Cover: Snowy Peace (2011) by Lisa Graa Jensen
Hyperion CDA68087 · November 2015
Various - Yulefest!
The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, Stephen Layton (conductor)
- GRAMOPHONE CHRISTMAS LIST 2015
Press
BBC Music Magazine2015Performance Recording Since going to Trinity College, Cambridge nine years ago conductor Stephen Layton has taken its choir to new levels of acheivement. And not just in ecclesiastical repertoire: the version of Jingle Bells…Read the review 
Diapason2015Le Chœur du Trinity College de Cambridge est l'un de ces ensembles d'étudiants si versatile qu'il parvient à donner de la consistance aux pages les plus secondaires: ainsi de cette guirlande de noëls clinquante tendue entre les…Read the review 
Los Angeles Times2015Sublime singing of the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, under the direction of Stephen Layton, marks the a cappella collection "Yulefest!" (Hyperion). There's much poignancy in these winter anthems, though their sprightly…Read the review 
Music Web International2015A couple of themes run through this attractive Christmas music compilation. One is the presence of a number of close harmony arrangements of Christmas ‘standards’. The other is Christmas music from the Nordic countries. There’s…Read the review 
The Daily Telegraph2015The Best Classical CDs for ChristmasRead the review
Recorded: January 2014
Produced by Adrian Peacock
Engineered by David Hinitt
Release date: November 2015
Total duration: 65 minutes 8 seconds
Track list
- Jingle bellsJames Lord Pierpont (1822-1893), Ben Parry (b1965)2'25
- Silent night! Holy night!, Stille NachtFranz Xaver Gruber (1787-1863), Jonathan Rathbone (b1957)3'50
- In the bleak mid-winter, CranhamGustav Holst (1874-1934), Ola Gjeilo (b1978)4'39
- White Christmas The sun is shining, the grass is greenIrving Berlin (1888-1989), Jeremy Davies (b1963)1'59
- The very best time of year Christmas trees and boughs of hollySir John Rutter (b1945), Owain Park (b1993)2'44
- Shepherds' cradle song Sing lullaby. O slumber heavenly treasureOwain Park (b1993)3'45
- The Christmas song Chestnuts roasting on an open fireMelvin Howard Tormé (1925-1999), Robert Wells (1922-1998), Peter Gritton (b1963)2'20
- Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen A great and mighty wonderMichael Praetorius (1571-1621), Erling Pedersen (b1944)2'54
- Have yourself a merry little ChristmasHugh Martin (1914-2011), Ralph Blane (1914-1995), Owain Park (b1993)3'08
- E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come Peace be to you and grace from himPaul Manz (1919-2009)2'32
- Quem pastores laudavereJames Bassi (b1961)3'53
- Tomorrow shall be my dancing day Sing oh my loveOwain Park (b1993)3'32
- The virgin and child Like crystal that gleams in the sun's radiant beamsAnonymous - traditional, Gunnar Eriksson (b1936)4'11
- Away in a mangerAnonymous - traditional, Reginald Jacques (1894-1969)2'48
- Ave maris stellaBror Samuelson (1919-2008)3'51
- How far is it to Bethlehem?Anonymous - traditional, Robert Rice (1971-2026)2'20
- The star Shine forth, O star of JacobHarald Sventelius (1902-1996), Hans-Ola Ericsson (b1958)3'26
- Peace, peaceGustaf Nordqvist (1886-1949)2'22
- Sleigh ride Just hear those sleigh bells jinglingLeroy Anderson (1908-1975), Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), Robert Rice (1971-2026)3'18
- O heavenly wordAnonymous - traditional, Michael Bojesen (b1960)2'08
- The oxen Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clockJonathan Rathbone (b1957)3'03
Recording details from Hyperion Records.