VOCES8 - VOCES8 at Christmas [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: VCM190
Barcode: 5060140213505
Release Date: 13 Nov 2026
Genre: Classical, Christmas

VOCES8 at Christmas brings together 22 festive favourites recorded at the VOCES8 Centre in London. Spanning eight Christmas seasons, the album celebrates the singers who have shaped the ensemble’s sound from 2018 to 2026, offering a rich and varied programme of traditional carols, Renaissance polyphony and contemporary choral music.

Much-loved Christmas music sits alongside works by Morten Lauridsen, John Tavener, Sally Beamish, Will Todd, Lucy Walker and Kerensa Briggs. From Silent Night and Away in a Manger to O Magnum Mysterium and In the Stillness, the programme combines familiar favourites with music for quieter moments of reflection.

The album also celebrates VOCES8’s close relationships with composers and arrangers. Taylor Scott Davis’s I Wait for Our Peace and Luke Mayernik’s The Lamb feature alongside bespoke arrangements by Jim Clements and Blake Morgan, reflecting the creative partnerships at the heart of the ensemble’s repertoire.

A musical family album of eight Christmas seasons, VOCES8 at Christmas brings together different generations of the ensemble, old friends and new voices. Music returned to year after year sits alongside newer works finding their place in the tradition, creating an inviting seasonal collection for choral enthusiasts and Christmas listeners alike.

Tracklist:
1. Silent Night (arr. James Burton) — Franz Xaver Gruber
2. Gabriel’s Message (arr. Jim Clements) — Traditional
3. My Lord Has Come — Will Todd
4. Lully, Lulla, Lullay — Philip Stopford
5. Jesus Christ the Apple Tree — Elizabeth Poston
6. Veni, Veni Emmanuel (arr. Philip Lawson) — Traditional
7. The Angels’ Song — Lucy Walker
8. Es ist ein Ros Entsprungen (arr. John Rutter) — Michael Praetorius
9. O Magnum Mysterium — Morten Lauridsen
10. I Wait for Our Peace — Taylor Scott Davis
11. The Lamb — John Tavener
12. Quelle est Cette Odeur Agréable (arr. David Willcocks) — Traditional
13. Hymne à la Vierge — Pierre Villette
14. In the Stillness — Sally Beamish
15. Away in a Manger (arr. Jim Clements) — William J. Kirkpatrick
16. A Tender Shoot — Kerensa Briggs
17. Ave Virgo Sanctissima — Francisco Guerrero
18. The Lamb — Luke Wenceslas Mayernik
19. The Wexford Carol (arr. Tim Noon) — Traditional
20. In Silent Night — Mitchell Southall
21. Ave Maria (Legacy Version) — Franz Biebl
22. Gaudete (arr. Blake Morgan) — Traditional