Christmas songs vol. II

Hark, ye Shepherds!
Carols at Christmastide
Deller Consort - Alfred Deller, dir.
Vanguard VRS 1062 [LP, mono]
Vanguard VSD 2078 [LP, stereo]

Contents:

    Anon., trad., old Welsh
  1. Deck the Halls

    2. Felix Mendelssohn (m) / Charles Wesley (t)
  2. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    3. Anon., William Ballet's Lute Book
  3. Lute-book Lullaby

    4. Anon., trad.
  4. Ye Shepherds

    5. Georg Frideric Handel (m), (attr.) / Isaac Watts (t)
  5. Joy to the World

    6. Anon., trad.
  6. Down in Yon Forest

    7. Anon., trad., old Besançon
  7. Carol tune: People Look East

    8. Anon., trad.
  8. Blessed Be That Maid Mary

    9. Anon., ca 1520-1530:
  9. Sir Christmas

    10. Anon., 15th c. / Michael Praetorius (arr.)
  10. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

    11. J.F. Wade: Cantus Diversi
  11. O Come All Ye Faithful

    12. Anon.
  12. The Twelve Days of Christmas

    13. Anon., trad.
  13. Here We Come A-Wassailing

    14. Johann Georg Ebeling
  14. All My Heart This Night Rejoices

    15. Anon., trad., Germany, 15th c.
  15. Joseph Dearest (Song of the Crib)

    16. Anon., trad.
  16. I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In

    17. Geoffrey Shaw (m) / Frances Chesterton (t)
  17. How Far is It to Bethlehem?

    18. Anon., trad., Czech
  18. The Birds

    19. Anon., trad., lyrics 17th c.
  19. Elizabethan popular tune: The Old Year Now (Greensleeves)

    20. Anon., trad., England (west country)
  20. A Merry Christmas

Playing time: 48' 09"

Performers:
The Deller Consort
Eileen Poulter (soprano), Mary Thomas (soprano), Alfred Deller (counter-tenor), Wilfed Brown (tenor), Gerald English (tenor), Maurice Bevan (baritone)
Desmond Dupré (guitar)
Alfred Deller, dir.

Recording site and date:
Conway Hall, London, England [19 July & 14 September, 1960]

Compilation:
Omega OVC 8050/3 [CDx4] A Celebration of Christmas - Carols through the Ages
Musical Concepts MC 192 [CDx4 + CD-ROM] Alfred Deller – The Complete Vanguard Recordings, Volume THREE: Christmas Carols and Motets

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Pierre-F. Roberge