The King’s Men, Cambridge – Twelve Days of Christmas (2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

The King’s Men, Cambridge – Twelve Days of Christmas (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 46:29 minutes | 885 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Kings College Cambridge

The King’s Men is the close-harmony vocal group formed by the current choral scholars of King’s College, Cambridge.

Following on from the success of their 2014 release, ‘After Hours’, which topped the iTunes Classical Charts in June 2014, for their latest album on the college’s own label, the King’s Men showcase the lighter side of their seasonal repertoire, performing a mixture of Christmas tunes you won’t be hearing in ‘Nine Lessons and Carols’ any time soon.

Highlights include traditional favourites such as “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer” alongside Pat Dunachie (now first alto in the King’s Singers) channelling Mariah Carey on “All I want for Christmas is You” and Keith Robert’s jocular arrangement of “12 Days of Christmas”.

Unlike many close-harmony groups, the King’s Men record together, balancing their voices acoustically instead of tracking each voice individually. What this approach sacrifices in precision, it more than makes up for in musical cohesion. Whether you’re dreaming of a white Christmas, drowning in Christmas cards, waiting to catch a glimpse of Rudolph’s red nose or simply wondering when all of those lords will stop a-leaping all over your lawn, this is an essential addition to your Christmas playlist.

The King’s Men ensemble have appeared on prime-time television, including BBC’s The One Show and regularly promote their releases in-store and online. Trailers for their previous release, ‘After Hours’, have proved incredibly popular, receiving over 40,000 views on their YouTube channel, and ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ will receive similarly strong support.

‘The King’s Men are not to be confused with the King’s Singers (below) though they are in many ways their younger equivalents: a close-harmony group of the current batch of choral scholars at the college’ –MusicWeb International

Tracklist:
01. The King’s Men, Cambridge – Gabriel’s Message (03:09)
02. The King’s Men, Cambridge – All I Want For Christmas Is You (03:44)
03. The King’s Men, Cambridge – The Christmas Song (02:41)
04. The King’s Men, Cambridge – Dormi, Dormi (02:52)
05. The King’s Men, Cambridge – Wonderful Christmastime (02:55)
06. The King’s Men, Cambridge – Santa Baby (02:44)
07. The King’s Men, Cambridge – Away In a Manger (02:39)
08. The King’s Men, Cambridge – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day (03:28)
09. The King’s Men, Cambridge – Quelle Est Cette Odeur Agréable (05:32)
10. The King’s Men, Cambridge – Christmas Cards (03:35)
11. The King’s Men, Cambridge – White Christmas (02:16)
12. The King’s Men, Cambridge – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (02:03)
13. The King’s Men, Cambridge – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (02:24)
14. The King’s Men, Cambridge – Twelve Days of Christmas (06:21)

Personnel:
The King’s Men:
High Alto – Patrick Dunachie, Oliver Finn
Baritone – Philip Barrett, William Geeson, Hugo Herman-Wilson
Alto – Colm Talbot, Rupert Scarratt, Isaac Jarratt-Barnham
High Tenor – Toby Ward, Daniel Lewis
Tenor – Sebastian Johns, Julius Haswell
Bass – Benedict Kearns, James Jenkins
Low Bass – Robin Mackworth-Young, Stewart Bates

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