1. The Magi *
Gabriel Jackson (b. 1962):
2. Lux Aurumque
Eric Whitacre (b. 1970):
3. Lullay, dear Jesus
Arnold Bax (1883-1953):
4. The Word Made Flesh
Philip Wilby (b. 1949):
5. The Kings
Peter Cornelius (1869-1953):
6. The Virgin's Slumber Song
Max Reger (1873-1916):
7. Welcome, Yule!
C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918):
8. There is no rose of such virtue
John Joubert (b. 1927):
9. Quem pastores laudavere
James Bassi (b. 1961):
10. La Nativité
Jean Langlais (1907-1991):
11. O, my deir hert (Cradle Song)
Herbert Howells (1892-1983):
12. I wonder as I wander
Carl Rütti (b. 1949):
13. Thou whose birth *
Gabriel Jackson:
14. When Christ was born of Mary free *
C. Hubert H. Parry:
15. The Three Kings
Jonathan Dove (b. 1959):
16. God is with us (A Christmas Proclamation)
John Tavener (b. 1944):
17. Vom Himmel Hoch (Toccata-Prelude IV)
Garth Edmondson (1900-1971world premiere recordings:

In the vast, echoing space of their Mediaeval home the boys and men of Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum celebrate the awe and mystery of Christmas, ushering in the birth of the Christchild with a sequence of carols from the last two centuries that combines familiar names with offerings from some of today's foremost composers. ‘…the boys sing with sonorous and rounded tone. Rarely can the choir have sounded on better form than they do here’ – Organists’ Review ‘They sing splendidly’ – Gramophone