Lovely memories of singing in this as a treble. The only evensong broadcast from the Abbey I think

Imagine this is your local choir and Christmas is a commin' in.......thank you so much.

Local parish church? Just breathtakingly lovely.

I sent a donation. I don't know much specifically about Microsoft Access but may be able to help in some way.

Thanks for uploading this! I have the VHS and put various bits of it online in the distant past via the dodgy old capture tech of the day - a Hauppauge PCI WinTV card :-)

I have the video without an edit at the start here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnjCoH1_eKlgetk - if the opening seconds might help you identify it. It was on UK terrestrial TV (as tha's all I had), but whether it was Songs of Praise or a Christmas from Canterbury sort of programme, I can't recall. Sorry :(

Steeleye Span brilliant. My mum used to watch this every week. She is no longer with us and it is a lovely memory of her and my childhood.

Lovely music and performance by all!

We got a recording of this when I was a kid, and used to watch it at Christmas. I'm so thankful it's accessible here. I just love How Far is it to Bethlehem, with the beautiful spiral staircase, and the sweet words.

Magnificent! I have a question for all of you. Since churches are in a period of decline how are you keeping your choral traditions going, especially in smaller parishes?

I saw the VHS of this in Chester (not Winchester!) Cathedral shop when I was in my teens. Here endeth my regret at not having purchased it then! It was once written of Martin Neary that he brought "concert hall finesse to church music" - this recording provides ample evidence as well as opening a window back to a truly marvellous time in Winchester Cathedral's musical history.

Wonderful voices

Thank you so much. This is really, really good.

Louis Vierne on the Organ?

That was so beautiful. A wonderful way to celebrate the season.

What a treasure! Very moving.

That last one is one of my all-time favourites. I'm just lost for words....Thanks for uploading!

Interesting disappearing act from the boys!

And an organist/composer well-represented in most organ lofts, too!

Thank you for continuing to post these recordings. I always look forward to the next one appearing.

The organist is so young..what a gift he has.

Oh so beautiful! glorious singing of a favourite Christmas carol.

Thank you so much Colin! I have just made another annual donation :)

thanks you for this upload from Germany 👍

Absolument sublime..La Maitrise de N D en AUBES BLANCHES....Remerciements et sincères salutations The Mastery of N D in WHITE DAWN....Thanks and sincere greetingstations

Superbe

Beautiful. Interestingly, it looks like they all went to the same barber beforehand as well. Serious comradery.

Nice singing!

I sang this with our school choir over 45 years ago. I listen to it many times, when my spirits need comfort and lifting up.

Excellent source of information with lots of hard work put into it and shows the dedication with which it has been implemented for everyone to explore, discover and enjoy. Thank you so very much for all your efforts in putting this all together in one database.

I love how they have their arms folded. You know that they were told to fold their arms like that so that they wouldn't fidget as little boys so often do.

Perfectly done❤

Colin, thank you so much for all that you do. I am a monthly donor and will continue to support. God bless you and Merry Christmas.

what happened to the tradition of a boys choir at ND?

All these boys are dead now! If any is alive he will be over 100 ! Oh! The frailty of life! God have mercy on me !!!!!!!

Lovely: the choral tradition with boys is long dead in France. It will be the same here too soon. Only Germany seems to cherish the boy’s voice.

Love it how the pitch shifts up a semitone at 1.13. What a 'reliable' source. Still better than nothing. Thanks for sharing! V cool!

What a find! Thank you. The singers seem a bit terrified by the camera... How many of these lads were to be lost in the war, I wonder. And how long did the choir last? There are but a handful of such Catholic choirs left on earth.

Venite adoremus. God bless all of you.

Such a gorgeous performance of a beautiful classic. Thank you & Merry Christmas. 🥰

God bles these boys, wow, and bless christmas

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I left St Johns College School in the Summer of 1981. I'd have loved to have still been there for that rendition of "Helmsley" especially.

BASIL HARWOOD OLD CARTHUSIAN

Großartig!

6:01 - Apologies, while the other choristers may have been 'thrown off' by the organ's "tierce" accompaniment in this verse, I should have stuck to my guns and come in solidly with the correct note... instead none of us did. Curiously I don't remember George giving us a hard time about it though.

Great stuff, thank you for publishing. I have a tape of this too, and have uploaded the missing 4 minutes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/naXGqYmBh8iVbZY . The recording was actually made on 9 February 1989 which was "Ash Thursday" (if you will!), to make efficient further use of the BBC's equipment which was already there and set up for live broadcast of the Ash Wednesday service the previous day. I hadn't heard this Vierne before, so Andrew's opening notes straight after the hymn really caught us by surprise - but as usual we just quietly sat down in the stalls and listened until he'd finished and the BBC's red light went off. I waited most impatiently from February to July for the recording to be broadcast, as this piece made a sizeable impression on me.

I just love this channel. Thanks for all your efforts 🙂 Happy Christmas!

I JUST LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THIS SCHOOL. IT TOO ALMOST 500 YEARS AFTER ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SCHOOL BEFORE Mr Hitchens, THEN HEADMASTER, WAS FINALLY ELECTED TO THE Headmasters' Conference (WHICH ALSO BECAME CO-ED). AND IT'S A HUGE SCHOOL, WITH OVER 1500 PUPILS. SILHILLIANS, EH?

WHO WAS THE HEAD CHORISTER? HE HAS A DEEP RESONATING ALTO READING VOICE. QUITE IMPRESSIVE!