The Edison Singers, Matthew Larkin, Noel Edison - The First Nowell: Christmas Carols Through the Ages (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (Arr. S. Nicholson for Choir & Organ)
02. In the Bleak Midwinter (Arr. O. Gjeilo for Choir)
03. I Wonder As I Wander (Arr. M. O'Donovan for Choir & Organ)
04. Hodie Christus natus est, SwWV 163 (Arr. N. Edison for Choir & Organ)
05. Sans Day Carol (Arr. J. Rutter for Choir & Organ)
06. Adam Lay Ybounden
07. Go Tell It on the Mountain (Arr. P. Halley for Choir)
08. Lux Arumque
09. 5 English Folk Songs: No. 5, Wassail Song
10. In the Stillness
11. Ding Dong! Merrily on High (Arr. C. Wood and M. Larkin for Choir & Organ)
12. A Virgin Most Pure (Arr. C. Wood for Choir)
13. Hodie, Christus natus est
14. Coventry Carol (Arr. M. Shaw for Choir)
15. Ave Maria (Version for 2 Mixed Choirs)
16. My Dancing Day (Arr. B. Chilcott for Choir)
17. Silent Night (Arr. S. Chinsen for Choir & Organ)
18. The First Nowell (Arr. P. Halley and J. Stainer for Choir & Organ)

The Christmas carol has its origins in the Middle Ages but it has since embraced a wide variety of musical backgrounds. In this album, religious sentiment is set in many different contexts – from the mystery plays to an African American spiritual, from its origins in Gregorian Chant and 16th-century secular dance to traditional examples rooted in poetry. Some of the most famous and beautiful examples are heard alongside energising contemporary carols to present a tapestry of the genre across the centuries.

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