The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Douglas Tang & Tom Etheridge organ
Directed by Stephen Cleobury
Released 13 November 2015
DVD
Carols from King’s: 60th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
£13.00
This DVD includes the full 2014 service as broadcast by the BBC, and an hour-long documentary detailing the history of this central component of the British Christmas tradition.
This special edition includes 60 Years of Carols from King’s, a BBC documentary narrated by Juliet Stevenson, which charts the history of the service since 1954. The film gives an insight into the tradition of selecting the soloists for Once in Royal David’s City, what goes on behind the scenes, what life is like for a chorister in the Choir, and the impact these experiences have on generations of choristers.
***** Best Classical CDs for Christmas – The Telegraph
| Once in royal David’s city | Gauntlett, Henry John & Mann, Arthur Henry desc. S Cleobury | |
| Up! good Christen folk | Piae Cantiones arr. George Ratcliffe Woodward | |
| A tender shoot | Goldschmidt, Otto | |
| Sussex Carol | Trad arr. David Willcocks | |
| Stille Nacht | Gruber, Franz Xaver arr. Stephen Cleobury | |
| In the bleak mid-winter | Holst, Gustav | |
| It came upon the midnight clear | Trad arr. A Sullivan desc. Stephen Cleobury | |
| Gabriel’s message | Basque Trad arr. Edgar Pettman | |
| Benedicamus Domino | Warlock, Peter | |
| A spotless Rose | Howells, Herbert | |
| Joys seven | Trad arr. Stephen Cleobury | |
| God rest you merry, gentlemen | Trad arr. David Willcocks | |
| The Lamb | Taverner, John | |
| Ding! Dong! merrily on high | Tabourot, Jehan arr. Mack Wilberg & Peter Stevens | |
| Noël nouvelet | French Trad arr. Stephen Jackson | |
| The Three Kings | Cornelius, Peter arr. Ivor Atkins | |
| A babe is born | Mathias, William | |
| God is with us | Taverner, John | |
| Hark! the herald angels sing | Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix desc. S Cleobury | |
| Von Himmel hoch, BWV 606 | Bach, Johann Sebastian | |
| Total playing time – 134:00 |
Filmed 14 December 2014, by the BBC, in the Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, by kind permission of the Provost and Fellows.
Video Format Colour, DVD9 (Region 0 – Worldwide) NTSC SD 16:9 Audio Format 16bit 48kHz PCM stereo
Subtitle None Menus English Other Booklet enclosed contains text of the service sheet