℗ 2023 Delphian Records
| Released | November 10, 2023 |
| Duration | 1h 13m 20s |
| Record Label | Delphian Records |
| Catalogue No. | DCD34324 |
| Genre | Classical (Choral) |
On Christmas Night: Carols from Merton
Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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The Lord at first did Adam make (arr. for Choir and Organ by Michael Nicholas)
Traditional; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Owen Chan; Benjamin Nicholas |
2:44 | |||
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1.2
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A tender shoot
Kerensa Briggs; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Owen Chan; Benjamin Nicholas |
2:15 | |||
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1.3
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Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
John Gardiner; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; François Cloete; Benjamin Nicholas |
2:15 | |||
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1.4
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This is the truth sent from above (arr. for Choir and Organ by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Christopher Robinson)
Traditional; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Kentaro Machida; Benjamin Nicholas |
2:52 | |||
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1.5
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O magnum mysterium
Tomás Luis de Victoria; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Benjamin Nicholas |
4:10 | |||
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1.6
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Morning Star
Arvo Pärt; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Benjamin Nicholas |
2:58 | |||
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1.7
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Of a rose sing we
Dobrinka Tabakova; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Owen Chan; Benjamin Nicholas |
5:09 | |||
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1.8
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In the bleak mid-winter (arr. for choir and orchestra by Mack Wilberg)
Gustav Holst; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Owen Chan; Benjamin Nicholas |
4:58 | |||
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1.9
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People, look East (arr. for Choir and Organ by Peter Marchbank)
Peter Tranchell; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Owen Chan; Benjamin Nicholas |
3:19 | |||
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1.10
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Sleep, little Jesus, sleep
Roxanna Panufnik; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Amy Higgins; François Cloete; Benjamin Nicholas |
3:15 | |||
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1.11
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Welcome, Yule!
Hubert Parry; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Benjamin Nicholas |
1:30 | |||
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1.12
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The Three Kings (arr. by Ivor Atkins)
Peter Cornelius; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Joseph Rhee; Benjamin Nicholas |
2:37 | |||
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1.13
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Ave maris stella
Edvard Grieg; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Benjamin Nicholas |
2:55 | |||
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1.14
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Was I the lamb
John Rutter; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Áine Smith; Benjamin Nicholas |
3:10 | |||
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1.15
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Alma Redemptoris mater
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Henry Le Feber Robertson; Benjamin Nicholas |
2:45 | |||
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1.16
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There is no rose
John Joubert; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Benjamin Nicholas |
2:25 | |||
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1.17
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Sleep, Jesus, sleep
Roxanna Panufnik; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Agatha Pethers; Áine Smith; Owen Chan; Benjamin Nicholas |
3:51 | |||
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1.18
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O mortal man
Herbert Howells; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Kentaro Machida; Benjamin Nicholas |
2:49 | |||
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1.19
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Hodie Christus natus est
Francis Poulenc; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Benjamin Nicholas |
2:24 | |||
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1.20
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Ave Maria
Anton Bruckner; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Benjamin Nicholas |
3:24 | |||
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1.21
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Bogoroditse Devo
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Benjamin Nicholas |
2:43 | |||
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1.22
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On Christmas Day
Simon Preston; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Cecily Moorsom; Louis Morford; Owen Chan; Benjamin Nicholas |
3:53 | |||
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1.23
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Of the Father's heart begotten (arr. for Choir and Organ by David Wilcocks)
Traditional; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Kentaro Machida; Benjamin Nicholas |
4:59 |
Benjamin Nicholas and his Choir of Merton College Oxford present a starlit celebration of Advent choral music and Christmas carols from composers old and new.
Favourites including "Of the Father’s Heart Begotten" and "In the Bleak Midwinter" sit excitingly alongside new commissions and contemporary composers including Kerensa Briggs, Roxanna Panufnik, and Bulgarian-British composer Dobrinka Tabakova.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Delphian Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.82 -10.50 to -0.40 | -25.65 -31.39 to -21.18 | -22.02 -28.50 to -17.40 | 13 11 to 15 | |
| 1 | The Lord at first did Adam make (arr. for Choir and Organ by Michael Nicholas) | -2.87 | -23.08 | -20.1 | 12 |
| 2 | A tender shoot | -3.26 | -29.05 | -24.8 | 15 |
| 3 | Tomorrow shall be my dancing day | -3.04 | -24.52 | -19.9 | 13 |
| 4 | This is the truth sent from above (arr. for Choir and Organ by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Christopher Robinson) | -2.48 | -25.23 | -21.9 | 12 |
| 5 | O magnum mysterium | -6.44 | -28.15 | -24.9 | 13 |
| 6 | Morning Star | -4.76 | -26.67 | -23.2 | 13 |
| 7 | Of a rose sing we | -0.40 | -21.18 | -17.7 | 12 |
| 8 | In the bleak mid-winter (arr. for choir and orchestra by Mack Wilberg) | -10.50 | -29.03 | -28.5 | 11 |
| 9 | People, look East (arr. for Choir and Organ by Peter Marchbank) | -0.55 | -23.13 | -19.4 | 13 |
| 10 | Sleep, little Jesus, sleep | -6.65 | -27.21 | -24.0 | 12 |
| 11 | Welcome, Yule! | -4.20 | -25.45 | -21.9 | 12 |
| 12 | The Three Kings (arr. by Ivor Atkins) | -4.57 | -28.61 | -25.1 | 12 |
| 13 | Ave maris stella | -4.30 | -26.73 | -22.3 | 12 |
| 14 | Was I the lamb | -7.89 | -31.39 | -28.1 | 14 |
| 15 | Alma Redemptoris mater | -7.78 | -27.77 | -24.1 | 12 |
| 16 | There is no rose | -7.79 | -28.51 | -24.7 | 12 |
| 17 | Sleep, Jesus, sleep | -4.78 | -24.82 | -22.1 | 12 |
| 18 | O mortal man | -1.08 | -23.16 | -19.2 | 12 |
| 19 | Hodie Christus natus est | -0.69 | -23.41 | -19.4 | 14 |
| 20 | Ave Maria | -0.40 | -23.26 | -17.7 | 13 |
| 21 | Bogoroditse Devo | -2.49 | -25.93 | -21.1 | 12 |
| 22 | On Christmas Day | -0.40 | -21.57 | -17.4 | 12 |
| 23 | Of the Father's heart begotten (arr. for Choir and Organ by David Wilcocks) | -0.40 | -22.14 | -18.9 | 13 |