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Christmas Presence / The King's Singers
Signum Classics

Christmas Presence / The King's Singers

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Composer
BYRD CHILCOTT HOWELLS
Artist
The King'S Singers
Format
CD
Label
Signum Classics
Released
Sep 15, 2017
Catalog #
SIGCD497
UPC
635212049723

About

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)

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 Hodie Christus natus est 02:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    Hodie Christus natus est
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  2. 2 Resonet in laudibus 03:43
    Track
    2
    Title
    Resonet in laudibus
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  3. 3 Es ist ein ros entsprungen 02:35
    Track
    3
    Title
    Es ist ein ros entsprungen
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Michael Praetorius
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  4. 4 Beata viscera 02:08
    Track
    4
    Title
    Beata viscera
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  5. 5 Hodie Christus natus est, SwWV 163 03:39
    Track
    5
    Title
    Hodie Christus natus est, SwWV 163
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  6. 6 No. 1. O magnum mysterium 03:10
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 1. O magnum mysterium
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  7. 7 No. 2. Quem vidistis pastores dicite 02:48
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 2. Quem vidistis pastores dicite
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  8. 8 No. 4. Hodie Christus natus est 02:16
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 4. Hodie Christus natus est
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  9. 9 A Spotless Rose (arr. for vocal ensemble) 03:00
    Track
    9
    Title
    A Spotless Rose (arr. for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Herbert Howells
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  10. 10 Here Is the Little Door (arr. for vocal ensemble) 03:21
    Track
    10
    Title
    Here Is the Little Door (arr. for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Herbert Howells
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  11. 11 Sing Lullaby (arr. for vocal ensemble) 03:08
    Track
    11
    Title
    Sing Lullaby (arr. for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Herbert Howells
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  12. 12 I Saw Three Ships 03:15
    Track
    12
    Title
    I Saw Three Ships
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Clive Smith
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  13. 13 God Rest You Merry Gentlemen (arr. G. Keating for vocal ensemble) 02:53
    Track
    13
    Title
    God Rest You Merry Gentlemen (arr. G. Keating for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  14. 14 La Peregrinaçion (arr. P. Knight for vocal ensemble) 03:14
    Track
    14
    Title
    La Peregrinaçion (arr. P. Knight for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Ariel Ramírez
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  15. 15 The Christmas Song (arr. P. Knight for vocal ensemble) 03:24
    Track
    15
    Title
    The Christmas Song (arr. P. Knight for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Robert Wells, Mel Tormé
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  16. 16 Still, still, still, weils Kindlein schlafen will (arr. A. L'Estrange for vocal ensemble) 03:23
    Track
    16
    Title
    Still, still, still, weils Kindlein schlafen will (arr. A. L'Estrange for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  17. 17 Jingle Bells (arr. G. Langford for vocal ensemble) 01:39
    Track
    17
    Title
    Jingle Bells (arr. G. Langford for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    James Lord Pierpont
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  18. 18 A Thanksgiving 02:54
    Track
    18
    Title
    A Thanksgiving
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Bob Chilcott
    Ensemble
    National Youth Choir of Great Britain