In The Bleak Midwinter : Choir of Kings College, Cambridge

[lizzieissoawleetyeah]

"Enough for him whom cherubim worship night and day..." my favourite verse. If I may say this myself, the Hallé Youth Choir, of which I am a member, sing this one very well at Christmas :)

[bridgetrazorchick]

love it 

[ottogunsche]

Absolutely beautiful!

[JStrader]

what can i give God - Give God my heart - I love that notion

[CrystalLunaFae]

I laughed when they said ass :p I'm 12! What do ya expect?

[MarysMinistry]

How beautiful and lovely. It's not only a Christmas hymn but an Advent hymn too. Thank you for sharing this with the world. Jim

[Andyfreedom1]

One of the great emotive carols. Anyone not moved by this is far from themselves and needs to return home.

Drew

[lunaticonthegrass111]

It's a bit of a shame that each verse has practically the same arrangement, as it makes things a bit boring. But that's just me, and, in a way, this version reflects the simplicity of it all.

[ShangoJamal]

@lunaticonthegrass111 I agree with you, but in such instances, it is the responsibility of the choral director to create nuance through dynamics and tempo changes. It wouldn't matter as much That each verse is arranged the same if the verses were at least presented differently.

[Dangilovemyselfff]

im singing this in my choir :) my fav

[downtown1961]

It doesn't get better than this! The world's greatest choir and the world's greatest Christmas carol. Thank you.

[tedsword]

Anyone know who wrote this particular arrangement?

[Sweetpea0249]

valerie shields



[Myterriers]

I too first came across this hymn way back, but for me it was in the mid fifties, when I was about six or seven, I was at Rainow C of E primary school in Cheshire in the UK. My little school of just three classrooms has now been converted into a house and I now live in Australia. This hymn however still takes my back to that little school with the joys of winter and snow that can only be appreciated by the very young 

[CELESTIALARIUM]

Beautiful! I watch these young boys and young men sing. So beautifully devoted to the carol and hymn. The Lord bless their hearts with the faith of which they sing, and bless them with such devotion to this Gospel that their lives become a living carol to our Lord.

[fingerscarr]

@CELESTIALARIUM hear hear ! !

[frankothemountain]

Awesome performance!!!!!!!!!

[renamunich1]

With this wonderful music and to me best performance a merry Xmas and a very happy new year to all of you from Vienna, Austria

[lostmangos]

This is so Jesus's Christmas....happy Christ  mas folks! xx

[natjohnson2009]

The essence of Christmas

[bernardballbag]

I first came across this hymn way back in the mid sixties, when I was about six or seven, singing my little head off at Windle Pilk school.I knew it was a special song even then and it still touches me as much now as it did all those years ago. I'm not at all religious, but it's such a beatiful song that paints a picture.

[foobird58]

n the Bleak Mid-Winter Words: Christina Rosetti Music: CRANHAM (Gustav Holst) In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, long ago. Our God, heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain; Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign. In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ. (continued next post)

[tuppyl2]

I LOVE this carol. Definately my favourite.

[Maritimer2009]

Music, the greatest good that mortals know

And all of heaven we have here below.

Joseph Addison

[yorkrose26]

beautiful as always, though the gentleman right at the end looked either bored or tired couldn't quite work out which. Played this whilst we were having the first big big snow of 2010 (and I do mean as well as what happened earlier in the year).

[stad97]

i love King's Colledge Choir, but someimtes if they went just a very very tiny bit slower with some pieces, it would be even better. for other pieces i mean, this is perfect the way it is.

[philip7090]

its nearly christmas time again....carols..yes

[pskidmore1986]

I love this song, makes me fill up with tears everytime I hear it

[pwthcim]

@pskidmore1986 Oy vay. You call this siging? My giflete fish has more meledy.

[tekno1393]

@pwthcim Learn the definition of melody, oh and spell it right. Then we'll talk about how stupid your comment is.

[fingerscarr]

@tekno1393... well said ! but spare yourself the trouble !

[fingerscarr]

@tekno1393 ... well said , but spare yourself the trouble 

[NancyHey]

@pskidmore1986 Me too!

[NancyHey]

@pskidmore1986 Me too!

[acroadix101]

Beautiful.

[Borzoi86]

If you visit Cambridge, how ever long the queue, DO NOT miss an opportunity to be in this famous chapel to hear their choir sing. It is a transforming event which you will not forget.

[2504marcus]

@Borzoi86 hello, i have always wanted to go and have planned with 3 friends to go this xmas 2010. what time do we have to be there to guarantee a place.?

[Borzoi86]

@2504marcus - I would think you'll need to be in the queue an hour before the service. We were not there in the Christmas season; your queue might be even longer so modify my recommendation accordingly. However long the wait ,you'll be rewarded by the experience. If you know someone who is on staff at King's College that may help you jump the queue (this is just a guess on my part.) Carry your camera quietly and make very sure you have absolutely disabled the flash before you shoot. Blessings!

[NancyHey]

This is a beautiful hymn which embodies what Jesus really taught us, that it is more important what is in our hearts than how many possessions we have.

[Eurofrank1]

I couldn´t agree with you more!

[kapitanmcduff]

@NancyHey cmon ur chattin out ur arse now

[NancyHey]

@kapitanmcduff Not true, if you listen to the song, that's what it says! You can choose to believe the message or not, but that is the message of the song.

[jess1979ukedinbugh]

so beautiful, thank you. Such a gorgeous setting too

[titussenlair]

Very nice song indeed. Beautiful pictures too. Thank you for this beautiful Advent meditation

[loupblanc26]

Wonderful performance!

[expostfactum]

where did you get this?

[benoitmaur]

wow ! thank you very much