Still, still, still - John Rutter (arr.), Cambridge Singers

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'Still, still, still' John Rutter (arr.)
From ‘The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album’

Composer John Rutter (arr.)
Conductor John Rutter
Choir The Cambridge Singers

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Still, still, still
Of a similar period and style to Stille Nacht, this Tyrolean folk carol was first noted in 1819 and published in 1865 in a collection of Salzburg folk songs edited by V. M. Süss.

LYRICS:
Still, still, still: the night is calm and still.
The Christ child in his crib lies sleeping,
Angels round him watch are keeping.
Still, still, still: the night is calm and still.

Sleep, sleep, sleep: sweet Jesus, softly sleep,
While Mary sings and gently holds you,
Safely in her arms enfolds you.
Sleep, sleep, sleep: sweet Jesus, softly sleep.

Joy, joy, joy; glad tidings of great joy!
For through God’s holy incarnation
Christ is born for our salvation.
Joy, joy, joy; glad tidings of great joy!

German carol translated and arranged by John Rutter

The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album
John Rutter selects some of his favourite Christmas carols, old and new, from classic Cambridge Singers recordings, including several of his own arrangements, closing with Vaughan Williams' majestic 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols'.

John Rutter, English composer and conductor, is associated with choral music throughout the world. His recordings with the Cambridge Singers (the professional chamber choir he set up in 1983) have reached a wide global audience, many of them featuring his own music in definitive versions. Among John’s best-known choral works are Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, and Visions, together with many church anthems, choral songs and Christmas carols.

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Still... the best composition-arrangement and lyrical expression I've ever heard of this song. Miraculously beautiful.

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I prefer this to other performances where I find the strings overpower the voices.

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These voices are gorgeous and well-suited to this piece but I feel the tempo is rushed. Mannheim Steamroller'a version slows it downtown a very contemplative and proper pace.

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