John Rutter (1945-)
Angel's Carol

Jürgen Essl (1961-)
Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht

Colin Mawby (1936-)
Il est né le divin enfant

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Brich an, du schönes Morgenlicht (arr. H. de Glide)

Max Reger (1873-1916)
Mariä Wiegenlied (arr. A. Beckers)

Léon Roques (1839-1923)
Noël Nouvelet

Beat Vögele (1978-)
Inmitten der Nacht

Christoph Müller (1989-)
Away in a manger

Tilman Jäger (1961-)
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen

César Franck (1822-1890)
La Vierge à la Crèche

Ella Milch-Sheriff
O magnum mysterium

Bobbi Fischer (1965-)
Magnificat

Clytus Gottwald (1925-)
O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf

John Hoybye (1939-)
Santa Maria Strela do dia

Veit Hübner (1968-)
Still, still, still

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
This little Babe

Bob Chilcott (1955-)
Midwinter

Grayston Ives (1948-)
Ding dong! merrily on high

Johannes Knecht (1965-)
Leise rieselt der Schnee

York Sommer (1972-)
Go, tell it on the mountain

Barbara Comes, piano, orgue
Chœur de jeunes filles du Ulmer Spatzen Chor
Hans de Gilde, direction

The Ulmer Spatzen Choir, under the direction of Hans de Gilde, is one of the most well-known children’s choirs in Germany. The girls’ choir, a part of the Spatzen Choir, presents a selection of favorite pieces from the choral collection Weihnachtslieder für Sopran- und Altstimmen (Carus 2.135) which is being published at the same time. Here well-known and lesser-known works are paired, classical pieces stand side by side with gospel, or the unusual appears next to pieces with catchy melodies.