Christmas Songbook / The King's Singers

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Label
Signum Classics
Release Date
August 12, 2016
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BERLIN GRUBER HOLST LEACH
    • PERFORMER
      King'S Singers
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 12, 2016
    • UPC
      635212045923
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SIGCD459
    • LABEL
      Signum Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    Works ⌄

    1. Santa Claus is Coming to Town (arr. A. L'Estrange for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    2. In the bleak midwinter (arr. A. L'Estrange for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Gustav Holst

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    3. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (arr. A. L'Estrange for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Meredith Willson

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    4. Still, Still, Still (arr. A. L'Estrange for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    5. Carol of the Bells (arr. K. Roberts for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    6. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (arr. B. Rice for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Richard S. Willis

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    7. Frosty The Snowman - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

      Composer: Johnny Marks, Steve Nelson, Jack Rollins

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    8. Holiday Inn: White Christmas (arr. B. Rice for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Irving Berlin

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    9. Ding Dong Merrily on High (arr. B. Rice for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    10. The First Nowell (arr. B. Rice for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    11. Sleigh Ride (arr. A. L'Estrange for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Leroy Anderson

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    12. The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot (arr. A. L'Estrange for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Michael Carr, Tommie Connor, Jimmy Leach

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    13. Silent Night (arr. K. Roberts for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Franz Xaver Gruber

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    14. Winter Wonderland (arr. A. L'Estrange for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Felix Bernard

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    15. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (arr. K. Roberts for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Hugh Martin

      Ensemble: The King's Singers

    16. We Wish You a Merry Christmas (arr. A. L'Estrange for vocal ensemble)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: The King's Singers


This new release is the Christmas equivalent of The King’s Singers’ recent release, Great American Songbook. Paying homage to the a capella group’s heritage while still acknowledging their modern passion for swing, the group mixes Christmas classics like “In the Bleak Midwinter,” and “The Holly and the Ivy,” with modern tunes such as “Winter Wonderland,” “Frosty the Snowman,” and “Sleigh Ride.” The group’s favorite arrangers have reworked all of these tunes specifically for the ensemble- Berty Rice, Keith Roberts, and Alexander L’Estrange.

REVIEW:

The latest King’s Singers CD, a seasonal celebration from Signum Classics, mixes well-known American carols with some from “the other side of the pond.” The result is a blend that... is every bit as smooth as a perfectly prepared cup of hot cocoa, and just as warming.

The exceptional adaptability of the King’s Singers is shown in the handling here of songs as different as Santa Claus Is Coming to Town and White Christmas, either of which could easily be a throwaway and neither of which is. The group’s beautiful melding is apparent in different ways in numbers such as The First Nowell and Silent Night. The King’s Singers simply have a way of bringing joy to the world.

– Infodad.com