Candlelight Carol - John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia
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- 'Candlelight Carol'
From ‘The John Rutter Christmas Album’
The definitive collection of John Rutter carols and arrangements
Composer John Rutter
Conductor John Rutter
Choir The Cambridge Singers
Orchestra City of London Sinfonia
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Candlelight Carol
This piece was written in response to a commission from the Church of the Assumption, Pittsburgh, in 1984. Originally for organ, the accompaniment was later scored by the composer for flute, oboe, harp and strings.
LYRICS:
How do you capture the wind on the water?
How do you count all the stars in the sky?
How can you measure the love of a mother,
Or how can you write down a baby’s first cry?
Candlelight, angel light, firelight and starglow
Shine on his cradle till breaking of dawn.
Gloria, gloria in excelsis Deo!
Angels are singing; the Christ child is born.
Shepherds and wise men will kneel and adore him,
Seraphim round him their vigil will keep;
Nations proclaim him their Lord and their Saviour,
But Mary will hold him and sing him to sleep.
Find him at Bethlehem laid in a manger:
Christ our Redeemer asleep in the hay.
Godhead incarnate and hope of salvation:
A child with his mother that first Christmas Day.
(Words and music: John Rutter)
The John Rutter Christmas Album
This album gathers together most of the carols composed by John Rutter over the years, plus a sprinkling of Rutter arrangements of traditional carols, grouped to form a programme which narrates, reflects upon, and celebrates the Christmas story.
John Rutter, English composer and conductor, is associated with choral music throughout the world. His recordings with the Cambridge Singers (the professional chamber choir he set up in 1983) have reached a wide global audience, many of them featuring his own music in definitive versions. Among John’s best-known choral works are Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, and Visions, together with many church anthems, choral songs and Christmas carols.
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This song has been playing In my head the last 2 days! In college our choir sand this for a candle light service. I keep thinking of it so I had to come listen to it again!
I first heard this years ago. I was so dumbstruck I stopped dead in my tracks. Truly one of the most stunning pieces of Christmas choral music ever done.
I felt the same way..I asked our organist immediately who the composer was as I had not such a melody before.
I heard this for the first time today. It is stunning.
British Choral music is a phenomenon, in itself, in that there is such an ongoing cache of young, strong Youth voices to sing the soprano and alto parts. In this piece by John Rutter, he uses the beauty of treble voices to a high degree. Brings tears to one's eyes ... the pure, perfect pitch, and God-given gift of outstanding tone. Superb.
I agree with what you say, but The Cambridge Singers are all adults. However the sopranos produce a very pure sound which can easily be mistaken for trebles.
It's the British college chapel system. They train them well, and consistently. We in the US have nothing like it - with the exception of St Thomas Church, NYC and a couple of other churches. It's a pity.
@@patriciayeiser6405 you should hear our choir in San Luis Obispo, CA. We may be small but we are mighty!
I agree, very moving. Missing my choir days since all this nonsense started.
Christmas of 2023 is going to be a little bit bittersweet for me on this point. I lost my brother only a few days ago from the 10th of December. This carol is going to have special significance for me!
Our church choir had a tradition of singing this every year for the Christmas program. But not this year, because of Covid. Listening to it is beautiful, but bittersweet. Here's hoping the choirs can sing again next year.
I know what you mean, this bittersweetness, when you long so much to sing in your choir. Best wishes from Germany.
I'm sorry you didn't get to sing. :( That sucks. Hopefully you do this year.
Lol same, except we sang it anyway, did you sing it this year?
Just make sure y'all wear a mask while singing, you'll be fine! 😷🗣️🎶🦠👎🏼
Did you ever re-start the grand tradition?
John rutter musical genius
Like all the songs in this collection, this selection evokes all the quiet reverence of that awesome event that happened so long ago: God enfleshes Himself and enters His creation. Glory to God!
Amen!
"But Mary will hold him and sing him to sleep" .... Blessed art thou among women indeed. The first human being to touch and kiss the face of God💖
I finally get to sing this beautiful carol with my church choir. Heavenly!
One of my absolute favorite Christmas songs. We sang this in my high school women's choir and we always struggled to keep it together singing it bc it's so beautiful. Our choir director used to cry on stage conducting us. Miss that man! Good memories. Merry Christmas all.
Finally singing this gorgeous piece this Christmas as part of our choral concerts. After a year of nothing....it's so wonderful!! :-)
The Disney choir performs this song during the Candlelight Processional and I had never heard it before I joined the choir. It's now my favourite Christmas carol.
Heavenly, FAR better worship music than today's noise and youth 'entertainment' .
Singing this song in a concert sounds so good!
I had the very good fortune to have sung many Rutter choral works over the years! His Christmas carols bring such heartwarming feelings and strike the right chords for welcoming another season of Joy.
This is such a special song to me and my family. Like Mary Murphy commented below, it moves me to tears. This song has become a Christmas tradition in my family. My sisters and I, along with several cousins, attended the same high school (Mountain View High School in Mesa, Arizona) where this song has been sung by all choirs every year for the past few decades. We loved it so much that we carried on the tradition in our own family where we sing it together, sisters and cousins, every Christmas Eve. It is the highlight of the night (well, besides Santa's visit).
Absolutely lovely!
Mr. Rutter is a fine composer,we sang this a week ago.He could write melody,as you say Major, Superb.
What sublime music.....who can doibt there is a God in Heaven.
Who can?...Satan's puppets.
@@tlafleur8433 aethiest
@@maximumgas9448 You answered correctly. A+
@@tlafleur8433 but atheists are satan's puppets.
@@maximumgas9448 exactly
One of the most beautiful composition 's . Beautifully played and sung.
Just heard this for the first time. Very beautiful song to the Christ child.
