December 17, 2021
The popular episode released as episode 59 on December 21, 2019 will be rebroadcast with some improvements.
This is a love letter to the great British Christmas carols, from “There’s No Rose” to “The Boar’s Head.”
Did you know that not all Christmas songs are carols? Real carols, in all their rustic splendor, are a unique product of the Catholic Middle Ages. However, our ancestors did not limit carols to Christmas. They wrote carols for every season of the year, covering the entire story of our salvation, not to mention sometimes worldly topics.
This episode explores the origins of carols in England, their cultural meaning, and how they were suppressed by the Puritans and revived in modern times. And of course, you’ll hear lots of great music, from historical performances to contemporary arrangements.
link
Eric Routley english carol https://www.amazon.com/English-Carol-Erik-Routley/dp/0837169895
https://www.amazon.com/Carols-Christmas-Celebration-Surprising-Favorite/dp/0718031520
All music in this episode is used with permission of the recording artist and/or label.
Agincourt Carroll, Aramia https://www.amazon.com/Deo-Gracias-Anglia-Alamire/dp/B008L1GZUO
Come sing for all of us and some of us, Choir Cleveland. https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/quirecleveland2
Gabriel From Heaven’s King, Choir Cleveland https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/quirecleveland2
The purest virgins, stairwell carolers https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/o-magnum-mysterium/
Coventry Carol, Harry Christophers and the Sixteen is available on the CORO record label. https://thesixteenshop.com/
Bedfordshire May Carroll, Shirley Collins
https://mainlynorfolk.info/shirley.collins/records/withinsound.html
Oh, don’t you forget the King’s Singers https://www.amazon.com/Remember-O-Thou-Man/dp/B073JZN754
Wassail (Gloucestershire Wassail, arranged by Vaughan Williams), Choir Cleveland https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/quirecleveland4
Green Grow the Holly, Early Music New York—Frederick Lenz, Director https://www.earlymusicny.org/a-renaissance-christmas
My Dancing Day Robert Shaw Chorale
https://www.amazon.com/Songs-Angels-Christmas-Hymns-Carols/dp/B000003D0G
Chase away the cold winter with Owain Fife and the New World Renaissance Band https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/nwrb
Choir Cleveland in the cold midwinter https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/quirecleveland2
Lullay My Liking (Horst), HSVPA Madrigal Singers (Houston, Texas)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw81DCQ3HhI
Hymn to Our Lady (Britten), VOCES8 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077GC4QVT/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp
No Roses, Choir Cleveland https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/quirecleveland2
Thanks to everyone, but especially to Ross W. Duffin, who was so generous with his Quire Cleveland back catalogue.
We also recommend:
Christmas with the Waverley Consort: From East Anglia to Appalachia
https://www.amazon.com/Waverly-Consort-Christmas-Anglia-Appalachia/dp/B000002SRK
Other less famous carols include: Seven Virgins (Leaves of Life). This night of Endris. Tempus adest floridum (Wenceslas the Good King). Kingsfold (I heard the voice of Jesus). Carol of the cherry tree. Master of this hall; Golden Carol. Snow on the street. New prince, new grandeur
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