A Christmas Caroll from Westminster Abbey CD

Westminster Abbey Choir presents a delightful and unusual selection of music for Christmas. It encompasses all the diverse themes of Christmas which have inspired composers across the ages: light shining in darkness; the tenderness of mother and child; the fulfilment of promise; and the warm merriment of corporate celebration.

A wonderful selection of contemporary carols features the composers Jonathan Dove and Bob Chilcott among others. The richness of twentieth-century church music is illustrated in works by Poulenc, Walton, Mathias and Leighton.
Track list:
1 In dulci jubilo – arrangement by Pearsall
2 Quatre motets pour le temps Noel, O magnum mysterium – Francis Poulenc
3 Quatre motets pour le temps Noel, Quem vidistis pastores dicite – Francis Poulenc
4 Quatre motets pour le temps Noel, Videntes stellam – Francis Poulenc
5 Quatre motets pour le temps Noel, Hodie Christus natus est – Francis Poulenc
6 A Christmas Caroll – Kenneth Leighton
7 All this time – William Walton
8 Nativity – James Lavino
9 Dormi, Jesu – John Rutter
10 The Shepherd’s Carol – Bob Chilcott
11 The Three Kings – Jonathan Dove
12 Joys Seven – arrangement by Cleobury
13 Silent Night – arrangement by Bowers-Broadbent
14 I saw Three Ships- arrangement by O’Donnell
15 The little road to Bethlehem – Michael Head
16 Ave Rex angelorum – William Mathias
17 Ave Rex, Alleluya, a new work is come on hand – William Mathias
18 Ave Rex, There is no rose of such virtue – William Mathias
19 Ave Rex, Sir Christemas – William Mathias
20 Ave Rex angelorum – William Mathias

• Conducted by James O'Donnell


• Organ by Robert Quinney