100 Christmas Classics V/A

Christmas is perhaps the time when most singing can be heard, both in the town and country. The musicologist Marius Schneider affirmed this when he wrote: 'God hungers for songs.' So it is that the time which celebrates the symbolic birth of the Lord is a great occasion for music, even for people who may have no direct religious beliefs. With this 5-CD set, Capriccio presents a total of 100 Classical Christmas titles, sung by some of the world's most famous choirs and soloists, ranging from J. S. Bach's lofty Christmas Oratorio to simple songs of the countryside, including the most famous of all, Silent Night, Holy Night.