A new release of some of the most well-known and best-loved Christmas carols, with new arrangements and orchestrations by John Rutter. John is joined by the renowned Bach Choir and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to perform carol favourites such as In dulci jubilo, Silent night, In the bleak mid-winter and The Twelve Days of Christmas.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Bach Choir
with guest artists Over the Bridge
John Rutter conductor
AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE FROM COLLEGIUM RECORDS
available from Monday 28 November
Listen to music from the album using the special John Rutter musical advent calendar on YouTube; or listen to previews of a number of tracks from the album on Soundcloud.
1. Ding Dong! Merrily on High
2. The Colours of Christmas
3. In Dulci Jubilo
4. What is this lovely fragrance?
5. Away in a Manger
6. Hodie Christus natus est
7. Riu riu chiu
8. I wonder as I wander
9. Star Carol
10. Once in Royal David’s City
11. Silent Night
12. In the bleak midwinter
13. Gabriel’s Message
14. Fanfare – O come, all ye faithful
15. O holy night
16. A New Year Carol
17. Joy to the world
18. Sleigh Ride
19. Deck the Hall
20. The Christmas song
21. The Twelve Days of Christmas
22. Have yourself a merry little Christmas
23. Fanfare – Hark! the herald angels sing
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John Rutter is one of these wonderful composers that has the rare ability to bring warmth within me listening to his stuff. What a great skill. I’m really glad to be one of your listeners. Thank you
Loved the Colours of Christmas until I got to track 15 In The Bleak Midwinter – I was convinced you were a traditionalist and would record the lovely lovely ORIGINAL tune. In fact I assured my daughter you so would do. Not Likely! We were served the saccharine sweet modern version. I may say John that I possess all your recordings and look forward to new ones with intense pleasure, but I have been disappointed by this one.
I have the new album; John Rutter is installed. Rejoice! Now preparations for Christmas can begin in earnest.
Dear John Rutter, I’m just listening to “The Colours of Christmas”, and I must confess I’m deeply moved by the
wonderful voices and the fascinating arrangements. I’ve been an admirer of British choral tradition since we were made familiar with it at school (more than 40 years ago). When I was a schoolteacher myself, I tried to hand over this tradition to my pupils, and now, as a lecturer in a small town in former GDR, I’m keen on introducing British Christmas traditions and carols to my adult students. Thank you very much and – Merry Christmas or, in my mother tongue, Frohe Weihnachten! Renata von Toerne