CHRISTMAS (R0 / NTSC)

The King's Singers

Music for the Christmas period from the UK's best-loved a cappella group The King’s Singers: feasts for the eyes and ears on both CD and DVD.  This Christmas DVD was recorded in the stylishly distinctive setting of Jerwood Hall in LSO St Luke’s, London. The King’s Singers are world-renowned for their live performances, and this concert captures the charm and skill that you’d expect from a group of this calibre. It is a musical treat as well as a visual one, recorded in both CD quality stereo and in 5.1 surround sound.

The DVD also features a 10-minute bonus documentary feature, titled “Life as a King’s Singer”.

trad.:
 Deck the Hall
 El niño querido
 Gaudete
 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
 La peregrinaçion
 Noël nouvelet
 O come, o come, Emmanuel
 O little one sweet
 Rise up, Shepherd, and Follow

David, J:
 You are the New Day

Davis, K K:
 The Little Drummer Boy

Gruber, F:
 Stille Nacht

Lawson, Philip:
 Lullay my Liking

Mason, L:
 Joy to the World

Pierpont:
 Jingle Bells

Praetorius, M:
 Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen

Rutter:
 There is a flower

Tormé:
 Chestnuts roasting on an open fire

"The sound and the performances are immaculate...It was recorded without an audience in LSO St Luke’s, so there’s a magical bloom to the sound. And when the programme goes off the beaten track, with exquisite performances of lesser-known carols from France, Germany or Spain, it’s a lovely listen."
The Arts Desk - 14th December 2011