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The Tudor Choir, William Billings, Edward French
An American Christmas
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (23) - Disc #1
1. Shepherd's Star (William Walker's The Southern Harmony, 1835) - Tudor Choir, Heber, Reginald
2. Shiloh (Suffolk Harmony, 1786) - Tudor Choir, Billings, William
3. The Cherry Tree Carol - Tudor Choir, Ritchie, Jean
4. Antioch (William Walker's The Southern Harmony, 1835) - Tudor Choir, Watts, Isaac
5. Sherburne (White & King's The Sacred Harp, 1844) - Tudor Choir, Read, Daniel
6. Emanuel. For Christmas (Stoughton Musical Society's Centennial Collecti - Tudor Choir, Billings, William
7. Redemption (Jeremiah Ingall's The Christian Harmony; or Songster's Comp - Tudor Choir, Ingalls, Jeremiah
8. Anthem from Luke (Davisson's The Kentucky Harmony, 1816) - Tudor Choir, Stephenson, Joseph
9. Joys Seven (Joshua Himes's Millennial Harp, 1842) - Tudor Choir, Traditional
10. Bethlehem (C.M.) (John Wyeth's Repository of Sacred Music Part Second, - Tudor Choir, Billings, William
11. Redemption (William Walker's The Southern Harmony, 1835) - Tudor Choir, Stephenson, Joseph
12. Boston. For Christmas (John Wyeth's Repository of Sacred Music Part Sec - Tudor Choir, Billings, William
13. Bonnie Doon (John Gordon McCurry's The Social Harp, 1855) - Tudor Choir, Traditional
14. Star in the East (Council of Southern Mountain Workers's Songs of All T - Tudor Choir, Heber, Reginald
15. Oxford (Denson edition, The Original Sacred Harp, 1987) - Tudor Choir, Denson, Seaborn M.
16. Judea (The Singing Master's Assistant, 1778) - Tudor Choir, Arnold, John
17. New Bethlehem (Stoughton's Musical Society's Centennial Collection of S - Tudor Choir, French, Edward
18. London (Stephen Jenk's Delight's of Harmony; or Norfolk Compiler, 1805) - Tudor Choir, Swan, Timothy
19. I Saw Three Ships - Tudor Choir, Ritchie, Jean
20. Raymond (The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition) - Tudor Choir, Dodderidge, Phillip
21. Convoy (W.H. & M.L. Swan's New Harp of Columbia, 1867) - Tudor Choir, Bowring, John
22. Distress (William Walker's The Traditional Harmony, 1835) - Tudor Choir, Traditional
23. Milford (Joseph S. James, ed. Original Sacred Harp Revised, 1911) - Tudor Choir, Arnold, John

The Tudor Choir explores Christmas tunes belonging to the American shapenote tradition. Contains an early American version of "Joy to the World."

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CD Details

All Artists: The Tudor Choir, William Billings, Edward French, R. Herron, Jeremiah Ingalls, John Massengale, John G. McCurry, Daniel Read, Joseph Stephenson, Timothy Swan
Title: An American Christmas
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Loft Recordings
Release Date: 8/5/2003
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Holiday & Wedding, Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Classical (c.1770-1830), Sacred & Religious
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 617145106025

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The Tudor Choir explores Christmas tunes belonging to the American shapenote tradition. Contains an early American version of "Joy to the World."

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CD Reviews

Shape Note Christmas Songs Beautifully Rendered

Byron G. Burchett | Wilson Co., Tenn | 08/05/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD will bring great joy to you at Christmas. I love variety in my Christmas music; I don't want to hear the same things over and over. These shape note selections are not as well-known today as the more commercial stuff, but they were once some of the best-known Christmas and Advent songs, part of our nation's musical heritage. The songs have an edginess many find thrilling. Shape note/Sacred Harp arrangements are different from what is commonly used today: melody is sung by men and women(tenor line), with high and low harmony (treble & bass), and freqently a counter-melody (alto).The selections are lusciously arranged and performed a cappella by the Tudor Choir [...]. They were drawn from Karen Willard's compilation music/song book [...] entitled "An American Christmas Harp." Karen is a well-known SH singer in Seattle, which is also the home base of the Tudor Choir. The liner notes and accompanying booklet are first-rate, again thanks to Karen. I came to know of Karen, her book, and this CD because I also am a SH/shape note singer. Perhaps, after listening to these performances, you will be inspired to seek out a singing yourself."