VOCES8: The Wexford Carol arr. Timothy Noon

VOCES8 performs 'The Wexford Carol' arranged by Timothy Noon. Timothy is the father of second soprano, Molly Noon, who sings the first verse solo.

TEXT
Good people all, this Christmas time,
Consider well and bear in mind
What our good God for us has done
In sending His beloved Son
With Mary holy we should pray,
To God with love this Christmas Day
In Bethlehem upon that morn,
There was a blessed Messiah born.

The night before that happy tide,
The noble virgin and her guide
Were long time seeking up and down
To find a lodging in the town.
But mark how all things came to pass
From every door repelled, alas,
As was foretold, their refuge all
Was but a humble ox's stall.

Near Bethlehem did shepherds keep
Their flocks of lambs and feeding sheep
To whom God's angels did appear
Which put the shepherds in great fear
Prepare and go, the angels said
To Bethlehem, be not afraid
For there you'll find, this happy morn
A princely Babe, sweet Jesus, born.

[ToddDunning]

I basically push like before even hearing the pieces now

[renes]

The outstanding musicality of this ensemble is apparent from the very first second of the video. You can hear the micro-adjustment in some of the inner voices as they adjust their tuning to create a perfect chord.

The Intonation remains absolutely pitch perfect throughout - every voice hitting the absolute centre of the note. I love this group.

[williamlewis]

a family of many talents. Sir Timothy Noon must and should be proud of his daughter with her humble angelic voice.

[woodwardwoodworks]

Love hearing solos from "inner voices"

[keithvincent]

What an exquisite arrangement of this carol -- by Molly's father, no less. So happy to hear the solos by Molly, Chris, and Katie. Thank you for the inspiration you have given in 2022. May 2023 bring you nothing but success and happiness.

[marekvollach]

..and there SHE is again...the married TALL GODDESS second from the left. She is so so so humble in this group...Crying with joy...thank you for blessing me with your sound not only :she: but all of you my fave eights

[charlesscott]

Chris' solo--wow! What a voice! I've always loved Katie's voice.

[Jenifer.flute]

I love Katie’s dress. Also love the hear from less common soloists.

[ryanhoskins]

*It's so perfect sounding how well they sing. Angel voices to give it life*✨️

[francolupo]

Clearly one of the most outstanding vocal ensembles on the planet! You keep mesmerising me. Thank you, voces8!

[spmoran]

A beautiful Irish Christmas song . Have a lovely holiday and I look forward to hearing more beautiful tunes from you in the New Year .

[timothymalone]

While every voice in this group is incredible, a shout out to Katie as this seemed especially rich! Thanks you all for the joy you bring.

[markking]

Glory to God for this beautiful message so beautifully presented to the world this year.

[franksliwa]

The original instrument the human voice…created by God.. these are extremely talented people

[kaniamia]

Oh my heart, it’s my favourite Christmas carol by one of my favourite choral groups!

[mrfudd]

Good to hear more contemporary harmonies in this group. Hope you continue to be adventurous.

[joaoguimaraes]

Wonderful, wonderful! Happy Christmas, VOCES8...

[dalmatianluvr]

What can be said, but "Amen" and Bravo a tutti! Thank you all.

[jennhiemstra]

Somehow I hadn’t heard Molly solo yet, and I was actually shocked at how deep and dark her tone is, I was thinking it’s even more so than Katie’s which threw me since she’s the alto!
Love this arrangement ❤️❤️❤️

[juvenalsdad]

Lovely! Merry Christmas to Voces8 and everyone involved in making them such a great part of the music scene.