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Christmas

A collection of 34 posts

Christmas Bells: Organ Music from Belfast Cathedral

Christmas Bells: Organ Music from Belfast Cathedral

It's (almost) that time of year again, and why not start early with a disc of organ music? The mince pies are in ths shops, after all ...

Puer natus est ... The Choir of Buckfast Abbey

Puer natus est ... The Choir of Buckfast Abbey

One of the most beautifully produced of Christmas discs to have come Classical Explorer's way this year, this is a disc full of surprises. Buckfast Abbey founded their own record label, Ad Fontes: memorable previous releases have included Messe da Pacem (music by Pierre Villette, Yves Castagnet and

A Winter's Night: Christmas music for Choir and Organ

A Winter's Night: Christmas music for Choir and Organ

Released back in August 2020, when snow and the suchlike were the last things on anyone's mind, this Signum release brings together the time-honoured combo of choir, brass and organ. And what brass! Onyx Brass is a motley selection of principal brass players from major orchestras that positively

Yulefest! Christmas from King's, Cambridge

Yulefest! Christmas from King's, Cambridge

Five years since its release, Yulefest! remains one of the finest Christmas discs out there

An Oratorio for Christmas: Bach's Weihnachts-Oratorium

An Oratorio for Christmas: Bach's Weihnachts-Oratorium

The Christmas Oratorio is a piece like no other

Be All Merry: Christmas Music from Dublin

Be All Merry: Christmas Music from Dublin

'Tis the season ... and, despite the live music ravages of CoVID, there is a Christmas feast of music in 2020, both on disc and online. For the latter, the VOCES8 Live from London - Christmas Festival [https://voces8.foundation/events1/2020/12/1/live-from-london-christmas] is surely without rival: we

Christmas in Puebla

Christmas in Puebla

A panoramic exploration of Mexico forms the basis of this fascinating disc from the group Siglo de Oro under Patrick Allies. The title refers to a place in Mexico, Puebla de los Ángeles, and the music celebrates the music of one Juan Gutierrez de Padilla (1590-1664), whose music makes up

Britten's Christmas Music: St Nicolas and A Ceremony of Carols

Britten's Christmas Music: St Nicolas and A Ceremony of Carols

A celebration of Britten's choral mastery at Christmas

Music of Duarte Lobo with Los Cupertinos

Music of Duarte Lobo with Los Cupertinos

Beauty is beauty is beauty; and this is full 70 minutes of it