Listen to the Angels

Listen to the Angels

Track Listings

1. I'll Be Home for Christmas

2. It Happened Once

3. Here

4. Long Time Ago

5. Bring a Torch, Jeannette Isabella

6. Listen to the Angels

7. A La Nanita Nana

8. White Christmas

9. Snowflight

10. Welcome Friend

11. A Cradle in Bethlehem

12. Tell Me the Old, Old Story

Tracks:

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/Angels We Have Heard Ye On High - Sir David Willcocks
I Saw Three Ships - Sir David Willcocks
The First Nowell - Philip Ledger
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen - Sir David Willcocks
While Shepherds Watched - Sir David Willcocks
A Virgin Unspotted - Andrew Parrott
Once In A Royal David's City - John Rutter
In The Bleak Midwinter - Sir David Willcocks
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - David Bell
In Dulci Jubilo - John Rutter
O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Philip Ledger
Past Three O'Clock - Sir David Willcocks
The Coventry Carol - Mediaeval Baebes
Away In A Manger - Sir George Thalben-Ball
Nativity Carol - John Rutter
Unto Us Is Born A Son - David Bell
Silent Night - Sir David Willcocks
Ding Dong Merrily On High - Sir David Willcocks
We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Sir David Willcocks
The Lord At First Did Adam Make - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
Up! Good Christen Folk And Listen - Sir David Willcocks
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly - John Rutter
O Little One Sweet - Sir David Willcocks
O Come, O Come Emmanuel - David Bell
The Twelve Days Of Christmas - John Rutter

Tracks:

Good King Wenceslas - David Bell
Cherry Tree Carol - Sir David Willcocks
Joy To The World - David Bell
Here We Come A-Wassailing - John Rutter
See Amid The Winter's Snow - Sir David Willcocks
Gaudete - Mediaeval Baebes
The Holly And The Ivy - Sir David Willcocks
We've Been A While A-Wandering - Sir David Willcocks
We Three Kings Of Orient Are - David Bell
Shepherd's Pipe Carol - John Rutter
Masters In This Hall - Sir David Willcocks
The Babe Of Bethlehem - Andrew Parrott
A Spotless Rose - Philip Ledger
Angel Tidings - John Rutter
When An Angel Host Entuned - Sir David Willcocks
As With Gladness Men Of Old - David Bell
Adam Lay Ibounden - Mediaeval Baebes
The Coming Of Our King - John Rutter
Christ Was Born On Christmas Day - Sir George Thalben-Ball
A Christmas Carol - Sir David Willcocks
Sans Day Carol - John Rutter
Gabriel's Message - Sir David Willcocks
The Chester Carol - Robert Tear
Rocking - Sir David Willcocks
Methinks I See An Heav'nly Host - Andrew Parrott
Angels From The Realms Of Glory - David Bell
O Come, All Ye Faithful - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge

Customer Reviews:

all Christmas,all the Time.......2007-01-10

This two cd offering has almost all my favorites.the classics, not the Rudolph ones. Can't recommend enough.Listen and read Dickens...That's enough Christmas for anyone.

Title makes a big claim, but it absolutely delivers..........2006-12-02

This album provides 2.5 hours of excellent carols, from excellent choirs and soloists, and with great sound. I was worried that a compilation this large, and with such an extravagent title, would be B-side offerings, but that's not the case at all.

This isn't an album if you are looking for something "fresh and new." The arrangements are traditional, and even newer carols are done in a fairly conservative style. But that said, some of the pieces provide the best orchestration and voice arrangement I have ever heard. This is like the pinnacle of the classic English Christmas carol; clean, precise, glorious and celebratory.

Its time to be seasonal.......2005-12-16

This album contains traditional carols performed in a traditional way at the best quality. It is an excellent album to ensure the spirit of christmas is present and to bring the true meaning of christmas back. The double CD selection has all the golden favourites as well as not so wellknown carols to complete a very good christmas album. Merry Christmas to you all!

Average customer rating:

Listen to the Angels

Manufacturer: Uncle Gus Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music

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Release Date: 1999-10-15

Tracks:

I'll Be Home for Christmas
It Happened Once
Here
Long Time Ago
Bring a Torch, Jeannette Isabella
Listen to the Angels
A La Nanita Nana
White Christmas
Snowflight
Welcome Friend
A Cradle in Bethlehem
Tell Me the Old, Old Story

Average customer rating:

CD 1 WRONG MUSIC
CD 1 Wrong Music

Best Loved Christmas Carols

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Heavenly Voices

ASIN: B0002YLD1O
Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

Once In Royal David's City
Angels, From The Realms Of Glory
Adam Lay Ybounden
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
In Dulci Jubilo
The First Nowell
I Saw Three Ships
Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance Flowing?
Quam Pastoras Laudavere
Personent Hodie
The Holy And The Ivy
A Spotless Rose
Away In A Manger
While Sheperds Watched
Tomarrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Up! Good Christian Folk And Listen
In The Bleak Midwinter
Ding Dong! Merrily On High
Silent NIght
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
The Three Kings
I Saw A Maiden
Sussex Carol
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Tracks:

Matin Responsory: I Look From Afar
Come, Thour Redeemer Of The Earth
I Wonder As I Wander
The Cherry Tree Carol
Gabriel's Message
Sussex Carol
Stille Nacht!
Chester Carol
A Babe Is Born, Op. 53
A Maiden Most Gentle
I Sing Of A Maiden
Myn Lyking
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
A Child Is Born In Bethlehem
Hodie Christus Natus Est
Hosanna To The Son Of David
Gloria In Excelsis Deo
When To The Temple Mary Went
Angelus Ad Virginem
Angelus Ad Virginem
Nowell! Nowell! Nowell!
Jesus Christ The Apple Tree
That Lord That Lay In Asse Stall
In Dulci Jubilo
In Dulci Jubilo: Chorale Prelude

Amazon.com

Originally recorded between 1964 and 1985, this generous 2-CD compilation ranges from carols dating back to the 14th and 15th centuries to timeless, mostly traditional popular favorites. The arrangers include such eminent composers as Vaughan Williams, Gustav and Imogene Holst, Arthur Sullivan, Peter Cornelius, and Felix Mendelssohn, as well as the Choir's own Directors, David Wilcocks and Philip Ledger. The 50 carols are carefully chosen for maximum contrast of tempo, mood and character; the settings, too, endeavor to create variety of texture and dynamics between the often numerous verses by alternately using solos and choruses, male, female and combined voices, creating cumulative build-ups, and adding a descant to the final strophe. However, even all these techniques and devices tend to become predictable, so it may be advisable to enjoy the program in judicious doses. Among these riches, listeners will find their own favorites, but it may be worth noting that "Silent Night" appears twice, once in English and once in German, and that two of the most famous carols--"O come, all ye faithful" and "Hark! The herald angels sing"--are accompanied by a very loud brass band playing fanfares with incongruous, "up-dated" harmonies--the only false note in the program. By contrast, the organ, employed in several introductions, as well as to provide powerful chordal support and all kinds of tinkling, bell-like effects never seems out of style or character. The singing is splendid. Basically "white," without vibrato, the sound has a wonderfully pure, truly celestial quality, but can rise to full, rich, ringing sonorities in the climaxes. Intonation, balance and ensemble are impeccable, the soloists are excellent. The reverberant acoustics of the Chapel of King's College, where the recordings were made, cushion the voices without obscuring the clarity of the lines. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

CD 1 WRONG MUSIC.......2004-12-31

I was very disappointed when I listened to CD 1 and realised it was club music.Having now read the other review I don't think I will get satisfaction,therefore I cannot rate this item properly.

Errol
Barbados,West Indies

CD 1 Wrong Music.......2004-12-21

I put the CD in and was met by club music, I thought maybe it was some strange take on "Morning in the City of David" nope, the CD had been burned with the wrong image. I sent it back and received a new copy, it had the same issue. I listened to the second CD and loved ever moment of it, but until EMI/Amazon can rectify this issue, I cannot fairly rate it.

Average customer rating:

Season of Death

Manufacturer: Haunted By Angels
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CA303M
Release Date: 2004-07-06

Spirituals in Zion: A Spiritual Heritage for the Soul

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Spirituals in Zion: A Spiritual Heritage for the Soul

Manufacturer: Albany Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000AQS7K
Release Date: 2003-08-26

Tracks:

Nobody Knows de Trouble I See
Little More Faith in Jesus
And He Never Said a Mumberlin' Word
Tryin' to Get Ready
Po' Pilgrim of Sorrow
I'm A-Rollin'
Listen to the Angels Shouting
Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit
Go Down Moses
I Want to Be Ready; or, Walk in Jerusalem Just Like John
Oh Freedom
Deep River
Joshua Fit de Battle Ob Jericho
'Tis the Old Ship of Zion
Steal Away
Great Day!
My Lord, What a Mourning
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

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Radio the Musical

Manufacturer: Original Cast Record
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0000AYL3U
Release Date: 2003-08-26

Tracks:

