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Christmas from Truro
Truro Cathedral Choir directed by Robert Sharpe, Christopher Gray organ

Once in Royal David’s City – HJ Gauntlett, vv1-5 harm. AH Mann, v6 arr. by David Willcocks (4:45)
Coventry Carol – English trad. arr. Martin Shaw (2:24)
Ding dong! Merrily on high – 16thc, arr. David Willcocks (2:22)
Away in a manger – Kirkpatrick, arr. Gary Cole(2:36)
Sir Christèmas – William Mathias (1:36)
O little town of Bethlehem – English trad. arr. R Vaughan Williams. Descant by Thomas Armstrong (3:22)
The First Nowell – English trad. arr. David Willcocks (5:19)
Nowell sing we – Gabriel Jackson (Commissioned by Truro Cathedral - First recording) (1:55)
Sans Day Carol – Cornish trad. arr. John Rutter (3:02)
O come all ye faithful – 18thc, arr. David Willcocks (6:16)
Adam lay ybounden – Boris Ord (1:19)
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day– English trad. arr. David Willcocks (1:56)
Rejoice, Rejoice – Howard Skempton (First recording) (2:05)
The Angel Gabriel – Old Basque, arr. Pettman (2:28)
See amid the winter’s snow – John Goss, arr. Barry Rose (6:01)
The Truth from above  – English trad. arr, R Vaughan Williams (2:31)
Angels, from the realms of glory– French trad. arr. Charles Wood (4:08)
While Shepherds watched – Este’s Psalter, 1592, v4 arr. Christopher Gray (2:27)
Christians awake! – John Wainwright, v4 arr. Christopher Gray (3:34)
Hark! the Herald angels sing – Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks (3:11)
We wish you a merry Christmas – West Country trad. arr. Arthur Warrell (1:43)

Total playing time 65:03