2014 DIGITALLY REMASTERED VERSION
ORIGINAL (1954) RECORDING
Historical recording of the 1954 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's
College, Cambridge under the direction of Boris Ord.
Hymn - Once in royal David's city
Bidding Prayer
Carol - And there were shepherds (JS Bach)
First Lesson - Genesis 3
Carol - Up! good Christen folk (Piae Cantiones)
Carol - In dulci jubilo (Pearsall)
Second Lesson - Luke 1
Carol - Hail, Blessed Virgin Mary! (arr. Charles Wood)
Third Lesson - Matthew 1
Carol - A virgin most pure (arr. Charles Wood)
Fourth Lesson - Luke 2
Hymn - While shepherds watched
Fifth Lesson - Matthew 2
Carol - The Three Kings (Peter Cornelius)
Carol - Sing lullaby (arr. Edgar Pettman)
Sixth Lesson - John 1
Collect and Blessing
Hymn - O Come all ye faithful
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The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, directed by Boris Ord
Organ Scholar - Hugh McLean
UPDATED - 25 Dec 2014:
To mark 60 years of the BBC broadcast of Carol's from King's College
Cambridge; BBC screened a digitally remastered copy of the 1954 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.
See also: the live voice recordings of the "Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" at 3:00 pm every Christmas Eve:
See also: King's College, Cambridge's
Carols from King's from
previous years:
The Choir of
King's College, Cambridge's recent CD release: Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols
