A King's Christmas 2017

Live recording of December 17, 2017 performances by The University of King's College Chapel Choir, directed by Paul Halley. Guest Narrator Canon Dr. Gary Thorne. Assistant Director Nick Halley. Organist Paul Halley. For more information about the choir, please visit www.ukings.ca/the-chapel-choir
Program:
Processional - Song of the Nuns of Chester (words & music Chester MS, c. 1425, arr. P. Halley)
Hymn - It came upon the midnight clear (words E.H. Sears (1810-76); music trad. English, arr. A. Sullivan (1842-1900) & P. Halley)
Reading - On Christmas Day (Thomas Traherne (c. 1636-74))
Carol - Benedicamus Domino (words Sloane MS; music P. Warlock (1894-1930))
Reading - The Chalice (Lisa Moore (b. 1964))
Carol - Alma Redemptoris (words Herman Contractus (1013-1054); music G.P. da Palestrina (.c 1525-94))
Reading - Snow (Frederick Louis MacNiece (1907-1963))
Carol - There Is A Flower (words John Audelay (15th cent.); music J. Rutter (b. 1945))
Reading - Black Rook in Rainy Weather (Sylvia Plath (1932-63))
Carol - Hayl Mary, Ful of Grace (words & music Anon. 15th cent.)
Hymn - In Dulci Jubilo (words H. Suso (c. 1295-1361), trans. R. L. Pearsall; music 16th cent. German, arr. P. Halley
Reading - Christmas Poem (Mary Oliver (b. 1935))
Carol - Sing Lullaby (words Frederick William Harvey (1886-1957); music H. Howells (1892-1983))
Reading - God in the Doorway (Annie Dillard (b. 1945))
Carol - Noel Nouvelet (words trad. French 17th cent.; music trad. French, arr. S. Jackson (b. 1948))
Hymn - God Rest You Merry (words trad. English; music trad. English, arr. D. Willcocks))
Reading - A 1950s Jewish-American Christmas Story (David Sipress)
Carol - Ding Dong Merrily On High (words trad. English; music trad. English, arr. M. Williamson (1931-2003))
Carol - Coventry Carol (words 16th cent. English; music K. Leighton (1929-88))
Readings - BC : AD (U.A. Fanthorpe (1929-2009))
Animal Nativity (Leslie Allan Murray (b. 1938))
Carol - The Lamb (words William Blake (1757-1827); music J. Tavener (1944-2013))
Reading - Nativity (from La Corona) (John Donne (1572-1631))
Carol - What Child Is This? (words William Chatterton Dix (1837-98); music trad. English, arr. P. Halley)
Reading - Annunciation (Marie Howe (b 1950))
Reading - Touch Hands (W.H.H. Murray (1840-1904))
Hymn - Hark! The herald angels sing (words C. Wesley (1707-88); music F. Mendelssohn (1809-47), adapt. W.H. Cumings; arr. P. Halley)

[@manwithbanjo2]

Another superb performance. Paul Halley remains king of the descant!

[@joshnguyen6203]

Truly! I’m the assistant organist at my church and we use almost all his descants! Though the organ parts can be a little difficult sometime

[@allangaskin]

Thanks to Paul and Nick Halley as well as Canon Dr. Thorne and the choir for such a spiritually powerful and musically uplifting performance.

[@thomassuey2975]

always watch from Central Illinois USA

[@paulhuffman7238]

Thanks from the U.K. x

[@henkvogel]

0:00:00 Processional - Song of the Nuns of Chester (words & music Chester MS, c. 1425, arr. P. Halley)
0:02:53 Hymn - It came upon the midnight clear (words E.H. Sears (1810-76); music trad. English, arr. A. Sullivan (1842-1900) & P. Halley)
0:06:21 Reading - On Christmas Day (Thomas Traherne (c. 1636-74))
0:07:05 Carol - Benedicamus Domino (words Sloane MS; music P. Warlock (1894-1930))
0:08:52 Reading - The Chalice (Lisa Moore (b. 1964))
0:14:26 Carol - Alma Redemptoris (words Herman Contractus (1013-1054); music G.P. da Palestrina (.c 1525-94))
0:18:00 Reading - Snow (Frederick Louis MacNiece (1907-1963))
0:19:18 Carol - There Is A Flower (words John Audelay (15th cent.); music J. Rutter (b. 1945))
0:23:18 Reading - Black Rook in Rainy Weather (Sylvia Plath (1932-63))
0:26:00 Carol - Hayl Mary, Ful of Grace (words & music Anon. 15th cent.)
0:28:26 Hymn - In Dulci Jubilo (words H. Suso (c. 1295-1361), trans. R. L. Pearsall; music 16th cent. German, arr. P. Halley
0:32:08 Reading - Christmas Poem (Mary Oliver (b. 1935))
0:34:37 Carol - Sing Lullaby (words Frederick William Harvey (1886-1957); music H. Howells (1892-1983))
0:38:04 Reading - God in the Doorway (Annie Dillard (b. 1945))
0:44:29 Carol - Noel Nouvelet (words trad. French 17th cent.; music trad. French, arr. S. Jackson (b. 1948))
0:49:38 Hymn - God Rest You Merry (words trad. English; music trad. English, arr. D. Willcocks))
0:53:50 Reading - A 1950s Jewish-American Christmas Story (David Sipress)
1:00:50 Carol - Ding Dong Merrily On High (words trad. English; music trad. English, arr. M. Williamson (1931-2003))
1:02:52 Carol - Coventry Carol (words 16th cent. English; music K. Leighton (1929-88))
1:06:13 Readings - BC : AD (U.A. Fanthorpe (1929-2009))
1:07:18 Animal Nativity (Leslie Allan Murray (b. 1938))
1:08:35 Carol - The Lamb (words William Blake (1757-1827); music J. Tavener (1944-2013))
1:12:19 Reading - Nativity (from La Corona) (John Donne (1572-1631))
1:13:53 Carol - What Child Is This? (words William Chatterton Dix (1837-98); music trad. English, arr. P. Halley)
1:17:37 Reading - Annunciation (Marie Howe (b 1950))
1:19:05 Reading - Touch Hands (W.H.H. Murray (1840-1904))
1:19:51 Hymn - Hark! The herald angels sing (words C. Wesley (1707-88); music F. Mendelssohn (1809-47), adapt. W.H. Cumings; arr. P. Halley)

[@marcib6767]

Henk Vogel Thank you for the time stamps! Already listening to this in anticipation of the Advent and Christmas season😃

[@muftydog]

I love this but wish it was a teeny bit louder x

[@HTtwentyten]

14:24

[@FigaroHey]

The reader is awful. The readings might be good, but the reader is awful.

[@CDWLowe]

i agree. What a hack!