℗ 2013 The Sixteen Productions Ltd
| Released | September 30, 2013 |
| Duration | 1h 03m 31s |
| Record Label | CORO |
| Catalogue No. | COR16117 |
| Genre | Classical (Choral Music) |
Joy to the World: An American Christmas
Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers
Available in 48 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
|
1.1
|
I Wonder as I Wander
Traditional; Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers |
2:36 | |||
|
1.2
|
O Magnum Mysterium
Morten Lauridsen; Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers |
6:07 | |||
|
1.3
|
Joy to the World
Traditional; Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers |
2:27 | |||
|
1.4
|
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Traditional; Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers |
2:48 | |||
|
1.5
|
In the Bleak Midwinter
Gustav Holst; Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers |
4:38 | |||
|
1.6
|
Shepherds, Rejoice!
William Billings; Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers |
1:54 | |||
|
1.7
|
In Dulci Jubilo, BWV 729
Traditional; Johann Sebastian Bach; Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers |
3:09 | |||
|
1.8
|
The Shepherd's Carol
Bob Chilcott; Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers |
3:30 | |||
|
1.9
|
A Christmas Carol
Charles Ives; Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers |
2:25 | |||
|
1.10
|
There is a Flower
John Rutter; Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers |
4:36 | |||
|
1.11
|
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Traditional; Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers |
3:27 | |||
|
1.12
|
Angels We Have Heard on High
Traditional; Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers |
2:57 | |||
|
1.13
|
A Spotless Rose
Herbert Howells; Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers |
3:20 | |||
|
1.14
|
In Dulci Jubilo
Hieronymous Praetorius; Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers |
3:45 | |||
|
1.15
|
Quem Pastores Laudavere
James Bassi; Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers |
4:27 | |||
|
1.16
|
A Virgin Unspotted
William Billings; Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers |
2:52 | |||
|
1.17
|
In Dulci Jubilo
Robert Lucas Pearsall; Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers |
3:37 | |||
|
1.18
|
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Ralph Vaughan Williams; Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers |
3:31 | |||
|
1.19
|
Carol of the Bells
Mykola Leontovich; Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers |
1:25 | |||
|
Digital Booklet
|
"Four Stars. Does Christmas sound different in America? Partly. Over half of the selections here are American in origin ... fascinating to compare the American style of singing, more vigorous in attack and more forcefully enunciated, with our own more mannerly tradition."
- BBC Music Magazine
This eclectic selection of holiday music from Harry Christophers and the Handel and Haydn Society features traditional carols using American tunes and Christmas motets by Charles Ives and contemporary American composer James Bassi. The album, a co-production with PBS station WGBH recorded at their studios in Boston, also contains two carols by the father of American choral music, Bostonian William Billings, as well as the popular Carol of the Bells by Ukranian composer Mykola Leontovich with its instantly recognizable four-note ostinato motif.
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – CORO Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.57 -15.89 to -0.04 | -28.87 -38.04 to -23.49 | -24.37 -33.80 to -20.00 | 14 12 to 16 | |
| 1 | I Wonder as I Wander | -15.89 | -38.04 | -33.8 | 12 |
| 2 | O Magnum Mysterium | -0.52 | -26.17 | -20.2 | 14 |
| 3 | Joy to the World | -4.93 | -27.39 | -23.4 | 14 |
| 4 | It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | -9.39 | -30.86 | -27.2 | 14 |
| 5 | In the Bleak Midwinter | -12.47 | -34.65 | -31.0 | 14 |
| 6 | Shepherds, Rejoice! | -5.81 | -25.79 | -22.0 | 14 |
| 7 | In Dulci Jubilo, BWV 729 | -2.70 | -26.08 | -22.2 | 14 |
| 8 | The Shepherd's Carol | -1.14 | -28.50 | -20.9 | 15 |
| 9 | A Christmas Carol | -7.94 | -32.87 | -29.2 | 15 |
| 10 | There is a Flower | -0.28 | -27.76 | -22.8 | 16 |
| 11 | O Little Town of Bethlehem | -6.10 | -30.27 | -26.4 | 14 |
| 12 | Angels We Have Heard on High | -2.65 | -26.04 | -22.0 | 13 |
| 13 | A Spotless Rose | -0.04 | -28.68 | -24.1 | 16 |
| 14 | In Dulci Jubilo | -4.00 | -23.49 | -20.0 | 12 |
| 15 | Quem Pastores Laudavere | -3.42 | -30.96 | -25.9 | 13 |
| 16 | A Virgin Unspotted | -2.16 | -25.22 | -21.4 | 15 |
| 17 | In Dulci Jubilo | -3.19 | -27.38 | -23.5 | 14 |
| 18 | O Little Town of Bethlehem | -2.95 | -29.36 | -24.7 | 15 |
| 19 | Carol of the Bells | -1.33 | -29.08 | -22.3 | 16 |