Christmas Carol Collection 2021

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LibriVox volunteers bring you a festive selection of 16 Christmas carols for the 2021 holiday. This year's collection includes traditional favorites and lesser-known selections in English and Latin. The singers wish all listeners around the world a happy and peaceful Christmas and New Year.

A Child is Born in Bethlehem; Traditional Latin hymn, English translation by Richard F. Littledale (1833-1890), tune by Lowell Mason (1792-1872).
Adam Lay Ybounden; Words traditional English, tune by alanmapstone.
All Glory to God; Words by Charles Wesley (1707-1788), tune by Charles H. Gabriel (1856-1932).
The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came; Words by Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924), tune traditional Basque carol.
Auld Lang Syne; Words by Robert Burns (1759-1796), tune traditional Scottish air.
Behold a Branch is Growing; 15th century German carol, English translation by Harriet R. Krauth (1845-1925) and John C. Mattes (1876-1948), tune by Michael Praetorius (1571-1621).
Boar’s Head Carol; Words traditional English carol, tune by alanmapstone.
Carol of the Birds; Words by Unknown, traditional French tune ‘Bas-Quercy’.
Christ is Born; Words by William C. Wilbor (1852-1917), tune by W. Howard Doane (1832-1915).
If Ye Would Hear the Angels Sing; Words by Dora Greenwell (1821-1882), tune traditional.
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear; Words by Edmund H. Sears (1810-1876), traditional English tune ‘Kingsfold’.
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence; Traditional Greek Hymn, English words by Gerard Moultrie (1829-1885), traditional French tune ‘Picardy’.
Personent Hodie; Words traditional Latin, tune traditional.
Shepherds Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep; Traditional French carol, English translation by Unknown, traditional French tune ‘Besancon’.
Star in the East; Words by Reginald Heber (1783-1826), tune by John H. Hickock (1792-1841).
Watchman Tell Us of the Night; Words by John Bowring (1792-1872), tune ‘Aberystwyth’ by Joseph Parry (1841-1903).

Genre(s): Music

Language: Multilingual

Group: Christmas Carol Collections

Section Chapter Author Source Reader Time Language
Play 01 A Child is Born in Bethlehem Richard Frederick Littledale Etext Brize C
00:02:14 en
Play 02 Adam Lay Ybounden Unknown Etext Alan Mapstone
00:01:27 en
Play 03 All Glory to God Charles Wesley Etext Brize C
00:02:05 en
Play 04 The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came Sabine Baring-Gould Etext Devorah Allen
00:03:05 en
Play 05 Auld Lang Syne Robert Burns Etext Tomas Peter
00:02:18 en
Play 06 Behold a Branch is Growing Harriet R. Krauth Spaeth Etext Robin Lamb
00:03:10 en
Play 07 Boar's Head Carol Unknown Etext Alan Mapstone
00:01:39 en
Play 08 Carol of the Birds Unknown Etext Maria Kasper
00:01:37 en
Play 09 Christ is Born William Chambers Wilbor Etext Brize C
00:02:19 en
Play 10 If Ye Would Hear the Angels Sing Dora Greenwell Etext Joanna Michal Hoyt
00:03:27 en
Play 11 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Edmund Hamilton Sears Etext Alan Mapstone
00:02:44 en
Play 12 Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence Gerard Moultrie Etext Devorah Allen
00:03:21 en
Play 13 Personent Hodie Unknown Etext Zach Hoyt
Joanna Michal Hoyt
00:02:55 la
Play 14 Shepherds Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep Unknown Etext Maria Kasper
00:02:14 en
Play 15 Star in the East Reginald Heber Etext Zach Hoyt
Joanna Michal Hoyt
00:03:57 en
Play 16 Watchman Tell Us of the Night John Bowring Etext Zach Hoyt
Joanna Michal Hoyt
00:03:09 en