Christmas in Oxford – Early, Victorian and Modern Carols

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:41:50 +0000

“These two famous anthologies of carols from the earliest 15th century to the 20th here hold 29 in total, including many popular ones but also many rare discoveries. “Magdalen College, Oxford, played an important part in the Victorian revival of the celebration of Christmas and especially of carol singing. A key figure in this was J. R. Bloxam, Fellow of Magdalen. The College records suggest that Bloxam first held a musical entertainment for the Magdalen choristers in his rooms in college on Christmas Eve in 1840 or 1841 and it became the tradition” (c) John Harper

EARLY

1. Come all you Worthy Gentlemen 1:25
2. Nova, nova, AVE fit ex EVA 1:20
3. Goday, Sir Cristemas 1:47
4. Ave Maria. Hail Blessed Flower 1:39
5. Nowell. Out of your Sleep Arise 2:00
6. Lully, lulla, thou Little Tiny Child (The Coventry Carol) 3:16
7. Remember, O thou man 2.59
8. Lullaby, my Sweet Little Baby 4.33
9. This Day Christ was Born (A Carol for Christmas Day) 2:53

VICTORIAN

10. As Jacob with Travel was Weary One Day (Jacob’s Ladder) 2:21
11. The First Nowell 4:34
12. Why, most Highest? (Jesus in the Manger) 2:37
13. The Virgin Stills the Crying (Cradle-song of the Blessed Virgin) 2:17
14. The Moon Shines Bright 2:04
15. I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing in 1.57
16. What Child is this? 2.05
17. See, Amid the Winter’s Snow (Hymn for Christmas Day) 4:49
18. Sleep! Holy Babe! (Words: E. Caswall; Music: John B. Dykes) 3:44
19. Good Christian Men, Rejoice 1:45
20. Good King Wenceslas 2.38
21. A Babe is Born, all of a Maid 2:16
22. All this Night Bright Angels Sing (Carol for Christmas Day) 2:14
23. Here we Come a-wassailing (The Wassail Song ) 2:18
24. We Three Kings of Orient are 3:40

MODERN

25. A New Year Carol 2.13
26. I Sing of a Maiden 2.36
27. Lullay my Liking 3.04
28. Of One that is so Fair and Bright 1.34
29. This have I done for my True Love 4.48

English Anthems from Oxford

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:37:20 +0000

John Harper leads the Magdalen College Choir in four centuries of church anthems by British composers.

1 William Byrd: Sing Joyfully unto God 3:02
2 Thomas Tallis: I Call and Cry to Thee 3:46
3 Richard Farrant: Hide not Thy Face 1:40
4 Thomas Weelkes: Hosanna to the Son of David 2:05
5 Orlando Gibbons: O Lord in Thy Wrath Rebuke me not 3:08
6 Henry Purcell: Remember not, O Lord, our Offences 3:00
7 Henry Purcell: I was Glad when they said unto me 4:16
8 Maurice Greene: Lord, Let me Know Mine End 6:05
9 William Boyce: O Where Shall Wisdom be Found 6:59
10 Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Blessed be the God and Father 8:08
11 John Stainer: I Saw the Lord 7:37
12 Charles Villiers Stanford: Glorious and Powerful God 4:34
13 Edward Bairstow: Let all Mortal Flesh Keep Silence 3:15
14 Charles Wood: Hail, Gladdening Light 3:01
15 Herbert Howells: Like as the Hart 5:29
16 William Harris: Bring us, O Lord God 3:07
17 Benjamin Britten: Hymn to St. Peter 5:30

John Harper – Alto CD

Christmas in Oxford – Early, Victorian and Modern Carols

English Anthems from Oxford