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劍橋國王學院合唱團不僅是英國最具聲望的合唱團體，也是世界上知名度最高的合唱團之一。在這張誕頌歌精華輯中，所收錄的皆為傳頌世界各地的名曲代表作，包括「Hark! The Herald Angels Sing」、「Away In A Manger」與「O Come , All Ye Faithful」等，他們優美的合聲與雅緻的編曲，勘為合唱演出的最佳參考範本。
LP曲目:
A side
1. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)/Charles Wesley (-1788)
2. The first Nowell - Anonymous arr. Sir David Willcocks (1919-)
3. While Watched(Este Psalter, 1952) - Anonymous / Nahum Tate (1652-1715)
4. Traditional: Ding Dong Merrily on High - George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848-1934)/ Trad. Arr. Charles Wood (1866-1934)
5. In dulci jubilo - Anonymous arr. Robert Lucas de Pearsall (1795-1856)
6. Away in a Manger - William James Kirkpatrick (1838-1921) arr. Sir David Willcocks (1919-)
7. Once in Royal David’s City - Henry John Gauntlett (1805-1876) / Cecil Frances Alexander (1823-1895) / arr. Arthur Henry Mann (-1929)
B Side
1. Adeste Fideles (O come, all ye faithful) - John Francis Wade (1711-1786) / Frederick Oakley (1802-1880)
2 God rest ye merry, gentlemen - Anonymous arr. Sir David Willcocks (1919-)
3. O Little Town of Bethlehem - Anonymous arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
4. The Holly and the Ivy - Anonymous arr. Henry Walford Davies (1869-1941)
5. I Saw Three Ships - Anonymous arr. Sir David Willcocks
6. See amid the winter’s snow - Sir John Goss (1800-1880) / Edward caswall (1814 - 1878) arr. Sir David Willcocks (1919-)
