Christmas at Downton Abbey [CD].

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Publication Date:

2014

Publication Information:

Burbank, CA : Warner Bros., p2014.

Physical Description:

2 compact discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.

Abstract:

Travel back to a simpler time with music from the beloved and award winning series Downton Abbey. Along with well-known carols and hymns, there is new music from composer John Lunn.

General Note:

Christmas music from the television series.

Partial texts ([12] p.) inserted in container.

Performers:

Various performers.

Contents:

Disc 1. The Downton Christmas suite, pt. 1 (the Budapest City Orchestra and the Budapest Choral Voices) -- O holy night (Julian Ovenden) -- It came upon a midnight clear (Elizabeth McGovern) -- The first Noel (Julian Ovenden & Elizabeth McGovern) -- The Sussex carol (Julian Ovenden) -- 12 days of Christmas (Julian Ovenden & Katie Marshall) -- Silent night (Julian Ovenden) -- We wish you a merry Christmas (Dame Kiri Te Kanawa) -- In the bleak midwinter (Choir of King's College, Cambridge) -- O little town of Bethlehem (Dame Kiri Te Kanawa) -- Once in royal David's city ; Hark! The herald angels sing ; Oh come, all ye faithful (Choir of King's College, Cambridge) -- Messe de minuit pour Noël. Kyrie / Charpentier (William Christie) -- Ding dong! Merrily on high (Choir of King's College, Cambridge) -- Good King Wenceslas (Dame Kiri Te Kanawa) -- While shepherds watched ; Away in a manger ; In dulci Jubilo (Choir of King's College, Cambridge) -- Panis angelicus (Libera) -- Christmas concerto. 1st movement / Vivaldi (il Giardino armonico) -- Dance of the sugar plum fairy : from The nutcracker suite (Alexander Lazarev) -- Twas the night before Christmas (Jim Carter).

Disc 2. The Downton Christmas suite, pt. 2 (the Budapest City Orchestra and the Budapest Choral Voices) -- Joy to the world (Joël Cohen) -- God rest you merry, gentlemen ; Angels, from the realms of glory (Choir of King's College, Cambridge) -- Hallelujah chorus : from Handel's Messiah (Nikolaus Harnoncourt) -- The holly and the ivy (Dame Kiri Te Kanawa) -- Go, tell it on the mountain (Thomas Hampson) -- March from The nutcracker suite (Alexander Lazarev) -- Tannenbaum ; I saw three ships (Dame Kiri Te Kanawa) -- When Christ was born of Mary free (Carleton Etherington & Benjamin Nicholas) -- Adam lay ybounden ; The first Nowell (Choir of King's College, Cambridge) -- We three kings of Orient are (Andrew Parrot, Taverner Choir & Taverner Consort) -- O come, o come, Emmanuel (Choir of King's College, Cambridge) -- I sing the birth (Ralph Allwood, Rodolfus Choir & Sam Jenkins) -- Noëls sur les instruments (William Christie) -- Nouvelles, nouvelles ; Chantons Noël, menons joyeuse vie (Joël Cohen) -- The three kings (Choir of King's College, Cambridge) -- O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Nikolaus Harnoncourt) -- [Christmas concerto]. 3rd movement / Corelli (Claudio Scimone).

Subject Term:

Christmas music.

Carols, English.

Carols, French.

Television music -- Excerpts.

Language:

English

eng lat fre eng

Additional Language:

Sung in English, Latin, and French.

Added Uniform Title:

Downton Abbey (Television program)