Toronto Children's Chorus ; Jean Ashworth Bartle, director ; Ben Heppner, tenor ; members of the Toronto Symphony
Booklet contains program notes by Fredrick H. Thury, and notes on the performers in English and French, and texts.
Christmas music.
Originally issued as a compact disc.
Recorded Feb. 28 and Mar. 1-4, 1995 at the Metropolitan United Church, Toronto.
Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2009. (Classical music library). Available via World Wide Web.
Sung in English and (2nd work) German.
Star carol / John Rutter (2:58) -- The kings / Peter Cornelius, arr. Ruth Watson Henderson (2:18) -- Sussex carol / trad. English carol, arr. David Willcocks (1:38) - - See amid the winter's snow / John Goss, arr. David Willcocks (4:34) -- Jesus child / John Rutter (2:43) -- Christmas triptych: Song of the crib (4:04) ; Wexford carol (3:02) ; The garden of Jesus (2:33) / arr. Derek Holman -- Good King Wenceslas / trad. carol, arr. Reginald Jacques (2:27) -- Three winter songs: Hey! now (1 :59) ; Mid- winter (3:58) ; Farewell! Advent (2:50) / Bob Chilcott -- Shepherd's pipe carol / John Rutter (2:57) -- Jesus Christ the apple tree / words by Joshua Smith, music by Elizabeth Poston (2:52) -- The last straw : a Christmas fable / libretto by Fredrick H. Thury, music by Ruth Watson Henderson