Louis Halsey - Miracle in Bethlehem (2014)

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Title: Miracle in Bethlehem
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: SOMM Recordings
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 61:53 min
Total Size: 262 MB
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Tracklist:

01. Away in a Manger (arr. L. Halsey for choir)
02. Waiting for Christmas (arr. W. Lang for soprano, choir and organ)
03. On Christmas Night, "Sussex Carol" (arr. D. Willcocks for choir)
04. Stolzer November (Proud November) (arr. R. Bohn for choir and organ)
05. Unto Us a Boy Is Born (arr. G. Shaw for choir and organ)
06. Es ist ein Ros' enstprungen (Lo' how a Rose e'er Blooming) (arr. M. Praetorius for choir and organ)
07. 11 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122: No. 8. Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
08. O Little One Sweet (after J.S. Bach's O Jesulein suss, o Jesulein mild, BWV 493)
09. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
10. See descending from Realms of Glory (arr. D. Cox for choir)
11. Miracle in Bethlehem (arr. D. Cox for choir and organ)
12. O Little Town of Bethlehem
13. Christmas Tree Legend (arr. D. Cox)
14. Joseph Dearest, "Song of the Crib"
15. I Saw Three Ships (arr. L. Halsey for choir and organ)
16. Silent Night (arr. L. Halsey for choir)
17. In dulci jubilo, BWV 729
18. A Boy Is Born in Bethlehem (after J.S. Bach's Puer natus in Bethlehem, BWV 603)
19. God rest ye merry, gentlemen (arr. D. Willcocks for choir and organ)
20. Quem pastores (arr. R. Vaughan Williams for choir)
21. Das Orgelbuchlein, BWV 599-644: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 604
22. Personent hodie (arr. G. Holst for choir and organ)
23. Coventry Carol
24. Greensleeves (arr. M. Shaw for tenor, bass and choir)
25. Festgesang, MWV D4, "Gutenberg-Kantate": No. 2. (adap. W.H. Cummings as Hark! The Herald Angels Sing) (arr. D. Darlow for choir and organ)


Christmas music that points up the Anglo-German connection. This is a sparkling anthology of traditional carols — including arrangements by Holst, Bach, Timmermann, Vaughan Williams, David Willcocks, and others. The choir sings sweetly, and the recorded sound is lovely and clear.

The Choir of St. Georges, Hanover Square
Denys Darlow, Louis Halsey – Conductors
S Williams – Organ