Gustav Holst, Christmas Day

[@omraamwordsoflight]

Beautiful recording, Thanks for sharing-

[@brucekuehn4031]

What is the name of the bouncy number at about 3:35? Just when I though I knew every Christmas song. Exceptionally well sung and recorded! If some of my tax dollars went towards this, I fully approve. Later - I looked it up - it is called ‘Come ye lofty, come ye lowly’ (Old Breton Melody) Holst set these traditional carols into this arrangement in 1910. ‘The Planets’ (highly original) would be written by him between 1914 and 1916.

[@JohnSmith-qv3hr]

It is an old Breton Melody - see www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/7647/Christmas-Day--Gustav-Holst/