Strahlende Weinacht
Machet die Tore weit
Jul, jul, stralande jul
there is no rose of swych virtue
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Kalin esperan
Übers Gebirg Maria geht
Auf dem Berge, da gehet der Wind
Mary had a baby
Mit hjerte altid vanker
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
Tu scendi dalle stelle
Maria durch ein Dornwald ging
Vom Himmel hoch
Shchedryk
Adventi ének
Il est né le divin enfant
Rise up, shepherds
Ave Maria
In dulci jubilo
Lulajze, Jezuniu
Wach, Nachtigall, wach auf
Da Droben am Berge
Tycha nich
In the bleak midwinter
The Christmas Song
El cant dels ocells
O magnum mysterium
Stille Nacht

MDR Rundfunkchor
Philipp Ahmann, direction

The MDR Chamber Choir is one of the most sought after vocal ensembles from around the world, bringing 73 singers of various nationalities together. So what would be more appropriate than to take the world's Christmas carols and have these lovers of exquisite a-cappella music join together in a musical Christmas journey? Alongside well-known German Christmas carols such as “Stille Nacht” or “Vom Himmel Hoch”, many members of the choir have chosen carols from their own countries for this GENUIN-CD, carols that are not only closely connected with their country’s traditions but also have a special personal meaning for them. As various as the individual titles may seem, they all bear the same message: Strålende Jul – Strahlende Weihnacht – Merry Christmas.