To mark their 50th anniversary, the versatile King’s Singers returned home to King’s College, Cambridge, for a program spanning the entire history of Christmas music. It stretches from the perennial beauty of early plainsong to former King’s Singer Bob Chilcott’s magical “A Thanksgiving,” featuring the National Youth Choir of Great Britain. These two divine works frame sprightly Sweelinck, luscious Herbert Howells, and suave and swaggering Poulenc. The final quarter of this recording features touching arrangements of traditional and popular works, plus the delightful, moving “La Peregrinaçion.”
- Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge & Graham Ross
- Sir Stephen Cleobury, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks & Sir Philip Ledger
- The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge & Stephen Layton
- The Singers - Minnesota Choral Artists & Matthew Culloton
- Westminster Williamson Voices & James Jordan
- Elora Festival Singers, Noel Edison & Michael Bloss