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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Hello Erica, There are actually a bewildering number of such recordings; simply type in the search words "Medieval Christmas" in Amazon's music site and you'll find plenty to choose from! Most of these recordings contain English music, and there are many different sounds and performance styles to choose from. I should single out the immensely popular "On Yoolis Night" by Anonymous 4, which renders the carols with their trademark purity of sound (although that sound is a bit too blandly celestial for this repertoire in my opinion). The recordings I personally enjoy are "Gabriel's Greeting" by Sinfonye and "Thys Yool" by the Martin Best Ensemble. Also worth a listen is the delightfully folksy "In Hoary Winter's Night" by Joglaresa, which unites medieval songs, traditional songs, and new settings of medieval lyrics. This album is less concerned about historically informed performance practice but is wonderful from a purely musical standpoint. I should point out, though, that music survives for only a small number of the medieval English lyrics that have come down to us, so you may, alas, never find a recording of a particular lyric you like. On the other hand, it does seem as though most of the surviving music has been recorded, so you can get a good taste of the repertoire! Happy listening! Stephen On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Erica Obey <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > (With apologies for cross-posting.) > > > > Hi, I’ve been reading Edith Rickert’s book on Early English Christmas > Carols to celebrate the season. Unfortunately, that only provides the > texts of the carols. Can anyone suggest good recordings (preferably > downloadable) of early carols, as opposed to what we traditionally call > carols? > > > > All best, > > > > Erica > > > > > > Please visit my website at http://www.ericaobey.com. > > My latest book, *Back to the Garden > <http://www.ericaobey.com/books/backToTheGarden.php>,* is available for order > online <http://www.amazon.com/Back-Garden-Erica-Obey/dp/1432826395>. > > > > > ********************************************************************** To > join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: > [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: > unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to > report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] For further information, visit > our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion