CAROL OF JOY The Choirs of All Saints Northampton   Directed by Lee Dunleavy Organists : Adam Dickson, Lee Dunleavy, Nathan Lam, Stephen Meakins and Roger Palmer. Price: £10.00   We accept pre-order payment through PayPal. PayPal is a recognised, secure online payment system. Your PayPal shopping cart will open in a new window. Postage & Packaging is charged at £2 per CD.
You can listen to some of the tracks by clicking the iTunes icon next to the available track. Alternatively, you can download the tracks to your computer by right clicking the desired link and selecting 'Save As' CAROL OF JOY is the third Christmas disc (following THE BETHLEHEM STAR and CHRISTMAS CAROLS FROM ALL SAINTS) from the Choirs of All Saints’ Northampton, and features twenty-one popular and original carols. Of particular interest are the carols that are commonly sung congregationally, which are performed in the less well-known versions not to be found in volumes of Carols for Choirs! We continue our association with Adrian Self, and record commissioned carols by Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, Barry Ferguson, and our own Director of Music, Lee Dunleavy. The title track is a new American carol by the up-and-coming composer Dan Forrest, which is sure to delight carol services in the coming years. The booklet that accompanies the disc includes comprehensive notes on the works performed and the artists featured, and full texts and translations can be downloaded here. We were delighted to record once again in the wonderful acoustics of St Mary’s Church in Wellingborough, where their Hill Organ (specification).

1.				Once in royal David’s city	H. J. Gauntless & A. H. Mann, arr. Andrew Senn (b. 1978))	3:58
2.				Jesus Christ the apple tree *	Adrian Self (b. 1952)	3:07
3.				In darkness held	Richard Shephard (b. 1949)	2:58
4.				We Three Kings *	John H. Hopkins, arr. Magnus Williamson (b. 1967)	3:34
5.				The Shepherd’s Carol #*	Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (b. 1936)	2:41
6.				O little town of Bethlehem	English trad., arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Sir Philip Ledger (b. 1937) & Ron Gates (b. 1927)	4:01
7.				The Robin stay #*	Lee Dunleavy (b. 1979)	3:40
8.				In dulci jubilo	German trad., arr. Michael Bedford (b. 1952)	3:06
9.				My dancing day	Carl Rütti (b. 1949)	2:57
10.				The Lamb	Christopher le Fleming (1908-1995)	3:15
11.				Cradle song	Herbert Howells (1892-1983)	2:48
12.				Carol of Joy	Dan Forrest (b. 1978)	6:01
13.				Man be merry #*	Barry Ferguson (b. 1942)	1:35
14.				The Holly and the Ivy #*	Sir Richard Rodney Bennett	3:20
15.				Joy to the world	Anon., arr. William Llewellyn (b. 1925)	1:23
16.				O come, all ye faithful	J. F. Wade, arr. Guthrie Foote (1897-1972) Lee Dunleavy & Roger Palmer (b. 1946)	5:50
17.				The Word made Flesh	Philip Wilby (b. 1949)	5:40
18.				Hark! the herald-angels sing	Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Sir David Willcocks (b. 1919)	3:01
19.				We wish you a merry Christmas	Trad., arr. Lee Dunleavy	1:13
				* items marked with an asterisk receive their first recording on this disc. # items marked with an hash were commissioned by or arranged for the choir.