Customer Reviews
Christmas Joy - By: S. Woods, 07 Mar 2008 
I thought this CD had got lost in our recent house move & was delighted when it turned up in one the last boxes to be opened. I immediately rushed to listen again even though it is early March & am once again entranced by the warmth & beauty of the music & the singing. You reallly can play this CD anytime in the year & that is what I am doing now! If you buy it you will not be disappointed!
WOW - A 'must have' for Christmas - By: J. Cuzner, 22 Dec 2007 This CD is just fantastic - be blown away by The Cambridge Singers renditions of John Rutter's Christmas album - the definative version of some of the prettiest & most lyrical Christmas choral music you will ever hear. I just keep playing it over & over again.
Choir members will be inspired to get out their music to re-visit any of these beautiful carols they have sung in the past.
This would make the perfect stocking filler for anyone who appreciates choral singing from a choirboy to your grandmother - or just indulge yourself.
Beautiful CD. - By: Fiona, 20 Nov 2007 The more technical merits have already been pointed out. I have this on in the background now as its very relaxing. I recommend this as a Christmas treat to yourself, it is like being at an upmarket Carol concert (in a good way!) & when the music stops you find yourself putting it on again & again.
John Rutter's Box of Delights - By: , 26 Dec 2002 This compilation of some of John Rutter's work should be in everyone's Christmas stocking. With sixteen of his own original creations he has added seven arrangements he has made of traditional Christmas music & that written by other composers. What is useful is the grouping of the music into parts - Prologue, The Christmas Story, Christmas Night, Christmas Reflections, Christmas Joy & Epilogue - which alllows the listener to select a long or short programme if required.
The performances, drawn from sources spanning the years 1985 to 2002, are sheer delight from beginning to end. The Cambridge Singers, with soloists Ruth Holton, Gerald Finlay & Stephen Varcoe, excel with the various moods & rhythms throughout, & the City of London Sinfonia adds stylish & colourful support. The direction of this wonderful festival of music for Christmas is in the capable hands of John Rutter himself who inspires his singers & players.
If I were to single out any items from the programme, who could possibly resist the lilting rhythms of `Jesus child' & the `Donkey Carol', & the jaunty bounce of `We wish you a merry Christmas'? On the reflective side, the various lullabies alll receive sensitive performances.
If you are looking for the perfect combination of joy & reverence, not only at Christmas but at any time of year, you could not possibly rival this CD.
