It hardly needs saying – but no choir sings with more beauty, conviction or sense of fun than The King’s Singers. “Every note perfectly placed, every syllable beautifully enunciated, and every phrase deliciously moulded” wrote one critic of their 2021 album Christmas Carols with The King’s Singers. But this legend among vocal ensembles never rests on its laurels, and tonight they journey around the whole world of Christmas music – from their spiritual home, King’s College Chapel, to seasonal masterpieces old and new, in a concert that puts William Byrd alongside Disney favourites, and makes every note shine like gold. The ultimate Christmas treat.

Programme

Carols from King’s

Henry James Gauntlett – Once in Royal David’s city
Bob Chilcott – The Shepherd’s Carol
Robert de Pearsall – In dulci jubilo

Northern Lights

Ola Gjeilo – Northern Lights
Bernhard Severin Ingemann – Deilig er jorden
Edvard Grieg – Ave maris stella

400 Years of William Byrd

Plainchant – Rorate coeli
William Byrd – Rorate coeli
William Byrd – O magnum mysterium – Beata virgo
William Byrd – Vigilate

Finding Harmony at Christmas

Vince Guaraldi – Christmastime is here
Franz Gruber – Stille Nacht/Silent Night
Gustav Holst – In the bleak midwinter
Leigh Harline – When you wish upon a star
Camille Saint-Saëns – Sérénade d’hiver

Plus a selection of seasonal songs celebrating the magic of 100 years of Disney, and festive favourites and brand-new surprises from The King’s Singers world-famous close-harmony library.

Performers

The King’s Singers