Nine Lessons & Carols

ANON

1

Hymn: Once in Royal David's City

4:40

2

Bidding Prayer, Lord's Prayer and Blessing

3:26

TRADITIONAL

3

Herefordshire Carol

2:35

ANON

4

First Lesson

3:04

BORIS ORD

5

Adam lay ybounden

1:04

TRADITIONAL

6

A Virgin most pure

2:54

ANON

7

Second Lesson

1:04

GERMAN TRADITIONAL arr. Robert Lucas de Pearsall

8

In dulci jubilo

3:04

PETER TRANCHELL

9

If ye would hear the angels sing

2:25

ANON

10

Third Lesson

1:09

ENGLISH, TRADITIONAL arr. Philip Ledger

11

Sussex Carol

1:58

ANON

12

Hymn: God rest you merry, gentlemen

3:33

13

Fourth Lesson

1:41

OTTO GOLDSCHMIDT

14

A Tender Shoot

1:41

MICHAEL PRAETORIOUS arr. Jan Sandström

15

Det är en ros utsprungen

4:00

ANON

16

Fifth Lesson

2:45

PIERRE VILLETTE

17

Hymne à la Vierge

3:20

PETER HURFORD

18

Sunny Bank

1:42

ANON

19

Sixth Lesson

1:16

MAX REGER

20

Mariä Wiegenlied

1:59

FRENCH TRADITIONAL arr. June Nixon

21

The Holly and The Ivy

3:09

ANON

22

Seventh Lesson

1:45

23

Hymn: While Shepherds Watched

2:59

JUDITH WEIR

24

Illuminare, Jerusalem

2:20

(Commissioned Carol, 1985)

ANON

25

Eighth Lesson

3:04

EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA

26

Christmas Carol

4:54

(Commissioned Carol, 2010)

XVI CENTURY FRENCH arr. Mack Wilberg

27

Ding! Dong! Merrily On High

2:45

ANON

28

Ninth Lesson

2:28

29

Hymn: O Come, All Ye Faithful

4:27

30

Collect and Blessing

1:16

31

Hymn: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

3:20

J.S. BACH

32

Organ Voluntary: In dulci jubilo (BWV 729)

2:51

Commissioned Carols

GABRIEL JACKSON

33

The Christ Child (2009)

4:40

BRETT DEAN

34

Now Comes The Dawn (2007)

3:35

MARK ANTHONY TURNAGE

35

Misere' nobis (2006)

2:45

DOMINIC MULDOWNEY

36

Mary (2008)

4:28

TANSY DAVIES

37

Christmas Eve (2011)

6:00

Bonus Track (Commissioned for this recording)

JOHN RUTTER

38

All Bells In Paradise

4:45

Stephen Cleobury