CONTENTS

·       Angels from the realms of glory JS

·       Angelus ad virginem JS

·       A virgin most pure MW

·       Away in a manger AS

·       Ding dong! merrily on high AS

·       Earth today rejoices MW

·       God rest you merry, gentlemen JS

·       Good King Wenceslas looked out AS

·       Hark! the herald angels sing VH

·       Here we come a-wassailing RL

·       In dulci jubilo LH

·       Infant holy RL

·       I saw a fair maiden RL*

·       I saw three ships come sailing in HC

·       It came upon the midnight clear JS

·       Joy to the world VH

·       Lully lulla, thou little tiny child (Coventry Carol) (original version of 1591) Ed. VH

·       Make we mirth for Christės birth (Sing we Yole) MW*

·       Masters in this hall RL

·       O come, all ye faithful VH

·       O come, O come Emmanuel LH

·       Of the Father's love begotten AS

·       O leave your flocks JS

·       O little town of Bethlehem RL

·       On the first day of Christmas (The Twelve Days of Christmas) AS

·       Once, in royal David's city VH

·       On Christmas night all Christians sing (Sussex Carol) RL

·       Past three a clock HC

·       Quem pastores laudavere MW

·       Rejoice and be merry (Gallery Carol) LH

·       Rise up shepherd and follow HC

·       See amid the winter's snow HC

·       Shepherds shake off your drowsy sleep JS

·       Silent night AS

·       Starlight AS*

·       The babe in Bethlem's manger laid VH

·       The blessed Son of God LH*

·       The boar's head in hand bear I (Boar’s Head Carol) VH

·       The first nowell LH

·       The holly and the ivy LH

·       The Lord at first did Adam make HC*

·       The Virgin Mary had a baby boy RL

·       Tomorrow shall be my dancing day HC

·       Unto us is born a Son HC

·       Wassail, wassail all over the town (Gloucestershire Wassail) VH

·       We three kings of Orient are MW

·       We wish you a merry Christmas MW

·       What child is this (Tune: Greensleeves) LH

·       When Jesus Christ was born JS*

·       While shepherds watched their flocks by night MW

Key to abbreviations

·       AS: Andrew Seivewright

·       HC: Humphrey Clucas

·       JS: John Sanders

·       LH: Louis Halsey

·       MW: Magnus Williamson

·       RL: Richard Lloyd

·       VH: Vernon Hoyle

*Carols marked with asterisks are original compositions.

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