In Terra Pax: A Christmas Anthology

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, City of London Choir / Hilary Davan Weston: conductor

Finzi: In terra pax, Op. 39
John Gardner: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Holst: Christmas Day, H109
Howells: Here is the Little Door / A Spotless Rose
Joubert: There Is No Rose
Leighton: A Hymn of the Nativity
Mathias: Sir Christemas / A babe is born
Rutter: What sweeter music
Vaughan Williams: Folk songs of the four seasons - Winter
Warlock: Three carols

Performances of carols both ancient and modern have become central to the celebration of Christmas. The choral music on this disc includes Holst's surprisingly neglected Christmas Day, as well as music by Leighton, Joubert, Mathias, Gardner and Rutter. The nostalgic mood of Howells's evergreen carol-anthems is echoed in Finzi's In terra pax, which recalls the pealing of bells at midnight on a frosty Christmas Eve. The City of London Choir, which enjoys an enviable reputation as a 'leader among nonprofessional choruses' (The Times), makes its Naxos debut with this delightful recording.

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