On Christmas Eve, I read a post by Brad Enslen referring to a post from his archive. It was an excerpt from Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. I then found the home page of the Kings College Lessons and Carols site. This year’s performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 4, and can be heard here. A local copy is also here.
Brad also had a link to several Christmas albums created by users of the Garritan Personal Orchestra software, Here are links to the 10th and 11th editions:
Finally, the Christmas Eve service at our church had prelude music in a jazz style by members of the Resurrection Catholic Parish Music Ministry. The group included Marcus Reynolds on piano, Steve Cook on trumpet, Jeff Akin on drums, and Matt Holmes on bass. The set included “The Christmas Song” by Mel Torme, O Christmas Tree, Silent Night, and What Child is This.
Their performance appears above (live and uncut). Enjoy these sounds of this year’s Christmas season – and Brad, thanks for getting this post started!