Christmas a cappella
Songs From Around the World
Our most recent recording on the Cedille Records label celebrates the holiday season with Christmas songs from Africa, France, Denmark, Canada, and America, as well as two works on Hebrew texts for Chanukah.
“moving, superbly sung performances of beautiful music…The singing is polished, committed, and fresh….Chicago a cappella [has] a full, expressive tone …one is left to marvel at how these singers sound like a single voice one moment, and separate-but-equal solo voices the next.”
—American Record Guide
Track Listing
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Amuworo ayi otu nwa
Christian Onyeji
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What Sweeter Music
Wayland Rogers
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Il est Né, le Divin Enfant
arr. J. David Moore
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The Huron Carol
arr. Eleanor Daley
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I Wonder as I Wander
John Jacob Niles, arr. Steve Pilkington
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Splendid Jewel
Stephen Paulus
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Lo Yisa Goy
Stacy Garrop
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Who is the baby?
Rosephanye Powell
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The Christ-child’s Lullaby
Gwyneth Walker
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O Come, O Come Emmanuel
arr. Jerry J Troxell
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Noël Nouvelet
arr. Ian Humphris
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Prayer of the Venerable Bede
Richard Proulx
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En stjerne er sat
Per Nørgård
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Hodie
Carol Barnett
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Nyathi Onyuol
Enrico Oweggi
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Aleih Neiri
Chaim Parchi arr. Joshua Jacobson
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Jingle a cappella
arr. James Clemens
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O Lux Beatissima
Howard Helvey
Performers
Soprano
Mezzo-soprano
- Elizabeth Grizzell
- Susan Schober
Tenor
- Hoss Brock
- Cary Lovett
Bass
- Michael Boschert
- Matt Greenberg
- Benjamin Rivera
Additional Details
Cedille Records 90000 107
Running time: 64:10
Includes 32-page booklet with notes, texts and translations
Recorded at Bond Chapel, University of Chicago
Producers: Patrick Sinozich and James Ginsburg
Engineer: Bill Maylone