Christmas Carols with The King's Singers

by The King's Singers

Overview

The King's Singers have recorded several holiday albums, with Christmas with the King's Singers from 2017 being the most recent. This group has maintained remarkable consistency since its formation in the late 1960s, and one can't really go wrong with any of their holiday releases. They do, however, have somewhat different emphases; Christmas with the King's Singers, for instance, featured harpsichord from Richard Hickox and a guest appearance from Kiri Te Kanawa. Christmas Carols with The King's Singers is all a cappella, with the focus squarely on the Christmas carols that exclusively make up the program. It might be considered a King's Singers album for the hard core, for there is nothing to distract the listener from the pristine harmonies of this six-voice vocal group. All the King's Singers' holiday releases tend to be varied in their programming, with classic English carols like Ding! Dong! Merrily on High resting comfortably next to medieval melodies and German, French, Norwegian, and Catalonian pieces; the program is generous at nearly 70 minutes but never bogs down. Perhaps best of all is the sound, recorded during the coronavirus pandemic at the small Cedars Hall at Wells Cathedral School over four days. It fits the closely focused, intimate atmosphere of the album beautifully, and as ever, the King's Singers deliver a satisfying holiday experience. ~ James Manheim

Product Details

Release Date:	09/03/2021
Label:	SIGNUM CLASSICS
UPC:	0635212068328

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The King's Singers   Primary Artist,Vocal Ensemble

Technical Credits

Matthias Bucher   Arranger
Johann Sebastian Bach   Composer
Christopher Bruerton   Arranger
Ralph Vaughan Williams   Arranger,Composer
John Tavener   Composer
Arthur Henry Mann   Composer
Mike Hatch   Engineer
David Willcocks   Composer
Charles Wood   Arranger
Geoffrey Shaw   Arranger
Henry John Gauntlett   Composer
Grayston Ives   Arranger
Thoinot Arbeau   Composer
Hector Berlioz   Composer
Nicholas Parker   Editing,Producer
Brian Kay   Arranger
Michael Head   Composer
Edgar Pettman   Arranger
Goff Richards   Arranger
Bo Holten   Arranger
Pierre Villette   Composer
J.P.E. Hartmann   Composer
Anonymous   Composer
Plainchant   Composer
Patrick Dunachie   Adaptation
Gustaf Nordqvist   Composer
Tomas Luis de Victoria   Composer
Guy Turner   Arranger
James Burton   Composer
Frances Marshall   Photography
June Collin   Composer
Nick Ashby   Adaptation
Traditional   Composer
Bob Chilcott   Composer