NAXOS BOOK OF CAROLS (THE)
The Naxos Book of Carols is a collection of both the very old and very new. It is a selection of best-loved and new-found carols, drawing on centuries of tradition. The settings are all new, commissioned by Naxos for this recording (scores available for download from www.naxoscarols.com in association with Faber Music). The carols unfold in four narrative sequences each focusing on a different part of the Christmas Story – from The Hope of Advent to the announcements of The Message, the joy of the birth of The Baby and the celebration of the coming of The King of Kings. There are 24 carols, one for each day of Advent.

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Traditional

O come, o come, Emmanuel (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


O come, o come, Emmanuel (arr. A. Pitts) 05:58
Of the Father's heart begotten (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


Of the Father's heart begotten (arr. A. Pitts) 04:37
Antony Pitts

O quickly come

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


O quickly come 02:52
Traditional

Verbum Patris umanatur, O, O (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


Verbum Patris umanatur, O, O (arr. A. Pitts) 01:16
Martin Madan/T. Olivers

Lo! He comes (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


Lo! He comes (arr. A. Pitts) 04:24
Antony Pitts/C. J. Sharp

The holly and the ivy (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


The holly and the ivy (arr. A. Pitts) 02:45
Michael Praetorius

Lo, there a Rose is blooming (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


Lo, there a Rose is blooming (arr. A. Pitts) 02:23
Traditional

Alleluya - a new work (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


Alleluya - a new work (arr. A. Pitts) 06:04
Jehan Tabourot

Ding! dong! merrily on high (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


Ding! dong! merrily on high (arr. A. Pitts) 01:39
Christopher Tye/George Kirbye

While shepherds watched (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


While shepherds watched (arr. A. Pitts) 02:31
Orlando Gibbons

The Song of Angels (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


The Song of Angels (arr. A. Pitts) 01:16
Felix Mendelssohn

Hark! the herald angels sing (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


Hark! the herald angels sing (arr. A. Pitts) 02:45
Franz Xaver Gruber

Silent Night (Stille Nacht) (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


Silent Night (Stille Nacht) (arr. A. Pitts) 03:56
William J. Kirkpatrick

Away in a manger (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


Away in a manger (arr. A. Pitts) 02:20
Traditional

Baby Jesus, hush! now sleep (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


Baby Jesus, hush! now sleep (arr. A. Pitts) 03:30
John Michael Pitts

O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. A. Pitts) 05:02
Traditional

Jesu, the very thought is sweet (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


Jesu, the very thought is sweet (arr. A. Pitts) 04:49
John Francis Wade

O come, all ye faithful (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


O come, all ye faithful (arr. A. Pitts) 03:56
Traditional

Personent hodie (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


Personent hodie (arr. A. Pitts) 02:10
Johann Sebastian Bach/John Stainer/Michael Praetorius

In dulci jubilo (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


In dulci jubilo (arr. A. Pitts) 02:45
Traditional

Good King Wenceslas (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


Good King Wenceslas (arr. A. Pitts) 01:49
John Henry Hopkins

We three kings of Orient are (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


We three kings of Orient are (arr. A. Pitts) 03:07
Traditional

I saw three ships come sailing in (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


I saw three ships come sailing in (arr. A. Pitts) 01:22
Antony Pitts

Hail to the Lord's Anointed (arr. A. Pitts)

Tonus Peregrinus
Pitts, Antony, Conductor


Hail to the Lord's Anointed (arr. A. Pitts) 05:41



Total Playing Time: 01:18:57