The Christmas Album

The Christmas selection includes 22 holiday favorites, spanning 800 years of carol writing and carol singing. Each songs had a history that we have tried to uncover; each history or anecdote adds to the understanding and enjoyment of a carol, for the singers and listeners alike. Three Songs date from the 12th to 16th Century, One "Silent Night" was written in the early 19th Century. The others are closer in time; they were written between 1847 and 1984. There are secular carols and sacred carols; some have political motivations, others are sort of "feel-good" or escapist carols written in times of war or economic depression. Christmas and New Year are a time where we celebrate, but also to reflect. The Vienna Boys' Choir hopes that this CD Album will make you want to sing along, and perhaps not just in the holiday season. Total Runtime: 1 Hour and 1 minute and 58 seconds (61:58). Recorded on August and September 2003, on No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, and ORF Studios, Vienna. Monitored using B&W (Bowers & Wilkins) Loudspeakers. Toys Courtesy of SPIELZEUGSCHACHTEL Toy Store, Vienna. [CC logo] Copy Controlled. Compatible with: CD / DVD-V / DVD-A / SACD / Players PC MS Windows 95, Pentium 2, 233 MHz, 64MB Ram+ Mac OS 8.6-9+, CarbonLib & Mac OS X Playback problems may be encountered on some equipment. (p)(c) 2003 The Copy Control Logo is a trademark of IFPI and is used under license. Manufactured and Printed in Indonesia. Manufactured, Marketed, and Distributed by PT. EMI Music Indonesia. Sale outside Indonesia may infringe applicable copyright laws.