O come Emmanuel : plainsong / arranged Alice Parker (William Wilder, percussion) (2:44)
Alleluia / Randall Thompson (4:52)
The first Nowell : English carol / arranged Robert Shaw, Alice Parker (1:39)
The carol of the birds : Spanish carol / arranged Robert Shaw, Alice Parker ; English text by Kurt Schindler and Deems Taylor (Janice Chandler, soprano) (3:59)
Allon, gay bergères / Guillaume Costeley ; edition Robert Shaw, Alice Parker (Donna Carter, soprano ; Pamela Elrod, mezzo-soprano ; Frank Timmerman, tenor ; William Borland, bass) (1:40)
A hymn to the Virgin / Benjamin Britten ; poem anon., circa 1300 (Donna Carter, soprano ; Nannette Soles, alto ; Sean Mayer, tenor ; Charles Sprawls, bass) (3:31)
O magnum mysterium / Morten Lauridsen (6:13)
Rejoice and sing : from "Christmas oratorio" / J.S. Bach ; edition Robert Shaw ; English version anon., edition Shaw ( :50)
Ave Maria (Angelus Domini) / Franz Biebl (Nannette Soles, alto ; Sean Mayer, tenor ; Charles Sprawls, bass) (5:21)
What is this lovely fragrance? : old French carol / arranged Healy Willan ; English version by Ysobel, edition Shaw (3:42)
Lo, how a rose e'er blooming / Michael Praetorius ; edition Robert Shaw, Alice Parker (1:21)
Sing lullaby / Herbert Howells ; poem by F.W. Harvey (2:59)
While by my sheep : German carol / arranged Hugo Jüngst ; English version by Helen A. Dickinson, edition Shaw (Patricia Nealon, Anne-Marie Spalinger, sopranos ; Katherine Murray, Nannette Soles, altos ; David Blalock, Frank Timmerman, tenors ; William Borland, Charles Sprawls, basses) (1:24)
Break forth, O wondrous heavenly light : from Christmas oratorio / J.S. Bach ; edition Robert Shaw, Alice Parker ; English version by Robert Shaw (1:08)
Heavenly light / Alexander Kopylov ; arranged Peter J. Wilhousky ; English text by Alice Mattullath (2:56)
Adeste fideles / arranged Alice Parker (3:51)
Ceremony of carols. Procession ; Wolcum Yole! ; There is no rose ; That yongë child ; Balulalow ; As dew in Aprille ; This little babe ; Interlude : harp solo ; In freezing winter night ; Spring carol ; Deo gracias ; Recession / Benjamin Britten (Janice Chandler, soprano ; Nannette Soles, mezzo-soprano ; Elisabeth Remy, harp) (22:08).
