A Choral Christmas

• Booklet languages: English
• Time: 41:04
• Release Date: 2002

Review

One of the many faceless Christmas discs pumped out by the St. Clair label, A Choral Christmas: The Gold Collection bills itself as something of considerable significance -- instead, it turns out to be a fairly innocuous set. Each a cappella rendition is performed by the Angelica Quartet. Many of the usual standards are performed, ranging from playful to spiritual, including "Joy to the World," "Jingle Bells," "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," "Deck the Halls," "We Three Kings," "Away in a Manger," "The Little Drummer Boy," "Carol for Christmas Day," "The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy," and "Angels From the Realms of Glory." ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Performances

Composer	Title	Time
George Frederick Handel	Joy to the World (theme by Handel)	1:57
John Henry Hopkins, Jr.	We Three Kings of Orient Are	3:04
Franz Xaver Gruber	Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night)	3:07
Christmas Traditional	Coventry Carol (2): "Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child"	2:47
Christmas Traditional	Angels From the Realms Of Glory	2:16
William James Kirkpatrick	Away in a manger (Tune: Cradle Song) (New English Hymnal 22)	2:26
Arthur Sullivan	All this night, partsong for chorus	1:13
Andrew Parrott	The Virgin Mary had a baby boy	1:49
Samuel Scheidt	O Little One Sweet	1:53
Christmas Traditional	Deck the Halls (Welsh)	1:08
Katherine K. Davis	The Little Drummer Boy (Carol of the Drum), carol	2:34
Christmas Traditional	Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French)	1:40
Christmas Traditional	God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English)	1:53
Christmas Traditional	O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German)	2:39
Christmas Traditional	Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (W zlobie lezy)	1:47
James Pierpont	Jingle Bells	1:52
Jester Hairston	Mary's Little Boy Child, song	1:55
Miller / Miller	Hallelujah the Angels Sing	1:45
John Frederick Coots	Santa Claus is Comin' To Town	1:29
William Garrett James	The Silver Stars are in the Sky (Australian carol)	1:50