Christmas with Sir John Rutter

Please note the change of start time

Traditional carols:
O come, all ye faithful,  arr. David Willcocks
King Jesus hath a garden, arr. John Rutter
Quelle est cette odeur agréable, arr. David Willcocks
I saw three ships, arr. John Rutter

Tchaikovsky The Crown of Roses

Arensky Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky

The first Nowell, arr. David Willcocks

John Rutter Brother Heinrich’s Christmas

Britten Wolcom Yole and There is no rose from A Ceremony of Carols

Ding dong! merrily on high, arr. John Rutter  

Carols by Gustav Holst:
In the bleak mid-winter
Lullay my liking
Personent hodie

Handel Excerpt from Messiah

John Rutter Christmas Child (Oxford première)
John Rutter Shepherd’s Pipe Carol Narrator (solo reading)

A. A. Milne King John’s Christmas (solo reading)

Carols arranged by John Rutter:
The twelve days of Christmas
Still, still, still
Silent Night

Hark! the herald angels sing, arr. Willcocks

The Choir of Merton College
Choristers of Winchester Cathedral
Sir John Rutter conductor

Sir John Rutter returns to Oxford for another Christmas celebration in the company of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, Merton College Choir and the Choristers of Winchester Cathedral. Sir John's musical fable Brother Heinrich's Christmas forms the centrepiece of a programme that features carols and Christmas music old and new including some of Sir John's own carols, and as ever the audience has the opportunity to sing along with the choir and orchestra in classic Christmas hymns.

Supported by Jon & Julia Aisbitt