Christmas with The King’s Men
Price range: £4.99 through £6.99
This item will be released 4 December 2026.Christmas with The King’s Men offers an eclectic sweep of the festive season, from the hushed intimacy of a mother’s lullaby to the sparkle of jingle bells on Santa’s sleigh.
Release date: 4 December 2026
The King’s Men is a close-harmony group consisting of the current choral scholars and lay clerks in the Choir of King’s College Cambridge. The group sings repertoire ranging from renaissance motets and madrigals to arrangements of folk songs, spirituals, jazz classics and pop numbers from the present day. The vast majority of arrangements sung are written by former or current members of the group. The group performs regularly around the UK, and has performed in France and as far afield as North America, Australia and China.
Christmas with The King’s Men offers an eclectic sweep of the festive season, from the hushed intimacy of a mother’s lullaby to the sparkle of jingle bells on Santa’s sleigh. With snow and cheer along the way, these selected arrangements offer the best of one of Cambridge’s oldest a cappella traditions, keeping the spirit of warmth alive at this special time. Gather with us at the fireside, as our favourite tales are retold in the unique voice of close harmony, captured within the iconic King’s College Chapel. From The King’s Men to you, at Christmas.
- There is no rose | Anonymous, transcr. & ed. John Stevens
Solos: Joshua Dennis & Harry Gant (vv. 1, 3 & 5), Felix Blake & Harry Gant (vv. 2 & 4)
4:33 - The Lute-Book Lullaby | William Ballet, arr. Geoffrey Shaw
2:12 - Jingle Bells | James Lord Pierpont, arr. Gordon Langford
1:52 - Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town | J. Fred Coots, arr. Piers Connor Kennedy
Solos: John-Ellis Wallace, Joshua Dennis, Harry Gant
4:30 - Let It Snow! | Jule Styne, arr. Owen Elsley
Solos: Alexander Winnifrith, Tom Pickard, Joshua Dennis, Harry Gant, Ben Thurlow, William Rodgers
2:54 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Hugh Martin, arr. The Magdalen Clerks
Solos: Hugo Williamson, Robert Anson
2:20
Recorded at 192kHz 24-bit PCM in the Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, by kind permission of the Provost and Scholars, 13 January (Tracks 2 & 3), 14 January (Tracks 1 & 4) and 6 July 2026 (Tracks 5 & 6).
Producer: Adrian Peacock
Engineer: David Hinitt
Mixing & Mastering: David Hinitt
Alto 1: Joshua Dennis, Felix Blake *
Alto 2: Daniel Blaze, William Rodgers A
Tenor 1: Harry Gant, Hugo Williamson B
Tenor 2: Tadwyn Davies C, Robert Anson
Baritone: Tom Pickard ^, Fergus McKie
Bass 1: John-Ellis Wallace **, Alexander Winnifrith
Bass 2: Jacob Robinson, Ben Thurlow
