LibriVox volunteers bring you a festive selection of 21 Christmas carols for the 2019 holiday. This year's collection includes traditional favorites and lesser-known selections in English and Italian. The singers wish all listeners around the world a happy and peaceful Christmas and New Year.
This collection contains:
Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella; traditional French Provençal carol, English translation by E. Cuthbert Nunn .
Carol for Christmas Eve; traditional 16th century carol, words edited by Henry Ramsden Bramley , original tune by RomanosMusic.
Deck the Halls; traditional Welsh carol.
The First Nowell; traditional English carol, from 1871 arrangement by John Stainer .
Gesù Bambino; words and music by Pietro Yon .
How Great Our Joy; traditional German carol, English translation by Theodore Baker .
In the Bleak Midwinter; words by Christina Rossetti ; music by Gustav Holst .
Joy to the World; words by Isaac Watts ; music by Lowell Mason .
O Come, O Come Emmanuel; traditional Latin Hymn, English translation by John Mason Neale .
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem; words by Phillips Brooks , music by Louis Henry Redner .
O Holy Night; words by Placide Capeau , music by Adolphe Adam .
Once in Royal David’s City; words by Cecil Frances Alexander ; music by Henry Gauntlett .
On Christmas Night; traditional Sussex carol, collected by Ralph Vaughn Williams .
Santa Claus; words and music by Nathan Haskell Dole .
See Amid the Winter Snow; words by Edward Caswall ; music by John Goss .
The Twelve Days of Christmas; 18th century English folk song, from 1909 arrangement by Frederic Austin .
Wassail Song; traditional English folk carol, collected by Cecil Sharp .
We Three Kings of Orient Are; words and music by John Henry Hopkins Jr. .
When Bloody Herod Reigned King; traditional west country English carol.
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night; words by Nahum Tate ; music traditional Yorkshire melody.
Note: The First Nowell chorus consists of 27 LibriVox musicians, organized and edited by Twinkle88.
LibriVox volunteers bring you a festive selection of 21 Christmas carols for the 2019 holiday. This year's collection includes traditional favorites and lesser-known selections in English and Italian. The singers wish all listeners around the world a happy and peaceful Christmas and New Year.
This collection contains:
Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella; traditional French Provençal carol, English translation by E. Cuthbert Nunn .
Carol for Christmas Eve; traditional 16th century carol, words edited by Henry Ramsden Bramley , original tune by RomanosMusic.
Deck the Halls; traditional Welsh carol.
The First Nowell; traditional English carol, from 1871 arrangement by John Stainer .
Gesù Bambino; words and music by Pietro Yon .
How Great Our Joy; traditional German carol, English translation by Theodore Baker .
In the Bleak Midwinter; words by Christina Rossetti ; music by Gustav Holst .
Joy to the World; words by Isaac Watts ; music by Lowell Mason .
O Come, O Come Emmanuel; traditional Latin Hymn, English translation by John Mason Neale .
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem; words by Phillips Brooks , music by Louis Henry Redner .
O Holy Night; words by Placide Capeau , music by Adolphe Adam .
Once in Royal David’s City; words by Cecil Frances Alexander ; music by Henry Gauntlett .
On Christmas Night; traditional Sussex carol, collected by Ralph Vaughn Williams .
Santa Claus; words and music by Nathan Haskell Dole .
See Amid the Winter Snow; words by Edward Caswall ; music by John Goss .
The Twelve Days of Christmas; 18th century English folk song, from 1909 arrangement by Frederic Austin .
Wassail Song; traditional English folk carol, collected by Cecil Sharp .
We Three Kings of Orient Are; words and music by John Henry Hopkins Jr. .
When Bloody Herod Reigned King; traditional west country English carol.
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night; words by Nahum Tate ; music traditional Yorkshire melody.
Note: The First Nowell chorus consists of 27 LibriVox musicians, organized and edited by Twinkle88.