We Wish You a Merry Christmas
The Choir of Ormond College presents a wonderfully varied selection of Christmas carols, 28 joyous tracks in all. Directed by Douglas Lawrence
Johann Pachelbel composer
William Walton composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams composer
Herbert Howells composer
William J. Kirkpatrick composer
Frederick Bainton composer
Boris Ord composer
Peter Cornelius composer
Johann Georg Ebeling composer
James Montgomery songwriter
George Ratcliffe Woodward songwriter
Martin Luther songwriter
John Mason Neale songwriter
Peter Cornelius songwriter
Paul Gerhardt songwriter
Arthur Warrell arranger
John Rutter arranger
Reginald Jacques arranger
David Willcocks arranger
Ivor Atkins arranger
Gustav Holst arranger
George Ratcliffe Woodward arranger
Charles Wood arranger
Martin Shaw arranger
28 joyous tracks include 'We wish you a merry Christmas', 'Sans Day Carol',' A babe is born I wys', 'In dulci jubilo', 'Good King Wenceslas', 'The holy and the ivy', 'We three kings', 'Coventry Carol' and more. A wonderful CD to play year after year.
Artists
The Choir of Ormond College
Since its inception in 1982 under the direction of Douglas Lawrence, the Choir of Ormond College has become the first Australian choir to receive ongoing international recognition.
Douglas Lawrence
Melbourne organist Douglas Lawrence is Director of Music at The Scots' Church and Teacher of the Organ at the University of Melbourne and was the founding director of Choir of Ormond College, a position he held from 1982 to 2006.
Audio preview
Track Listing
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Traditional) Arr: Arthur Warrell 1:34
- Sans Day Carol (Traditional) Arr: John Rutter 2:57
- Angels from the Realms of Glory (Traditional) James Montgomery Arr: Reginald Jacques 3:48
- All This Time This Song Is Best William Walton 1:57
- Away in a Manger William J. Kirkpatrick Arr: David Willcocks 2:15
- Up! good Christen folk, and listen (from Piae Cantiones) George Ratcliffe Woodward Arr: George Ratcliffe Woodward 1:10
- A Babe Is Born I Wys Frederick Bainton 2:18
- Ding Dong! Merrily on High (Traditional) George Ratcliffe Woodward Arr: Charles Wood 1:36
- Chorale 1:23
- Trio 1:55
- Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance Flowing? (Traditional) Arr: David Willcocks 4:04
- The Blessed Son of God Ralph Vaughan Williams Martin Luther 2:30
- Good King Wenceslas (from Piae Cantiones) John Mason Neale Arr: Reginald Jacques 2:59
- Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (Traditional) Arr: David Willcocks 1:48
- Double Canon 1:30
- Fantasia 2:29
- Past Three O’Clock (Traditional) George Ratcliffe Woodward Arr: John Rutter 2:55
- Adam lay ybounden Boris Ord 1:04
- God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (Traditional) Arr: David Willcocks 2:17
- Coventry Carol (Traditional) Arr: Martin Shaw 2:15
- The Holly and the Ivy (Traditional) Arr: Reginald Jacques 2:40
- The Three Kings Peter Cornelius Peter Cornelius Arr: Ivor Atkins 2:16
- Trio 1:44
- Fugue 3:41
- All My Heart This Night Rejoices Johann Georg Ebeling Paul Gerhardt 2:11
- Personent hodie (from Piae Cantiones) (Traditional) Arr: Gustav Holst 2:39
- A Spotless Rose Herbert Howells 2:49
- What Cheer! (Carol for New Year’s Day) William Walton 1:33
In dulci jubilo Johann Sebastian Bach
In dulci jubilo Johann Sebastian Bach
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her Johann Pachelbel
Performers
- The Choir of Ormond College · tracks 1–8, 11–14, 17–22, 25–28
- Douglas Lawrence · director · tracks 1–8, 11–14, 17–22, 25–28
- John Mallinson · tracks 2, 9–11, 13, 15–17, 19, 23, 24 and 26
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity.
Johann Pachelbel
Johann Pachelbel was a German Baroque composer, organist and teacher, who brought the south German organ tradition to its peak. He composed a large body of sacred and secular music, and his contributions to the development of the chorale prelude and fugue have earned him a place among the most important composers of the middle Baroque era.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ralph Vaughan Williams was born on 12 October 1872 in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, where his father, the Reverend Arthur Vaughan Williams (the surname Vaughan Williams is an unhyphenated double-barrelled name of Welsh origin), was vicar.
Where to listen
We Wish You a Merry Christmas is available for streaming through Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
We Wish You a Merry Christmas is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- MD 3079
- List price
- $15.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 64 minutes 17 seconds
- Recording Engineer
- Martin Wright
- Venue
- St. Patrick's Cathedral
- Release date
- 1989
- Musical work
copyright - © 2002 Move Records
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 1989 Move Records
- Categories
- Choral, Christmas
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574307924
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