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John Gardiner—Tommorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day.  1:47.  The Choir of St. John’s Cathedral, Denver, Donald Pearson, dir.  Eric Plutz, organ.  Delos CD 3125.

 

Andrew Carter—Tommorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day.  1:34.  The Choir of Chester Cathedral, David Poulter, dir.  Philip Rushforth, organ.  Cloister CD CLOCD0503.

 

J.S. Bach—from the Orgelbüchlein: 1. From Heaven Above to Earth I Come;     2. To Shepherds, as They Watched by Night; 3. In Dulci Jubilo.  5:32.  Kevin Bowyer on the Marcussen organ at St. John’s Church, Odense, Denmark.  The Det Fynske Kammerkor, Alice Jeonsen, dir.  Nimbus CD 5457/8.

 

Gerre Hancock—Improvisation on “Go, tell it on the mountain”.  6:15.  Gerre Hancock on the Taylor and Boody organ at St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, NYC.  Gothic CD 49109.

 

Herbert Howells—A Spotless Rose.  2:45.  The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter, dir.  Collegium CD COLCD32.

 

William Walton—What Cheer?.  1:18.  See #5.

 

Marcel Dupré—Nativité from Symphonie-Passion.  8:01.  James Biery on the Austin organ at St. Joseph’s Cathedra, Hartford, CT.  AFKA CD SK-537.

 

 James Bassi, arr.—Wexford Carol.  4:46.  The Choir of St. John the Divine Cathedral, NYC.  Johnson Flucker, dir.  Dorothy Papadakos, organ.  Judy Collins, alto.  St. John the Divine recording available from the gift shop.

 

Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier—Noël en Grand Choeur “Votre bonte grand Dieu”.  4:58.  Elaine Dykstra on the Reuter organ at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Austin.  Private recording.

 

Richard Marlow, arr—O little town of Bethlehem (Forrest Green).  4:12.  The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Richard Marlow, dir.  Christopher Allsop, organ.  Conifer CD 75605-51281-2. 

 

John Rutter, arr.—Sans Day Carol.  2:57.  The Choir of St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, NYC, John Scott, dir.  Jeremy Bruns, organ.  Pro Organo CD 7200.

 

John Rutter—Nativity Carol.  4:28.  See #11. 

 

David Willcocks, arr.—O come, all ye faithful (excerpt).  See #11.

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