Essential Carols

The First Nowell (Arr. Mackerras)

Away in a Manger

Up! Good Christen folk and listen: "Ding-dong, ding, ding-a-dong-a-ding" (from "Piae Cantiones", 1582)

O Little Town of Bethlehem (Arr. Philip Ledger)

I Sing of a Maiden (feat. Francis Grier)

3 Carol-Anthems: II. A Spotless Rose

Once in Royal David's City (from "Hymns and Carols of Christmas")

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Christian Hymn for Advent)

The Holly and the Ivy (British Christmas Carol)

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Arr. Willcocks, "Silent Night")

While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (Christmas Carol, arr. David Willcocks)

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (arr. David Willcocks)

Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (After Mendelssohn's Gutenberg Cantata, WoO 9, MWV D4)

The Lord at First Did Adam Make (feat. John Wells)

The Little Drummer Boy

El nino querido

The Gift

Schlichte Weisen, Op. 76: No. 52, Mariä Wiegenlied (Orch. Ekdahl)

Go Tell It on the Mountain (feat. Adolf Fredriks Musikklasser & Eric Ericson Chamber Choir)

Joy to the World (Based on Themes by G. F. Handel)

Shepherd's Pipe Carol (feat. Jeremy Blandford)

Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (feat. Jeremy Blandford & Simon Vaughan)

8 Christmas Carols, Set II: No. 1, I Saw Three Ships

Nativity Carol (feat. Jeremy Blandford)

The Coming of our King (After a Polish Carol) [feat. Jeremy Blandford]

God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

Good King Wenceslas (Tune based on a 13th-Century Spring Carol)

We Three Kings, "We Three Kings of Orient Are" (Christmas Carol)

Angels from the Realms of Glory (arr. Charles Wood of French Carol "Les Anges dans nos campagnes")

As with Gladness Men of Old (After Conrad Kocher's "Treuer Heiland", arr. William Henry Monk)

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act 3: Arie. "Tochter Zion"

The Yorkshire Wassail Song: "Oh, Here We Come a Wassailing"

Zu Bethlehem geboren (German Carol from "Geistlicher Psalter, Köln, 1638")

The Coventry Carol

Masters in This Hall (French Carol)

See amid the Winter's Snow, "Hymn for Christmas Day"

Sussex Carol: "On Christmas night all Christians sing" (Christmas Carol) [Arr. Philip Ledger]

Ding Dong! Merrily on High

O Jesulein süss, BWV 493 (Chorale Version)

5 English Folk Songs: No. 5, Wassail Song (feat. Bach Choir)

Carol with Lullaby

Mary's Little Boy Child

Shchedryk

Cowboy Carol: "There'll be a new world beginning' from t'night!"

L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 2: No. 8, Adieu des bergers à la Sainte-Famille, "Il s'en va loin de la terre" (Les Bergers)

We Wish You a Merry Christmas (West Country)

Cantiones Sacrae: No. 13, Hodie Christus natus est, SwWV 163

Hosanna to the Son of David, a 6

Angelus ad virginem, "Gabriel, From Heven King" (Carol from the 13th Century)

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English Carol)