Principally previously released on the albums Christmas with the Cambridge Singers and Christmas Day in the morning

Compact disc

Program notes by John Rutter and texts, with English translations of Latin and French words (27 pages) inserted in container

Cambridge Singers ; City of London Sinfonia ; Stephen Varcoe, baritone (23rd work) ; John Rutter, conductor

Recorded Jan. 1989 (1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th-8th, 11th-17th, 19th works) and Apr. 1993 (2nd, 4th, 6th, 9th-10th, 18th, 20th-23rd works), Great Hall, University College School, London

Sung in English, French, and Latin

English traditional carols.

Holly and the ivy (2:53) ; Blessed be that maid Mary (2:32) ; Somerset wassail (2:05) --

European traditional carols.

Shepherds, in the fields abiding (2:52) ; Infant king (2:48) ; What is this lovely fragrance (3:23) ; Gabriel's message (2:50) ; Still, still, still (2:13) ; Quittez, pasteurs (2:27) ; Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle (2:02) ; Personent hodie (1:43) --

Choruses and motets.

Shepherds' farewell / Hector Berlioz (3:37) ; O holy night / Adolphe Adam (4:37) ; O magnum mysterium / T.L. de Victoria (4:00) ; Hodie Christus natus est / J.P. Sweelinck (2:50) ; For unto us a child is born / G.F. Handel (4:08) ; In dulci jubilo / Samuel Scheidt (3:21) --

Composers' carols.

Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child / Kenneth Leighton (3:07) ; A New Year carol / Benjamin Britten (2:15) ; Balulalow (2:01) ; I saw a fair maiden (2:58) / Peter Warlock ; Lamb / John Tavener (3:24) ; Fantasia on Christmas carols / R. Vaughan Williams (11:27)