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It Came Upon The Midnight Clear And Other Carols

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String Section ― I recently visited a friend’s house and discussed a new album of mine that is imminently due to be released. ‘Great’ he said, ‘you must let me know when it’s out’. ‘I certainly will’ I replied, ‘I’ll let you know how to download it’. ‘No, don’t ...

Tags: Recording Projects, Demise Of The Record Industry, I Saw Three Ships And Other Carols, It Came Upon The Midnight Clear And Other Carols, Manor House String Quartet, Online Streaming Services

VaughanJones ― 41 weeks ago

Jingle Bells!

Manor House String Quartet ― Jingle Bells - Manor House String Quartet ∙ ‘Jingle Bells’  is perhaps the most popular Christmas tune of all time, however it’s history and development into the present day version is anything but straightforward. ...

Tags: What We're Playing, Carol Arrangements For String Quartet, I Saw Three Ships And Other Carols, It Came Upon The Midnight Clear And Other Carols, James Lord Pierpont, Jingle Bells

VaughanJones ― 30 Nov, 11

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Manor House String Quartet ― The ninth track on our second volume of Christmas carols (entitled ‘It Came Upon The Midnight Clear and other carols’) is the ubiquitous ‘We Wish You A Merry Christmas’. The carol is thought to have originated from the 16th...

Tags: What We're Playing, Christmas Carols Arranged For String Quartet, Classical Christmas Album, I Saw Three Ships And Other Carols, Instrumental Christmas Carols, It Came Upon The Midnight Clear And Other Carols

VaughanJones ― 23 Nov, 11

Good King Wenceslas

Manor House String Quartet ― This melody is said to have originated in the 13th century with the pretty title ‘Tempus Adest Floridum’ (’The Time For Flowering’) and as such was a spring carol. It appeared in the famous Finnish collection of 1582 ...

Tags: What We're Playing, Classical Christmas CD, Good King Wenceslas, I Saw Three Ships And Other Carols, Instrumental Christmas Carols, It Came Upon The Midnight Clear And Other Carols

VaughanJones ― 15 Nov, 11

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Manor House String Quartet ― ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’ was one of the most popular carols that didn’t appear on our first disc ’I Saw Three Ships and other carols’. It is a rousing melody by Felix Mendelssohn and was originally composed as a...

Tags: What We're Playing, Classical Christmas Album, Felix Mendelssohn Carol, Hark The Herald Angels Sing, Instrumental Christmas Carol Album, It Came Upon The Midnight Clear And Other Carols

VaughanJones ― 12 Nov, 11

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