So beautiful and moving. I just love it and love singing this wonderful carol.
Our church choir sang this on Sunday and it was just so moving!
Truly an awesome Chistmas song! Beautiful words and melody! Touches my soul.
This was commissioned by my childhood parish, The Church of the Assumption, Pittsburgh, PA. Unfortunately I was never allowed to sing in the church growing up, it was a boys and men choir only back then. But this piece became a regular at my new parish after moving away from PA. It always brought a tear to read the dedication to the church of the Assumption every time had the opportunity to sing it.
My cousin Tommy sings in Assumption choir...this tune needs the fine sopranos that are in the choir. Always a highlight for Christmas concert...
So beautiful, I was in traffic when it came on the radio, calmed me so much. 🥰
This is one of the most beauuutiful Christmas songs I have ever heard! It moved my heart to tears. My husband and I just heard it for the first time sung by Neil Diamond on the Christmas channel while we had dinner, and we had to stop and just listen. This version is even more amazing! We are cantors for our Church, and can hardly wait to sing it there! Thank you, John Rutter.
I start tearing up just at the mention of this song, before the first notes are played. Not sure how one can write a song like this without being a believer, but Rutter does it every time. What a talent.
Are you saying Rutter isn’t even a believer?
@@karinberryman2009 That's what I read him saying in an interview.
"an agnostic supporter of the Christian faith"
Lovely, just lovely.
Singing this in a concert tomorrow. I hope we sound as good.
Fat chance.
Thank you, John. Such amazing music I had the pleasure of singing in our choral group for many years. Some of the best experiences of my life.
Ein wunderbares Werk des Meisters Rutter! Ich liebe seine Stücke sehr. Sie sind so warm und harmonisch. Balsam für die Seele.
A wonderful work by the master Rutter. I really love his pieces. They are so warm and harmonious. Salve for the soul.
Beautifully said, Sabine.
@@TrueNorthPatriot thanks a lot!
How do you capture the wind on the water?
How do you count all the stars in the sky?
How can you measure the love of a mother
Or how can you write down a baby's first cry?
Candlelight, angel light, firelight and star-glow
Shine on his cradle till breaking of dawn
Silent night, holy night, all is calm and all is bright
Angels are singing; the Christ child is born
Shepherds and wise men will kneel and adore him
Seraphim round him their vigil will keep
Nations proclaim him their Lord and their Saviour
But Mary will hold him and sing him to sleep
Candlelight, angel light, firelight and star-glow
Shine on his cradle till breaking of dawn
Silent night, holy night, all is calm and all is bright
Angels are singing; the Christ child is born
Thankyou
Thank you Ms Lilli
Beautiful text!
Thank you, expect the line is “Gloria, Gloria, in excelsis deo, Angels are singing: the Christ child is born”. It’s okay, I thought it was silent night at first too
Find Him at Bethlehem, laid in a manger;
Christ our Redeemer, asleep in the hay.
Godhead incarnate and hope of salvation,
A Child with his Mother that first Christmas Day.
So so happy I found this channel. Gives me so much peace. ❤️
wonderful song. fantastic Cambridge singers
love it
Lagu Natal yang sangaat indah... Setiap tahun paduan suara gereja kami selalu menyanyikannya dan Natal jadi terasa syahdu dan terasa damai dalam hati.... Terima kasih, Pak John Rutter.
emozionante !!!
Brings joy to my heart. I miss singing with a choir so much!
Our choir sang this last night at our Christmas Eve service. It is so sweet and gentle
I'm playing this song for band at school and I'm really enjoyong it so far
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Just perfect!!
Just beautiful 🤗
What a beautiful song 😍😍😍
Ce chant de Noel est tout simplement magnifique, comme toutes les compositions de John Rutter pour chorales
I love this song 🎶 ❤
This song is really beautiful! My choir sang it during one of our last performances. Part of the arrangment is original. Write this in the search. You're going to love it for sure!
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It's really wonderful! :)
I like it! Sounds very good! Good luck and a great Christmas Time! Best regards, Gregor
Merry Christmas World! Peace on Earth and Good Will to All Humanity .
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Singing this in a concert with a solo 😊🤞🤞
Straight up just bawled my eyes out listening to this my girlfriend thought somebody died lol
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For many years Disneyland would do this piece in there Candlight Procession and program in Main Street..
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In this song, my personal flag will fly with the black ribbon on the top of the flag pole, due to I don’t like fly my personal flag half mast
My preference is still the Neil Diamond version.
poggers song
i disagre
Why why are the adverts so loud . It makes the whole experience stressing 😈👹👹
siriusxm Holiday Pops brought me here
First time I heard this was while performing with the Mira Costa College Symphony Orchestra. We only had one rehearsal with the choir before the concert proper, and there was no bassoon part, either, so I was just listening to the strings in front of me and the choir directly behind me; I was totally unprepared.
As an aside, it was an interesting experience to play under a choir director. We didn't speak *quite* the same language. I remember that we also played the theme from Home Alone, and the director kept telling the orchestra that we needed "more syrup". Never did fully understand what she meant by that.
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Very pretty, as Rutter’s carols are, but if you know his other ones it’s so predictable. Almost every musical phrase can be found in one or other of them.Still, for someone new to his music it’s a good introduction, and a good sing.
Could do without the English accents, but otherwise great performance.
Meade Music Could do without you and your piss attitude.
That's how you can hear every word!
But they're English!
@@jaydlane1 Oh I c.
Whadda twit! There's always at least one.
You were so busy writing your pissy little comment about "English accents" that it probably escaped your attention that John Rutter, the Brit who composed this beautiful carol, also conducted the orchestra and the Cambridge Singers, a choir that he founded, in this performance. Geeeeez....
Wonder what would have been your preferred accent... Brooklyn or Boston gutteral?