The Early Music Show - An Early Music Christmas

Catherine Bott and Lucie Skeaping introduce a selection of their own favourite Christmas music from centuries past as they celebrate an Early Music Christmas. Anthony Holborne: As it fell on a Holy Eve (galliard) Hesperion XXI Jordi Savall (conductor) ALIA VOX AV 9813 Track 25 Segue to: Trad: Verbum caro: Y la virgine Taverner Consort, Choir and Players Andrew Parrott (conductor) EMI CDC 7498092 Track 7 Traditional: Sainte Nicholaes; And whanne oure Lorde lust to take Seint Nicholas... Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi HMU 907232 Tracks 16, 21 Henry VIII: Tandernaken Quintessential David Skinner (conductor) OBSIDIAN CD705 Track 6 Segue to: Traditional: The Boar's Head Carol The Sixteen Harry Christophers (conductor) HYPERION CDA 66263 Track 7 Praetorius: Christmas Mass: Introit and final hymn (Musae Sioniae V and VI) Gabrieli Consort and Players Paul McCreesh (conductor) ARCHIV 439 2502 Tracks 8, 21 Traditional: Awake Awake Ye Mortals All Mellstock Band and Choir SAYDISC CDSDL360 Track 9 Peerson: Upon My Lap Red Byrd and the Rose Consort of Viols AMON RA CDSAR46 Track 4 Purcell: The Cold Song Sting DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 06025 270 1743 Track 7 Bach: Chorus: Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage (Christmas Oratorio) Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) ARCHIV 4276532 Track 1 Traditional: Thys Endere Nyghth Taverner Consort, Choir and Players Andrew Parrott (conductor) EMI CDC 7498092 Track 9.