My favourite Choir for ages. Will always love their singing.

My favourite performance of this. Rutter's arrangement is beyond criticism here. Sublime, simply sublime.

This 2011 recording from King's was def the best. Magical.

There aren’t words for how wonderful this is.

Beautiful! One of my favorite Christmas songs.

I think this is the best version ever. Even for Kings College. It has an amazing harmony that holds everything together. I see it in my mind as a mass of people swaying all in time to the music as they move along. It's like a great party getting going then just getting better!. The end part is just glorious.

Superb rendition. Crisp clear angelic voices. Organist played it perfectly too.

This is surely the best version of Holy Night ever recorded. I come back to it every Christmas without fail.

Simply wonderful.

Ah, gorgeous. One of my favourite carols and one that's certainly dear to my heart. It only adds to it that, in this case, it prominently features a front line that's sounding a bit more homogeneous and clean than some King's treble lines in recent memory. Thank you, Spiritdei, as always.

Best performance of this I have heard. Vocals, organ, tempo ; absolutely nailed.

I have heard several different recording of this from King's over the years, but this to me is the *BEST.* Everything was perfectly done......just perfect.....

Thank you so much for making your wonderful praise of the Lord available to those of us who cannot get out of our homes very easily any more. You bring tears to my eyes and more blessings than I could ever count. May the Lord be with you always.

I love this church. The organ was recently restored. There is a bus that goes down the main road that runs close to the college. But the local city buses don't go near the college though. But the closest stop is within walking distance from the church.

Las preciosas y angelicales voces, el excelente organista que da el marco perfecto a esta bellísima interpretación, así como la maravillosa y magistral Dirección, hacen que nuestro corazón se inunde de un amor sublime y que nuestra alma se eleve a Dios como la mas sentida oración. Gracias Spirit dei y que esta Navidad y todas las de su vida reciban todos las sagradas bendiciones del ser Supremo y siempre cristalicen sus más bellos anhelos. ¡Feliz Navidad!.

Thank you for posting this performance. I play along with these videos and so enjoy the changes found in each years performance.

Bellissimo! Merry Christmas, Kings College.

Thanks for your technical advice. I must really learn the piece myself and try to play along. What a blessing KZfaq is and thanks to the graciousness of the College and EMI for not taking down these videos. No copyright infringement intended.

EXTRAORDINAIRE! SUBLIME! JOYEUX NOEL 2018

Pure, Holy🌟 MAGNIFICENCE

Very good! The 2005 version was excellent.

for my wife she loved it

this is John Rutter's arrangement. the sopranos sound terrific

Thanks for that CaseyFlorida, I appreciate the "back and forth" on this. Ben San-Lau has had concerts at Cambridge which I have wanted to attend and I almost miss him as he has to move and make room for the next organist. Wouldn't it be wonderful if he came back years later to lead the group like I believe Boris Ord did. If so I hope we are around to see it!

Beautiful 🙂

Wonderful children

@1finch2finch Thanks my pleasure!

Blessed 🏺 is The Holy⭐One Of Yisrael. Our Father in Heaven___ and Savior. Isaiah 43***

ds1868, Thanks for the info. Each instrument has it's own characteristics and of course, requires a learning curve on the part of a visiting organist ! John Carleton, Citrus Heights, Ca.

I would love to post them but, for the first time in a few years I am not going to be in the UK and I am hoping I can get a friend to record them so I can post them when I return at the end of January. I actually posted carolsfromkings so I must look back and see the level of detail. Thanks for the support.

@yuioplive You're welcome, and well spotted on the wavering.

Moc krásné.

I really wish I could do that. So glad I am able to help. Are the triplets in piece as difficult to play as they say? When Ben San-Lau was the choral scholar the music somehow felt expanded. Not explaining it very well.

@mbayram50 I think agree, Kings performs this frequently but to me never better than the 2005 version!

I'm curious: how is the organist able to engage/disengage a dozen stops simultaneously without even touching the controls? Looks almost as if he's moving them with telekinesis. Some kind of "group stop" control? (My knowledge of organs is limited, alas.)

@spiritdei I agree. The 2005 version is just a little bit faster and that makes the carol better in my opinion.

Aditionally, many of the thumb pistons are duplicated by "toe studs", which enables stop changes while keeping fingers and thumbs on the keys. John Carleton, Citrus Heights, Ca.

Diapason12345 Thank you for giving us Parker Ramsay's name. Looked him up. He is very, very accomplished.

I think I understand what you mean by "expanded" perhaps that feeling comes from the tempo. In this video (2011) the tempo is noticeably slower... as mentioned in earlier posts. And, that makes a huge difference. Both Ben San-Lau and this organist are steady and exact with their performance tempo. So who chooses the tempo? Most likely the conductor.But, don't know. The "triplets" are not hard to play at all. It is just a matter of training to keep the tempo steady. thanks again

Excellent work from King's as always. Thought the organ volume / piston changes at the end were a bit too sudden though.

Hi Charles, there is effectively a "group stop" control. The buttons under each keyboard control a collection of stops - they are usually replicated by foot-activated buttons above the pedalboard that do the same thing. It looks as though the organist uses these, hence why you don't see his hands touching anything.

Best performance so far by King's College beating 2017 (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nbp2esKf29jJn30.html) and 2015's (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hLF_eKqnxsXbYJc.html). Exceptional contribution by all involved.

I think the other organist is Parker Ramsay.

1:32 it’s over with the organ.

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the men are too loud and i hear individuals