“Christmas Carols from Guildford Cathedral” [US VERSION] - Guildford Cathedral Choir (Barry Rose)

Guildford Cathedral Choir, directed by Barry Rose:
Recording in Guildford Cathedral, June 1966:
(The famous “gold disc” LP is reproduced here almost in its entirety - but not quite, because the copyright holders have blocked two of the tracks in some countries. This upload omits those tracks. The full version - which can only be viewed in the UK - is available at https://youtu.be/xK8Ywq4DUNg. A re-released version of the original LP did appear briefly in audio cassette format but it has never been released as a CD, and clean vinyl copies can be hard to find. Uploaded to ArchivesofSound under the terms of Warners’s agreement with YouTube [http://www.wmgmusiclicensing.com/WMGML/RequestAccountLanding.aspx?t=n] and as an important part of the sound archive of Guildford Cathedral Choir. EMI, who made the original recording under the Music for Pleasure label, played a pivotal role in the early development of the choir. Originally issued under catalogue number MFP 1104 in 1966, this LP was re-issued in 1976 with a new cover photo (pictured here) and revised sleeve notes. For the new cover, EMI used a professional child model, which was a pity because a Guildford chorister would have known which way round to wear his cassock...)

- 1. Once in royal David's city (Gauntlett)
- 2. God rest ye merry gentlemen (Traditional)
- 3. While shepherds watched their flocks (Ravenscroft)
- 4. [ See, amid the winter's snow: OMITTED ]
- 5. As with gladness men of old (Kocher)
- 6. The first nowell (Traditional, arr. Lowman)
- 7. Hark, the herald angels sing (Mendelssohn)
- 8. It came upon the midnight clear (Sullivan, arr. Lowman)
- 9. Silent night (Gruber, arr. Rose)
- 10. Good King Wenceslas (Traditional)
- 11. [ Hark, the herald angels sing: OMITTED ]
- 12. O come, all ye faithful (Traditional, with descant by Barry Rose)

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