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List of Works

  • Traditional (arr. Williamson, Malcolm): Ding Dong! Merrily on High. Trinity College Choir, Melbourne/Christopher Watson.
  • Companon, Baltasar: Cachua for Voice and Bass. To the Nativity of Christ our Lord. Hesperion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Tembembe Ensamble Continuo/Jordi Savall.
  • Floyd, A. E.: Love Came Down at Christmas. Michael Fulcher, org. Australian Boys’ Choir, The Vocal Consort/Noel Ancell.
  • Anderson, Leroy: A Christmas Festival. BBC Concert Orch/Leonard Slatkin.
  • James (arr. Haas): Three Australian Carols, Joy to the world & Deck the halls. Paul Plunkett, tpt., Rudolf Lutz, org., Paul Plunkett, cornet.
  • Bach, Johann Sebastian: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248. Charlotte Betts-Dean, contr., Daniel Thomson, ten., Jennifer Cook, sop., Paul Bentley, ten., Stephen Grant, bass Schola Cantorum Baroque Players, Schola Cantorum of Melbourne/Gary Ekkel.
  • Gauntlett: Once in royal David’s city. Andrew Davis, org., King’s College Choir Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks.
  • Part: Christmas Lullaby. Montserrat Figueras, sop., Hesperion XXI.
  • Corelli: Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op.6/8, Christmas Concerto. Melbourne CO/William Hennessy.
  • Jones, Michael Leighton: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree. Trinity College Choir, Melbourne/Michael Leighton Jones.
  • Grainger: Sussex Mummers’ Christmas Carol. Leslie Howard, pno.
  • Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols. Stephen Roberts, bass, London SO, London Symphony Chorus, St Paul’s Cathedral Choir, London/Richard Hickox.
  • Handel: Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus. Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Orch, Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir/Antony Walker.
  • Traditional (arr. Vaughan Williams): O little town of Bethlehem. Andrew Davis, org., King’s College Choir Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks.
  • Poulenc: Four Motets for Christmas. Alan Walker, treb., Alistair Flutter, treb., Ben Cooper, alto, Andrew Rupp, bass, Robert Huw Morgan, org., City of London Sinfonia, St John’s College Choir, Cambridge/George Guest.
  • Gould, Morton: Serenade of Carols. Philharmonia Orch/Carl Davis.
  • Nixon, June: Behold a Simple Tender Babe. Trinity College Choir, Melbourne/Christopher Watson.
  • Byrd: Hodie beata virgo. King’s College Choir Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks.
  • Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248. Hans-Peter Blochwitz, ten., Nancy Argenta, sop., Anne Sofie von Otter, m-sop., Olaf Baer, bar., Ruth Holton, sop., Anthony Rolfe Johnson, ten., Katie Pringle, sop., Monteverdi Choir, EBS/Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
  • Traditional (arr. Britten): The Holly and the Ivy. King’s College Choir Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks.
  • Rutter: Angels’ Carol. Sally Whitwell, pno., Gondwana Voices/Lyn Williams.
  • Halle, Adam de la (arr. Popplewell, K): Le Jeu de Robin et de Marion. Tintinabula .
  • Charpentier: Midnight mass, H.9. Alan Walker, treb., Alistair Flutter, treb., Ben Cooper, alto, Andrew Rupp, bass, Robert Huw Morgan, org., City of London Sinfonia, St John’s College Choir, Cambridge/George Guest.
  • Warlock, Peter: Balulalow. Karen Kerslake, sop. Cambridge Singers/John Rutter.
  • Allain, Richard: The Magi’s Gifts. Trinity College Choir, Melbourne/Christopher Watson.
  • Ireland: Holy Boy. Julian Lloyd Webber, vlc., Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner.
  • Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28. Enid Simon, harp, Copenhagen Boys’ Choir/Benjamin Britten.
  • Ryba: Czech Christmas Mass – Hail, Master!. Dagmar Vankatova, sop., Pavla Ksicova, contr., Vladimir Dolezal, ten., Vaclav Sibera, bass, Czech Madrigalists Choir, Czech Madrigalists Orch/Frantisek Xaver Thuri.
  • James: Carol Of The Birds. David Miller, pno., Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir/Antony Walker.
  • James: The silver stars are in the sky. David Miller, pno., Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir/Antony Walker.
  • James: Christmas Day. David Miller, pno., Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir/Antony Walker.
  • Mendelssohn: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. Andrew Davis, org., King’s College Choir Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks.
  • Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248. Hans-Peter Blochwitz, ten., Nancy Argenta, sop., Anne Sofie von Otter, m-sop., Olaf Baer, bar., Ruth Holton, sop., Anthony Rolfe Johnson, ten., Katie Pringle, sop., Monteverdi Choir, EBS/Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
  • Charpentier, Marc-Antoine: Nativite de la Vierge, H.309. Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall.
  • Bach: In dulci jubilo (Chorale and Trio). John Mallinson, org., Ormond College Choir/Douglas Lawrence.
  • Traditional (arr. Jacques): Good King Wenceslas. John Mallinson, org., Ormond College Choir/Douglas Lawrence.
  • Unknown: Two and Four-Part Cachua: To the Nativity of Christ our Lord. Hesperion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Tembembe Ensamble Continuo/Jordi Savall.
  • Myslivecek, Josef: Sinfonia in E flat. Concerto Cologne/Werner Ehrhardt.
  • Kastalsky, Alexander: God is with us. Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir/Paul Hillier.
  • Handel: Messiah: Oh Thou that Tellest. Kathleen Ferrier, contr., London PO/Sir Adrian Boult.
  • Traditional (arr. Sargent): Zither Carol. Oscar’s Motet Choir/Torsten Nilsson.
  • Anonymous (arr. Pearsall): In dulci jubilo. King’s College Choir Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks.
  • Britten, Benjamin: A boy was Born, Op.3: In the bleak mid-winter. Jane Sheldon, sop. Cantillation/Brett Weymark.
  • Elgar: The Starlight Express Suite Op.78. Cynthia Glover, sop., John Lawrenson, bar., Bournemouth Sinfonietta/George Hurst.
  • Tallis: O nata lux de lumine. Trinity College Choir, Melbourne/Michael Leighton Jones.
  • Howells: Two Carol Anthems. King’s College Choir Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks.
  • Cutolo (arr. Divall): Victorian Christmas Waltz. State Orch of Victoria/Richard Divall.
  • Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon: Hodie Christus natus est. Michala Petri, rec. Philharmonia Orch, Westminster Cathedral Choir/Martin Neary.
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich: The Legend. Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir/Paul Hillier.
  • Vogel, Moritz Wilhelm (arr. Breuer, Franz Josef): O du frohliche, o du selige. Maria Stader, sop. Instrumental Ensemble, Munich Boys Choir .
  • Praetorius, Michael: Jubiliret frohlich. La Capella Ducale, Musica Fiata/Roland Wilson.
  • Various (arr. Gaebel, Kurt): A Christmas Medley. Rita Streich, sop. RIAS Boys Choir, RIAS SO/Kurt Gaebel.
  • Ferguson: Three Medieval Carols, Op.3. John Mark Ainsley, ten., Clifford Benson, pno.
  • Humperdinck, Engelbert: Hansel and Gretel: When at night I go to sleep. Anthony Way, sop., Barbara Bonney, sop. English Sinfonia/Neil Page.
  • Palestrina: Hodie Christus Natus Est. King’s College Choir Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks.
  • West: Fantasy on Two Well-known Christmas Carols. Thomas Heywood, org.
  • Flecha, Mateo, the elder: (arr. King’s Singers):Riu, riu, chiu. Over the Bridge, Royal PO/John Rutter.
  • Traditional (arr. Warrell): We wish you a merry Christmas. Ashton-Smith Singers/David Ashton-Smith.
  • Stokowski: Traditional Slavic Christmas Music. Bournemouth SO/Jose Serebrier.
  • Traditional (arr. Poston): My Dancing Day. Douglas Whittaker, fte., Christopher van Kampen, vlc., Andrew Davis, org., King’s College Choir Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks.
  • Lane: Three Christmas Pictures. Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland.
  • Edwards: Five Carols from Quem Quaeritis. Anne Cooke, sop., Kerith Fowles, alto, Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir/Antony Walker.
  • Britten, Benjamin: I wonder as I wander. Graham Johnson, pno., Philip Langridge, ten.
  • Britten, Benjamin: The Holly and the Ivy. Dame Felicity Lott, sop., Graham Johnson, pno.
  • Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a. Vienna PO/Herbert von Karajan.
  • Traditional: Shepherd’s cradle song. Hugh Maclean, org. King’s College Choir Cambridge/Boris Ord.
  • Handel: Messiah: For Unto us a Child is Born. Dame Joan Sutherland, sop., English CO, Ambrosian Singers/Richard Bonynge.
