Christmas Day
Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols; and The Glorious Sound of Christmas
Two very different sets of carols.
Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols; and The Glorious Sound of Christmas
Two very different sets of carols.
Benjamin Britten’s ‘Ceremony of Carols’ is extraordinarily beautiful and deeply reverent. In our website of the week, it is done full justice by the St John's Voices of St John's College, Cambridge. What better way to celebrate Christmas Day than by praying with this sublime music?
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The Glorious Sound of Christmas is a jubilant album of sacred carols, performed by one of the top American orchestras, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Temple University Concert Choir. 40 minutes of joy!