Gaudete Christus est natus - Piae Cantiones arr. Paul Hillier
Advent
Dum deambularent Dominus in Paradisum - Biasio Tomasi (fl. 1611)
Dialogue: The garden of Eden: God, Adam & Eve, and the serpent
Rorate coeli desuper - plainchant
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen - Paul Hillier
Annunciation:
Missus est Gabriel - Alessandro Grandi (1586-1630)
Nativity:
Puer natus est - plainchant
O magnum mysterium - William Byrd (1543-1623)
Voi ch’ai notturni rai - G.F. Anerio (1567-1630)
A pastoral Dialogue
Barn Jesus - Niels Gade (1817-1890)
Dormi, dormi O bel bambin
Epiphany:
Videntes stellam - plainchant
We three kings - J. H. Hopkins (1820-1891)
The Holy Innocents:
Herodes iratus - plainchant
Vox in Rama - plainchant
Epilogue:
Maria wallt zum Heiligtum - Johann Eccard (1553-1611)
Ding dong merrily on high - arr. Paul Hillier
THE CHRISTMAS STORY - told in chant, motets, dialogues and traditional folk carols
Else Torp, soprano
Signe Asmussen, soprano
Daniel Carlsson, counter
Chris Watson, tenor
Johan Linderoth, tenor
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, bass
Kristian Olesen, continuo