Various - Calm Christmas

Deeply soothing choral music and plainsong, selected from throughout the Warner Classics and Erato catalogues. Carefully chosen to bring peace and warmth to even the deepest mid-winter night, this is the Christmas compilation that leaves the obvious behind, and instead explores a world of festive stillness and serenity.

Heavyweight vinyl produced by Warner Records in 2023.

TRACKLISTING:

1. Antiphon. "Alma Redemptoris Mater"
   Anonymous - The Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir Stephen Cleobury
2. Quem pastores laudavere
   Traditional - The Choir of King's College, Cambridge
3. In dulci jubilo (Arr. Pearsall)
   Traditional - The Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir Stephen Cleobury
4. Here Is the Little Door
   Herbert Howells - Chanticleer
5. What Child Is This
   Traditional - The Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir Stephen Cleobury
6. The Holly and the Ivy (Arr. Davies)
   Traditional - The Choir of King's College, Cambridge
7. A Christmas Carol (Arr. Echols)
   Charles Ives - Chanticleer
8. Christe adoramus te, SV 294
   Claudio Monteverdi - Michel Corboz, Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne & Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne
9. Noëls et chansons nouvellement composées: Nouvelles, nouvelles
   Nicolas Martin - Joel Cohen, Boston Camerata & Anne Azéma
10. Antiphon in Honor of Our Lady. "Regina caeli"
    Anonymous - The Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir Stephen Cleobury
11. Kyrie "Le jour de Noël"
    Anonymous - Joel Cohen, Boston Camerata, Laurie Monahan, Anne Azéma & Ellen Hargis
12. The Lamb
    Sir John Tavener - Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom
13. Nesciens mater virgo virum
    Jean Mouton - David Munrow & Early Music Consort of London
14. 4 Motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152: No. 3, Videntes stellam
    Francis Poulenc - Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom
15. I Wonder as I Wander (Arr. Rutter)
    Traditional - Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom
16. Once in Royal David's City (Arr. Willcocks)
    Henry John Gauntlett - Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom
17. Stille Nacht
    Franz Xaver Gruber - Choir of New College Oxford & Edward Higginbottom
18. O Little Town of Bethlehem (Arr. Ives)
    Lewis Redner - The King's Singers
19. L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H 130: The Shepherds' Farewell
    Hector Berlioz - Coventry Cathedral Choir, Lichfield Cathedral Choir, Robin Stapleton & BBC Philharmonic
20. Villancico de Navidad
    Agustín Barrios Mangoré - Thibaut Garcia
21. Süßer die Glocken nie klingen (Arr. Whilds)
    Traditional - Lucienne Renaudin Vary
22. Entre le bœuf et l'âne gris (Orch. Pegg)
    François-Auguste Gevaert - Maîtrise Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens de Bulle, Jérôme Kuhn, Prague Symphonic Ensemble & Legendis
23. Messe de minuit pour Noël, H. 9: Agnus Dei
    Marc-Antoine Charpentier - William Christie & Les Arts Florissants
24. Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Arr. Kornfeld)
    Michael Praetorius - Bielefelder Kinderchor
25. El noi de la mare (Arr. Llobet)
    Traditional - Thibaut Garcia
26. Leise rieselt der Schnee (Arr. Whilds)
    Traditional - Diana Damrau