‘How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place’: An Appreciation
Short, lyrical, and beautiful: JOHANNES BRAHMS's 'How Lovely is They Dwelling Place,' the fourth movement of his German…
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The Deep Roots Yuletide Baedeker 2024
A holiday celebration of the best of seasonal music, movies, cartoons, literature, poetry--behold the 2024 Yuletide.
Children of Christmas
From Project Gutenberg, acclaimed poet EDITH M. THOMAS's 1907 collection of Yuletide verse written with the younger set…
The Elite Half-Hundred of 2020, Part 1
THE ELITE HALF-HUNDRED OF 2020, Parts 1 and 2, is topped by the REV. LUTHER BARNES and THE…
The Elite Half-Hundred of 2020, Part 2
The best of the rest of the rest of our ELITE HALF-HUNDRED OF 2020, featuring JOHN FINBURY, ALBERT…
‘A Wonderfully Grand Way to Hear the Familiar Carols’
For choral music lovers, two beautiful Christmas albums from British sources: CHRISTMAS FROM WORCESTER BY THE WORCESTER CATHEDRAL…
In the Still of the Night
Reflective, ruminative, serene, spiritual, moving and soothing--three new albums are right on time for our times.
An Influential Recording Returns, And Then Some
Under the direction of JOHN RUTTER, the CAMBRIDGE SINGERS bring fresh vitality to works by SIR CHARLES VILLIERS…
Where Day is A-Breakin’ in The Soul
The ST CHARLES SINGERS' AMERICAN REFLECTIONS imbues the listener with a sense of being on hallowed, holy ground,…
From Advent to Epiphany
Classical editor ROBERT HUGILL rounds up the best in Classical Christmas albums for 2016.