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.”
- Sir Stephen Cleobury, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks & Sir Philip Ledger
- Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Joseph Wicks & Andrew Nethsingha
- Peter Phillips & The Tallis Scholars
- John Eliot Gardiner & Monteverdi Choir
- Westminster Williamson Voices & James Jordan
- Suzi Digby & ORA Singers
- The King's Men, Cambridge