Christmas Carols from Around the World – 3-CD Set

Welcome Christmas carols into your home

During festive preparations, beside the tree or on a family evening, Christmas Carols from Around the World accompanies moments worth sharing. Move from a familiar melody to a new discovery and let music fill the season.

A journey through different traditions

From Stille Nacht and The First Nowell to Quelle est cette odeur agréable and The Huron Carol, the programme explores different musical horizons. Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish carols add richness to discover disc by disc.

Choirs at the heart of the programme

Musica Ficta, Oxford Camerata, Worcester Cathedral Choir, Tewkesbury Abbey Choir and The Elora Festival Singers are among the featured ensembles. Their voices offer changing colours throughout this collection of Christmas singing.

Give favourites and discoveries together

Enjoy Away in a Manger, O Come All Ye Faithful and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, then open the door to less familiar carols. A thoughtful gift for someone who loves Christmas traditions or wants to broaden their listening.

Three discs to extend the festive pleasure

This Naxos release from 2000 includes 23 tracks on the first CD, 26 on the second and 24 on the third. Choose a disc, place it in a compatible audio CD player and savour your musical moment.

Frequently asked questions

How many tracks are included?

73 tracks across three CDs: 23, 26 and 24 tracks.

Are all the songs in English?

The programme brings together different traditions and languages; titles are retained in their original language below.

Who would enjoy this as a gift?

Christmas music and choral singing enthusiasts, or anyone curious about festive musical traditions from different countries.

Complete track listing

CD 1

1. Noël — Antoine Busnois
2. Stille Nacht (Silent Night)
3. Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen
4. Ave Maria
5. There Is No Rose
6. Nowell Sing We
7. Once in Royal David’s City
8. Away in a Manger
9. In dulci jubilo
10. Rocking
11. Coventry Carol
12. The First Nowell
13. Gabriel’s Message
14. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
15. Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
16. The Shepherd’s Cradle-Song
17. The Holly and the Ivy
18. Angels from the Realms of Glory
19. Quelle est cette odeur agréable
20. Adam lay y-bounden
21. I saw a maiden
22. The Little Road to Bethlehem
23. The Shepherd’s Farewell

CD 2

1. The Huron Carol
2. O Come All Ye Faithful
3. In the Bleak Midwinter — Harold Darke
4. The Three Kings
5. King Jesus Hath a Garden
6. Ding Dong Merrily on High
7. Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
8. Star in the South
9. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
10. Julen har bragt velsignet bud
11. Kimer, I klokker
12. Blomstre som en rosengård
13. Velkommen igen Guds engle små
14. Her kommer Jesus dine små
15. Mit hjerte altid vanker
16. Barn Jesus i en krybbe lå
17. Julebudet til dem, der bygge
18. Dejlig er den himmel blå
19. Juletræet med sin pynt
20. Advent
21. Gören portarna höga
22. Det strålar en stjärna
23. Bereden väg för Herran
24. Glans över sjö och strand
25. Jungfru Maria
26. Jul, jul, strålande jul

CD 3

1. Det lyser i stille grender
2. Mitt hjerte alltid vanker
3. Et barn er født i Betlehem
4. Maria vise
5. Du grønne glitrende tre
6. Julemotett
7. Det danser stjerner
8. Rauhaa, vain rauhaa
9. Jouluiltana
10. Kun joulu on
11. Sydämeni joulu
12. Jeesuslapsen joululahjat
13. Hiljaa, hiljaa helkkyellen
14. Hiljene maa
15. Maan kellot kaikuu
16. Legenda
17. Kautta tyynen, vienon yön
18. Jouluna
19. Arkihuolesi kaikki heitä
20. En etsi valtaa, loistoa
21. In the Bleak Midwinter — Gustav Holst
22. A Hymn to the Virgin — Benjamin Britten
23. What Sweeter Music — John Rutter
24. God Is with Us — John Tavener