  • Traditional (arr. Goetze): Infant Holy. Ashton-Smith Singers/David Ashton-Smith.
  • Balbastre: Variations on a Noel: Joseph est bien Marie. Peter Kneeshaw, org.
  • Holst: Of one that is so fair and bright. The Holst Singers/Stephen Layton.
  • Holst: In the bleak mid-winter. Christ Church Cathedral Choir/Stephen Darlington.
  • Holst: Bring us in good ale. Christ Church Cathedral Choir/Stephen Darlington.
  • Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin concerto in E, RV270, Il riposo – per il Natale. Hiro Kurosaki, vln. Cappella Coloniensis/Michael Schneider.
  • Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Schliesse, mein Herz. Amsterdam Baroque Orch, Amsterdam Baroque Choir/Ton Koopman.
  • Handel: Messiah: Glory to God. Concentus Musicus Vienna/Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
  • Holdridge: O Joyful Children. Placido Domingo, ten., Vienna Symphony/Vjekoslav Sutej.
  • Traditional (arr. Snyder): A Celtic Christmas. Jonathan Bradley, org., Australian Children’s Choir/Andrew Wailes.
  • Traditional (arr. Willcocks): Away in a manger. Jonathan Bradley, org., Australian Children’s Choir/Andrew Wailes.
  • Traditional (arr. Willcocks): The First Nowell. Australian Children’s Choir, Cappuccino Brass/Andrew Wailes.
  • Hairston, Jester (arr. Bowman, Calvin): Mary’s boy child. Nicole Car, sop. Tasmanian SO/Marc Taddei.
  • Traditional: Glory to Christmas. Moscow Liturgic Choir.
  • Martin, Hugh: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. Judy Garland, voc. Georgie Stoll’s Orch .
  • Warlock: A Cornish Carol. Finzi Singers/Paul Spicer.
  • Warlock: Bethlehem Down. Finzi Singers/Paul Spicer.
  • Weelkes: Gloria in excelsis Deo. King’s College Choir Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks.
  • Vaughan Williams: Hodie: A Christmas cantata. Janice Watson, sop., Stephen Gadd, bass, Peter Hoare, ten., Royal PO, Guildford Choral Society, St Catherine’s School Choir/Hilary Davan Wetton.
  • Sculthorpe: The Birthday of Thy King. King’s College Choir Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury.
  • Rutter: Shepherd’s Pipe Carol. City of London Sinfonia, Cambridge Singers/John Rutter.
  • Rutter: Christmas lullaby. City of London Sinfonia, Cambridge Singers/John Rutter.
  • Graham (arr. Bowen): Christmas Calypso. Band of the Coldstream Guards/Lt Col Graham Jones.
  • Rutter: The colours of Christmas. Royal PO, Bach Choir/John Rutter.
  • Berlioz: Childhood of Christ, Op.25: The Farewell of the Shepherds. Atlanta SO, Atlanta Symphony Chorus/Robert Shaw.
  • Delius: Sleigh Ride. Royal PO/Sir Thomas Beecham.
  • Scarlatti A: Cantata – Christmas. Maria Zadori, sop., Capella Savaria/Pal Nemeth.
  • Liszt: Christmas tree, S186. Leslie Howard, pno.
  • Traditional (arr. Harris): The twelve days of Christmas. Wynton Marsalis, tpt., Frederica von Stade, mezzo-sop, Kathleen Battle, sop., Nancy Allen, harp, Orch of St Luke’s, American Boychoir, Christmas Concert Chorus, Wynton Marsalis Septet/Andre Previn.
  • Torelli: Christmas concerto in G minor, Op.8/6. Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan.
  • Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K165: Alleluia. Kathleen Battle, sop., Orch of St Luke’s/Andre Previn.
  • Anonymous: The Coventry Carol: Lully, lulla thou little tiny child. Indiana Uni. Children’s Chamber Choir, Pro Arte Singers/Paul Hillier.
  • Elsley, Owen: A Lady that was so Fair and Bright. Christopher Roache, ten., Marion Wilson, sop. Trinity College Choir, Melbourne/Christopher Watson.
  • Mendelssohn: Kinderstucke, Op. 72 (Christmas Pieces). Benjamin Frith, pno.
  • Gruber (arr. Drury): Silent Night. Cantillation/Antony Walker.
  • Wade, John Francis: O Come all Ye Faithful. Jonathan Bradley, org. Australian Chamber Brass Ensemble/Michael Leighton Jones.
  • Britten, Benjamin: A hymn to the Virgin. King’s College Choir Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury.