Philly

I don't think we had a chance to visit Philadelphia between Thanksgiving and Christmas, so I'm going to throw this in here before we miss New Year's too. A Ceremony Of Carols is not something I share out around here often, but it's as much a piece of the Christmas cannon as any other piece of music I feature frequently. Just because it's not pop music doesn't make it bad. Here's an excellent version sung by a choir from Philly, mostly the female members of the choir, if memory serves. This is Philadelphia Oratorio Choir-A Ceremony Of Carols (Rittenhouse Records RM-1001, Mono, 1961). Enjoy! Love that paper art piece on the front, don't you?

1. A Ceremony Of Carols-Procession
2. A Ceremony Of Carols-Wolcum Yole!
3. A Ceremony Of Carols-There Is No Rose
4. A Ceremony Of Carols-That Yonge Child
5. A Ceremony Of Carols-Balulalow
6. A Ceremony Of Carols-As Dew In Aprille
7. A Ceremony Of Carols-This Little Babe
8. A Ceremony Of Carols-Interlude
9. A Ceremony Of Carols-In Freezing Winter Night
10. A Ceremony Of Carols-Spring Carol
11. A Ceremony Of Carols-Deo Gracias
12. A Ceremony Of Carols-Recessional
13. O Tannenbaum
14. O Come, O Come Emmanuel
15. I Wonder As I Wander
16. Sweet Little Jesus Boy
17. A Virgin Unspotted
18. Chinese Carol-Sing We Then Those Glorious Strains
19. Hungarian Carol-Christmas Dance Of The Shepherds

MEGA