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Baltimore Consort: Christmas 1994

Program: #94-50   Air Date: Dec 12, 1994

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Features music from the album "Bright Day Star: Music for the Yuletide Season" from the Baltimore Consort.

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Preservation of this program is made possible by a generous grant in honor of John & Kathleen Cassidy.

NOTE: This classic show has recently been rescued and digitized from an ancient tape. The playlist below was originally typed or handwritten; if you notice any errors in our transcription, please let us know.
  1. Ding Dong Merrily (Branle l'officiel) — Orchésographie (1589)
  2. The Old Year Now Away is Fled (Greensleeves) — New Christmas Carols (1642)
  3. Christmas Day in da Mornin' — traditional, Shetland Islands
  4. The Cherry Tree Carol — Cornwall (1913) and Kentucky (1917)
  5. Wir singen dir, Immanuel — Nikolaus Hermann (1560)
  6. The Wren Song — traditional, Ireland
  7. A Wassail Tune (Chestnut) — English Dancing Master (1651)
  8. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day — William Sandys (1833)
  9. Carol "Een Kindeken is ons geboren" — John Bull (c. 1562-1628)
  10. The Bellman's Carol — Bramley & Stainer (1871)
  11. A Christmas Jig (Jesus born in Berthn'y) — traditional, Virginia (1932)
  12. Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen — Michael Praetorius (1609)
  13. In dulci jubilo — Johann Michael Bach (1648-1694)
  14. Rorate coeli desuper — tune, Scottish; text, William Dunbar (16th c.)
  15. Drive the Cold Winter Away — tunes, Starter (1621) and Playford (1651)
  16. Remember, O Thou Man — Thomas Ravenscroft (1611)
  17. Quem pastores laudavere — Michael Praetorius (1607)
  18. Christmas Is My Name — Shanne Commonplace Book (c. 1615)
  19. In dir ist Freude — tune, Giovanni Gastoldi (1591)
  20. Hey for Christmas! (Dargason) — broadside ballad (late 17th c.)

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