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Christmas Angels | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Vienna Choir Boys
Label: RCA
Category: Music
List Price: $9.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 22950
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 090266815029
EAN: 0090266815029
ASIN: B000003FW8
Release Date: August 15, 1995
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| Tracks:
| • | A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Procession (Hodie Christus) - The Vienna Choir Boys, Britten, Benjamin | | • | Wolcum Yole! - The Vienna Choir Boys, Britten, Benjamin | | • | There Is No Rose - The Vienna Choir Boys, Britten, Benjamin | | • | That Yonge Child - The Vienna Choir Boys, Britten, Benjamin | | • | Babulalow - The Vienna Choir Boys, Britten, Benjamin | | • | As Dew in Aprille - The Vienna Choir Boys, Britten, Benjamin | | • | This Little Babe - The Vienna Choir Boys, Britten, Benjamin | | • | Interlude - The Vienna Choir Boys, Britten, Benjamin | | • | In Freezing Winter Night - The Vienna Choir Boys, Britten, Benjamin | | • | Spring Carol - The Vienna Choir Boys, Britten, Benjamin | | • | Deo Gracias - The Vienna Choir Boys, Britten, Benjamin | | • | Recession - The Vienna Choir Boys, Britten, Benjamin | | • | Ding Don! Merrily on High - The Vienna Choir Boys, Traditional | | • | Away in a Manger - The Vienna Choir Boys, Traditional | | • | We've Been Awhile A-Wandering - The Vienna Choir Boys, Traditional | | • | Coventry Carol - The Vienna Choir Boys, Traditional | | • | I Saw Three Ships - The Vienna Choir Boys, Sandys, William | | • | Once in Royal David's City - The Vienna Choir Boys, Traditional | | • | Deck the Halls - The Vienna Choir Boys, Traditional | | • | Good Christian Men, Rejoice - The Vienna Choir Boys, Traditional | | • | O Tannenbaum - The Vienna Choir Boys, Traditional | | • | Paris Angelicus - The Vienna Choir Boys, Franck, Cesar Augus | | • | Stille Nacht (Silent Night) - The Vienna Choir Boys, Mohr, Joseph | | • | Frau Nachtigall, Wach Auf/Mrs. Nightingale, Wake Up - The Vienna Choir Boys, Traditional | | • | Es Ist Ein Ros' Entsprungen/Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming - The Vienna Choir Boys, Traditional | | • | Adeste Fideles - The Vienna Choir Boys, Traditional | | • | Die Koenige/The Kings - The Vienna Choir Boys, Traditional | | • | Joy to the World - The Vienna Choir Boys, Mason, Lowell |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Christmas Angels Disappointing April 17, 2007
The music was executed well, but the arrangements were terrible. I wish it was not Christmas music. The arranger chose to change it with very irritating harmonic combinations. If one likes music with strange modern disonances, this is your CD. If one is looking for Christmas music that reminds one of Christmas, look to another CD.
I was very, very disappointed.
 a voice teacher and early music fan December 2, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
THEIR VOICES SOAR ON WINGS OF SONG!
There is no doubt that the Vienna Boys' Choir is one of the finest boy choirs and this disc is indeed a heavenly program of somewhat traditonal carols, some definitely moreso than others.
I think the centerpiece of this recording is the Britten 'Ceremony of Carols'. The genius of Britten sparkles in every note, and intricate ryhthms,from the exciting "Wolcum Yole!" to the lovely "There Is no Rose". There are 12 sections of this work beginning an ending with the same Chant. The voices of the Vienna Boys Choir do a "bang-up"job with this; their diction is excellent, both in the Latin and the English, their tone quality pure and bell-like and their emotional investment high. The German carols such as 'Stille Nacht' -'Frau Nachtigall, wach auf' and 'O Tannenbaun' were also well rendered, but the two English carols 'Once In royal David's City' and 'Good Christian Men Rejoice' I found to be less interesting partly because the tempi was on the slow side, and somehow the English words were not as clearly understood. However, if you are familiar with the carols it need not be all that annoying.
A highpoint was Placido Domingo's 'Adeste Fideles';just wonderful!
Concerning the 'Coventry Carol':I would like to know why arrangers like to "mess around" with this lovely melody. I found it painful to listen to, and could hardly wait till it was over. This has nothing to do with the singing of it; in fact, the choir deserves much credit for implementing the odd harmony required to sing it.
On the other hand the selection "Die Konige" was very pleasing to the ear. All in all the performance is excellent. and it's always refreshing to hear carols that do not have a 'shopping mall' mentality!
John P. Cutler December 29, 1999
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It took Me awhile to find this CD in the local stores[Before I started using this web site].When I got it and listened to it,I was glad I did'nt give up, it was worth the effort. Still another great job by the Vienna Choir Boys
John P. Cutler December 29, 1999
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
It took Me awhile to find this CD in the local stores[Before I started using this web site].When I got it and listened to it,I was glad I did'nt give up, it was worth the effort. Still another great job by the Vienna Choir Boys
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