettle, as their 50th anniversary approaches.

– BBC Music Magazine

Recorded live at King’s College, Cambridge in 2015, the King’s Singers are as alluring as ever. All is given with that familiar, deliciously fragile refinement.

– The Sunday Times (UK)