Act L: Overture
Act L: Radio Sensation/I Need a Job
Act L: Big Jim Commercial
Act L: Good Morning
Act L: It Used to Be
Act L: Will I Ever Find That Special You?
Act L: Look at Us Now
Act L: Great Set of Cans/Guys With Big Voices
Act L: I Love to Collect Pretty Things
Act L: It's Only Business
Act L: The `60s Were Good to Me
Act L: I Just Can't See Myself
Act L: I Heard/Rumors
Act LL: Entr'acte
Act LL: Radio!/Radio Sensation
Act LL: Where Were You?
Act LL: Big Jim [Clowns & Calliope Music]
Act LL: Out and About
Act LL: Please Listen to Me
Act LL: Arbitron
Act LL: Angels Everywhere
Act LL: Baroness of Bratwurst
Act LL: Tell Me You Love Me
Act LL: I Just Can't See Myself/Look at Us Now (Reprise)
Act LL: I Just Love This Time of Year
Act LL: Finale
I Love This Time of the Year [*]

Average customer rating:

A good memento of a time and place

Riverside Years 2
Frank Swann
Manufacturer: Gothic Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00007K26K
Release Date: 2003-01-07

Tracks:

Once In Royal David's City
Up! Good Christian
The Lord At First
The Holly & The Ivy
Unto Us Is Born A Son
Jesus Child
The Hunter
Mary's Lullaby
What Is This Fragrance
Come, Marie, Elisabette
O Come All Ye Faithful
To Bethlehem

Tracks:

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Puer Natus
Torches
Hush, My Dear
Lo, The Messiah
Mary Had A Baby
Shepards, Shake Off
Saw You Never
Noel We Sing
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Star Carol
Love Came Down At Christmas
Joy To The World
All Glory, Laud, And Honor
The Way To Jerusalem
Choral Variations On 'Ah, Holy Jesus'
O Vos Omnes
The Joyful Eastertide
Christ The Lord Is Risen Today
Christ Our Passover

Tracks:

Praise To The Lord
The Lord's My Shepard
Ye Holy Angels Bright
Fairest Lord Jesus
Praise The Lord! Ye Heavens
Our God, Our Help
God That Madest Earth & Heaven
From All That Dwell
My Song Shall Be Alway
Come, Holy Ghost
There Is A Balm In Gilead
Let Us With A Gladsom Mind
Prologue To The 'Apostles'
Festival Te Deum
Evening Hymn

Customer Reviews:

A good memento of a time and place.......2005-09-21

As a young singer I participated in most of these recordings, so it's a bit hard to be objective. The most successful segments are those on the "Lessons and Carols" disc, recorded in May of 1981. John Walker's organ accompaniments are subtle and beautifully voiced; as a result the choral singing they accompany is consistent, beautifully blended and in tune. The readings, particularly the reading and prayer from William Sloane Coffin, are wonderful to hear again.

The rest, recorded in 1978 and 1979, are much less successful. There is much oversinging, even screaming, in the louder choral passages, the choral sound in general is "woofy", not very in tune and unblended, in the fashion of much choral singing of the time, and the organ playing of Swann and McDonald as accompaniment is consistently too loud, even ugly in tone. The only articulate and beautiful playing on these earlier recordings is that of the late organist and harpsichordist Jerry Brainard, and he participates in only two selections! These recordings were made with three microphones, a stereo pair at the front and one at the back for ambience, in the dry acoustic Riverside had at the time (it has since been "corrected" to a soupy overreverberance), so microphoning was not the problem. This is a good represntation of the way this sounded at the time, according to listeners in the congregation.

Also, as was true of the original LP releases, the stereo image on the earlier recordings is reversed: left is right and right is left. I'm surprised that this error was not caught and corrected in the digital transfer. Much of the analog tape noise has been eliminated, but there is still quite a bit of audio distortion in the louder portions. On my copy, the CD's had some trackinig difficulties, even on a new player.

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Angels We Have Heard
Julia Lane
Manufacturer: Celtic America Llc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | International | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0002B8P9U
Release Date: 2002-01-01

Tracks:

In Dulci Jubilo/On Christmas Night
Ding Dong Merrily
Dancing Day/Bring a Torch
Soalin'/God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
January Thaw
Joyeux No
Royal Gift
Christmas Potpourri
Jesus Rest Your Head
What Child Is This
First Tree in the Greenwood/The Holly and the Ivy
Away in a Manger
Winter Moon
Lo, How a Rose
Simple Gifts

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Voice of the Angels-A Healing Journey

Manufacturer: Cheryl Melody
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | New Age | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000063D6L
Release Date: 2002-02-26

Tracks:

Trust
Journey
Surrender
Return
Open
Light
Love
Trust (Reprise)
A Healing Journey Guided Visualization

Album Description

"A little bit of heaven here on earth." "Voice of the Angels"-Part I: Soothing vocals, angelic harmonies, inspirational lyrics, soft piano, ocean and river, inviting you into a deep state of relaxation and inner healing. Heart centered music, blended with the harmony of singing angels. "A Healing Journey"-Part II:" Allow your imagination to flow and enter this beautiful guided visualization, for it is here that you will travel on your spiritual quest to the land of Paradise, with the Angels guiding you on your journey.