A VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS - CAROLS, SONGS AND SOLOS

This recording celebrates such a musical Christmas, as it might have been enjoyed in a Victorian parlour at the end of the nineteenth century. With its mix of broad humour (The Carol Singers and Awfully Jolly) Christmas medleys (What shall we sing at Christmas? and A Christmas Party); and a selection of famiiar and less familiar carols, it provides a welcome alaternative to the modern commercialised festival, and reminds us of a time when musical entertainment was still largely home-made – and none the wores for that. Total time: 64:02 What shall we sing at Christmas The Carlisle Ensemble: Patricia Sabin, Michael Goldthorpe, Graham Titus, Mary Kennard, Margaret Lion (conductor & piano) Christmas Comes but Once a Year The Carlisle Ensemble: Patricia Sabin, Michael Goldthorpe, Graham Titus, Mary Kennard, Margaret Lion (conductor & piano) Hark the Herald Angels Sing The Carlisle Ensemble: Patricia Sabin, Michael Goldthorpe, Graham Titus, Mary Kennard, Margaret Lion (conductor &