3 reviews

Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.8 x 0.4

UPC: 747313233021
EAN: 0747313233021

Release Date: October 26, 2004
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Tracks:

•	O come, o come, Emmanuel
•	Of the Father s heart begotten
•	O quickly come
•	Verbum Patris umanatur, O, O
•	Lo! He comes
•	The holly and the ivy
•	Lo, there a Rose is blooming
•	Alleluya a new work
•	Ding! dong! merrily on high
•	While shepherds watched
•	The Song of Angels
•	Hark! the herald angels sing
•	Silent night
•	Away in a manger
•	Baby Jesus, hush! now sleep
•	O little town of Bethlehem
•	Jesu, the very thought is sweet
•	O come, all ye faithful
•	Personent hodie
•	In dulci jubilo
•	Good King Wenceslas
•	We three kings of Orient are
•	I saw three ships come sailing in
•	Hail to the Lord s Anointed

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Editorial Reviews:

Album Description
The Naxos Book of Carols is a collection of both the very old and very new. It is a selection of best-loved and newfound carols, drawing on centuries of tradition.The carols unfold in four narrative sequences each focusing on a different part of the Christmas Story - from The Hope of Advent to the announcements of The Message, the joy of the birth of The Baby and the celebration of the coming of The King of Kings. There are 24 carols, one for each day of advent.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

Something new and refreshing December 13, 2008
David C. Buursma
This is a wonderful group of eight singers called Tonus Peregrinus. They have a clean sound, and near perfect execution. All of the carols are arranged by Anthony Pitts who deals very creatively with the problem of how to arrange familiar carols to render them fresh and appealing without submitting them to torture. My opinion is that the arrangements are very clever and worthwhile. Especially beautiful are "O little town of Bethlehem" and "Jesu, the very thought is sweet." Even the listener who has many, many Christmas CD's will find this to be a refreshing addition to their library.

5 out of 5 stars

Variations & Value December 1, 2005
W.D. Potter
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

This CD contains some wonderful variations of traditional Christmas carols. O Little Town of Bethlehem is hauntingly beautiful. The Holly and the Ivy is delightful. One of my favorite holiday songs, Personent Hodie, is particularly interesting and well done. And all of this at a true value price!

3 out of 5 stars

Tone down the organ and I'd love it! December 22, 2003
8 out of 10 found this review helpful

Pitts's new tune for O Little Town of Bethlehem is very appealing, and the alternate tune for The Holly and the Ivy in some verses is beautiful. The arangements for O Come and Of the Father's Love Begotten are very striking.
The singers are good, whether as soloists or in chorus and their pronunciation is very clear. However, the organ is sometimes allowed to drown them out! And, at least for my taste, the organ ornamentation is very often far too discordant. Fortunately this does not happen in every song, and when it does occur, it is usually for one verse only.
Most of these arangements and settings I would love to hear again without the organ. Then I'd give it more stars!