I wrote this Christmas Carol back in December last year. It came Highly Commended in Westminster School's Carol Competition in 2012, and was the first Highly Commended entry in The Times Carol Competition in 2013. Apologies for some sound distortion - I'v...  moreI wrote this Christmas Carol back in December last year. It came Highly Commended in Westminster School's Carol Competition in 2012, and was the first Highly Commended entry in The Times Carol Competition in 2013. Apologies for some sound distortion - I've tried my best to edit most of it out. The performers are credited at the end of the video. Hope you enjoy, and Merry Christmas!  

This is a transposed version of Malcolm Sargent's "Zither Carol". It is based on a Czech Furiant (a fast dance with metre shifting between duple and triple time) called "Sedlák, sedlák", which was also sung as a light-hearted and frolicsome song gently po...  moreThis is a transposed version of Malcolm Sargent's "Zither Carol". It is based on a Czech Furiant (a fast dance with metre shifting between duple and triple time) called "Sedlák, sedlák", which was also sung as a light-hearted and frolicsome song gently poking fun at a corpulent farmer. The words of the Carol are by Malcolm Sargent himself. Girls and boys, leave your toys. make no noise, Kneel at His crib and worship Him. At Thy shrine, Child divine, we are Thine, Our Saviour's here. "Hallelujah!" the church bells ring, "Hallelujah!" the angels sing, "Hallelujah!" from ev'rything. All must draw near. (etc)  less

Carol of the Bells (M. Leontovich, arr. Peter Wilhousky www.vocaalensemblekerkrade.nl

Hi everybody - I just thought it was worth letting you know that Charles MacDougall (solo tenor, previous member of VOCES8) and I have recorded a very lighthearted single of a recent Christmas Carol of mine - and we hope you enjoy it! You can listen to i...

La Nova Singers sing 'Carol of the Bells' composed by Mykola Leontovych with lyrics by Peter J. Wilhousky. Performance taken from their concert 'Songs of Christmas past' at Highcliffe Castle in 2011.

That Choir Carols - December 13, 2015 (conducted by Craig Pike) Metropolitan United Church, Toronto ON Recorded by Kris O'Reilley The Huron Carol - arr. Eleanor Daley www.thatchoir.com

MCC Backstage Pass presents Octarium in Concert, December 5, 2009 at St. Elizabeth Church in Kansas City, Missouri. The Wexford Carol, arr. John Rutter. Soloists in order of appearance; Benjamin Winters, bass, Renee Stanley, soprano, Jason Parr, tenor.

Recorded at the Christmas concert held in the Church of St. Francis in Split (Croatia) on December 19th 2013. www.voxanimae.hr www.facebook.com/voxanimae info@voxanimae.hr

Schola Cantorum Jubilate during Carols by Candlelight 2010 under the direction of Marouska Attard

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The rehearsal begins and the Altos looks around in panic: “Where’s Carol?” Carol is a strong, confident singer, but she’s not here thi...