Classical and Choral Christmas CDs - Chor Leoni: Yuletide Fires (CD)

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As Joseph Was A-Walking

God Rest You Merry

Hodie Christus natus est

Huron Carol

Letabundus

Chor Leoni: Yuletide Fires (CD)

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"Yuletide Fires" is an appropriate metaphor to describe the warm sound of this Canadian male chorus. They open with a simple Gregorian chant ("Hodie Christus Natus Est") and ably span centuries of Christmas music hence. The CD mixes things up just enough to keep it interesting - familiar tunes ("God Rest You Merry," "Stille Nacht," "Rise Up Shepherd") with lesser-know pieces (the title track, "Dostoyno Yest" by Golovanaov). They also throw in some lightly accompanied pieces - harp on "Le sommeil de l'enfant Jésus," simple organ on "Nouvelle agréable!" This is one of those rare CDs that rewards close listening, but also serves fabulously as background music… to wrapping presents, spending family time together, or drinking nog by a Yuletide fire. (69:42 2003)

Song List:
Hodie Christus Natus Est (Gregorian chant)
God Rest You Merry (English carol, arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Huron Carol (Canadian carol, arr. Andy Hillhouse)
Letabundus (Sarum chant)
As Joseph Was A-Walking (Appalachian carol, arr. James Frankhauser)
Le sommeil de l'enfant Jesus (Cantique traditional, arr. Amy Stephen)
Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Traditional/Praetorius, arr. Gote Widlund)
Veni, Veni Emanuel (Gregorian chant)
Yuletide Fires (Diane Loomer)
Nouvelle agreable! (Cantique traditional, harm. by Ernest Gagnon)
The Lord at First (English carol, arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Lux Aeterna (Gregorian chant)
Quelle est cette odeur agreable (Cantique traditional, arr. Robert Sund)
Veni Redmptor Gencium (Sarum chant)
Dostoyno Yest (Nikolai Golovanov)
Svete Tihiy (Aleksandr Nikolsky, arr. Pavel Chesnokov)
Alma Redemptoris Mater (Gregorian chant)
Stille Nacht (Gruber, arr. Robert Sund)
Drei Konige (Peter Cornelius, arr. Robert Sund)
Rise Up Shepherd (Amer. Traditional, arr. Frank Almond)
Still, Still, Still (Austrian carol, arr. Norman Luboff)
Christmas Angel (Corlynn Hanney)
Hodie Christus Natus Est (Gregorian chant)